Method of Treating Glioma

Methods of treating glioma are provided. Aspects of the invention include administering a therapeutically-effective amount of an agent that inhibits the activity of one or more neuronal activity-regulated proteins selected from: neuroligin-3, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), or brevican, to...

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Main Authors Monje-Deisseroth Michelle, Venkatesh Humsa S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.08.2016
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PEPTIDES
PHYSICS
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
TESTING
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Summary:Methods of treating glioma are provided. Aspects of the invention include administering a therapeutically-effective amount of an agent that inhibits the activity of one or more neuronal activity-regulated proteins selected from: neuroligin-3, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), or brevican, to a patient with a glioma. In certain embodiments, the subject methods involve treating a neurological dysfunction, reducing invasion of a glioma cell into brain tissue, and/or reducing the growth rate of a glioma in the patient. Also provided herein are methods for identifying an agent that modulates the mitotic index of a glial cell, and methods for stimulating the proliferation of a glial cell. Kits that find use in practicing the subject methods are also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615011260