Patent ID: 6518410
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A61K,C07H

Abstract:
A method for immunosuppression in a subject comprising administering to the subject in need thereof, an immunosuppressively effective amount of at least one sulfoquinovosylacylglycerol compound represented by formula (1-1): wherein R101 represents an acyl residue of a higher fatty acid represented by Râ€”C(&boxH;O)â€”, wherein R represents an alkyl or alkenyl group each having 13-25 carbon atoms, and R102 represents a hydrogen atom or an acyl residue of a higher fatty acid represented by Râ€²â€”C(&boxH;O)â€”, wherein Râ€² represents an alkyl or alkenyl group each having 13â€”25 carbon atoms; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.