Abstract: Peptides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and peptide conjugates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof having 5 to 15 amino acids and having an amino acid sequence comprising at least 5 consecutive amino acids from the amino acid sequence LSSTQAQQSX1 (SEQ ID NO:1) for use in treating a subject suffering from or at risk of an inflammatory disease or disorder, schizophrenia or psychosis, a neurodegenerative disease such as Parkinson's disease. Alzheimer's disease, or ALS, a gastrointestinal disease or disorder such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn's disease, or constipation, pain (e.g., visceral pain), rheumatoid arthritis, migraine, headache, substance abuse (e.g., substance use disorder such as drug use disorder, polysubstance use disorder, alcohol use disorder, or nicotine use disorder, tobacco use disorder), drug addiction, a seizure disorder, major depressive disorder, atypical depression, a major depressive episode (MDE) (e.g.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of maintaining functional capacity, improving functional capacity, or lessening the decline of functional capacity in a human patient comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to thereby maintain functional capacity, improve functional capacity, or lessen the decline of functional capacity in the human patient.