Patent ID: 7173011

Claim:
A method for the mitigation of damage to cells selected from the group consisting of hematopoietic stem cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells, white blood cells, and platelets due to radiation exposure comprising the administration of an amount effective for the mitigation of damage to the cells of at least one composition comprising a polypeptide consisting of at least seven contiguous amino acids of groups R 1 â€“R 8 in the sequence of general formula I R 1âˆ’ R 2âˆ’ R 3âˆ’ R 4âˆ’ R 5âˆ’ R 6âˆ’ R 7âˆ’ R 8 wherein R 1 is Asp; R 2 is Arg; R 3 selected from the group consisting of Val and Pro; R 4 is Tyr; R 5 selected from the group consisting of Ile, and Ala; R 6 is His; R 7 is Pro; and R 8 is Ile.