AA (Inflammatory) Amyloidosis Medication

Updated: Dec 19, 2022
  • Author: Jefferson R Roberts, MD; Chief Editor: Herbert S Diamond, MD  more...
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Medication

Medication Summary

No specific therapeutic agents are recommended for the treatment of amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis. Medical therapy for the underlying inflammatory disorders should be as aggressive as possible to completely suppress the inflammatory process. Colchicine may be administered concurrently with these agents, although no controlled studies indicate that it is effective in amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis, other than in cases associated with amilial Mediterranean fever. [49]

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Anti-inflammatory agents

Class Summary

Colchicine is a disaggregator of microtubules, not a member of any of the traditional categories of anti-inflammatory agents.

Colchicine

Decreases leukocyte motility and phagocytosis in inflammatory responses. Effective in the treatment of acute gout, pseudogout, and the prophylaxis of acute febrile episodes of FMF. The latter effect probably is responsible for the reduced frequency of renal amyloidosis when treatment is adequate.

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