Drug ID:Drug190
Drug Name:Sulfasalazine
CID:5339
DrugBank ID:DB00795
Modality:Small Molecule
Groups:approved
US Approved:YES
Other Approved:YES
Identifier: NCT03414502, , NCT02714634, , NCT03254589, , NCT03739853, , NCT03847311, , NCT04720183, , NCT06060301, , NCT04725422, , NCT02451748, , NCT05580861, , NCT05664464, , NCT03561584, , NCT05703425, , NCT06360068, , NCT06134388, , NCT04205357, , NCT05445440, , NCT04610476, , NCT02374021, , NCT02466
Molecular Formula:C18H14N4O5S
Molecular Weight:398.4 g/mol
Isomeric SMILES:C1=CC=NC(=C1)NS(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)N=NC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)C(=O)O
Synonyms:sulfasalazine; Salicylazosulfapyridine; Azulfidine; Sulphasalazine; Benzosulfa; Azopyrin; Sulfasalazina; Sulfasalazinum; Sulfasalazin; Azulfidine EN-tabs
Phase 0: 1
Phase 1: 12
Phase 2: 13
Phase 3: 18
Phase 4: 20
Description:A drug that is used in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Its activity is generally considered to lie in its metabolic breakdown product, 5-aminosalicylic acid (see mesalamine) released in the colon. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p907)

Molecular Structure

2D Molecular Structure

Knowledge Graph

dtIDCIDCompound NameGene IDGene NameSpeciesPubMed IDsAction
dt1325 5339 Sulfasalazine 9308 CD83 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1326 5339 Sulfasalazine 240 ALOX5 Homo sapiens (human) Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor
dt1327 5339 Sulfasalazine 1719 DHFR Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1328 5339 Sulfasalazine 3091 HIF1A Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1329 5339 Sulfasalazine 1576 CYP3A4 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1330 5339 Sulfasalazine 5743 PTGS2 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1331 5339 Sulfasalazine 5468 PPARG Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1332 5339 Sulfasalazine 38 ACAT1 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt1333 5339 Sulfasalazine 240 ALOX5 Homo sapiens (human) Inhibitor
dt1334 5339 Sulfasalazine 1544 CYP1A2 Homo sapiens (human) None

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Phase Distribution
Phase Description
  • Phase 0: Exploratory trials to assess drug behavior in humans
  • Phase 1: Safety trials to determine safe dosage range
  • Phase 2: Efficacy trials to evaluate therapeutic effects
  • Phase 3: Large-scale trials to confirm efficacy and safety
  • Phase 4: Post-marketing surveillance for long-term safety and efficacy

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Disease IDDisease NameDefinitionCategoryRelated DrugsMechanism
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Strategy IDTherapeutic StrategySynonymsRelated DrugsMechanism
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Long-term clinical outcomes and factors predictive of relapse after 5-aminosali…

PMID: 22683958
Year: 2012
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.1

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Clinical outcomes and factors predictive of favorable response after 5-aminosalicylates or sulfasalazine (5-ASA/sulfasalazine) treat…

Effect of combination of thalidomide and sulfasalazine in experimentally induce…

PMID: 21941940
Year: 2011
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.1

Thalidomide provided significant protection against tri nitro benzene sulfonic acid induced colitis. Combination therapy also reduced colonic inflamm…

Oxidative stress as a mechanism underlying sulfasalazine-induced toxicity

PMID: 21219240
Year: 2011
Relationship Type: Mechanism Score: 9.1

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multifactorial intestinal disorder that involves interactions among the immune system, genetic susceptibility,…

[Ozone therapy combined with sulfasalazine delivered via a colon therapy system…

PMID: 21177179
Year: 2010
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.1

OBJECTIVE: To assess the therapeutic effect of ozone therapy combined with sulfasalazine sulfasalazine delivered via a colon therapy system in the tr…

Reversal of refractory sulfasalazine-related renal failure after treatment with…

PMID: 21095485
Year: 2010
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.1

BACKGROUND: Sulfasalazine is a combination of sulfapyridine and 5-aminosalicylic acid and is used as a first-line treatment in inflammatory bowel dis…

Comparative evaluation of different doses of green tea extract alone and in com…

PMID: 21082353
Year: 2011
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.1

BACKGROUND: The exact etiopathology of inflammatory bowel disease is still unclear. Most of the therapies present are directed towards symptomatic im…

Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms secondary to sulfasalazine

PMID: 20546480
Year: 2010
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.1

A severe cutaneous eruption in an unwell patient can be a major cause of physician anxiety. With numerous differential diagnoses, an early accurate d…

Sulfasalazine and mesalamine modulate beryllium-specific lymphocyte proliferati…

PMID: 19901345
Year: 2010
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.1

Occupational exposure to beryllium (Be) results in Be sensitization (BeS) that can progress to pulmonary granulomatous inflammation associated with c…

Amelioration of dextran sulfate sodium-induced chronic colitis by sulfasalazine…

PMID: 20823682
Year: 2010
Relationship Type: Association Score: 8.1

BACKGROUND: Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a collective term for two distinct long term conditions: Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease. There is …

Case report: lichen planus in a patient with ulcerative colitis receiving sulfa…

PMID: 39633238
Year: 2025
Relationship Type: Association Score: 6.5

A comparative evaluation of the kefir yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus A4 and sulf…

PMID: 38833212
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Association Score: 6.5

A RARE CAUSE OF DRUG-INDUCED ACUTE PANCREATITIS: SULFASALAZINE

PMID: 37053374
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Association Score: 6.5

A limited form of granulomatosis with polyangiitis in an ulcerative colitis pat…

PMID: 35022291
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

This is a case report of a 31-year-old lady who is known to have ulcerative colitis for 15 years and was on mesalazine. She presented with periorbita…

Sulfasalazine

PMID: 32491741
Year: 2025
Relationship Type: Association Score: 6.5

Therapeutic effects of combination of platelet lysate and sulfasalazine adminis…

PMID: 32058216
Year: 2020
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

Comment in Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Sep;54(6):845. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Sep;54(6):843-844. BACKGROUND: With the advent of biolog…

Combination therapy of mesenchymal stromal cells and sulfasalazine attenuates t…

PMID: 30580446
Year: 2019
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

BACKGROUND: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor auto-antibodies (GMAbs) suppress neutrophil-extrinsic GM-CSF signaling and increase ris…

The possible ameliorative effect of simvastatin versus sulfasalazine on acetic …

PMID: 30408459
Year: 2019
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

Owing to the recent progress in regenerative medicine technology, clinical trials that harnessed the regeneration and immune modulation potentiality…

Modulation of Gut Microbiome Composition and Function in Experimental Colitis T…

PMID: 28936203
Year: 2017
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.3

A general consensus exists that IBD is associated with compositional and metabolic changes in the intestinal microbiota (dysbiosis). However, a dire…

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