Patent ID: 7605150

Claim:
A method of treating Celiac Sprue, the method comprising: administering to a patient an effective dose of a tTGase inhibitor having the formula wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of PQP, Ac-PQP, PQPQLPYPQP (SEQ ID NO:21), Ac-PQPQLPFPQP (SEQ ID NO:22), QLQPFPQP (SEQ ID NO:23), LQLQPFPQPLPYPQP (SEQ ID NO:24); and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of LPY, LPF-NH 2 , LPYPQPQLPY (SEQ ID NO:25), LPFPQPQLPF-NH 2 (SEQ ID NO:26), LPYPQPQLP (SEQ ID NO:27), and LPYPQPQLPYPQPQPF (SEQ ID NQ:28) wherein said tTGase inhibitor attenuates gluten toxicity in said patient.