| abstract |
The invention relates to medicine, in particular to pharmacology and therapy. According to the invention method of stimulating endogenous production of cytokine and hemopoietic factors comprising introducing to a mammalian body in need of stimulation of cytokine or hemopoietic factor or both, an effective amount of oxidized glutathione, its pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, or/and its pharmaceutically acceptable derivative, for a period of time to stimulate said endogenous production to obtain a therapeutic effect, wherein said oxidized glutathione, or/and its pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, or/and its pharmaceutically acceptable derivative is introduced parenterally or topically. According to the invention, oxidized glutathione or/and its pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, or/and its pharmaceutically acceptable derivative is introduced along with an extender of the half life of said oxidized glutathione or/and its pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, or/and its pharmaceutically acceptable derivative. |