Inventors:
Baldomero Olivera - Salt Lake City UT, US
J. McIntosh - Salt Lake City UT, US
James Garrett - Salt Lake City UT, US
Maren Watkins - Salt Lake City UT, US
Lourdes Cruz - Manila, PH
Ki-Joon Shon - Shaker Heights OH, US
Richard Jacobsen - San Francisco CA, US
Robert Jones - Salt Lake City UT, US
G. Cartier - Salt Lake City UT, US
Gregory Shen - Salt Lake City UT, US
John Wagstaff - Salt Lake city UT, US
International Classification:
A61K038/17, C07K014/47
Abstract:
The present invention is to -conopeptides, derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention is further directed to the use of this peptide, derivatives thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the treatment of disorders associated with voltage-gated sodium channels. Thus, the -conopeptides or derivatives are useful as neuromuscular blocking agents, local anesthetic agents, analgesic agents and neuroprotective agents. The -conopeptides are also useful for treating neuromuscular disorders. The invention is further directed to nucleic acid sequences encoding the -conopeptides and encoding propeptides, as well as the propeptides.