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In rat experiments and a clinical trial we have examined the suspected nephrotoxic potential of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), the biological active metabolite of sulfasalazine (SZ). Male Wistar rats were treated orally for 4 weeks daily with 30 and 200 mg 5-ASA/kg and 75 and 500 mg SZ/kg. The two renal marker enzymes N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG; EC 3.2.1.30), alanineaminopeptidase (AAP; EC 3.4.11.2) and creatinine were monitored in urine. At the end of the experiment rats were sacrificed, the removed kidneys histologically examined and drugs, their metabolites and creatinine measured in plasma and urine. In 9 patients treated chronically for their Crohn's disease with 3 X 0.5 g 5-ASA daily in form of suppositories and an oral preparation urinary excretions of NAG, AAP and serum creatinine were also monitored before and during therapy. Neither the animal experiments nor the observations in patients gave any evidence of nephrotoxic lesions induced by 5-ASA. Thus, our data show that in the doses applied, 5-ASA was devoid of altering renal excretion in rats and man.
The formation of three oxidant-derived products of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) in vivo was demonstrated in patients with active ulcerative colitis as well as in healthy subjects. The products were isolated from faeces by preparative HPLC and their chemical structures were found to be oxidation products of 5-ASA using 1H-NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Reactions carried out in vitro between 5-ASA and oxidants suggested to be present in the inflamed bowel verified that the hypochlorite-mediated oxidation of 5-ASA as well as the haemoglobin-catalysed H2O2-dependent oxidation of 5-ASA resulted in the formation of a single oxidation product of 5-ASA. This product was similar to, but not identical to any of the products identified in faeces from patients receiving 5-ASA. Oxygen radical-mediated oxidation of 5-ASA gave several products, different from the products isolated. Finally, it was verified that the products formed in vivo are not formed as a result of autooxidation of 5-ASA either in faeces extract or in pharmaceuticals.
The study objective was to determine the minimum frequency of dosing for standard 4-g doses of p-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) granules. Two sequential six-patient pharmacokinetic studies are described, followed by clinical data from 40 subsequent patients. All patients had multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Serum was collected at two to three time points after dosing, and assayed by a validated high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay. Data were analyzed using noncompartmental methods. In six patients, twice-daily dosing produced median serum concentrations at 4, 8, and 12 h post-dose of 25.8, 23.2, and 16.4 microgram/ml. In six patients, once-daily dosing produced median serum concentrations at 6, 12, and 24 h post-dose of 23.4, 3.7, and 0 microgram/ml. In 40 patients, twice-daily dosing produced median serum concentrations at 4 to 8 and 9 to 12 h post-dose of 24.8 and 20.6 microgram/ml. Unlike once-daily dosing, twice-daily PAS maintained serum concentrations in excess of 1 microgram/ml, the typical minimal inhibitory concentration against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, for the entire dosing interval. We now use twice-daily PAS granules for our patients with MDR-TB.
A new enteric coated form of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-AS, Salofalk) for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease was developed. In 11 hospitalized patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis the steady-state pharmacokinetics of 5-AS and its major metabolite, N-acetyl-5-AS (Ac-5-AS), was investigated. During treatment with 0.5 g 5-AS tid elimination half-life (t 1/2) ranged from 0.7 to 2.4 h (1.4 +/- 0.6 h, mean +/- SD; n = 6) and mean steady-state plasma levels (Css) of 5-AS and Ac-5-AS averaged 0.7 +/- 0.4 micrograms/ml and 1.2 +/- 0.3 micrograms/ml, respectively. Treatment with the smaller dose of 0.25 g 5-AS tid (n = 5) resulted in a shorter t 1/2 (0.6 +/- 0.2 h), lower Css for 5-AS (0.4 +/- 0.2 micrograms/ml) and Ac-5-AS (1.0 +/- 0.2 micrograms/ml). Urinary and fecal recovery of total 5-AS was calculated to 44 +/- 21% and 35 +/- 10%, respectively. Both compounds were slightly bound to plasma proteins (5-AS: 43%, Ac-5-AS: 78%). In conclusion, the present data would suggest that the new oral dosage form delivers sufficient amounts of therapeutically active 5-AS for local and systemic action in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
The influence of intestinal transit time on the release of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) from a peroral, slow-release preparation (Pentasa) was studied at steady state in seven healthy volunteers. Daily dose was 1500 mg Pentasa, normal transit time (NTT) was 24 h (16-26 h) and accelerated transit time (ATT), caused by a laxative, was 5 h (4-9 h). Median total recovery (24 h, 5-ASA + acetyl-5-ASA) was 87% (61-129%) (NTT) and 81% (56-100%) (ATT), respectively, (P greater than 0.10). The total faecal excretion of 5-ASA (per cent of dose) increased from 16%, (9-21%) (NTT) to 29%, (16-38%) (ATT) (P less than 0.02). Free 5-ASA rose from 12% (4-19%) to 17% (10-25%), the retained part (in granules) from 4% (2-5%) to 12% (4-24%). Urinary excretion decreased correspondingly from 32% (19-59%) to 21% (11-38%), predominantly as Ac-5-ASA (P less than 0.05). Mean plasma Ac-5-ASA concentration decreased from 1.42 micrograms ml-1 to 0.86 microgram ml-1 (P less than 0.05). An almost complete release of 5-ASA from Pentasa takes place during NTT. At ATT conditions about 88% is released, indicating Pentasa to be an acceptable source of 5-ASA in diarrhoeal states.
The effects of metronidazole and 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) on histamine receptor-effector systems in the small intestine and right atrium of the guinea pig were studied. In an apparently all-or-none manner, both caused a sinistral shift in dose-response curves for the phasic component of the contractile response to histamine at H1 receptors on the ileum. In the presence of either, the EC50 value for histamine was reduced from 0.07 to about 0.03 microM. Similarly, in an apparently all-or-none fashion, both produced an elevation in the dose-response curve for the actions of dimaprit at H2-receptors in the ileum; the response to all doses was increased about 30% with no significant change in the EC50 value. Metronidazole and 5-ASA did not alter dose-response curves for the tonic contractile response to histamine or curves generated by the cumulative addition of histamine. Also, neither altered the positive chronotropic response on isolated right atria or the phasic contractile response on isolated segments of jejunum and duodenum to histamine or dimaprit. Likewise, neither altered dose-response curves for the direct action of carbamylcholine at muscarinic receptors or for the indirect actions of dimethylphenylpiperazinium on the ileum. The effects of 5-ASA or metronidazole on the response to histamine could be prevented as well as reversed by scopolamine or tetrodotoxin. The results suggest that metronidazole and 5-ASA enhance the actions of histamine and dimaprit on the ileum by an action on myenteric plexus neurons.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Plasma levels of total 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) were determined after a single administration of 2 g and 4 g 5-ASA enemas to 6 patients with ulcerative colitis. The mean plasma levels and AUC values confirmed that the active substance is poorly absorbed by rectal route.
BACKGROUND: Current treatment of ulcerative colitis is imperfect. Trefoil peptides are known to stimulate repair in many models of injury, including animal models of colitis. AIM: To assess the efficacy of trefoil factor family-3 enema treatment in a clinical trial. METHODS: A total of 16 patients with mild-to-moderate left sided ulcerative colitis were recruited into a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study. Patients taking steroids or with proctitis only were excluded. Patients received 75 mL enemas containing either human recombinant trefoil factor family-3 (10 mg/mL) or saline alone once a day for 14 days. All patients also received an oral dose-increment of 1.2 g of mesalazine daily above their normal usage. Patients were assessed at 0, 2, 4 and 12 weeks. Remission was defined as Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index of 0 or 1 with no blood in stool. Individual clinical improvement was defined as a Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index reduction of >3. Data was analysed using chi-square test and anova. RESULTS: Median Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index at entry were 8.5 (trefoil factor family-3 group) and 8 (placebo group). Analysed on an intention-to-treat basis, only one patient went into remission (in trefoil factor family-3 group at day 28). Clinical improvement was seen in two trefoil factor family-3 and three placebo patients on day 14 and two patients in each group on day 28. CONCLUSION: Increasing the dose of 5-aminosalicylic acid was moderately effective in reducing the Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index but was insufficient to induce remission. Trefoil factor family-3 enemas were well-tolerated but did not provide additional benefit above that of adding additional 5-aminosalicylic acid alone.
BACKGROUND: The newer 5-ASA preparations were intended to avoid the adverse effects of SASP while maintaining its therapeutic benefits. The efficacy and safety of 5-ASA preparations have been evaluated in numerous clinical trials that have often lacked sufficient statistical power to arrive at definitive conclusions. Previously, it was found that newer 5-ASA drugs in doses of at least 2 g/day, were more effective than placebo but no more effective than SASP in inducing remission in ulcerative colitis. This updated review includes more recent studies and evaluates the effectiveness, dose-responsiveness, and safety of 5-ASA preparations in terms of more precise outcome measures. OBJECTIVES: To assess the efficacy, dose-responsiveness and safety of the newer release formulations of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) compared to placebo or sulfasalazine (SASP) for the induction of remission in active ulcerative colitis. SEARCH STRATEGY: A computer-assisted literature search for relevant studies (1981-2005) was performed using MEDLINE, BIOS, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, the Cochrane IBD/FBD group specialized trials register and the Science Citation Index, followed by a manual search of reference lists from previously retrieved articles, review articles, symposia proceedings, and abstracts from major gastrointestinal conferences. SELECTION CRITERIA: Studies were accepted for analysis if they were randomized, double-blinded, and controlled clinical trials of parallel design, with treatment durations of a minimum of four weeks. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Based on an intention to treat principle, the outcomes of interest in the treatment of active disease were the failure to induce global/clinical remission, global/clinical improvement, endoscopic remission, or endoscopic improvement. MAIN RESULTS: 5-ASA was superior to placebo with regard to all measured outcome variables. For the failure to induce global/clinical improvement or remission, the pooled Peto odds ratio was 0.40 (95% CI, 0.30 to 0.53). A dose-response trend for 5-ASA was also observed. When 5-ASA was compared to SASP, the pooled Peto odds ratio was 0.83 (95% CI 0.60 to 1.13) for the failure to induce global/clinical improvement or remission, and 0.66 (95% CI 0.42 to 1.04) for the failure to induce endoscopic improvement. SASP was not as well tolerated as 5-ASA. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: The newer 5-ASA preparations were superior to placebo and tended towards therapeutic benefit over SASP. However, considering their relative costs, a clinical advantage to using the newer 5-ASA preparations in place of SASP appears unlikely. This review updates the existing review of oral 5-aminosalicylic acid for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis which was published in the Cochrane Library (Issue 1, 2006).
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We report a case of pleuropericarditis in a 23-yr-old woman with ulcerative colitis (UC) treated with 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA). In our case we exclude a possible 5-ASA hypersensitivity in view of the longterm complication free treatment and the successful resolution of the case without withdrawal of 5-ASA. A 5-ASA induced lupus-like syndrome was also ruled out by immunoserological investigations. Infectious and endocrinologic causes of pleuropericarditis were also excluded. In conclusion pleuropericarditis must be considered a systemic complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) if adverse reaction to 5-ASA and sulfasalazine as well as other possible pathogenetic factors have been ruled out.
Isolated human colonic epithelial cell suspensions were incubated with either 0.1 mM 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) or 0.1 mM acetylaminosalicylic acid (Ac-ASA) for up to two hours. Intra- and extracellular 5-ASA and Ac-ASA were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. Mean 5-ASA uptake in one hour was 160.5 nmol/g dry weight, compared with an Ac-ASA uptake of only 5.75 nmol/g dry weight. No unchanged 5-ASA was detected inside the cell. Repeated washing had no effect on the intracellular Ac-ASA concentration. This discrepancy in drug uptake may explain why Ac-ASA seems to be ineffective when given to patients with ulcerative colitis.
The effects of sulfasalazine (SASP) and its cleavage products 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) and sulfapyridine (SP) on prostanoid (PG) synthesis and degradation were determined in rabbit colonic mucosa fractions in vitro. When the microsomal fraction was incubated with (14C)arachidonic acid, 10(-3) M SASP and SP did not markedly change the formation of labeled PGE2, PGF2 alpha, TxB2 and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha X 10(-4) M 5-ASA increased synthesis about 2.7-fold; the pattern of PG identified was unaltered. In the presence of the 10-fold higher concentration of 5-ASA, PG synthesis remained elevated at a similar level. When the cytosolic fraction was incubated with (3H)PGE2, 10(-3) M 5-ASA was without influence and 10(-3) M SP decreased slightly PGE2 breakdown. However, SASP showed a pronounced inhibitory effect at 10(-5) M and inhibition of PGE2 degradation was complete at 10(-3) M SASP. The results are compatible with the assumption that stimulation of PG synthesis by 5-ASA is related to therapeutic benefit in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
Pressure-controlled colon delivery capsule (PCC) containing 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was prepared and evaluated by an in vivo experiment using beagle dogs. As a reference drug, sulfasalazine (SASP), prodrug of 5-ASA, was used as a plain gelatin capsule preparation. After the oral administration of SASP at the does of 25.0 mg/kg, the mean time when the plasma 5-ASA concentration reaches to its maximum (Tmax) was 9.0 hr. In the case of 5-ASA administered in PCC, at the doses of 12.5 and 25.0 mg/kg, Tmaxs were 5.3 and 5.3 hr, respectively. Although the time for the first appearance of 5-ASA into the systemic circulation was almost the same value between SASP capsule and PCC containing 5-ASA, longer Tmax was observed from SASP capsule than from PCC. These results suggest that this 5-ASA preparation would be an useful dosage form for the therapy of IBD from the point of avoiding the side effect of sulfapyridine, one of the metabolites of SASP.