Colchicine in the treatment of AA and AL amyloidosis

A Livneh, D Zemer, P Langevitz, J Shemer… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 1993 - Elsevier
Colchicine is an effective medication in the prevention and treatment of amyloidosis of
familial Mediterranean fever. Its therapeutic effect depends on the stage of renal disease …

Colchicine prevents kidney transplant amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever

A Livneh, D Zemer, B Siegal, A Laor, E Sohar, M Pras - Nephron, 1992 - karger.com
Twenty-one familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients who received a kidney transplant for
terminal renal failure due to amyloidosis were studied retrospectively to evaluate the …

Therapeutic prospects in amyloidosis

JB Natvig, B Skogen, E Amundsen - The Kidney in Plasma Cell …, 1988 - Springer
Although the existence of amyloid has been known for about 150 years, the specific amyloid
proteins have only been characterised during the last 20 years [see 1-5]. The precursor …