Patent ID: 7452867

Claim:
A method for treating peripheral neurotoxicity in a subject, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an ADNF polypeptide to a subject in need thereof, wherein the ADNF polypeptide is a member selected from the group consisting of: (a) an ADNF I polypeptide comprising an active core site having the following amino acid sequence: Ser-Ala-Leu-Leu-Arg-Ser-Ile-Pro-Ala (SEQ ID NO:1); (b) an ADNF III polypeptide comprising an active core site having the following amino acid sequence: Asn-Ala-Pro-Val-Ser-Ile-Pro-Gln (SEQ ID NO:2), and (c) a mixture of the ADNF I polypeptide of part (a) and the ADNF III polypeptide of part (b); wherein said peripheral neurotoxicity is a consequence of treatment with one or more chemical agents.