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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas S Arrhenius, San Diego, CA (US);
Mariano J Elices, San Diego, CA (US);
Federico C Gaeta, Olivenhain, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cytel Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 19 ; 514 18 ; 530330 ; 530331 ; 562571 ;
Abstract
The present invention contemplates a peptide that inhibits the binding between the VLA-4 receptor expressed on inflammatory leukocytes and the fibronectin CS-1 peptide expressed on endothelial cells that are involved in immunoinflammatory disease states. Pharmaceutical compositions containing a contemplated peptide and processes for treating immunoinflammatory conditions using a binding-inhibitory peptide are also disclosed.