The present invention relates in general to an inhibitor of a glutaminyl
peptide cyclotransferase-like protein (QPCTL), and the use thereof for
the treatment and/or prevention of an inflammatory disease or disorder
selected from the group consisting of (a) chronic and acute
inflammations, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, restenosis,
pancreatitis; (b) other inflammatory diseases, e.g. neuropathic pain,
graft rejection/graft failure/graft vasculopathy, HIV infections/AIDS,
gestosis, tuberous sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic
inflammatory demyelinising polyradiculoneuropathy and multiple sclerosis;
(c) neuroinflammation; and (d) neurodegenerative diseases, e.g. mild
cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration in
Down Syndrome, Familial British Dementia, and Familial Danish Dementia,
which may result from neuroinflammation.