摘要 |
Methods for treating cutaneous inflammation, are described. Also described is a method for inhibiting the mucous release into airways of a patient, methods for blocking IgE activation and for stabilizing the cell membrane of lymphocytes, mast cells, basophils, macrophages, monocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, and the like, thereby preventing their further involvement in the increased inflammatory response to an IgE antigen challenge, and a method for inhibiting the migration of T-cells. Such methods involve administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide having the formula f-Met-Leu-X, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of Tyr, Tyr-Phe, Phe-Phe and Phe-Tyr.
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