METHOD AND COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

摘要

The present invention relates to novel compounds and a method for the prophylaxis and treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) via the administration of an effective amount in a suitable pharmaceutical dosage form of an azobenzene compound of formula I or a pharmacologically acceptable salt, which is reductively cleaved to 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) by bacteria in the large intestine.