ANTIANGIOGENIC DRUG TO TREAT CANCER, ARTHRITIS AND RETINOPATHY

摘要

Peptides having the formula: T-Gly-Val-D-Ile-Thr-Arg-Ile-U, V-Gly-D-Val-Ile-D-Thr-D-Arg-D-Ile-W, X-D-Arg-D-Ile-D-Arg-D-Thr-Ile-D-Val-Y, and Z-Gly-Val-Ile-Thr-Arg-Ile-U wherein T is absent or is selected from N-protecting group and a polypeptide of up to 12 amino acid residues optionally terminated with an N-protecting group; U is selected from Arg and Arg-NR<1>R<2> wherein R<1> and R<2> are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl of one to four carbon atoms; V is absent or an N-protecting group; W is selected from D-Arg and D-Arg-NR<1>R<2>; X is absent or an N-protecting grou; Y is selected from Gly and Gly-NR<1>R<2>; and Z is 1-12 amino acid residues optionally terminated with an N-protecting group wherein at least one of the amino acid residues is a D-amino acid residue inhibit angiogenesis and are useful in the treatment of disease states such as cancer, arthritis, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy in which angiogenesis plays a role.