161 results about "Striatum" patented technology

Computer modeling of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain, for example in a normal and a pathological state resembling schizophrenia which pathological state has inputs representing the effects of a drug(s), for the purpose of using the outputs to predict the effect of drugs in psychiatric and cognitive diseases. A method is provided for developing a computer model of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain which comprises the steps of identifying data relating to a biological state of a generic synapse model, the striatum, Locus Coeruleus, Dorsal raphe, hippocampus, amygdala and cortex; identifying biological processes related to the data, these identified biological processes defining at least one portion of the biological state of the generic synapse model, the striatum, Locus Coeruleus, Dorsal raphe, hippocampus, amygdala, and cortex; and combining the biological processes to form a simulation of the biological state of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain. Diseases that can be modeled include psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, ADHD, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance abuse and cognitive deficits therein and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Mild Cognitive impairment, Parkinson's disease, stroke, vascular dementia, Huntington's disease, epilepsy and Down syndrome. A resulting computer model is of the biological state of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain, comprising code to define the biological processes related to the biological state of the generic synapse model, the striatum, Locus Coeruleus, Dorsal raphe, hippocampus, amygdala and cortex, and code to define the mathematical relationships related to interactions among biological variables associated with the biological processes. At least two of the biological processes are associated with the mathematical relationships. A combination of the code to define the biological processes and the code to define the mathematical relationships define a simulation of the biological state of the interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain. Computer executable software code is provided comprised of code to define biological processes related to a biological state of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain including code to define mathematical relations associated with the biological processes. A computer model of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain is provided, comprising a computer-readable memory storing codes and a processor coupled to the computer-readable memory, the processor configured to execute the codes. The memory comprises code to define biological processes related to the biological state of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain, and code to define mathematical relationships related to interactions among biological variables associated with the biological processes.

The invention discloses a method of induced neural stem cells and a composition. Through the method and the composition, peripheral blood mononuclear cells can be induced to form neural stem cells. The neural stem cells can express neural stem cell related genes, and can disintegrate out nerve cells, astroglia cells and oligodendrocyte. Dopaminergic nerve precursor cells formed through in vitro induction and disintegration of the neural stem cells are transplanted into the striatum corpora of a PD mouse model, no tumors are formed, the ethology of a mouse Parkinson 's disease model can be improved, and the process of the Parkinson 's disease can be delayed. The neural stem cell inducing and disintegrating method provided by the invention is simple and quick to operate, small in traumatic occlusion and good in safety, and is hopefully used for treating the Parkinson 's disease.

The present invention is directed to methods of treating neurological deficits resulting from injury or disease to the striatum or substanta nigra pars compacta of a human by administering BMP7 to the striatum or substanta nigra pars compacta of a human in amounts effective to induce cell populations having the capacity to differentiate towards a dopaminergic phenotype to in fact differentiate towards a dopaminergic phenotype, and to neurotrophic compositions and matrices suitable for use in such treatments.

The present invention is directed to quinolinone compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.

The present invention is directed to aryl aminopyridine compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.

The invention relates to a new application of FG-4592, a small molecule activator of HIF-1α, which belongs to the technical field of biomedicine, that is, the application of FG-4592 in the preparation of drugs for treating Parkinson's disease. Its advantages are as follows: the compound is in the third phase of clinical trials, and there is no need to explore its clinical pharmacology and human safety evaluation, which is conducive to the transformation of results. The present invention finds through research in Parkinson's disease cells and animal models that, compared with the model group, the FG-4592 pretreatment group can increase neuron cell viability, reduce cell apoptosis, and can partially reverse the mitochondrial membrane damage caused by neurotoxic drugs. The decrease of electric potential, the decrease of ATP content and the decrease of respiratory function can reduce the damage of MPTP to the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and striatum of mice, increase the secretion of dopamine and its metabolites in the damaged area, and finally achieve the relief of its movement. Reduced level of function.