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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1995
Beverly E Girten, San Diego, CA (US);
Ali Andalibi, San Diego, CA (US);
Amaresh Basu, San Diego, CA (US);
Patrick Fagan, Escondido, CA (US);
Richard A Houghten, Del Mar, CA (US);
Costas C Loullis, Cardiff, CA (US);
Paul Omholt, San Diego, CA (US);
Ronald R Tuttle, Escondido, CA (US);
Mark J Suto, San Diego, CA (US);
Patricia A Weber, Stevensville, MT (US);
Trega Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel peptides that are potent cytokine regulatory agents. In addition, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a cytokine regulatory agent. Administration of such a cytokine regulatory agent to a subject can enhance or restrain cytokine activity. Thus, the present invention provides a method of regulating cytokine activity in a subject having a condition characterized by aberrant or altered cytokine activity. The invention also provides methods of treating such conditions, including, for example, disuse deconditioning, diseases mediated by nitric oxide and cytokines, adverse drug reactions, obesity, septic shock, and adverse side effects due to cancer chemotherapy or occurring as in response to organ transplantation.