Abstract: A composition with a polypeptide including amino acid sequence LKKTET [SEQ ID NO:1] or a conservative variant thereof, the composition further including a carrier for application to a surface of a body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 26, 2004
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2007
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by The Secretary of Health
Inventors:
Hynda K. Kleinman, Allan L. Goldstein, Katherine M. Malinda, Gabriel Sosne
Abstract: Immunologically and/or endocrinologically active preparation containing as an active ingredient short-chain peptides with a weighted quantity ratio and a pattern of amino acids characteristic of thymus tissue.