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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1998
Robert Martin Townsend, Boothwyn, PA (US);
Robert Korngold, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Peptides which mimic a loop on the &ggr;-chain that either interact with a cytokine or a &ggr;-chain partner receptor chain of a heterodimeric cytokine receptor are disclosed. The peptides consist of 5-25 amino acids and inhibit signal transduction mediated by cytokine:receptor binding of cytokines that bind to receptors that comprise a &ggr;-chain. Pharmaceutical compositions that comprise the peptides are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting signal transduction mediated by cytokine:receptor binding of cytokines that bind to receptors that comprise a &ggr;-chain, methods of inhibiting cytokine mediated cell growth, proliferation, function or activity, methods of treating patients suffering from a disease disorder or condition characterized by cytokine mediated cell growth, proliferation, function or activity and methods of preventing a condition characterized by cytokine mediated cell growth, proliferation, function or activity are disclosed.