Inventors:
Jane Reusch - Denver CO, US
Dwight Klemm - Highlands Ranch CO, US
International Classification:
A61K048/00, C12Q001/68
Abstract:
Described is a method for modulating the phenotype of a cell, and particularly, of a target cell in a patient who has or is at risk of developing a disease or condition in which is associated with dysregulation of cellular phenotype. The method includes administration of a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding a protein having CREB biological activity or dominant negative CREB biological activity to a patient, in such a manner that the protein is expressed in a target cell of a patient and is sufficient to modulate the phenotype of the target cell. Such a method is particularly useful in patients who have, or at risk of developing, diabetes, obesity, macrovascular disease, heart failure, osteoarthritis, and neural diseases and conditions.