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Effects of colchicine on the gallbladder of the mouse

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The effects of colchicine on the mouse gallbladder followed a course depending on the dosage given (0.4–4 mg/100 g body weight). Following 0.5 mg/100 g, by 16 h there was a marked cholestasis with dilatation of the gallbladder and steatosis. There were progressive alterations in the Golgi apparatus and accumulation of vesicles. The apical mucous droplets decreased in number and became pleomorphic and dispersed throughout the cytoplasm. Lipid droplets appeared in numbers on the epithelial cytoplasm. By 48 h the tissues had reverted to normal appearances. When cholecystokinin, pilocarpine or ceruletide were given to animals which had received colchicine 18 h previously, the excess bile from the dilated gallbladder was discharged into the duodenum, remaining apical mucous droplets secreted and electron dense material accumulated in the lateral intercellular space. This formed a quasi-regular array between the epithelial bases and the basement membrane. Biochemically there was a significant decrease in alkaline phosphatase activity and a significant increase in acid phosphatase activity.

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    D. Hopwood & G. Milne

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Hopwood, D., Milne, G., Ross, P.E. et al. Effects of colchicine on the gallbladder of the mouse. Histochem J 18, 80–89 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01675360

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