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Claims for Patent: 5,407,914


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Summary for Patent: 5,407,914
Title: Pulmonary surfactant protein and related polypeptides
Abstract:The present invention discloses useful peptides and synthetic pulmonary surfactants, as well as methods of making and using same. In a preferred embodiment, a synthetic pulmonary surfactant comprises one or more pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipids admixed with a polypeptide comprising at least 10 amino acid residues and no more than about 60 amino acid residues, said polypeptide including a sequence having alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acid residue regions. In other embodiments, a surfactant peptide has an amino acid residue sequence selected from the group consisting of KLLLLKLLLLKLLLLKLLLLK, KLLLLLLLLKLLLLLLLLKLL, and KKLLLLLLLKKLLLLLLLKKL.
Inventor(s): Cochrane; Charles G. (La Jolla, CA), Revak; Susan D. (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA)
Application Number:08/060,833
Patent Claims: 1. A synthetic pulmonary surfactant comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipids admixed with a polypeptide comprising at least 10 amino acid residues and no more than about 60 amino acid residues, said polypeptide including a sequence having alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acid residue regions represented by the formula (Z.sub.a U.sub.b).sub.c Z.sub.d, wherein:

Z is a hydrophilic amino acid residue independently selected from the group consisting of R and K;

U is a hydrophobic amino acid residue independently selected from the group consisting of L and C;

a is 1 or 2;

b has an average value of about 3 to about 8;

c is 1 to 10; and

d is 0 to 2;

said polypeptide, when admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipid, forming a synthetic pulmonary surfactant having a surfactant activity greater than the surfactant activity of the phospholipid alone.

2. The synthetic pulmonary surfactant of claim 1, said polypeptide having an amino acid residue sequence represented by the formula:

3. The synthetic pulmonary surfactant of claim 1, said polypeptide having an amino acid residue sequence represented by the formula:

4. The synthetic pulmonary surfactant of claim 1, said polypeptide having an amino acid residue sequence represented by the formula:

5. A synthetic pulmonary surfactant comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipids admixed with a polypeptide having an amino acid residue sequence represented by the formula:

said polypeptide, when admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipid, forming a synthetic pulmonary surfactant having a surfactant activity greater than the surfactant activity of the phospholipid alone.

6. A polypeptide having an amino acid residue sequence selected from the group consisting of:

7. A polypeptide according to claim 6, wherein said polypeptide, when admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipid, forms a synthetic pulmonary surfactant having a surfactant activity greater than the surfactant activity of the phospholipid alone.

8. A method of treating respiratory distress syndrome comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a synthetic pulmonary surfactant, said surfactant comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipids admixed with a polypeptide having alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acid residue regions, represented by the formula (Z.sub.a U.sub.b).sub.c Z.sub.d, wherein:

Z is a hydrophilic amino acid residue independently selected from the group consisting of R and K;

U is a hydrophobic amino acid residue independently selected from the group consisting of L and C;

a is 1 or 2;

b has an average value of about 3 to about 8;

c is 1 to 10; and

d is 0 to 2;

said polypeptide, when admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipid, forming a synthetic pulmonary surfactant having a surfactant activity greater than the surfactant activity of the phospholipid alone.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said polypeptide has an amino acid residue sequence represented by the formula:

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said polypeptide has an amino acid residue sequence represented by the formula:

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said polypeptide has an amino acid residue sequence represented by the formula:

12. A method of treating respiratory distress syndrome comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a synthetic pulmonary surfactant, said surfactant comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipids admixed with a polypeptide having an amino acid residue sequence represented by the formula:

said polypeptide, when admixed with a pharmaceutically acceptable phospholipid, forming a synthetic pulmonary surfactant having a surfactant activity greater than the surfactant activity of the phospholipid alone.

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