Patent ID: 6680295
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A method of preventing or attenuating neuronal cell death comprising continuously administering to a subject in need thereof a compound selected from the group consisting of:X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:3), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:4), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:5), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:6), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:7), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:8), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:9), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:10), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:11), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:12), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:13), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:14), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:15), â€ƒX-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:16),X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:17), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:18), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -Val-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:19), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -Val-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:20), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -Val-Lys-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:21), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -Val-Lys-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:22), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -Val-Lys-Asn-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:23), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -Val-Lys-Asn-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:24), X-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -Val-Lys-Asn-Lys-NH2â€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:25), andX-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Ile-Phe-Thr-Asp-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Lys-Gln-Xaa-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-Val-Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg -Val-Lys-Asn-Lys-OHâ€ƒâ€ƒ(SEQ ID NO:26), wherein:X is NHR, where R is H or a solubility effecting group having the acyl group CH3(CH2)nCO where n=0-24; and Xaa is Met, Gly, Ser, Phe, Nle, Arg or Glu, and wherein the compound is continuously administered by intravenous infusion at 0.0556 pmol/kg body weight/hour to 5.56 nmol/kg body weight/hour.