Patent ID: 7910546

Claim:
A method for treating or reducing pain in a patient, wherein the pain is selected from pain associated with a gastrointestinal disorder, abdominal pain, visceral pain or pain associated with a gastrointestinal inflammation disorder, the method comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence Xaa 1 Xaa 2 Xaa 3 Xaa 4 Xaa 5 Cys 6 Cys 7 Xaa 8 Xaa 9 Cys 10 Cys 11 Asn 12 Pro 13 Ala 14 Cys 15 Xaa 16 Gly 17 Cys 18 Xaa 19 Xaa 20 Xaa 21 (SEQ ID NO: 129) wherein: Xaa 1 Xaa 2 Xaa 3 Xaa 4 Xaa 5 is missing; Xaa 8 is Glu or Asp; Xaa 9 is Leu, Ile, Val, Trp, Tyr or Phe; Xaa 16 is Thr, Ala, Trp; Xaa 19 is Tyr or missing; and Xaa 20 Xaa 21 is missing.