| 摘要 |
An EPO-containing pharmaceutical composition effective for the treatment of protozoal disease, a method for treatment of protozoal disease by administering EPO to a patient with protozoal disease, and use of EPO in producing an agent for treatment of protozoal disease are disclosed. Several medicines have been used for treatment of protozoal diseases, but these medicines have relatively high side effects. Pentamidine, in particular, has been considered to be effective against protozoal disease, but may develop severe hypotension, hypoglycemia and arrhythmia. In patients with disorder of the kidney or liver, pentamidine may aggravate impaired renal or hepatic function, and tends to show side effects. Pentamidine may also exacerbate the symptoms of patients with hypotension or hypertension, and patients with hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. The present invention provides an agent for treatment of protozoal disease, the agent free from or minimal in such side effects.
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