Patent attributes
The present invention is related to compositions and methods for the delivery of nucleic acids to neurons in a mammal, and uses thereof. The present invention specifically discloses the use of compounds that cause synaptic nerve sprouting to increase neuron retrograde transport of a vector or a product (a polypeptide or a nucleic acid for example) in a mammal. The invention is also based on the use of a compound that interacts with synaptosomal associated proteins to increase neuron retrograde transport of a vector or a product such as one cited above in a mammal. The invention also relates to a product comprising a viral vector comprising a transgene and a compound that causes synaptic nerve sprouting, for sequential use for delivering said transgene to neurons by retrograde transport and its uses for the preparation of a composition used as a treatment in several neurological disorders. The methods and compositions of this invention can be used to deliver various transgenes, such as markers, vaccines, therapeutic genes etc., and are suitable for experimental, therapeutic or various other applications.
