Use of selenium-containing compounds for negating the toxic effects of gold compounds used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and a novel selenium-containing gold compound and use thereof as an anti- rheumatoid arthritis medicine

摘要

The toxic effects of gold compounds used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis can be negated by the use of a selenium-containing compound. A new selenium-containing gold compound has been found to be useful as a gold compound type anti-rheumatoid arthritis medicine which can self-detoxify gold toxicity.