INHIBIDOR DE LA PRODUCCION DE ENDOGLINA SOLUBLE Y SU APLICACION EN PATOLOGIAS DONDE LA ENDOGLINA SOLUBLE TIENE UN EFECTO PATOGENICO

摘要

The invention relates to an isolated peptide derived from endoglin, characterised in that the amino acid sequence thereof comprises a cleavage site GL for extracellular matrix metalloproteinase 14 (MMP-14 or MT1- MMP), and in that it can block the proteolytic cleavage of the endoglin using MMP-14. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition characterised in that it comprises, by way of active ingredient, at least one endoglin-derived peptide as defined above. The invention further relates to the use of at least one of said endoglin-derived peptides or a pharmaceutical composition as defined above for the treatment of a disorder or disease associated with soluble endoglin (sEng) or with MMP-14.