Polypeptides with therapeutic activity and methods of use

Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues – 11 to 14 amino acid residues in defined sequence

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C530S300000, C514S014800, C514S015800

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ABSTRACT:
Polypeptides and methods of use including treating bacterial infection and/or endotoxemia, decreasing the amount of TNF-α, inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation, inhibiting angiogenic-factor mediated inter-cellular adhesion molecule expression down-regulation, and inhibiting angiogenesis.

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