Peptides for use in the topical treatment of retinal neurodegenerative diseases, in particular in early stages of diabetic retinopathy and other retinal diseases in which neurodegeneration plays an essential role
Peptides with a sequence length from 13 to 50 amino acids, the N-terminal region of said peptides consisting in the sequence HXaa1EGTFTSDXaa2SXaa3Xaa4 (SEQ ID NO: 1) wherein: Xaa1 is an amino acid selected from alanine and glycine Xaa2 is an amino acid selected from valine and leucine Xaa3 is an amino acid selected from serine and lysine Xaa4 is an amino acid selected from tyrosine and glutamine and Hystidine is the N-terminal residue for use in the topical treatment and/or prevention of retinal neurodegenerative diseases, in particular diabetic retinopathy are described. Pharmaceutical topical compositions for use in the topical treatment and/or prevention of these diseases are also described.
