Patent ID: 6923965

Claim:
A method for inhibiting an immune reaction, said method comprising administering a peptide consisting essentially of the amino acid sequence of: i) (Gly-Ala-His-Trp-Gln-Phe-Asu-Ala-Leu-Thr-Val-Arg (SEQ ID NO:1) or a conservative amino acid substitution thereof at a residue position other than 4,5,6,9, 10 or 11; ii) Gly-Ala-Ala-Trp-Gln-Phe-Asn-Ala-Leu-Thr-Val-Arg (SEQ ID NO:7) or a conservative amino acid substitution thereof at a residue position other than 4,5,6,9, 10 or 11; iii) Gly-Ala-His-Trp-Gln-Phe-Ala-Ala-Leu-Thr-Val-Arg (SEQ ID NO:8) or a conservative amino acid substitution thereof at a residue position other than 4,5,6,9, 10 or 11; and iv) Gly-Ala-His-Trp-Gln-Phe-Asn-Ala-Leu-Thr-Val-Ala (SEQ ID NO:9) or a conservative amino acid substitution thereof at a residue position other than 4,5,6,9, 10 or 11, wherein the peptide selectively binds hyaluronic acid that inhibits an immune reaction.