METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING BRAIN DISEASES

摘要

The present disclosure provides methods of treating a disease or delivering a therapeutic agent to a mammal comprising administering to the mammal's cisterna magna and/or ventricle an rAAV particle containing a vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding a therapeutic protein inserted between a pair of AAV inverted terminal repeats in a manner such that cells with access to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) express the therapeutic agent and in certain embodiments secretes the therapeutic agent into the CSF for distribution to the brain.

主权项

1. A method of delivering a therapeutic agent to the central nervous system of a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal's cisterna magna an rAAV particle comprising an AAV capsid protein and a vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding a therapeutic agent inserted between a pair of AAV inverted terminal repeats in a manner effective to infect cells that contact the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the mammal such that the cells express the therapeutic agent in the mammal.