Title:
TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES BY PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1998/019677
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Novel medicinal compositions and a treatment method to be used in photochemotherapy or photodynamic therapy for autoimmune diseases. The above compositions contain mono-L-aspartyl- or mono-L-glutamylchlorin e6 or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, while the above method comprises exposing the vascular blood of a patient containing the above compound to ultraviolet rays or laser beams to thereby photochemically excite the compound. This method is efficacious in reducing autoantibodies in the blood and has a high safety.
Inventors:
KUROIWA YUKARI (JP)
ARAAKE MINAKO (JP)
SUWA HIROSHI (JP)
AIZAWA KATSUO (JP)
ARAAKE MINAKO (JP)
SUWA HIROSHI (JP)
AIZAWA KATSUO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1997/003769
Publication Date:
May 14, 1998
Filing Date:
October 17, 1997
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MEIJI SEIKA KAISHA (JP)
KUROIWA YUKARI (JP)
ARAAKE MINAKO (JP)
SUWA HIROSHI (JP)
AIZAWA KATSUO (JP)
KUROIWA YUKARI (JP)
ARAAKE MINAKO (JP)
SUWA HIROSHI (JP)
AIZAWA KATSUO (JP)
International Classes:
A61K31/40; A61K31/409; A61K41/00; C07D487/22; (IPC1-7): A61K31/40
Foreign References:
| JPS6183186A | 1986-04-26 | |||
| JPS625986A | 1987-01-12 | |||
| JPH02138280A | 1990-05-28 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yagita, Shigeru (1-15 Nishi Shimbashi 1-chom, Minato-ku Tokyo 105, JP)
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