Patent ID: 7666831

Claim:
A method for treating an inflammatory disease which comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide or peptibody capable of binding Ang-2, wherein said peptide or peptibody comprises an amino acid sequence of the formula: f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 RPf 7 f 8 f 9 f 10 f 11 Gf 13 f 14 f 15 (SEQ ID NO: 74) f 16 f 17 f 18 f 19 f 20 wherein, f 1 is S, A, or G; f 2 is G, Q, or P; f 3 is Q, G, or D; f 4 is L, M, or Q; f 7 is C or Y; f 8 is E or D; f 9 is E, G, or D; f 10 is I or M; f 11 is F or L; f 13 is C or W; f 14 is G or P; f 15 is T or N; f 16 is Q, Y, or K; f 17 is N, D, or Q; f 18 L, V, W, or R; f 19 A, Q, Y, or I; and f 20 is L, A, G, or V; and physiologically acceptable salts thereof.