Effects of colchicine on pericardial diseases: a review of the literature and current evidence

Effects of colchicine on pericardial diseases: a review of the literature and current evidence

Colchicine, extracted from the colchicum autumnale plant, used by the ancient Greeks more than 20 centuries ago, is one of the most ancient drugs still prescribed even today. The major mechanism of action is binding to microtubules thereby interfering with mitosis and subsequent modulation of polymo...

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Main Authors: Syed Raza Shah, Richard Alweis, Syed Arbab Shah, Mohammad Hussham Arshad, Adil Al-Karim Manji, Arham Amir Arfeen, Maheen Javed, Syed Muhammad Shujauddin, Rida Irfan, Sakina Shabbir, Shehryar Shaikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Colchicine
Pericardial
Diseases
Pericardium
Cardiac
Review
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/31957/pdf_161

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