Inventors:
John K. Sullivan - Newbury Park CA, US
Joseph G. McGivern - Oak Park CA, US
Leslie P. Miranda - Thousand Oaks CA, US
Hung Q. Nguyen - Thousand Oaks CA, US
Kenneth W. Walker - Newbury Park CA, US
Taruna Arora Khare - Thousand Oaks CA, US
Beverly S. Adler - Newbury Park CA, US
Francis H. Martin - Newbury Park CA, US
Assignee:
Amgen Inc. - Thousand Oaks CA
International Classification:
A61K 39/00, A61K 38/16
Abstract:
Disclosed is a composition of matter comprising an OSK1 peptide analog, and in some embodiments, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises the composition and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also disclosed are DNAs encoding the inventive composition of matter, an expression vector comprising the DNA, and host cells comprising the expression vector. Methods of treating an autoimmune disorder and of preventing or mitigating a relapse of a symptom of multiple sclerosis are also disclosed.