Peptides and antibodies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

摘要

A SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE OF NO MORE THAN 20 AMINO ACID RESIDUES OR THEIR ANALOGS, INCLUDING ONE CYSTEINE RESIDUE TIOL-ACTIVA AND AT LEAST TWO POSITIVELY-SITUATED CHARACTERIZED AMINO ACID RESIDUES, (BUT NOT NECESSARILY ADJACENT TO OTHER) BUT NOT NECESSARILY ADJACENT TO) THE LATERAL TERMINAL-C OR OVER (BUT NOT NECESSARILY ADJACENT TO) BOTH TERMINALS-C, -N OF THE THYL-ACTIVE CYSTEINE FOR THERAPEUTIC USE.