Several lines of evidence suggest that nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs may be effective in preventing colorectal cancer. These include animal experiments, case-control studies, and clinical experience with sulindac in promoting the regression of adenomatous colon polyps in adenomatous polyposis coli. We determined the antiproliferative activity of various nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an enhanced chronic inflammatory response to noxious particles or gases in the airways and the lungs. Immunoreactions participate in the reinforcement and increase of COPD inflammation. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) in 2014 proposed that the target of drug therapy is to relieve symptoms, reduce a...

Antibiotics and antiinflammatory agents are the primary and main therapeutic categories in the treatment of otitis media. One of the simpler and feasible approaches of minimizing the problem of repeated use and subsequent resistance is development of sustained release formulation. Therefore, the present investigation aimed to develop a sustained release in situ gel formulation containing combin...

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs have been widely used for the management of inflammation, pain and nociception. Gastric intolerance caused by most of the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs used today restricts their use. Several approaches have been proposed to modify the parent nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs molecule in order to reduce their gastric toxicity. Oral prodrug approach is...

Lipoxygenases are non-heme iron dioxygenases that catalyze the oxygenation of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Using soybean lipoxygenase-1 as a model, we have shown that two classes of lipoxygenase inhibitors currently in development as potential antiinflammatory agents obtain a significant amount of their potency by reducing the lipoxygenase active-site iron from the active ferric state to the in...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are commonly prescribed in dental practice after minor oral surgical procedures such as tooth extraction. Diclofenac sodium is one of the non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs widely used for pain relief in dentistry. Although adverse reactions to these drugs are rare, at times they can cause a life-threatening phenomenon. Stevens-Johnson syndrome is one suc...

Benzofuranones have attracted considerable attention with regard to their pharmaceutical activity and the various approaches directed towards their synthesis .The simple benzofuran derivatives like 2-nitrobenzofuran, 2-acetyl benzofurans are well known as bio-dynamic agents possessing various pharmacological properties.spasmolytic activity on the intestine of the guinea pig and dilatory effects...