Interruption of mesalamine and reduction of the blood concentration of the active metabolites of azathioprine: Possible causes of ulcerative colitis relapse

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3246-3249

  Stocco, Gabriele ^a,b   Martelossi, Stefano ^a,b   Malusa', Noelia ^c   Marino, Sara ^a,b   Decorti, Giuliana ^a   Bartoli, Fiora ^a,b   Ventura, Alessandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^c Sanitary Services Agency Number 1   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 MERCAPTOPURINE DERIVATIVE; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AZATHIOPRINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE; INOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MESALAZINE; METHYL MERCAPTOPURINE NUCLEOTIDE; PREDNISONE; THIOGUANOSINE; THIOPURINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AZATHIOPRINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MESALAMINE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 55949130246     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0283-1     Document Type: Article

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