Colchicine is an old drug which has been used for many years to treat gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD), and familial Mediterranean fever (MMF). Colchicine is used off-label for some heart diseases, like pericarditis, atrial fibrillation, and myocardial infarction [6, 7]. ...
CPPD: Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate DAMP: Damage-associated molecular pattern FIND: Domain with function to find IFI16: Interferon-γ inducible protein 16 IL-1RA: Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist LPS: Lipopolysaccharide LRR: Leucine rich repeat MDP: Muramyl dipeptide MSU: Monosodium urate...