Method for suppressing the number of peripheral blood lymphocytes using an amino alcohol compound
A method for suppressing the number of peripheral blood lymphocytes involving administering to a human in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound which is (2R) -2-amino-2-methyl-4-{1-methyl-5-[4-(4-methylphenyl)butanoyl]pyrrol-2-yl}butan-1-ol or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, such as the hydrochloride salt.
1. A method for suppressing the number of peripheral blood lymphocytes comprising administering to a human in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound which is (2R) -2-amino-2-methyl-4-{1-methyl-5-[4-(4-methylphenyl)butanoyl]pyrrol-2-yl}butan-1-ol or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pharmacologically acceptable salt is administered and the pharmacologically acceptable salt is a fumarate salt.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the fumarate salt is orally administered to a human adult at a dose of 0.0001 mg/kg to 1 mg/kg.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is orally administered to a human adult at a dose of 0.0001 mg/kg to 1 mg/kg.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pharmacologically acceptable salt is administered and the pharmacologically acceptable salt is (2R)-2-amino-2-methyl-4-{1-methyl-5-[4-(4-methylphenyl)butanoyl]pyrrol-2-yl}butan-1-ol hydrochloride.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the hydrochloride salt is orally administered to a human adult at a dose of 0.0001 mg/kg to 1 mg/kg.