Is colchicine use associated with decreased prevalence of myocardial infarction in patients with gout?
In this hypothesis-generating study, gout patients who took colchicine had a significantly lower prevalence of MI and exhibited trends toward reduced all-cause mortality and lower CRP level versus those who did not take colchicine.
Amniotic fluid concentrations of immuno-reactive MCP-1 were increased in women in preterm labor with IAI, those without IAI who delivered preterm, and those who displayed acute inflammatory lesions in the extra-placental membranes. These findings suggest that MCP-1 may play a role in preterm labor regardless of the presence of IAI.