Patent attributes
The present invention relates to an improved method for the treatment of hypovolaemia or hypotension associated with therapeutic paracentesis, which method is characterised by the use of a peptide according to general formulae (I) or a salt thereof, wherin Asn, Cys, Gln, Gly, Phe and Pro represent the amino acid residues asparigine, cysteine, glutamine, glycine, phenylalanine and proline respectively; Phe(X) represents a phenylalanine residue optionally substituted at the 4-position of the aromatic ring by a group selected from methyl, ethyl, hydroxy and methoxy; Y represents a group —(CH2)a—NH-Q, where a is 2–5 and Q is H or C(═NH)NH2; and R represents a chain of between two and for αalpha-amino acid residues, at least one of which is glycine, as the active agent. The invention also provides uses of the peptide and pharmaceutical compositions.
