The present invention relates to methods of treating chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. In particular, the methods provide a new way of reducing neuropathic pain associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy by administering a nucleic acid construct encoding human HGF proteins. This application further provides nucleic acid constructs, pharmacological compositions, and methods of administration of the nucleic acid constructs that are effective in treating the neuropathic pain.

This invention relates generally to methods of dosing pharmaceutical compositions and preparations of circular polyribonucleotides thereof.

Aspects of the application relate to compositions and methods for treating spinal muscular atrophy in a subject. In particular, this application provides therapeutic combinations of a small molecule that promotes SMN function and/or a recombinant nucleic acid that encodes the survival of motor neuron 1 (SMN1) protein (e.g., in a viral vector), and/or an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) that increases full-length survival of motor neuron 2 (SMN2) mRNA (e.g., that is targeted to a nucleic acid molecule encoding the survival of motor neuron 2 (SMN2) and promotes the inclusion of exon 7 in SMN2 mRNA).

Disclosed herein is a recombinant nucleic acid, comprising: a mitochondrial targeting sequence; a mitochondrial protein coding sequence, wherein said mitochondrial protein coding sequence encodes a polypeptide comprising a mitochondrial protein; and a 3′UTR nucleic acid sequence. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the recombinant nucleic acid and a method of treating Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) using the pharmaceutical composition.

A method to prevent, inhibit or treat one or more symptoms associated with disease of the central nervous system by intranasally, intrathecally, intracerebrovascularly or intravenously

administering a rAAV encoding a gene product associated with the disease, e.g., a mammal in which the gene product is absent or present at a reduced level relative to a mammal without the disease, in an amount effective, e.g., to provide for cross-correction.

A combination of two recombinant adeno-associated viral (rAAV) vectors comprising in the first a capsid and a cassette comprising a 5′ ITR sequence, a liver-specific promotor, a nucleic acid sequence coding for a transgene of interest useful to be tolerated by the immune system and a poly A chain and in the second a capsid and a cassette comprising a 5′ ITR sequence, a promotor specific for a tissue of interest, a nucleic acid sequence corresponding to the nucleic acid sequence inserted into the cassette of the first rAAV vector, a transmembrane sequence, a poly A chain, wherein the nucleic acid sequences is administered towards to the tissue of interest, is disclosed. Said combination can be used in inducing an immune tolerance to a protein product encoded, and so be used as a drug in a subject, particularly for treating muscular dystrophies. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods are also disclosed.

Disclosed herein are molecules and pharmaceutical compositions that induce an insertion, deletion, duplication, or alteration in an incorrectly spliced mRNA transcript to induce exon skipping or exon inclusion. Also described herein include methods for treating a disease or disorder that comprises a molecule or a pharmaceutical composition that induces an insertion, deletion, duplication, or alteration in an incorrectly spliced mRNA transcript to induce exon skipping or exon inclusion.

Compositions and regimens useful in treating phenylketonuria are provided. The compositions include recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) with a transthyretin enhancer and promoter driving expression of a human phenylalanine hydroxylase.

The present invention relates to: a recombinant peptide in which a Mitochondria Localization Sequence (MLS) peptide and the Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) are fused to each other; a recombinant vector carrying a polynucleotide coding for the recombinant peptide; and a composition comprising the recombinant peptide or the recombinant vector as an active ingredient for prevention or treatment of autoimmune disease or inflammatory disease, wherein the recombinant peptide or the recombinant vector allows STAT3 to be overexpressed in the mitochondria to enhance the mitochondrial function, resulting in inhibiting the expression of inflammatory cytokines including IL-17, whereby the composition may be advantageously used for preventing or treating autoimmune disease or inflammatory diseases.

Provided herein are methods, systems, and related vectors and compositions allowing for noninvasive control of neural circuits. In particular, the methods and systems herein described utilize acoustically targeted chemogenetics to achieve a noninvasive neuromodulation in specifically selected cell-types among spatially selected brain regions.