title: Inhibition of experimental porphyria with colchicine.
abstract: Colchicine at the concentrations of 5 X 10(-7) - 5 X 10(-6) M decreased significantly both delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase activity and accumulation of porphyrins in monolayers of chick embryo liver cells induced by allyl-isopropylacetamide, by 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine or by phenobarbitone. No effect was noted in non-induced cells. In rats, colchicine 0.3 mg/kg, reduced significantly the allyl-isopropylacetamide induced increase in the activity of delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase in the liver and the concentration of urinary porphyrins while it did not affect these parameters in non-induced rats.
mesh_terms: D000624:5-Aminolevulinate Synthetase / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003078:Colchicine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D011166:Porphyrins; D000624:5-Aminolevulinate Synthetase; D003078:Colchicine