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iftikhar hussain
iftikhar hussainalmost 7 years ago

Anti inflammatory drugs such as 5 aminosalicyclic acid derivates including suphasalazine, mesalazine are used for ulcerative colitis what is there mechanism of action???

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almost 7 years ago

Although the mechanism of action of mesalazine is not fully understood, it appears to be topical rather than systemic. Mucosal production of arachidonic acid metabolites, both through the cyclooxygenase pathways, i.e., prostanoids, and through the lipoxygenase pathways, i.e., leukotrienes and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids, is increased in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease, and it is possible that mesalazine diminishes inflammation by blocking cyclooxygenase and inhibiting prostaglandin production in the colon

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