5-Aminosalicylic acid

Introduction: 5-Aminosalicylic acid

Description of 5-Aminosalicylic acid

5-Aminosalicylic acid: An agent derived from sulfasalazine, an antiinflammatory agent. Mesalamine may reduce inflammation through inhibition of cyclooxygenase and prostaglandin production. Following rectal or oral administration, only a small amount of mesalamine is absorbed; the remainder, acting topically, reduces bowel inflammation, diarrhea, rectal bleeding and stomach pain. Mesalamine works as an antiinflammatory agent in treating ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease through a topical effect on the inflamed bowel. It (NCI04)
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