| abstract |
Methods and compositions for controlling visceral organ function are provided. For example, the methods and compositions are useful to prevent, inhibit or treat disease as a result of controlling, e.g., regulating, organ function. In one embodiment, viral vectors are delivered to an organ, and the virus infects a nerve that regulates a function of the organ. In one embodiment, the vial vector is a retrograde vector. In one embodiment, the viral vector encodes a gene product, the activity of which is controlled by an exogenously delivered agent or energy. The delivery of the agent or energy thus controls the organ function. |