Mesalazine: Effects, Uses, Side Effects
How mesalazine works Like acetylsalicylic acid, mesalazine inhibits various enzymes that produce pro-inflammatory tissue hormones (prostaglandins, leukotrienes, thromboxanes, etc.). In this way, acute inflammatory reactions (“relapses”), as they occur in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis), can often be attenuated or completely suppressed. In addition, mesalazine can neutralize reactive oxygen species … Mesalazine: Effects, Uses, Side Effects