摘要:
A pharmaceutical composition is used to treat and prevent a diabetes-dependent type of autoimmune diseases, said pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of 3-oxygermylpropionic acid represented by the following formula:[(O.sub.1/2).sub.3 GeCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CO.sub.2 H].sub.nwherein n stands for an integer of 1 or more, optionally with an activating carrier.