New peptide(s) of TNF agonists and antagonists - used for treating neoplastic and autoimmune disease, infection, inflammation and transplant rejection

    公开(公告)号:DE4041188A1

    公开(公告)日:1992-06-25

    申请号:DE4041188

    申请日:1990-12-21

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: Peptides of formula X-Leu-A-B-Asn- E-Leu-F-K-Pro-L-Y (I), derived from tumour necrosis factor (TNF), and their salts with physiologically tolerable acids are new: (where A = Arg, Glu, Thr, Lys or Ser; B = Asp or Asn; E = Gln or Ser; F = Val, Leu or NH-CHT-CO; T = HS(CH2)b, NH2(CH2)b or HOOC(CH2)b; b = 1-6; K = Val or Ile; L = Ser, Ala or Thr; X = G, GNH-CHM-CO or GNH-CHM-COW-; Y = Z, NH-CHQ-COZ, -V-NH-CHQ-COZ; NH-CHQ-CO-V-Z or V-NH-CHQ-CO-V-Z; G = H or amino-protecting gp.; Z = OH, NH2 or carboxy-protecting gp.; or G and Z are together a covalent bond or CO-(CH2)a-NH; a = 1-12; U, V and W = peptide chain with 1-4 naturally occurring amino acids; M and Q = H, CHMe2, CHMe-Et, phenyl, CHOH-Me, (3-indolyl)methyl, (imidazolyl-4-yl)methyl or (CH2)bT; b = 1-6; T = H, OH, MeO, MeS, Me2CH, phenyl (opt. 4-OH substd.), HS, NH2, COOH, CONH2 or guanidino; or M and Q or M and T are together a (CH2)c-S-S-(CH2)d-, (CH2)e-CONH-(CH2)f or (CH2)e-NHCO(CH2)gNH bridge; c and d = 1-4; e and f = 1-6; g = 1-12). (I) are obtd. by standard (chemical or enzymatic) peptide synthesis, initially as linear peptides, opt. followed by appropriate cyclisation reaction under very dilute conditions. USE/ADVANTAGE - Some (I) are TNF agonists, others are TNF antagonists (these have high affinity for cellular receptors but no activity). They are used for treating neoplastic and autoimmune diseases, and for treating or preventing infections, inflammation and transplant rejection. They have significantly lower mol. wt. than TNF.

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