title: Meloxicam in acute UV dermatitis--a pilot study.
abstract: The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) meloxicam is a preferential cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) antagonist. The UV protective potential of this drug was studied to compare it with the reported beneficial effects of such preferentially COX-1 specific NSAIDs as indomethacin and acetylsalicylic acid in the literature. In a pilot study (open-label, non-randomized, non-controlled, unblinded), 10 patients received UV irradiation with the minimal erythema dose (MED), first with meloxicam (7.5 mg/die) to reduce post-operative pain and second without ingestion of meloxicam. The factor of UV protection was evaluated. In six of ten patients meloxicam showed no benefit, whereas four of ten patients had a 1.3- up to 3-fold UV protection. In this study, the benefit in UV protection of meloxicam as a preferential COX-2 antagonist was not above the reported benefit of the "old" COX-1 inhibiting NSAIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology Mannheim, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bayerl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pagung
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D000077239:Meloxicam; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013843:Thiazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D013843:Thiazines; D013844:Thiazoles; D000077239:Meloxicam