ANTI-INFLAMMATORY TOLEROGENIC AND IMMUNOINHIBITING PROPERTIES OF CARBOHYDRATE BINDING-PEPTIDES

摘要

The present invention is directed to lectin derived carbohydrate binding peptides or derivatives thereof useful for suppressing inflammatory responses, inducing tolerance to an antigen, and suppressing cell adhesion, e.g., involved in metastasis. In particular, peptides capable of binding terminally linked alpha-sialic acid(2-6)betaGal- and/or alpha-sialic acid(2-3)betaGal-groups on structures or molecules comprising such groups are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions containing such lectin derived carbohydrate binding peptides are also disclosed.