About mesalazine5-aminosalicylic acid derivative, anti-inflammatory bowel agent.mechanism of action of mesalazinemesalazine exerts its anti-inflammatory action by inhibiting lipoxygenase enzyme. this will leads to decreased production of pro-inflammatory leukotrienes (ltb4) and 5-hydroxy eicosa tetra enoic acids (hete) in the intestinal wall. it inhibits the production of inflammatory mediators like interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-alpha etc. indications for mesalazine1.ulcerative colitis 2.crohn`s disease 3.proctitis and proctosigmoiditis (use only suppositories)
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