A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating Graves orbitopathy comprising -lipoic acid

摘要

The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating thyroid ophthalmopathy comprising alpha-lipoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The alpha-lipoic acid of the present invention has no cytotoxicity, inhibits lipid formation in the orbital region, inhibits ROS production and hyaluronic acid secretion of orbital fibroblast, exhibits anti-inflammatory effect, and is useful for prevention and treatment of thyroid ophthalmopathy Can be used.;