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Colchicine

Known as: (S)-N-(5,6,7,9-Tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxobenzo[a]heptalen-7-yl)acetamide, Acetamide, N-(5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxobenzo(a)heptalen-7-yl)-, (S)-, Colchicin 
An alkaloid isolated from Colchicum autumnale with anti-gout and anti-inflammatory activities. The exact mechanism of action by which colchicines… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2019
Highly Cited
2019
Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Colchicine after Myocardial Infarction.
BACKGROUND Experimental and clinical evidence support the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis and its complications… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Insight into tubulin regulation from a complex with colchicine and a stathmin-like domain
Microtubules are cytoskeletal polymers of tubulin involved in many cellular functions. Their dynamic instability is controlled by… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Sensitive and viable identification of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells by a flow cytometric assay for degranulation.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A trial of three regimens for primary amyloidosis: colchicine alone, melphalan and prednisone, and melphalan, prednisone, and colchicine.
BACKGROUND Primary systemic amyloidosis is an uncommon disease characterized by the accumulation in vital organs of a fibrillar… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Expression of a full-length cDNA for the human "MDR1" gene confers resistance to colchicine, doxorubicin, and vinblastine.
Intrinsic and acquired multidrug resistance (MDR) is an important problem in cancer therapy. MDR in human KB carcinoma cells… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Colchicine in the prevention and treatment of the amyloidosis of familial Mediterranean fever.
To determine whether colchicine prevents or ameliorates amyloidosis in patients with familial Mediterranean fever, we followed… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Distribution of substance P-like immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the rat—I. Cell bodies and nerve terminals
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
A surface glycoprotein modulating drug permeability in Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
THE MECHANISM OF ACTION OF COLCHICINE
The majority of the colchicine-3H bound by tissue culture cells (KB or Hela) was found to be present as a noncovalent complex… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
A colchicine, hypotonic citrate, squash sequence for mammalian chromosomes.
The method was developed for bone marrow of mice but is applicable to other tissues and other species of small mammals. Mice are… 
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