Method for treating hyperkeratosis and diseases mediated by proteases

摘要

A method for the topical or systemic treatment of hyperkeratosis or disorders mediated by proteases that includes the administration of an effective amount of N-acetylcysteine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, and preferably, a lipophilic thioester or thioether of N-acetyl cysteine. In an alternative embodiment, the invention is a method for the treatment of inflammatory conditions or conditions that benefit from immunosuppression that includes the administration of an effective amount of a lipophilic thioester or thioether of N-acetyl cysteine.