ROCKVILLE, Md., June 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cytomedix, Inc. (AMEX:GTF) today announced plans for entering the multi-billion dollar anti-inflammatory market with patent protected peptides derived from Platelet Factor 4 (PF4), a growth factor released when blood platelets are activated. The Company’s initial peptide, designated CT-112, was discovered early in the research of platelet derived growth factors.