Claims
- 1. A method of treating a vital infection in an animal consisting essentially of administering to the animal an anti-viral effective amount of a nonapeptide devoid of zinc and having the amino acid sequence:
- pGlu-Ala-Lys-Ser-Gln-Gly-Gly-Ser-Asn
- or an ester and an amide at the carboxyl group of the C-terminal of the asparagine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof,
- wherein the viral infection is caused by a virus causing diabetes, a digestive disorder, a respiratory disorder or a cerebronervous disorder, and said virus is selected from the group consisting of REO virus, pig Aujeszky's disease virus, hepatitis virus, human T-lymphocyte virus type I, human T-lymphocyte virus type II and human T-lymphocyte virus type III.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the digestive disorder is hepatitis.
- 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the virus is REO virus.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the virus is pig Aujeszky's disease virus.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the virus is hepatitis virus.
- 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the virus is human T-lymphocyte virus type I.
- 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the virus is human T-lymphocyte virus type II.
- 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the virus is human T-lymphocyte virus type III.
Priority Claims (1)
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62-294200 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/827,918, filed Jan. 31, 1992, and now abandoned which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/415,332, filed as PCT/JP88/01183, Nov. 24, 1988, now abandoned.
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Continuations (2)
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Jan 1992 |
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415332 |
Aug 1989 |
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