Patent ID: 6017892
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07H

Abstract:
A method for accelerating marrow cell proliferation wherein an effective amount of at least one .alpha.-galactosylceramide represented by the formula (A) is administered to a patient in need of marrow cell proliferation: ##STR31## wherein R represents ##STR32## wherein R.sub.2 represents H or OH, X is an integer of 0-26 or R represents --(CH.sub.2).sub.7 CH.dbd.CH(CH.sub.2).sub.7 CH.sub.3, and R.sub.1 is one of the substituents defined by the following (a) to (d):--CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.y CH.sub.3, (a)--CH(OH)(CH.sub.2).sub.y CH.sub.3, (b)--CH(OH)(CH.sub.2).sub.y CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2, (c)and--CH.dbd.CH(CH.sub.2).sub.y CH.sub.3 (d)wherein Y is an integer of 5-17.