The invention provides methods and materials for treating a seizure disorder such as epilepsy in a patient which employ a vector encoding a modified receptor, the so-called DREADD receptor being characterised by (i) a decreased responsiveness to its endogenous activating ligand (ii) a retained or enhanced responsiveness to an exogenous agonist. The modified receptor is expressed in neurons of a seizure focus in brain of the patient, and an exogenous agonist is administered which activates the modified receptor to reversibly alters the excitability of the neurons in the seizure focus leading to synaptic silencing or other inhibition.

The invention provides methods and materials for treating a seizure disorder such as epilepsy in a patient which employ a vector encoding a modified receptor, the so-called DREADD receptor being characterised by (i) a decreased responsiveness to its endogenous activating ligand (ii) a retained or enhanced responsiveness to an exogenous agonist. The modified receptor is expressed in neurons of a seizure focus in brain of the patient, and an exogenous agonist is administered which activates the modified receptor to reversibly alters the excitability of the neurons in the seizure focus leading to synaptic silencing or other inhibition.

Described herein are methods for treating a subject having or at risk of developing cancer administering a neuromodulating agent.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing an antimicrobial peptide with enhanced adhesion, and an antimicrobial coating method of the antimicrobial peptide with enhanced adhesion. The antimicrobial coating method of the present invention can be widely used as a method for adding an antimicrobial property to medical products and industrial products, because the method is capable of coating the antimicrobial peptide with enhanced adhesion, which has no cytotoxicity and possesses an excellent antimicrobial activity, on various surfaces with optimal efficiency.

In some embodiments, methods of stimulating fluid intake in a subject in need thereof are described. The methods can comprise stimulating a nitric oxide synthase (nNOS)-positive neuron of the median preoptic nucleus (MnPO). In some embodiments, methods of inhibiting fluid intake in a subject in need thereof are described. The methods can comprise inhibiting stimulation of an nNOS-positive neuron of the MnPO.

Methods and compositions for treating a seizure disorder are provided which include administering to the patient an adeno-associated virus vector encoding hM4Di for delivery of hM4Di to a target location, the vector including a human or murine CaMKII promoter, a woodchuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulatory element, and a bovine growth hormone polyadenylation sequence, and administering to the patient a synthetic ligand which activates hM4Di. Administration of the vector and synthetic ligand to a patient with a seizure disorder is associated with reduced symptoms of the seizure disorder. In embodiments, ultrasound is applied to a target location in the patient's brain to enhance permeability of the patient's blood brain barrier to the vector and/or synthetic ligand.

The invention provides nucleic acids and nucleic acid expression vectors containing optimized mGluR6 promoters for expression of transgenes in the retina. The compositions and methods of the invention are useful for expression of gene products to preserve, improve, or restore phototransduction or vision.

The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and kits that enable the in situ growth of polymers on or within a subject. In some aspects, the monomer, dopamine, polymerizes in vivo to form a polymer on a tissue. In additional aspects, the compositions, methods, and kits are useful for treating or preventing a disease or disorder.

The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and kits that enable the in situ growth of polymers on or within a subject. In some aspects, the tissue-active monomers, including monomers comprising macromolecules, provide a broad set of material choices for synthetic tissue barriers. In additional aspects, the compositions, methods, and kits are useful for treating or preventing a disease or disorder.

The invention provides methods and materials for treating a seizure disorder such as epilepsy in a patient which employ a vector encoding a modified receptor, the so-called DREADD receptor being characterised by (i) a decreased responsiveness to its endogenous activating ligand (ii) a retained or enhanced responsiveness to an exogenous agonist. The modified receptor is expressed in neurons of a seizure focus in brain of the patient, and an exogenous agonist is administered which activates the modified receptor to reversibly alters the excitability of the neurons in the seizure focus leading to synaptic silencing or other inhibition.