The present invention relates to
a peptide of 5 to 20 amino acids in size, preferably of 7 to 15 amino acids in size, wherein the
peptide is (i) a fragment of an
amino acid sequence NQGNQPQCRCLPGFLGDRCQYRQCSGYCEN (SEQ ID NO:1), said fragment comprising at least 5 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:1, or (ii) a functional variant of said fragment, preferably deriving from said fragment by deletion,
insertion, and / or substitution of one or more amino acids, wherein the fragment or functional variant derived therefrom includes at least one of the
amino acid R9, G16, D17, R18, C19, Q20, and Y21 of SEQ ID NO:1, and to its use as medicament or in diagnostic.