Patent ID: 6916783

Claim:
A method for treating a bone disorder that results in weakened bones, wherein the bone disorder is selected from the group consisting of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, Paget's disease, osteohalisteresis, osteomalacia, periodontal disease, bone loss resulting from cancer, bone loss resulting from steroid use, and age-related loss of bone mass, comprising the administration of an amount effective for treating the bone disorder in a patient in need thereof at least one active agent comprising a sequence consisting of at least seven contiguous amino acids of groups R 1 -R 8 in the sequence of general formula I R 1 -R 2 -R 3 -R 4 -R 5 -R 6 -R 7 -R 8 wherein R 1 is selected from H and Asp, R 2 is selected from Arg and Lys; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of Val and norLeu; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of Tyr and homoSer; R 5 is selected from the group consisting of Ile, Ala, and Leu; R 6 is His; R 7 is Pro; and R 8 is Phe or is absent.