title: Antioxidant properties of 5-aminosalicylic acid: potential mechanism for its protective effect in ulcerative colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport 71130, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Grisham
mesh_terms: D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019804:Mesalamine; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids; D000975:Antioxidants; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D019804:Mesalamine