Corticosteroids have represented the mainstay of medical treatment for induction of remission in inflammatory bowel disease. Aim of this paper is to review mechanisms of action, safety and efficacy of beclomethasone dipropionate, a steroid with enhanced topical intestinal activity and low systemic activity, in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Oral beclomethasone : a review of its use in inflammatory bowel disease / S. Danese, E. Angelucci, S. Marconi, A. Repici, A. Malesci. - In: MINI-REVIEWS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1389-5575. - 8:14(2008 Dec), pp. 1459-1463. [10.2174/138955708786786444]
Oral beclomethasone : a review of its use in inflammatory bowel disease
A. MalesciUltimo
2008
Abstract
Corticosteroids have represented the mainstay of medical treatment for induction of remission in inflammatory bowel disease. Aim of this paper is to review mechanisms of action, safety and efficacy of beclomethasone dipropionate, a steroid with enhanced topical intestinal activity and low systemic activity, in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
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