The present disclosure is directed to a peptide of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and uses thereof: R1-C-R-X1-X2 -P-X3-X4-X5-X6-C-R2 (I) wherein X1, X3, X5, and X6 is an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of serine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine and glycine; X2 is alanine, arginine or lysine; X4 is glutamic acid or aspartic acid; R1 is selected from the group consisting of S, HS, GHS, PGHS, APGHS, EAPGHS, SEAPGHS, SSEAPGHS, PSSEAPGHS, DPSSEAPGHS and IDPSSEAPGHS, or R1 is absent; and R2 is selected from the group consisting of S, SS, SSK, SSKF, SSKFS, SSKFSW, SSKFSWD, SSKFSWDE, SSKFSWDEY, SSKFSWDEYE, SSKFSWDEYEQ, SSKFSWDEYEQY, SSKFSWDEYEQYK, SSKFSWDEYEQYKK, SSKFSWDEYEQYKKE, or R2 is absent; and wherein the peptide of formula (I), or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is a cyclic peptide formed by a disulphide bond between the two cysteine residues.