New proteins with TNF inhibitory effects and their production.

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP90/00719 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 26, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 26, 1991 PCT Filed May 4, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO90/13575 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 15, 1990.Novel proteins which have a molecular weight of about 42,000 daltons and have at the N terminus the amino acid sequence Xaa Thr Pro Tyr Ala Pro Glu Pro Gly Set Thr Cys Arg Leu Arg Glu where X is hydrogen, a phenylalanine residue (Phe) or the amino acid sequences Ala Phe, Val Ala Phe, Gln Val Ala Phe, Ala Gln Val Ala Phe, Pro Ala Gln Val Ala Phe or Leu Pro Ala Gln Val Ala Phe, and which are suitable for the treatment of diseases, are described.