Colchicine reduces inflammatory cytokines and improves symptoms in HFpEF: an observational pilot study

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Source: Frontiers Medicine

Original: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1702293...

Published: 2026-01-16T00:00:00Z

An observational pilot study in 126 patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) investigated the effects of colchicine on inflammatory markers and symptoms. Patients with elevated levels of IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α received colchicine at a dose of 0.5 mg daily. After 2 weeks of treatment, IL-8 decreased by -28.65 (95% CI: -54.20 to -11.47, p=0.0010), a 65.5% decrease (95% CI: -82.0% to -45.0%), and IL-6 by -1.925 (95% CI: -4.510 to -0.29, p=0.0010). p=0.0028), i.e. a 30.5% decrease (95% CI: -54.0% to -5.0%). The most significantly elevated markers were IL-8 and IL-6. At 1 month, anxiety (HAMA) decreased by -1 (95% CI: -1.0 to -1.0, p<0.0001), depression (HAMD) by -1 (95% CI: -1.0 to 0.0, p<0.0001) and quality of life (KCCQ) increased by 10 points (p<0.0001). The study suggests that colchicine safely reduces inflammatory markers and improves symptoms in patients with HFpEF.