Use of a-glycosylceramides for the manufacture of a therapeutic agent for autoimmune diseases

摘要

NKT cell activators, remedies for autoimmune diseases (for example, systemic erythematodes, systemic scleroderma, ulcerative colitis, encephalomyelitis, multiple sclerosis and human type I diabetes) and abortifacients. These drugs contain as the active ingredient alpha -glycosylceramides of general formula(I) or salts or solvates of the same. <CHEM> <IMAGE>