PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for treating a subject suffering from an autoimmune disease characterized by an increased level of cardiolipin antibody.SOLUTION: The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The aromatic cationic peptide comprises one or more peptides selected from the group consisting of 2',6'-Dmt-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH2(SS-02)(Dmt is dimethyltyrosine), Phe-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH2(SS-20), D-Arg-2',6'-Dmt-Lys-Phe-NH2(SS-31), 2',6'-Dmt-D-Arg-Phe-(atn)Dap-NH2(SS-19)((atn) Dap is β-anthraniloyl-L-α,β-diaminopropionic acid), and 2',6'-Dmt-D-Arg-Ald-Lys-NH2(SS-36)(Ald is β-(6'-dimethylamino-2'-naphthoyl)alanine).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1【課題】カルジオリピン抗体の増大した濃度を特徴とする自己免疫疾患に罹患した対象の治療方法の提供。【解決手段】治療に有効な量の芳香族陽イオン性ペプチド又はその薬剤的に許容される塩を投与する方法で、前記芳香族陽イオン性ペプチドが、2’,6’-Dmt-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH2(SS-02)(Dmtはジメチルチロシン)、Phe-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH2(SS-20)、D-Arg-2’,6’-Dmt-Lys-Phe-NH2(SS-31)、2’,6’-Dmt-D-Arg-Phe-(atn)Dap-NH2(SS-19)((atn)Dapはβ-アントラニロイル-L-α,β-ジアミノプロピオン酸)、および2’,6’-Dmt-D-Arg-Ald-Lys-NH2(SS-36)(Aldはβ-(6’-ジメチルアミノ-2’-ナフトイル)アラニン)からなる群より選択される1以上のペプチドを含む。【選択図】図1