| Literature DB >> 8317305 |
F J Zijlstra1, A P van Dijk, R J Ouwendijk, I C van Riemsdijk-Overbeeke, J H Wilson.
Abstract
Eicosanoids were measured in biopsies of colonic mucosa from five patients with active ulcerative colitis before and after a four weeks of treatment with 5-amino-salicylic acid (5-ASA). Eicosanoid formation was determined after the addition of 14C-arachidonic acid and stimulation with calcium ionophore A23187. 5-ASA given intra-rectally caused a non-selective suppression of prostanoids, leukotrienes and hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acids. Changes in arachidonic acid metabolism after 5-ASA treatment were not always reflected in changes in inflammation score.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8317305 DOI: 10.1007/bf01991158
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Agents Actions ISSN: 0065-4299