therapeutic drug for suppressing nkt cell functions which contains glycolipid derivative as active ingredient

摘要

B THERAPEUTIC DRUG FOR SUPPRESSION OF NKT CELL FUNCTIONS WHICH CONTAINS DERIVED FROM GLYCOLIPID AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT D. The present invention relates to a therapeutic drug for diseases in which NKT cells or stimulation of NKT cells are involved in the deterioration of disease conditions containing, as an active ingredient, a glycolipid derivative having the formula (I): in which R ^ 1 ^ indicates an aldopyranose residue, R ~ 2 ~ indicates a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group, A indicates -OH ~ 2 ~ -, -CH (OH) -CH ~ 2 ~ - or -CH = CHCH ~ 2 ~ -, x indicates an integer from 13 to 16 and y indicates an integer from 0 to 25, or its pharmacologically acceptable hydrate or solvate.