Patent ID: 7001984

Claim:
The compound of formula (I) Xaa1-Xaa2-Xaa3-Xaa4-Xaa5(SEQ ID NO:1) (I), or therapeutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Xaa 1 is R—(CH 2 ) n —C(O)—; n is 0; R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and heterocycle, wherein the alkyl is selected from the group consisting of methyl and n-butyl, and wherein the heterocycle is 6-methylpyridinyl; Xaa 2 is selected from the group consisting of D-alanyl, arginyl, asparaginyl, aspartyl, citrullyl, glutaminyl, histidyl, isoleucyl, D-isoleucyl, D-leucyl, D-lysyl(N-epsilon acetyl) lysyl(N-epsilon acetyl), lysyl(N-epsilon-nicotinyl), methionyl, norleucyl, ornithyl, prolyl, homoseryl, seryl, allothreonyl, and threonyl; Xaa 3 is selected from the group consisting of arginyl and citrullyl; Xaa 4 is absent or prolyl; and Xaa 5 is selected from the group consisting of D-alanylamide, —NHCH 2 CH 3 , and —NHCH(CH 3 ) 2 .