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Pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of 5-aminosalicylic acid.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3319458     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There is accumulating clinical evidence that 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), a primary metabolite of sulfasalazine (SAS), represents the therapeutic active moiety of the azo-compound SAS in the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Since it is presumed that 5-ASA acts from the lumen of the intestine, it is important to know how much 5-ASA is released from its special galenic formulations. After liberation of 5-ASA in the terminal ileum (only slow release oral preparations of 5-ASA) and colon (5-ASA suppositories and enemas), 5-ASA is only partly absorbed. A major part of this 5-ASA is presystemically eliminated, eg, N-acetylated during its first passage through the intestinal mucosa and liver. Mean steady state plasma levels of unchanged 5-ASA are rather low (range 0.02 to 1.2 microgram/ml) whereas those of Ac-5-ASA are always higher (range 0.1 to 2.9 micrograms/ml). This is due to the rapid elimination of 5-ASA (t1/2 = 0.4 to 2.4h) and the slightly slower renal excretion of the Ac-5-ASA (t1/2 = 6 to 9 h, renal clearance = 200 to 300 ml/min). The knowledge of the pharmacokinetic properties of 5-ASA from different drug formulations might contribute to a better understanding of its mode of action in IBD.
Authors:
U Klotz; K E Maier
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Digestive diseases and sciences     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0163-2116     ISO Abbreviation:  Dig. Dis. Sci.     Publication Date:  1987 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-02-02     Completed Date:  1988-02-02     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7902782     Medline TA:  Dig Dis Sci     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  46S-50S     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institut fuer Klinische Pharmakologie, Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aminosalicylic Acids / pharmacokinetics*,  pharmacology*,  therapeutic use
Clinical Trials as Topic
Colitis, Ulcerative / drug therapy*
Crohn Disease / drug therapy*
Humans
Mesalamine
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Aminosalicylic Acids; 89-57-6/Mesalamine

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