CPC C07K 7/14 (2013.01) [A61K 38/04 (2013.01); A61K 38/085 (2013.01); C07K 7/06 (2013.01); C07K 9/001 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method for treating conditions associated with an increase in inflammatory cytokines and/or increase in reactive oxygen species that can cause cognitive dysfunction and/or impairment in a subject comprising systemically administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a heptapeptide having the formula: A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-A6-A7-A8 (SEQ ID NO:1) wherein A1 is selected from the group consisting of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, alanine, and glycosylated forms thereof; A2 is selected from the group consisting of arginine, histidine, lysine, and glycosylated forms thereof; A3 is selected from the group consisting of valine, alanine, isoleucine, leucine, and glycosylated forms thereof; A4 is selected from the group consisting of tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, and glycosylated forms thereof; A5 is selected from the group consisting of isoleucine, valine, alanine, leucine, and glycosylated forms thereof; A6 is selected from the group consisting of histidine, arginine, lysine, and glycosylated forms thereof; A7 is serine or a glycosylated form thereof; and A8 is absent.
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