TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES BY PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY

摘要

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.