| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide peptides and antibodies directed thereagainst which can be used to diagnose, prevent, and treat amyloid-associated diseases, such as Type II diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease or the like. <P>SOLUTION: There are provided peptides having at least 2 amino acids and no more than 15 amino acids. The peptides comprise amino acid sequence X-Y or Y-X, wherein X is an aromatic amino acid and Y is any amino acid other than glycine. In addition, pharmaceutical compositions and kits including such peptides as well as methods using the same for diagnosing and treating amyloid associated diseases are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
