An ameliorating agent for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) containing as an active ingredient a lecithinized superoxide dismutase represented by the following general formula (I): €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒSOD(Q-B) m €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ(I) (in the formula SOD represents a residue of the superoxide dismutase Q represents a chemical crosslinking B represents a residue without a hydrogen atom of a hydroxyl group of lysolecithin having the hydroxyl group at the 2-position of glycerol m is the average number of bonds of lysolecithin to one molecule of superoxide dismutase and represents an integer of 1 or more). The ameliorating agent for COPD is intravenously administered or inhalation-administrated.
