Novel compounds for the prophylaxis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases

摘要

Novel compounds are disclosed for the prophylaxis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) via the administration of an effective amount in a suitable pharmaceutical dosage of agents that are active by themselves or can deliver tin the large intestine active forms of the drugs such as 5ASA or benzoxazole acetic acid or platelet activating factors. The mechanism of the release is based on bacterial cleavage of an azo linkage in the mammalian lower bowel to release the active compound(s).