Treatment aims to control inflammation, relieve symptoms, and maintain remission, utilizing therapies such as 5-Aminosalicylic Acid (5-ASA), corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and biologics.

The new ‘living’ guideline marks a major shift away from the traditional step-up approach, recommending early use of advanced therapies such as biologics and small molecules after 5-aminosalicylic ...

Prevention of PAS release in the stomach reduces production of meta-aminophenol, a potentially toxic byproduct of PAS metabolism, and the use of aminosalicylic acid obviates possible electrolyte ...

Correspondence to Prof Dr Rinse K Weersma, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; r.k.weersma{at}umcg.nl We, therefore, ...

Mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA) is used because of its local effects in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Therefore, the aims of this work were to compare and validate three ...

Credit: Getty Images. Medications for ulcerative colitis include first-line therapy 5-ASA for mild cases as well as immune system–altering biologics for more severe cases. The initial treatment ...

BBPH, bear bile powder high dose; BBPL, bear bile powder low dose; DSS, dextran sulfate sodium; NC, normal control; 5-ASA, 5-Amino salicylic acid. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic autoimmune ...

The daily oral administration for 5 to 23 weeks of 8 to 12 Gm. of para-aminosalicylic acid to 15 patients lowered serum cholesterol concentrations significantly in each experiment by 14 to 44 per cet ...

These medications are chemically related to aspirin. The drugs in this class of medications contain 5-aminosalicylic acid and other ingredients, which give them the needed anti-inflammatory effect.

"To validate the therapeutic efficacy of Se-fLac, we compared it with 5-aminosalicylic acid treatment, VSL#3 supplements, and their combination. Se-fLac significantly outperformed these three ...