PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF OSTEOARTHRITIS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREFOR

摘要

Pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing diseases classified as any of grade 1 to 3 according to the ICRS classification of osteoarthritis, classified as any of grade 1 to 3 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence classification of osteoarthritis or classified as any of grade 1 to 3 according to the Outerbridge classification of osteoarthritis and methods of manufacturing same contain anti-Fas IgM antibody as an active ingredient and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier with acidity of pharmaceutical compositions ranging from pH 4 to pH 9 to alleviate osteoarthritis symptoms by inhibiting the production of cartilage matrix degrading enzymes and by increasing the production of cartilage matrix.