申请人:GENESEN CO., LTD.
公开号:US20220257782A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-18
A peptide inhibiting a Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway is disclosed. The peptide strongly binds to a TIR-containing molecule to inhibit the TLR, in particular, the TLR4 signaling pathway. A fusion peptide in which a cell-penetrating peptide is conjugated to said peptide; a TLR4 antagonist comprising said peptide or said fusion peptide; and compositions and methods for preventing or treating autoimmune diseases or inflammatory diseases are disclosed. The peptide exhibits an inhibitory effect on a wide range of TLR signaling pathways including TLR4, blocks MyD88- and TRIF-dependent TLR4 pathways, and has a substantial disease-alleviating effect in mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and thus can be usefully utilized as therapeutics for immune-related diseases and inflammatory diseases that require negative control of TLR.