title: [Aspects of colchicine therapy. 2. Additional classical indications and new therapeutic aspects].
abstract: The complex actions of colchicine, which are attributable to its stabilising action on the cytoskeleton and cell membranes and its special pattern of distribution, form the basis of the results presented here; results that relating to the prophylactic and/or therapeutic actions of colchicine in a whole range of other diseases.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Universität Giessen, Kerckhoff Klinik-Rheumatologie, Bad Nauheim. Uwe.Lange@Kerckhoff.med.uni-giessen.de
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.forename: Klaus L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D003078:Colchicine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D006074:Gout Suppressants; D003078:Colchicine
vernacular_title: Aktuelle Aspekte der Colchicin-Therapie. 2. Teil: Weitere klassische Indikationen und neue therapeutische Ansätze.