Abstract: Novel oligonucleotides comprising a sequence derived by a computer program are provided for inhibiting cytotoxic activity of lymphocytic cells, inhibiting production of inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory responses associated with those cytokines, inhibiting the activity of heme-containing enzymes and delaying the onset of an autoimmune disease. By combining the subject compositions with mixtures of cells comprising lymphocytic cells and cells which would otherwise activate the lymphocytic cells, lysis of the target cells can be substantially inhibited. The oligopeptides may be joined to a variety of other groups or compounds for varying the activity of the subject composition. The subject compositions may be administered by any convenient means to inhibit lymphocytic attack on tissue, particularly involved with xenogeneic or allogeneic transplants or to inhibit the production of inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory responses associated therewith.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a computer-aided method for the provision, identification and description of molecules exhibiting a desired behaviour, more particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, employing a molecular modelling step, a combinatorial library building step and a step of selecting potentially useful molecules, said method including a step whereby the candidate molecules are filtered using a dynamic filter representing constraints of conformational variations which the molecules must satisfy in order to exhibit said activity.

Abstract: Novel oligonucleotides comprising a sequence derived by a computer program are provided for inhibiting cytotoxic activity of lymphocytic cells, inhibiting production of inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory responses associated with those cytokines, inhibiting the activity of heme-containing enzymes and delaying the onset of an autoimmune disease. By combining the subject compositions with mixtures of cells comprising lymphocytic cells and cells which would otherwise activate the lyphocytic cells, lysis of the target cells can be substantially inhibited. The oligopeptides may be joined to a variety of other groups or compounds for varying the activity of the subject composition. The subject compositions may be administered by any convenient means to inhibit lymphocytic attack on tissue, particularly involved with xenogeneic or allogeneic transplants or to inhibit the production of inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory responses associated therewith.

Abstract: Novel oligopeptides comprising a sequence derived by a computer program are provided for use in inhibiting cytotoxic activity of lymphocytic cells, inhibiting the production of inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory responses associated with those cytokines, inhibiting the activity of heme-containing enzymes and delaying the onset of an autoimmune disease in a mammal at risk of developing the disease. By combining the subject compositions with mixtures of cells comprising lymphocytic cells and cells which would otherwise activate the lymphocytic cells, lysis of the target cells can be substantially inhibited. The oligopeptides may be joined to a wide variety of other groups or compounds for varying the activity of the subject compositions.

Abstract: Compound of formula (I): Z1-X1-X2-X3-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-X4-X5-Ser-X6-X7-X8  (I) wherein: Z1, substituent of the terminal amino group, represents hydrogen, alkyl or acyl, or arylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, arylalkylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, arylalkoxycarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyl each of which is optionally substituted, Z2 (SEQ ID NO: 1), substituent of the terminal carbonyl group, represents hydroxy, alkoxy or optionally substituted amino, X1 to X14 each represents an amino acid residue having the D or L configuration as defined in the description, X15 represents a bond or an arginine residue (Arg). Medicinal products containing the same are useful as tGLP-1 agonists.