"Mesalamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An anti-inflammatory agent, structurally related to the SALICYLATES, which is active in INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. It is considered to be the active moiety of SULPHASALAZINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019804
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.100.050.300.500 D02.241.223.100.300.595.100.540 D02.241.511.390.595.100.540 D02.455.426.559.389.127.020.452.750 D02.455.426.559.389.127.281.595.100.540 D02.455.426.559.389.657.410.595.100.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Mesalamine- Mesalamine
- Mesalazine
- m-Aminosalicylic Acid
- m Aminosalicylic Acid
- 5-Aminosalicylic Acid
- 5 Aminosalicylic Acid
- meta-Aminosalicylic Acid
- meta Aminosalicylic Acid
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mesalamine" by people in Profiles.
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Stefanelli G, Viscido A, Valvano M, Vernia F, Frieri G, Ashktorab H, Latella G. Is mesalazine treatment effective in the prevention of diverticulitis? A review. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2020 08; 24(15):8164-8176.
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Rubin DT, Cruz-Correa MR, Gasche C, Jass JR, Lichtenstein GR, Montgomery EA, Riddell RH, Rutter MD, Ullman TA, Velayos FS, Itzkowitz S. Colorectal cancer prevention in inflammatory bowel disease and the role of 5-aminosalicylic acid: a clinical review and update. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2008 Feb; 14(2):265-74.