Method of treating disease caused by the infection of virus
AssigneeMitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
InventorsAkira Awaya, Hisashi Kobayashi, Yusaku Ishizuka, Hayao Abe
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Abstract
A medicament for prevention and remedy of diseases caused by the infection of viruses is disclosed, which is characterized by containing as an effective ingredient thereof a nonapeptide having the following amino acid configuration: pGlu-Ala-Lys-Ser-Gln-Gly-Gly-Ser-Asn or an ester and an amide at the carboxyl group of the C-terminal of the asparagine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
Claims8
A method of treating a vital infection in an animal consisting essentially of administering to the animal an anti-viral effective amount of a nonapeptide devoid of zinc and having the amino acid sequence:
- pGlu-Ala-Lys-Ser-Gln-Gly-Gly-Ser-Asn
- or an ester and an amide at the carboxyl group of the C-terminal of the asparagine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof,
- wherein the viral infection is caused by a virus causing diabetes, a digestive disorder, a respiratory disorder or a cerebronervous disorder, and said virus is selected from the group consisting of REO virus, pig Aujeszky's disease virus, hepatitis virus, human T-lymphocyte virus type I, human T-lymphocyte virus type II and human T-lymphocyte virus type III.
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