| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/GB94/00416 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 5, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 5, 1996 PCT Filed Mar. 4, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO94/20529 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 15, 1994The invention relates to biochemically pure oligopeptides having stimulatory activity on osteoblastic and/or fibroblastic cells having a molecular weight between 200 and 2,000. Preferred oligopeptides according to the invention comprise the amino acid sequences Tyr-Gly-Phe-His-Gly (SEQ.ID.No.2) and Gly-Phe-Gly-Gly (SEQ.ID.No.3). The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions for the stimulation of formation of osteoblastic or fibroblastic cells, enhanced bone formation in osteogenic pathological conditions, fracture repair, healing of wounds, intraosseous implants and bone supplementation, or other conditions requiring enhanced bone formation cells comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an oligopeptide according to the invention. |