Patent ID: 7494979
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: A61K,C07K

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a disorder selected from the groups consisting of congestive heart failure, hypertension, salt dependent high blood pressure, hepatic edema and liver cirrhosis, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence: Xaa 1 Xaa 2 Xaa 3 Cys 4 Xaa 5 Xaa 6 Xaa 7 Xaa 8 Xaa 9 Xaa 10 Xaa 11 Cys 12 Xaa 13 Xaa 14 Xaa 15 Xaa 16 (SEQ ID NO:1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa