Inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase

摘要

The present invention relates to non-naturally occurring proteins which inhibit human neutrophile elastase, which proteins comprise at least the core sequence of a Kunitz domain. Other aspects of the invention relate to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these proteins, and the use of these proteins or compositions for use in medicine, in particular for the preparation of medicaments for the treatment of disorders or diseases associated with excessive human neutrophile elastase activity.