AGONISTS OF GUANYLATE CYCLASE USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS, INFLAMMATION, CANCER AND OTHER DISORDERS
The invention provides novel guanylate cyclase-C agonist peptides and their use in the treatment of human diseases including gastrointestinal disorders, inflammation or cancer (e.g., a gastrointestinal cancer), a lipid metabolism disorder, a billary disorder, cardiovascular disease, obesity or an endocrine disorder) by administering at least one agonist of guanalyte cyclase receptor either alone or in combination with a compound typically used to treat the disorder and or with an inhibitor of cGMP-dependent phosphodiesterases.
1 . A method for preventing or treating chronic idiopathic constipation comprising administering to a patient in need thereof, an effective dosage of a guanylate cyclase receptor agonist having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein said agonist is a [4:12, 7:15] bicycle peptide.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said dosage is 3.0 mg or 6.0 mg per day.