CETP INHIBITOR POLYPEPTIDE, ANTIBODIES AGAINST THE SYNTHETIC POLYPEPTIDE AND PROPHYLACTIC AND THERAPEUTIC ANTI-ATHEROSCLEROSIS TREATMENTS

摘要

A polypeptide and analogues thereof inhibit cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP). An anti-atherosclerosis composition comprises an anti-atherosclerosis effective amount of the polypeptide and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. An anti-atherosclerosis kit comprises in separate sterile containers at least one unit of the composition containing the polypeptide, one syringe and one needle. An antibody has speficity for the polypeptide of the invention, the baboon CETP 4kD polypeptide inhibitor, the 1-36 amino acid N-terminal fragment of apo C-I, modified apo A-I (MW:31kD) or modified apo E (MW:41kD). A method of preventing atherosclerosis in a mammal being predisposed to that condition comprises administering to the mammal a prophylactically effective amount of the polypeptide of the invention, and a method of treating a mammal afflicted with atherosclerosis the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of the polypeptide disclosed herein.