Patent ID: 7223725

Claim:
An isolated peptide compound according to SEQ ID NO:4 and having the formula: His Xaa 2 Xaa 3 Gly Thr Phe Thr Xaa 8 Asp Xaa 10 Ser Lys Gln Xaa 14 Glu Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Leu Xaa 22 Xaa 23 Glu Xaa 25 Leu Lys Xaa 28 Gly Gly Pro Ser Ser Gly Ala Pro Pro Pro-Z Wherein Xaa 2 is Ser, Gly or Thr, Xaa 3 is Asp or Glu Xaa 8 is Ala, Ser, or Thr, Xaa 10 is Leu, Ile, Val, pentylglycine or Met, Xaa 14 is Ala, Leu, Ile, pentylglycine, Val, Xaa 22 is Phe, Tyr or naphthylalanine, Xaa 23 is Ile, Val, Leu, pentylglycine, tert-butylglycine or Met, Xaa 25 is Ala, Trp, Phe, Tyr or naphthylalanine, Xaa 28 is Ala or Asn, and Z is —OH or NH 2 ; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.