Patent ID: 7060670

Claim:
An antifibrillogenic agent for inhibiting amyloidosis and/or for cytoprotection, which comprises a peptide of Formula I consisting of all [D]-amino acids, or a retro-isomer of a peptide of Formula I consisting of all [D]-amino acids, wherein said peptide of Formula I is selected from the group consisting of: Lys-Ile-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala (SEQ ID NO:1); Lys-Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala (SEQ ID NO:2); Lys-Phe-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala (SEQ ID NO:4); Lys-Ala-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala (SEQ ID NO:7); Lys-Val-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala (SEQ ID NO:9); Lys-Ile-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-NH 2 (SEQ ID NO:10); Lys-Phe-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-NH 2 (SEQ ID NO:12); Lys-Ala-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-NH 2 (SEQ ID NO:15); Lys-Val-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-NH 2 (SEQ ID NO:17); Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Gln (SEQ ID NO:18); and Lys-Leu-Val-Phe-Phe-Ala-Gln-NH 2 (SEQ ID NO:19).