On the action of methotrexate and 6-mercaptopurine on M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis.

BACKGROUND: Clinical improvement in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treated with methotrexate and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) is associated with a decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokines. This has been presumed to indicate the mechanism of action of methotrexate and 6-MP. Although controversial, there a...

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Main Authors: Robert J Greenstein, Liya Su, Vahram Haroutunian, Azra Shahidi, Sheldon T Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1779805?pdf=render