Colchicine reduces procollagen III and increases pseudocholinesterase in chronic liver disease

Table 3 Liver function tests at baseline and after 2 and 4 years

	Group A	%	P	Group B	%	P
P-III-P baseline (ng/mL)	34.0			32.0
P-III-P 2 yr (ng/mL)	26.2	-22.9	0.01	30.8	-3.7	0.6
P-III-P 4 yr (ng/mL)	18.3	-46.2	< 0.0001	30.2	-5.6	0.5
Pseudocholinesterase baseline (mU/mL)	4900			4800
Pseudocholinesterase 2 yr (mU/mL)	5200	+6.1	0.05	4620	-3.7	0.6
Pseudocholinesterase 4 yr (mU/mL)	5610	+14.5	< 0.001	4580	-4.6	0.6