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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Takao K. Hensch, Newton, MA (US);
Inventor:
Takao K. Hensch, Newton, MA (US);
Assignees:
The Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/445 (2006.01); A61P 27/02 (2006.01); A61P 25/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/55 (2006.01); A61K 31/713 (2006.01); A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); G01N 33/74 (2006.01); G01N 33/566 (2006.01); C12N 5/079 (2010.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/78 (2006.01); A61P 25/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/445 (2013.01); A61K 31/00 (2013.01); A61K 31/55 (2013.01); A61K 31/713 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); G01N 33/74 (2013.01); G01N 2800/16 (2013.01); G01N 2800/30 (2013.01); G01N 2800/7057 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating subjects suffering from a disorder associated with a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), methods for treating a subject having a disorder that would benefit from an increase in neural plasticity, and methods for modulating the plasticity of the primary visual cortex in subjects by modulating the expression, stability, and/or activity of Lynx1.