Rheumatology Science and Practice,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
62(5), P. 445 - 464
Published: Oct. 31, 2024
The
main
indications
for
colchicine
treatment
until
recently
were
gout,
pericarditis,
familial
Mediterranean
fever
and
some
other
auto-inflammatory
diseases.
expansion
of
(repositioning)
the
use
in
direction
prevention
cardiovascular
complications
should
be
considered
as
one
major
events
medicine
XXI
century.
Deciphering
role
inflammation
most
important
mechanism
development
atherosclerosis
has
created
prerequisites
concept
anti-inflammatory
therapy
atherosclerosis,
which
low-dose
can
take
an
place,
complementing
effects
aspirin,
statins
antihypertensive
therapy.
analysis
materials
from
randomized
placebo-controlled
studies
indicates
a
decrease
frequency
patients
with
coronary
heart
disease
(by
31%)
who
have
suffered
myocardial
infarction
23%),
well
33%),
stroke,
need
revascularization
mortality.
low
dose
(0.5
mg/day)
is
approved
by
U.S.
Food
Drug
Administration
disease.
It
assumed
that
future
will
place
pathology
associated
atherosclerotic
vascular
European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 3, 2025
Abstract
Background
and
aims
Multiple
anti-inflammatory
drugs
have
been
tested
for
secondary
prevention
after
myocardial
infarction
(MI),
giving
mixed
results
questioning
the
efficacy
of
therapy.
No
head-to-head
comparisons
between
performed.
This
study
aimed
to
compare
safety
MI
relative
merits
specific
administration
strategies.
Methods
Randomized
trials
therapy
were
identified.
Primary
endpoints
trial-defined
major
adverse
cardiovascular
events
(MACE)
serious
events.
Secondary
included
all-cause
death,
individual
MACE
components,
infection,
cancer,
gastrointestinal
Pairwise
meta-analyses
conducted
with
interaction
analyses
drug
type
timing
administration,
in
addition
network
meta-analyses.
sensitivity
meta-regression
explore
potential
heterogeneity
sources.
Results
Twenty-eight
studies,
involving
44
406
patients
a
mean
follow-up
11
months,
included.
Anti-inflammatory
reduced
incidence
(incidence
rate
ratio
[IRR]:
0.92;
95%
confidence
interval
[CI]:
0.86–0.98),
without
increasing
However,
it
was
associated
higher
(IRR:
1.21;
CI:
1.07–1.36).
significant
observed
effects
on
administration.
Conclusions
In
MI,
significantly
reduces
events,
but
is
an
increased
risk
European Journal of Clinical Investigation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 8, 2025
Targeting
inflammation
offers
a
unique
possibility
to
address
residual
cardiovascular
risk
in
almost
two
thirds
of
all
patients
with
prevalent
atherosclerotic
disease
(ASCVD).
However,
despite
FDA
approval
and
the
ESC
2024
Guidelines
for
Management
Chronic
Coronary
Syndrome
recommendations
implement
low-dose
colchicine
(0.5
mg
daily)
secondary
prevention
ASCVD
inflammatory
risk,
its
clinical
adoption
is
still
limited.
In
this
regard,
simple
screening
elevated
high-sensitive
C-reactive
protein
(hsCRP)
on
routine
basis
might
help
recognize
low-grade
as
an
important
therapeutic
target.
Within
present
review,
we
first
provide
recently
published
epidemiologic
evidence
that
hsCRP
at
least
strong
predictor
future
events
traditional
lipoproteins.
Furthermore,
summarize
our
recent
knowledge
currently
available
strategies
modulate
process
critically
discuss
open
issues
regarding
benefit
therapy
acute
coronary
setting
or
stroke
prevention.
addition,
also
briefly
touch
upon
some
specific
safety
related
long-term
use
colchicine.
Finally,
next
diagnostic
frontiers
targeting
such
detection
vascular/coronary
by
pericoronary
fat
attenuation
ziltivekimab,
human
monoclonal
antibody
interleukin-6.
Thus,
integration
interventions
aimed
lowering
burden
combination
aggressive
lipid-modifying
may
hold
potential
further
reduce
substantial
ASCVD.
EClinicalMedicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
76, P. 102835 - 102835
Published: Oct. 1, 2024
Summary
Background
Guidelines
recommend
low-dose
colchicine
for
secondary
prevention
in
cardiovascular
disease,
but
uncertainty
remains
concerning
its
efficacy
stroke,
key
subgroups
and
about
uncommon
serious
safety
outcomes.
Methods
In
this
trial-level
meta-analysis,
we
searched
bibliographic
databases
trial
registries
form
inception
to
May
16,
2024.
We
included
randomised
trials
of
ischaemic
stroke
major
adverse
events
(MACE:
myocardial
infarction,
coronary
revascularisation,
or
death).
Secondary
outcomes
were
mortality.
A
fixed-effect
inverse-variance
model
was
used
generate
a
pooled
estimate
relative
risk
(RR)
with
95%
confidence
intervals
(CI).
This
study
is
registered
PROSPERO,
CRD42024540320.
Findings
Six
involving
14,934
patients
prior
disease
included.
all
patients,
compared
placebo
no
reduced
the
by
27%
(132
[1.8%]
versus
186
[2.5%]
events,
RR
0.73
[95%
CI
0.58–0.90])
MACE
(505
[6.8%]
693
[9.4%]
[0.65–0.81]).
Efficacy
consistent
(females
males,
age
below
above
70,
without
diabetes,
statin
non-statin
users).
Colchicine
not
associated
an
increase
outcomes:
hospitalisation
pneumonia
(109
[1.5%]
106
[1.5%],
0.99
[0.76–1.30]),
cancer
(247
[3.5%]
255
[3.6%],
0.97
[0.82–1.15]),
gastro-intestinal
(153
[2.1%]
135
[1.9%]),
1.15
[0.91–1.44].
There
difference
all-cause
death
(201
[2.7%]
181
[2.4%],
1.09
[0.89–1.33]),
(70
[0.9%]
80
[1.1%],
0.89
[0.65–1.23]),
non-cardiovascular
(131
101
[1.4%],
1.26
[0.98–1.64]).
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(2)
Published: Jan. 18, 2025
The
nucleotide-binding
domain,
leucine-rich
repeat,
and
pyrin
domain-containing
protein
3
(NLRP3)
inflammasome
is
a
critical
modulator
in
inflammatory
disease.
Activation
mutation
of
NLRP3
can
cause
severe
inflammation
diseases
such
as
chronic
infantile
neurologic
cutaneous
articular
syndrome,
Muckle-Wells
familial
cold
autoinflammatory
syndrome
1.
To
date,
great
effort
has
been
made
to
decode
the
underlying
mechanisms
activation.
priming
activation
drive
maturation
release
active
interleukin
(IL)-18
IL-1β
pyroptosis,
which
significantly
trigger
many
including
diseases,
immune
disorders,
metabolic
neurodegenerative
diseases.
investigation
therapeutic
target
for
disease
treatment
hot
topic
both
preclinical
studies
clinical
trials.
Developing
potent
inhibitors
downstream
IL-1
attracts
wide-spectrum
attention
research
pharmaceutical
fields.
In
this
minireview,
we
first
updated
molecular
involved
associated
signaling
pathways.
We
then
reviewed
cellular
pathways
obesity,
diabetes,
other
addition,
briefly
roles
cancer
growth
relative
checkpoint
therapy.
Finally,
trials
with
treatments
targeting
its
were
summarized.
Cardiology and Therapy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 18, 2025
This
prospective,
single-arm
pharmacodynamic
study
assessed
the
effect
of
colchicine
(COLC)
[Strides
Pharma
UK
Ltd,
Watford,
Hertfordshire,
England]
0.5
mg
administered
orally
once
daily
for
14
days
on
platelet
reactivity
with
respect
to
aspirin
reaction
units
(ARUs)
and
P2Y12
(PRUs).
Twenty-two
patients
stable
coronary
artery
disease
(CAD)
dual
antiplatelet
therapy
(DAPT)
maintenance
clopidogrel
were
recruited.
Baseline
function
was
evaluated
VerifyNow™
ARU
PRU
assays
(Werfen,
Bedford,
MA,
USA)
post-completion
COLC
days.
In
this
study,
median
baseline
score
463,
post-COLC
it
436,
which
not
statistically
significant
(p
=
0.485).
The
mean
difference
in
scores
−18.31
(95%
confidence
interval
[CI]
−74.34
37.71,
p
0.504).
At
baseline,
27.3%
had
"aspirin
resistance"
or
non-responders,
compared
13.6%
0.423).
210,
199,
also
0.581).
−7.31
CI
−31.1
16.5,
0.530).
50%
"clopidogrel
45.5%
0.999).
Two
experienced
mild
gastrointestinal
upset
during
trial
without
interruption
COLC,
there
no
serious
adverse
events
treatment-emergent
events.
There
differences
ARUs
PRUs
CAD.
pilot
could
be
clinically
informative
DAPT.
Further
studies
are
required
confirm
these
exploratory
findings.
ClinicalTrials.gov
identifier,
NCT06567678,
prospectively
registered
20/8/2024.
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11, P. 100285 - 100285
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
In
patients
with
stable
coronary
artery
disease,
plasma
levels
of
7-ketocholesterol
(7-KC),
found
at
high
in
atherosclerotic
lesions,
predict
risk
incident
heart
failure
dose
dependently,
potentially
contributing
to
disease
aetiology.
Previous
studies
demonstrated
that
7-KC
can
elicit
effects
on
macrophage
function;
however,
the
proteome
have
not
been
studied
systematically.
Here
we
used
quantitative
mass
spectrometry
establish
effect
mouse
proteome.
independently
mediated
dynamic
changes,
including
atherogenic/M1
markers,
cholesterol
metabolism,
biosynthesis
and
transport,
as
well
nutrient
transport
more
broadly.
These
changes
were
however
insufficient
alone
drive
cytokine
chemokine
secretion.
Rather,
they
prime
macrophage,
potentiating
LPS-stimulated
TNF
alpha
secretion
key
pro-inflammatory
enzymes.
Our
results
indicate
has
independent
metabolic
macrophage;
immune
system
are
primarily
due
metabolism
priming
response
an
inflammatory
stimulus.
Earlier
findings
from
CANTOS
recent
FDA
approval
colchicine
highlight
inflammation
is
a
viable
target
for
cardiovascular
disease;
it
currrently
unclear
which
will
be
best
anti-inflammatory
targets
pursue
future.
this
context,
our
suggest
drugs
targeting
atherogenic
markers
induced
by
might
tolerated,
necessarily
expected
immunosuppressive.