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Atak M, Sevim Nalkiran H, Bostan M, Uydu HA. The association of Sort1 expression with LDL subfraction and inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease. Acta Cardiol 2024; 79:159-166. [PMID: 38095557 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2023.2285534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Controversial effect of sortilin on lipoprotein metabolism in the development of atherosclerosis reveals the need for more extensive research. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the association between Sort1 gene expression and lipids, lipoprotein subfractions, and inflammation in CAD. METHODS The study population included 162 subjects with CAD and 49 healthy individuals. The Sort1 gene expression level was determined by qRT-PCR using Human Sortilin TaqMan Gene Expression Assays. Lipoprotein subclasses were analysed by the Lipoprint system. Serum levels of apolipoprotein and CRP were measured by autoanalyzer. RESULTS Sort1 gene expression and atherogenic subfraction (SdLDL) levels were significantly higher (p < 0.001) while atheroprotective subfraction (LbLDL) was lower in the subjects with CAD (p < 0.050). Also, increased Sort1 gene expression levels were observed in those with higher CRP values. CONCLUSIONS Our findings reveal that the high Sort1 gene expression has a prominent linear relationship with both the atherogenic LDL phenotype and proinflammation, thereby might contribute to the occurrence of CAD.
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- Mehtap Atak
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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Knapik-Kowalczuk J, Kramarczyk D, Jurkiewicz K, Chmiel K, Paluch M. Ternary Eutectic Ezetimibe-Simvastatin-Fenofibrate System and the Physical Stability of Its Amorphous Form. Mol Pharm 2021; 18:3588-3600. [PMID: 34420300 PMCID: PMC8424683 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this study, the
phase diagram of the ternary system of ezetimibe–simvastatin–fenofibrate
was established. It has been proven that the ternary composition recommended
for the treatment of mixed hyperlipidemia forms a eutectic system.
Since eutectic mixtures are characterized by greater solubility and
dissolution rate, the obtained result can explain the marvelous medical
effectiveness of combined therapy. Considering that another well-known
method for improving the aqueous solubility is amorphization, the
ternary system with eutectic concentration was converted into an amorphous
form. Thermal properties, molecular dynamics, and physical stability
of the obtained amorphous system were thoroughly investigated through
various experimental techniques compared to both: neat amorphous active
pharmaceutical ingredients (considered separately) and other representative
concentrations of ternary mixture. The obtained results open up a
new way of selecting the therapeutic concentrations for combined therapies,
a path that considers one additional variable: eutecticity.
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- Justyna Knapik-Kowalczuk
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Physics, University of Silesia in Katowice, SMCEBI, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1a, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Physics, University of Silesia in Katowice, SMCEBI, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1a, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Physics, University of Silesia in Katowice, SMCEBI, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1a, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 4, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Physics, University of Silesia in Katowice, SMCEBI, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1a, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
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Kim NH, Kim SG. Fibrates Revisited: Potential Role in Cardiovascular Risk Reduction. Diabetes Metab J 2020; 44:213-221. [PMID: 32347023 PMCID: PMC7188966 DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2020.0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Fibrates, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α agonists, are potent lipid-modifying drugs. Their main effects are reduction of triglycerides and increase in high-density lipoprotein levels. Several randomized controlled trials have not demonstrated their benefits on cardiovascular risk reduction, especially as an "add on" to statin therapy. However, subsequent analyses by major clinical trials, meta-analyses, and real-world evidence have proposed their potential in specific patient populations with atherogenic dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome. Here, we have reviewed and discussed the accumulated data on fibrates to understand their current status in cardiovascular risk management.
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- Nam Hoon Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Zhang D, Tong X, Nelson BB, Jin E, Sit J, Charney N, Yang M, Omary MB, Yin L. The hepatic BMAL1/AKT/lipogenesis axis protects against alcoholic liver disease in mice via promoting PPARα pathway. Hepatology 2018; 68:883-896. [PMID: 29534306 PMCID: PMC6428639 DOI: 10.1002/hep.29878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Alcohol liver disease (ALD) is one of the major chronic liver diseases worldwide, ranging from fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and potentially, hepatocellular carcinoma. Epidemiological studies suggest a potential link between ALD and impaired circadian rhythms, but the role of hepatic circadian proteins in the pathogenesis of ALD remains unknown. Here we show that the circadian clock protein BMAL1 in hepatocytes is both necessary and sufficient to protect mice from ALD. Ethanol diet-fed mice with liver-specific knockout (Bmal1-LKO) or depletion of Bmal1 develop more severe liver steatosis and injury as well as a simultaneous suppression of both de novo lipogenesis and fatty acid oxidation, which can be rescued by the supplementation of synthetic PPARα ligands. Restoring de novo lipogenesis in the liver of Bmal1-LKO mice by constitutively active AKT not only elevates hepatic fatty acid oxidation but also alleviates ethanol-induced fatty liver and liver injury. Furthermore, hepatic over-expression of lipogenic transcription factor ChREBP, but not SREBP-1c, in the liver of Bmal1-LKO mice also increases fatty acid oxidation and partially reduces ethanol-induced fatty liver and liver injury. Conclusion: we identified a protective role of BMAL1 in hepatocytes against ALD. The protective action of BMAL1 during alcohol consumption depends on its ability to couple ChREBP-induced de novo lipogenesis with PPARα-mediated fatty oxidation. (Hepatology 2018).
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- Deqiang Zhang
- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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Orem A, Yaman SO, Altinkaynak B, Kural BV, Yucesan FB, Altinkaynak Y, Orem C. Relationship between postprandial lipemia and atherogenic factors in healthy subjects by considering gender differences. Clin Chim Acta 2018; 480:34-40. [PMID: 29408168 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2018.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postprandial triglyceride concentrations are clinically significant and independent predictor of cardiovascular disease risk. The purpose of this study was to determine postprandial TG ranges in healthy subjects by considering gender differences. Secondly, assess the relationship between postprandial lipemia and atherogenic indicators. Finally, investigate the use of the postprandial 4h TG test instead of the area under the curve (AUC). METHODS Postprandial lipemia was investigated using the standardized oral fat tolerance test (OFTT) in 96 healthy subjects (45 female/51 male). Study group was categorized into tertiles based on AUC calculated using TG concentrations at fasting and 2, 4 and 6h after OFTT. Lipid, lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, LDL subfractions and oxidized LDL (oxLDL) were evaluated in tertiles in both sex groups. RESULTS The cut-off concentrations for postprandial 4-hour TG concentrations in female and male were 3.20 mmol/L and 4.59 mmol/L, respectively. We observed higher concentrations for atherogenic indicates like small dense-low density lipoprotein (sdLDL), oxLDL values in top tertiles for both groups (P < 0.05). Cohen's kappa coefficients for the agreement of AUC and 4h postprandial TG tests were 0.935, 0.970, 0.469 (P = 0.0001) in female, male and total study group, respectively. CONCLUSION Due to predominant effects of gender differences on postprandial lipemia, postprandial TG cut-off values for female and male subjects should be determined separately. Postprandial lipemia may be associated with atherogenic tendency by changing lipids, lipoproteins, sdLDL and oxLDL concentrations, especially in males. Four-hour postprandial TG concentrations emerged as a useful and reliable marker for evaluation of postprandial lipemia.
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- Asım Orem
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Ardahan University, Ardahan, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Program of Laborant and Veterinary Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ardahan University, Ardahan, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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González-Sarrías A, García-Villalba R, Romo-Vaquero M, Alasalvar C, Örem A, Zafrilla P, Tomás-Barberán FA, Selma MV, Espín JC. Clustering according to urolithin metabotype explains the interindividual variability in the improvement of cardiovascular risk biomarkers in overweight-obese individuals consuming pomegranate: A randomized clinical trial. Mol Nutr Food Res 2017; 61. [PMID: 27879044 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201600830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
SCOPE The pomegranate lipid-lowering properties remain controversial, probably due to the interindividual variability in polyphenol (ellagitannins) metabolism. OBJECTIVE We aimed at investigating whether the microbially derived ellagitannin-metabolizing phenotypes, i.e. urolithin metabotypes A, (UM-A), B (UM-B), and 0 (UM-0), influence the effects of pomegranate extract (PE) consumption on 18 cardiovascular risk biomarkers in healthy overweight-obese individuals. METHODS AND RESULTS A double-blind, crossover, dose-response, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted. The study (POMEcardio) consisted of two test phases (dose-1 and dose-2, lasting 3 weeks each) and a 3-week washout period between each phase. Forty-nine participants (BMI > 27 kg/m2 ) daily consumed one (dose-1, 160 mg phenolics/day) or four (dose-2, 640 mg phenolics/day) PE or placebo capsules. Notably, UM-B individuals showed the highest baseline cardiovascular risk. After dose-2, total cholesterol (-15.5 ± 3.7%), LDL-cholesterol (-14.9 ± 2.1%), small LDL-cholesterol (-47 ± 7%), non-HDL-cholesterol (-11.3 ± 2.5%), apolipoprotein-B (-12 ± 2.2%), and oxidized LDL-cholesterol -24 ± 2.5%) dose dependently decreased (P < 0.05) but only in UM-B subjects. These effects were partially correlated with urolithin production and the increase in Gordonibacter levels. Three (50%) nonproducers (UM-0) became producers following PE consumption. CONCLUSIONS UM clustering suggests a personalized effect of ellagitannin-containing foods and could explain the controversial pomegranate benefits. Research on the specific role of urolithins and the microbiota associated with each UM is warranted.
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- Antonio González-Sarrías
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, , Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Catholic University of San Antonio, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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Orem A, Alasalvar C, Vanizor Kural B, Yaman S, Orem C, Karadag A, Pelvan E, Zawistowski J. Cardio-protective effects of phytosterol-enriched functional black tea in mild hypercholesterolemia subjects. J Funct Foods 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Alghazi M, Alanazi F, Mohsin K, Siddiqui NA, Shakeel F, Haq N. Simultaneous separation of antihyperlipidemic drugs by green ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detector method: Improving the health of liquid chromatography. J Food Drug Anal 2017; 25:430-437. [PMID: 28911687 PMCID: PMC9332535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2016.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Statins in combination with fibrates show beneficial effects on the lipoprotein profile of patients because they have positive complimentary effects on lipid profile. A new green ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detector method for simultaneous analysis of simvastatin (SMV) and fenofibrate (FNF) in standard form, marketed formulations, and self-emulsifying drug delivery system formulations was developed and validated in the present investigation. The method utilized C18 as stationary phase and a combination of methanol:water (8:2) as an eluent. It was found that selected eluent provided short run time (2.5 minutes), better peak symmetry and satisfactory values of other chromatographic parameters such as resolution (Rs = 2.325), capacity factor (k, 3.0 and 4.2 for SMV and FNF, respectively), selectivity (α = 1.4), and number of theoretical plates (N, 4265 and 5285 for SMV and FNF, respectively). An excellent linear relationship (r2 0.998 and 0.997 for SMV and FNF, respectively) was observed for linear regression data for the calibration plots. The developed system was validated for accuracy, precision, robustness (> 2% for both drugs) and recovery (98–102% for both drugs). Results obtained from the statistical treatment of the values obtained for different parameters proved that the method is suitable, reproducible, and selective for the simultaneous analysis of SMV and FNF in bulk, marketed, and self-emulsifying drug delivery system formulations. The replacement of commonly applied toxic solvents with innocuous and environmentally benign solvents provides a better option than the more toxic processes in drug analysis.
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- Mansoor Alghazi
- Kayyali Chair for Pharmaceutical Industry, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
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- Kayyali Chair for Pharmaceutical Industry, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
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- Kayyali Chair for Pharmaceutical Industry, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
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- Kayyali Chair for Pharmaceutical Industry, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
- Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
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- Kayyali Chair for Pharmaceutical Industry, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
- Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
- Corresponding author. Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research (CEBR), King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. E-mail address: (N. Haq)
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The gut microbiota metabolism of pomegranate or walnut ellagitannins yields two urolithin-metabotypes that correlate with cardiometabolic risk biomarkers: Comparison between normoweight, overweight-obesity and metabolic syndrome. Clin Nutr 2017; 37:897-905. [PMID: 28347564 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Urolithins are microbial metabolites produced after consumption of ellagitannin-containing foods such as pomegranates and walnuts. Parallel to isoflavone-metabolizing phenotypes, ellagitannin-metabolizing phenotypes (urolithin metabotypes A, B and 0; UM-A, UM-B and UM-0, respectively) can vary among individuals depending on their body mass index (BMI), but correlations between urolithin metabotypes (UMs) and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors are unexplored. We investigated the association between UMs and CMR factors in individuals with different BMI and health status. METHODS UM was identified using UPLC-ESI-qToF-MS in individuals consuming pomegranate or nuts. The associations between basal CMR factors and the urine urolithin metabolomic signature were explored in 20 healthy normoweight individuals consuming walnuts (30 g/d), 49 healthy overweight-obese individuals ingesting pomegranate extract (450 mg/d) and 25 metabolic syndrome (MetS) patients consuming nuts (15 g-walnuts, 7.5 g-hazelnuts and 7.5 g-almonds/d). RESULTS Correlations between CMR factors and urolithins were found in overweight-obese individuals. Urolithin-A (mostly present in UM-A) was positively correlated with apolipoprotein A-I (P ≤ 0.05) and intermediate-HDL-cholesterol (P ≤ 0.05) while urolithin-B and isourolithin-A (characteristic from UM-B) were positively correlated with total-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol (P ≤ 0.001), apolipoprotein B (P ≤ 0.01), VLDL-cholesterol, IDL-cholesterol, oxidized-LDL and apolipoprotein B:apolipoprotein A-I ratio (P ≤ 0.05). In MetS patients, urolithin-A only correlated inversely with glucose (P ≤ 0.05). Statin-treated MetS patients with UM-A showed a lipid profile similar to that of healthy normoweight individuals while a poor response to lipid-lowering therapy was observed in MB patients. CONCLUSIONS UMs are potential CMR biomarkers. Overweight-obese individuals with UM-B are at increased risk of cardiometabolic disease, whereas urolithin-A production could protect against CMR factors. Further research is warranted to explore these associations in larger cohorts and whether the effect of lipid-lowering drugs or ellagitannin-consumption on CMR biomarkers depends on individuals' UM. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY NUMBERS AND WEBSITES NCT01916239 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01916239) and ISRCTN36468613 (http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN36468613).
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Tarantino N, Santoro F, De Gennaro L, Correale M, Guastafierro F, Gaglione A, Di Biase M, Brunetti ND. Fenofibrate/simvastatin fixed-dose combination in the treatment of mixed dyslipidemia: safety, efficacy, and place in therapy. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2017; 13:29-41. [PMID: 28243111 PMCID: PMC5317328 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s95044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lipids disorder is the principal cause of atherosclerosis and may present with several forms, according to blood lipoprotein prevalence. One of the most common forms is combined dyslipidemia, characterized by high levels of triglycerides and low level of high-density lipoprotein. Single lipid-lowering drugs may have very selective effect on lipoproteins; hence, the need to use multiple therapy against dyslipidemia. However, the risk of toxicity is a concerning issue. In this review, the effect and safety of an approved combination therapy with simvastatin plus fenofibrate are described, with an analysis of pros and cons resulting from randomized multicenter trials, meta-analyses, animal models, and case reports as well.
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- University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
- Asklepios Klinik – St Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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As agonists of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα), fibrates are established, effective and well-tolerated agents in the management of atherogenic dyslipidaemia. Key actions of fibrates include a reduction in elevated triglyceride levels (by up to 50%) and a rise in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations (typically by 5—15%). Fibrates promote a shift from small, dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) to larger more buoyant particles, which are less susceptible to oxidation and possess higher binding affinity for removal by the non-atherogenic LDL receptor pathway. Thus, fibrates can correct lipid abnormalities commonly observed in patients with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Clinical evidence has demonstrated the value of fibrate therapy in secondary and primary prevention settings, as well as in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, FIELD, the largest fibrate study to date in diabetic patients, predominantly in a primary prevention setting, showed a non-significant 11% reduction in the primary end point of coronary heart disease death and non-fatal myocardial infarction with fenofibrate, although total cardiovascular events, corresponding to the secondary end point, were significantly reduced by 11% (p=0.035). It is possible that risk reduction with fenofibrate may have been attenuated by the two-fold greater drop-in use of statin therapy in the placebo group. However, the interesting results of fenofibrate on attenuation of microangiographic symptomatology potentially suggest a new recommendation for fibrate therapy, although further studies are required to validate these findings.
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- M John Chapman
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Unité 551, Dyslipoprotéinemies et Athérosclérose: Génétique, Métabolisme et Thérapeutique, Hôpital de la Pitié, 83, Bd de l'Hôpital — Pavilion B. Delessert, 75651 Paris, Cedex 13, France,
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Najam O, Ray KK. Where to now in cardiovascular disease prevention. Atherosclerosis 2016; 251:483-489. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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[Part III. Clinical control of fenofibrate therapy]. CLINICA E INVESTIGACION EN ARTERIOSCLEROSIS : PUBLICACION OFICIAL DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS 2016; 28 Suppl 3:20-25. [PMID: 27473467 DOI: 10.1016/s0214-9168(16)30085-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Najam O, Lambert G, Ray KK. The past, present and future of lipid-lowering therapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.15.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gaudet D, Alexander VJ, Baker BF, Brisson D, Tremblay K, Singleton W, Geary RS, Hughes SG, Viney NJ, Graham MJ, Crooke RM, Witztum JL, Brunzell JD, Kastelein JJP. Antisense Inhibition of Apolipoprotein C-III in Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia. N Engl J Med 2015. [PMID: 26222559 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1400283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 404] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3) is a key regulator of plasma triglyceride levels. Elevated triglyceride levels are associated with a risk of adverse cardiovascular events and pancreatitis. ISIS 304801 is a second-generation antisense inhibitor of APOC3 synthesis. METHODS We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging, phase 2 study to evaluate ISIS 304801 in untreated patients with fasting triglyceride levels between 350 mg per deciliter (4.0 mmol per liter) and 2000 mg per deciliter (22.6 mmol per liter) (ISIS 304801 monotherapy cohort), as well as in patients receiving stable fibrate therapy who had fasting triglyceride levels between 225 mg per deciliter (2.5 mmol per liter) and 2000 mg per deciliter (ISIS 304801-fibrate cohort). Eligible patients were randomly assigned to receive either ISIS 304801, at doses ranging from 100 to 300 mg, or placebo, once weekly for 13 weeks. The primary outcome was the percentage change in APOC3 level from baseline. RESULTS A total of 57 patients were treated in the ISIS 304801 monotherapy cohort (41 received active agent, and 16 received placebo), and 28 patients were treated in the ISIS 304801-fibrate cohort (20 received active agent, and 8 received placebo). The mean (±SD) baseline triglyceride levels in the two cohorts were 581±291 mg per deciliter (6.6±3.3 mmol per liter) and 376±188 mg per deciliter (4.2±2.1 mmol per liter), respectively. Treatment with ISIS 304801 resulted in dose-dependent and prolonged decreases in plasma APOC3 levels when the drug was administered as a single agent (decreases of 40.0±32.0% in the 100-mg group, 63.8±22.3% in the 200-mg group, and 79.6±9.3% in the 300-mg group, vs. an increase of 4.2±41.7% in the placebo group) and when it was administered as an add-on to fibrates (decreases of 60.2±12.5% in the 200-mg group and 70.9±13.0% in the 300-mg group, vs. a decrease of 2.2±25.2% in the placebo group). Concordant reductions of 31.3 to 70.9% were observed in triglyceride levels. No safety concerns were identified in this short-term study. CONCLUSIONS We found that treatment with ISIS 304801 was associated with significant lowering of triglyceride levels, among patients with a broad range of baseline levels, through selective antisense inhibition of APOC3 synthesis. (Funded by Isis Pharmaceuticals; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01529424.).
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- Daniel Gaudet
- From the Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal and Ecogene-21 Clinical Research Centre, Chicoutimi, QC, Canada (D.G., D.B., K.T.); Isis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad (V.J.A., B.F.B., W.S., R.S.G., S.G.H., N.J.V., M.J.G., R.M.C.), and the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (J.L.W.) - both in California; the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (J.D.B.); and the Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (J.J.P.K.)
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Recent guidelines for treating patients with diabetes categorize the disorder as a coronary heart disease (CHD) equivalent and urge aggressive treatment of modifiable risk factors, such as plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). In this article, Dr Rosenson discusses the rationale for cholesterol lowering in patients with diabetes, the lipoprotein abnormalities that accompany insulin resistance, and the prognostic significance of high LDL particle numbers. He also highlights major findings from recent clinical trials to explore statin therapy and other treatment strategies for lowering lipoprotein levels in this patient population.
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Choi HD, Shin WG, Lee JY, Kang BC. Safety and efficacy of fibrate-statin combination therapy compared to fibrate monotherapy in patients with dyslipidemia: a meta-analysis. Vascul Pharmacol 2014; 65-66:23-30. [PMID: 25451563 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2014.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. Treatment with fibrate, statins, or other lipid-lowering drugs prevents primary or recurrent cardiovascular events. However, all lipid-lowering drugs have side effects, which may become more severe if combination therapy is prescribed. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis of published data to compare the safety and efficacy of fibrates alone, compared to fibrate-statin combinations, in patients with dyslipidemia. Six articles were assessed in terms of the efficacy of therapy and nine from the viewpoint of therapeutic safety. RESULTS In terms of efficacy, fibrate-statin combinations afforded significantly greater reductions in the levels of total cholesterol (SE=-2.248; 95% CI 1.986-2.510), LDL cholesterol (SE=-2.274; 95% CI 2.015-2.533), and triglycerides (SE=-0.465; 95% CI 0.272-0.658) compared to fibrate alone. In terms of safety, treatment with fibrate alone was associated with a significant decrease in the number of kidney-related adverse events (RR=-0.547; 95% CI 0.368-0.812), compared to treatment with fibrate-statin combinations. CONCLUSION We suggest that treatment with a fibrate-statin combination affords clinical benefits that are superior to treatment with fibrate alone, but increases the risk of side effects (particularly renal). Therapy should thus be carefully monitored.
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- Hye Duck Choi
- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsangbuk-do 712-749, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Sillim-Dong, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, Gyeonggi-do 426-791, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Sillim-Dong, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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Chan Y, Mcgill A, Kanwar R, Krissansen G, Haggarty N, Xin L, Poppitt S. Bovine Peptic Casein Hydrolysate Ameliorates Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Model of ApoE-deficient Mice but not Overweight, Mildly Hypercholesterolaemic Men. CURRENT RESEARCH IN NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE 2014. [DOI: 10.12944/crnfsj.2.1.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Associations have been shown between consumption of bovine dairy and decreased prevalence of metabolic related disorders. Milk peptides may promote both angiotensin-I- converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition for blood pressure (BP) lowering and insulin action for better glycaemic control. Less is known of other metabolic parameters. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of dairy peptic casein hydrolysate (CH) on markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in (1) an apolipoproteinE (ApoE) - deficient mouse model of high-fat fed hypercholesterolaem- ia, and, (2) a clinical study of moderate overweight and hypercholesterolaemia. In Trial 1, ApoE-deficient mice were supplemented with high dose CH (~1g/kg body weight) in a randomised, 9-wk, parallel design intervention, and blood and tissue samples harvested. In Trial 2, 24 mildly hypercholesterolaemic men were supplemented with lower dose CH (~0.1g/kg body weight, 10g/day, 3-wks) and matched whey protein control (WP, 10g/day, 3-wks) in a randomised, 9-wk, cross-over design intervention. Diets were separated by a 3-wk washout. Fasting blood and urine samples were collected, and blood pressure (BP) measured weekly. Clinical trial registration number, ACTRN 12611001013954. In ApoE-deficient mice, administration of CH significantly inhibited circulating total cholesterol concentrations by 37% (TC, P<0.01) and decreased aorta atherosclerotic lesion score by 25% (P<0.01). In the clinical study there were no significant differential effects of CH supplementation on CV markers, including serum lipids (TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, triglyceride), glucose and BP. Whilst high dose bovine peptic CH attenuated CVD risk in a murine ApoE deficient model of aggressive hypercholesterolaemia, no evidence of amelioration of risk by supplementation with a lower dose of CH in an overweight population of mildly hypercholesterolaemic men was found.
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- Human Nutrition Unit and School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand; and Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Human Nutrition Unit and School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Fonterra Research and Development Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Human Nutrition Unit and School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Human Nutrition Unit, School of Biological Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Metabolic syndrome is defined by a constellation of interconnected physiological, biochemical, clinical, and metabolic factors that directly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and all cause mortality. Insulin resistance, visceral adiposity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, endothelial dysfunction, genetic susceptibility, elevated blood pressure, hypercoagulable state, and chronic stress are the several factors which constitute the syndrome. Chronic inflammation is known to be associated with visceral obesity and insulin resistance which is characterized by production of abnormal adipocytokines such as tumor necrosis factor α , interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, leptin, and adiponectin. The interaction between components of the clinical phenotype of the syndrome with its biological phenotype (insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, etc.) contributes to the development of a proinflammatory state and further a chronic, subclinical vascular inflammation which modulates and results in atherosclerotic processes. Lifestyle modification remains the initial intervention of choice for such population. Modern lifestyle modification therapy combines specific recommendations on diet and exercise with behavioural strategies. Pharmacological treatment should be considered for those whose risk factors are not adequately reduced with lifestyle changes. This review provides summary of literature related to the syndrome's definition, epidemiology, underlying pathogenesis, and treatment approaches of each of the risk factors comprising metabolic syndrome.
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- Jaspinder Kaur
- Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Polyclinic, Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala District 144626, India
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Uydu HA, Bostan M, Atak M, Yılmaz A, Demir A, Akçan B, Sümer F, Baltaş N, Karadağ Z, Uğurlu Y, Orem A. Cholesterol forms and traditional lipid profile for projection of atherogenic dyslipidemia: lipoprotein subfractions and erythrocyte membrane cholesterol. J Membr Biol 2013; 247:127-34. [PMID: 24240543 PMCID: PMC3905181 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-013-9611-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Atherogenic dyslipidemia characterized by abnormal changes in plasma lipid profile such as low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and increased triglyceride (TG) levels is strongly associated with atherosclerotic diseases. We aimed to evaluate the levels of pro- and antiatherogenic lipids and erythrocyte membrane cholesterol (EMC) content in normo- and dyslipidemic subjects to investigate whether EMC content could be a useful marker for clinical presentation of atherogenic dyslipidemia. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL), HDL and their subfraction levels and erythrocyte lipid content were determined in 64 normolipidemic (NLs), 42 hypercholesterolemic (HCs) and 42 mixed-type dyslipidemic subjects (MTDs). Plasma atherogenic lipid indices [small–dense LDL (sdLDL)/less-dense HDL (LHDL), TC/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C and Apo B/AI] were higher in MTDs compared to NLs (p < 0.001). The highest sdLDL level was observed in HCs (p < 0.01). Despite a slight increase in EMC level in dyslipidemic subgroups, the difference was not statistically significant. A significant negative correlation, however, was observed between EMC and sdLDL/LHDL in HCs (p < 0.035, r = −0.386). Receiver operating characteristic curves to predict sdLDL level showed that TG and EMC levels had higher area under curve values compared to other parameters in HCs. We showed that diameters of larger LDL and HDL particles tend to shift toward smaller values in MTDs. Our results suggest that EMC content and TG levels may be a useful predictor for sdLDL level in hypercholesterolemic patients.
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- Hüseyin Avni Uydu
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Rize, Turkey,
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Le NA, Farkas-Epperson M, Sweeney ME, Wilson PWF, Virgil Brown W. Effect of ABT-335 (fenofibric acid) on meal-induced oxidative stress in patients with metabolic syndrome. Atherosclerosis 2013; 231:268-73. [PMID: 24267238 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Examine the effect of ABT-335 (fenofibric acid) on postprandial lipemia and susceptibility of plasma lipoproteins to Cu(++)-mediated oxidation in patients with metabolic syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS This is a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study with cross-over and includes a 4-week wash-out period between the two treatment periods. At the end of each 8-week treatment period, subjects were challenged with a standardized mixed meal followed by blood collection over the ensuing 6 h. Plasma lipoproteins were isolated by a combination of ultracentrifugation and FPLC for the continuous monitoring of conjugated dienes formation as an assessment of oxidative susceptibility. Fasting plasma TG was reduced by 20% (p < 0.0002) and there was a modest reduction in hsCRP (6.1%, p < 0.06). There was no change in either HDLc or LDLc in these subjects. Postprandial lipemia was reduced with ABT-335 as demonstrated by a 28.5% reduction (p < 0.0005) in incremental area under the curve for TG during the 6-h period after the meal challenge. Lag times for both fasting LDL (+16%) and postprandial LDL (+28%) were increased with the ABT-335 therapy, suggestive of reduced oxidative susceptibility. Co-incubation with autologous HDL did not reduced LDL oxidative susceptibility in these patients. CONCLUSION ABT-335 therapy reduced fasting and postprandial triglycerides in patients with metabolic syndrome. Autologous HDL may be dysfunctional in these patients as co-incubation with HDL failed to reduce oxidative susceptibility of LDL. During ABT-335 therapy, LDL was less susceptible to Cu(++)-mediated oxidative modification, in spite of the lack of changes in LDLc levels.
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- Ngoc-Anh Le
- Biomarker Core Laboratory, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, USA; Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Comparative cardiometabolic effects of fibrates and omega-3 fatty acids. Int J Cardiol 2013; 167:2404-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Vikarunnessa S, Weiner MF, Vega GL. LDL phenotype in subjects with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2013; 36:571-5. [PMID: 23635406 PMCID: PMC4082186 DOI: 10.3233/jad-130443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Centenarians with normal cognitive function have a "longevity phenotype" characterized by large low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low incidence of metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and cognitive impairment. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with a number of cardiovascular risk factors, but it is not known if they have or lack the "longevity phenotype". OBJECTIVE The study was designed to determine LDL size and body fat content and distribution in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD. RESULTS Fifty-eight persons with MCI or AD (cases) and 42 control subjects of similar age had measurement of LDL size and lipoprotein lipids after a 12 h fast and analysis of body composition by dual x-ray absorptiometry. Cases had small LDL size more often than controls (73% versus 66%) associated with significantly higher triglycerides, lower HDL cholesterol, and higher triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio (p ≤ 0.02). Cases with large LDL had a better lipoprotein profile than those with small LDL. Cases and controls had similar percent body fat, fat index, and lean mass index. Forty-seven percent of cases and 39% of controls were obese. CONCLUSION The prevalence of small LDL phenotype in MCI and AD cases contrasts with the "longevity phenotype" reported for centenarians with preserved cognitive function. The small LDL phenotype is an atherogenic lipoprotein profile found in metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and insulin resistance. It is now also reported in persons with MCI and AD.
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- Center for Human Nutrition and Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, TX, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition and Departments of Clinical Nutrition, TX, USA
- Veterans North Health Care Center at Dallas, TX, USA
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Guo J, Meng F, Ma N, Li C, Ding Z, Wang H, Hou R, Qin Y. Meta-analysis of safety of the coadministration of statin with fenofibrate in patients with combined hyperlipidemia. Am J Cardiol 2012; 110:1296-301. [PMID: 22840347 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.06.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Addition of fenofibrate to statin therapy might represent a viable treatment option for patients whose high risk for coronary heart disease is not controlled by a statin alone. However, safety of coadministration of statin with fenofibrate has been a great concern. The present study tested the safety of coadministration of statin with fenofibrate. We systematically searched the literature to identify randomized controlled trials examining safety of coadministration of statin with fenofibrate. A meta-analysis was performed to estimate safety of coadministration of statin with fenofibrate using fixed-effects models. There were 1,628 subjects in the identified 6 studies. Discontinuation attributed to any adverse events (4.5% vs 3.1%, p = 0.20), any adverse events (42% vs 41%, p = 0.82), adverse events related to study drug (10.9% vs 11.0%, p = 0.95), and serious adverse events (2.0% vs 1.5%, p = 0.71) were not significantly different in the 2 arms. Incidence of alanine aminotransferase and/or aspartate aminotransferase ≥3 times upper limit of normal in the combination therapy arm was significantly higher than in the statin monotherapy arm (3.1% vs 0.2%, p = 0.0009). In the 6 trials with 1,628 subjects no case of myopathy or rhabdomyolysis was reported. In conclusion, statin-fenofibrate combination therapy was tolerated as well as statin monotherapy. Physicians should consider statin-fenofibrate combination therapy to treat patients with mixed dyslipidemia.
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Davidson MH, Yannicelli HD. New concepts in dyslipidemia in the metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2012; 4:299-314. [PMID: 18370748 DOI: 10.1089/met.2006.4.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Trials have revealed that cardiovascular risk is not uniform in the population, but is distributed in a "risk pyramid." Diabetic patients with prior cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at greatest risk. Nondiabetic patients with CVD, diabetic patients without CVD, and subjects with the metabolic syndrome form the next three risk categories. The presence of insulin resistance-related metabolic abnormalities is a common denominator in this risk pyramid. Insulin resistance is a core defect in type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Because insulin resistance may cause the atherogenic dyslipidemia that is commonly associated with these conditions, therapeutic strategies that combat insulin resistance could substantially reduce cardiovascular risk. Evidence suggests that defects in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (which may be inherited, age related, or lifestyle acquired) may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. Reduced mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation can be partially reversed by improved diet, increased exercise, and administration of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha agonists (omega-3 fatty acids and fibrates). Statin therapy has demonstrated clinical benefits in insulin-resistant patients but residual cardiovascular risk remains elevated. Fibrates also improve the lipid profile and reduce cardiovascular risk in a variety of insulin-resistant populations. Affected individuals should be targeted for therapeutic lifestyle intervention. Patients with atherogenic dyslipidemia who have developed insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome, or type 2 diabetes should receive more intensive interventions including, where appropriate, statin-fibrate combination therapy, to comprehensively modify the lipid profile together with aggressive control of blood pressure and glucose to minimize risk in this very high-risk population.
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- Michael H Davidson
- Preventive Cardiology Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Stefanutti C, Bucci A, Di Giacomo S, Fraone N, Pace A, Mareri M, Musca A, Mammarella A. Efficacy, safety and tolerability of combined low-dose simvastatin-fenofibrate treatment in primary mixed hyperlipidaemia. Clin Drug Investig 2012; 24:465-77. [PMID: 17523707 DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200424080-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In order to assess the long-term (12 months) efficacy and safety of fenofibrate administered with simvastatin in the treatment of primary mixed hyperlipidaemia, we conducted a study that compared increasing dosages of these drugs in subgroups of men and women belonging to a clinical sample of out-patients. DESIGN This was an open study carried out in patients with primary mixed hyperlipidaemia (lipoprotein phenotype IIb) who needed a combined therapeutic approach because of their poor response to a single-drug regimen with an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (simvastatin). Thus, a fibrate (fenofibrate) was added to the therapy. The study lasted 12 months. PATIENTS Forty-five patients (mean age: 58.9 +/- 11.3 years) with primary mixed hyperlipidaemia who showed a poor response to the single-drug hypolipidaemic treatment were enrolled. Their average plasma triglyceride level was consistently above 300 mg/dL and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was over 160 mg/dL after at least 6 months of a single hypolipidaemic drug (simvastatin) regimen plus antiatherogenic dietary treatment. INTERVENTIONS Five patients received simvastatin 10mg once daily in addition to fenofibrate 200mg; 26 patients received simvastatin 20mg once daily plus fenofibrate 200mg; 11 patients received simvastatin 20mg once daily plus fenofibrate 300mg; and three patients received simvastatin 30mg once daily plus fenofibrate 200mg. The patients were allocated to treatment groups on the basis of their relative response to the therapy. Those making up the progressively higher agent/dose groups were the individuals at higher cardiovascular risk according to the total cholesterol and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) values. RESULTS The double-drug regimen given for 12 months to four different groups, according to the different combined dosages of simvastatin and fenofibrate, resulted in a reduction in total cholesterol of 18% (p </= 0.05) to 39% (p </= 0.05), in LDL-C of 21% (not significant) to 39% (p </= 0.05) and in triglycerides of 35% (p </= 0.05) to 56% (p </= 0.01), and an increase in HDL-C of 8% (p </= 0.05) to 30% (not significant). The cardiovascular risk ratio (total cholesterol/HDL-C) at the end of the study was reduced by 33-60%, whereas the non-HDL-C decreased by 25-38%. No serious adverse effects were reported by the patients. Neither liver biochemistry nor creatine kinase serum concentration were significantly changed. Discontinuation of treatment, if necessary, in case of the occurrence of clinically subjective or objective evidence of adverse effects was assured. CONCLUSION The results confirmed the efficacy of the combination of fenofibrate and simvastatin. The combined therapeutic approach was shown to be safe for the treatment of primary mixed hyperlipidaemia, at least in patients with normal hepatic and renal function.
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- C Stefanutti
- Dipartimento di Clinica e Terapia Medica Applicata, University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy
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Santee J, Lindsey C, Pace H. Relative Efficacy of Antilipemic Agents in Non–High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction. J Pharm Pract 2012; 25:447-56. [DOI: 10.1177/0897190012442722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The investigators sought to summarize the percentage reduction in non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) achieved with various antilipemic regimens and to determine whether certain antilipemic regimens have been proven more effective in lowering non-HDL-C. A search of MEDLINE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, and Iowa Drug Information Service Database from 1970 to May 2011 was performed. Criteria were used to exclude studies not published in English, studies with methodology limitations, and studies with variables that may affect efficacy beyond the antilipemic agent administered. Only randomized, controlled trials comparing medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration were reviewed to determine whether significant differences in percentage reduction in non-HDL-C had been observed between different medication regimens. A total of 51 trials reported data that could be used to determine the range of percentage reduction in non-HDL-C achieved by select antilipemic regimens. Of these 51 trials, 38 provided head-to-head comparisons of antilipemic regimens. Rosuvastatin and atorvastatin are the most potent 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) in lowering non-HDL-C. Adding ezetimibe, fibric acid derivatives, and omega-3 fatty acids to antilipemic monotherapy may result in further reduction in non-HDL-C. Subjects with certain characteristics (eg, nonwhite) were not prevalent in these studies.
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- Jennifer Santee
- School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Kei AA, Filippatos TD, Tsimihodimos V, Elisaf MS. A review of the role of apolipoprotein C-II in lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular disease. Metabolism 2012; 61:906-21. [PMID: 22304839 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Revised: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The focus of this review is on the role of apolipoprotein C-II (apoC-II) in lipoprotein metabolism and the potential effects on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We searched PubMed/Scopus for articles regarding apoC-II and its role in lipoprotein metabolism and the risk of CVD. Apolipoprotein C-II is a constituent of chylomicrons, very low-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Apolipoprotein C-II contains 3 amphipathic α-helices. The lipid-binding domain of apoC-II is located in the N-terminal, whereas the C-terminal helix of apoC-II is responsible for the interaction with lipoprotein lipase (LPL). At intermediate concentrations (approximately 4 mg/dL) and in normolipidemic subjects, apoC-II activates LPL. In contrast, both an excess and a deficiency of apoC-II are associated with reduced LPL activity and hypertriglyceridemia. Furthermore, excess apoC-II has been associated with increased triglyceride-rich particles and alterations in HDL particle distribution, factors that may increase the risk of CVD. However, there is not enough current evidence to clarify whether increased apoC-II causes hypertriglyceridemia or is an epiphenomenon reflecting hypertriglyceridemia. A number of pharmaceutical interventions, including statins, fibrates, ezetimibe, nicotinic acid, and orlistat, have been shown to reduce the increased apoC-II concentrations. An excess of apoC-II is associated with increased triglyceride-rich particles and alterations in HDL particle distribution. However, prospective trials are needed to assess if apoC-II is a CVD marker or a risk factor in high-risk patients.
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- Anastazia A Kei
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45 110 Ioannina, Greece
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Farnier M. Pravastatin and fenofibrate in combination (Pravafenix(®)) for the treatment of high-risk patients with mixed hyperlipidemia. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2012; 10:565-75. [PMID: 22651832 DOI: 10.1586/erc.12.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Pravafenix(®) is a fixed-dose combination of pravastatin 40 mg and fenofibrate 160 mg. The rationale for the use of Pravafenix is based on the increased residual cardiovascular risk observed for high-risk patients with either increased triglycerides or low HDL cholesterol levels despite statin monotherapy. This article reviews the current available information on the pharmacology, clinical efficacy and safety of Pravafenix. Pravafenix is recommended to be taken with food in the evening. In clinical trials, Pravafenix consistently produces complementary benefits on the overall atherogenic lipid profile of high-risk patients with mixed hyperlipidemia not controlled by either pravastatin 40 mg or simvastatin 20 mg. Within the limitations of the database, Pravafenix seems to be well tolerated up to 64 weeks, with an overall tolerability and safety profile consistent with findings generally observed with fenofibrate treatment. In particular, no myopathy or rhabdomyolysis has been reported. The actual European indication is restricted to high-risk patients with mixed hyperlipidemia whose LDL cholesterol levels are adequately controlled on pravastatin 40 mg monotherapy. Whether Pravafenix confers additional cardiovascular benefits in high-risk patients treated with a statin remains to be determined.
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López Correa SM, Robinson Fuentes VA, Alonso Muñoz EE, Rojas Perez S, Carranza Madrigal J. Mejoría del perfil de lípidos y la función endotelial con fenofibrato en pacientes con síndrome metabólico y nivel de C-LDL dentro del objetivo terapéutico. HIPERTENSION Y RIESGO VASCULAR 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hipert.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Maki KC, Bays HE, Dicklin MR, Johnson SL, Shabbout M. Effects of prescription omega-3-acid ethyl esters, coadministered with atorvastatin, on circulating levels of lipoprotein particles, apolipoprotein CIII, and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 mass in men and women with mixed dyslipidemia. J Clin Lipidol 2011; 5:483-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2011.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2011] [Revised: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Brautbar A, Covarrubias D, Belmont J, Lara-Garduno F, Virani SS, Jones PH, Leal SM, Ballantyne CM. Variants in the APOA5 gene region and the response to combination therapy with statins and fenofibric acid in a randomized clinical trial of individuals with mixed dyslipidemia. Atherosclerosis 2011; 219:737-42. [PMID: 21889769 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Atherogenic dyslipidemia is highly associated with coronary heart disease and is characterized by elevated triglycerides (TG), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The combination of statins and fibrates is a common modality to treat individuals with atherogenic dyslipidemia. We sought to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with HDL-C, TG, and apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA-I) response to combination therapy with statins and fenofibric acid (FA) in individuals with atherogenic dyslipidemia. METHODS 2228 individuals with mixed dyslipidemia who were participating in a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled study comparing FA alone, in combination with a statin, or statin alone for a 12-week period, were genotyped for 304 candidate SNPs. A multivariate linear regression analysis for percent change in HDL-C, ApoA-I and TG levels was performed. RESULTS SNPs in the apolipoprotein (APO) A5-ZNF259 region rs3741298 (P = 1.8 × 10(-7)), rs964184 (P = 3.6 × 10(-6)), rs651821 (P = 4.5 × 10(-5)), and rs10750097 (P = 1 × 10(-4)), were significantly associated with HDL-C response to combination therapy with statins and FA, with a similar association identified for ApoA-I. A haplotype composed of the minor alleles of SNPs rs3741298, rs964184, and rs10750097, was associated with a positive response to statins and FA (P = 8.7 × 10(-7)) and had a frequency of 18% in the study population. CONCLUSION In a population with atherogenic dyslipidemia, common SNPs and haplotypes within the APOA5-ZNF259 region are highly associated with HDL-C and ApoA-I response to combination therapy with statins and FA.
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- Section of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Reyes-Soffer G, Rondon-Clavo C, Ginsberg HN. Combination therapy with statin and fibrate in patients with dyslipidemia associated with insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2011; 12:1429-38. [DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2011.563506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Florentin M, Liberopoulos EN, Moutzouri E, Rizos CV, Tselepis AD, Elisaf MS. The effect of simvastatin alone versus simvastatin plus ezetimibe on the concentration of small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in subjects with primary hypercholesterolemia. Curr Med Res Opin 2011; 27:685-92. [PMID: 21271793 DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2010.546394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of simvastatin alone versus simvastatin plus ezetimibe on small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (sdLDL-C) concentration in subjects with primary hypercholesterolemia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Patients with LDL-C levels above those recommended by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III were randomized to open-label simvastatin 40 mg (n = 50) or simvastatin/ezetimibe 10/10 mg as a fixed combination (n = 50) daily. LDL particle size (estimated by electrophoresis), sdLDL-C levels, and lipid profile were blindly assessed at baseline and 3 months. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov NCT00932620. RESULTS Both simvastatin 40 mg and simvastatin/ezetimibe 10/10 mg decreased total cholesterol (-31% and -36%, respectively), LDL-C (-43% and -49%, respectively), triglycerides (-17% and -19%, respectively), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C; -40% and -46%, respectively), large LDL-C (-40 and -44%, respectively) and sdLDL-C levels (-42% and -46%, respectively, all p < 0.000 vs baseline) and increased LDL particle size (+0.5% and +0.7%, respectively, both p < 0.05 vs baseline). The changes in total cholesterol, LDL-C and non-HDL-C were greater in the simvastatin/ezetimibe group (all p < 0.05). Changes in triglycerides, large LDL-C, sdLDL-C levels and LDL particle size were similar in the two groups. In multivariate analysis, baseline sdLDL-C and triglyceride levels, but not the choice of treatment, were significantly and independently correlated with the changes in sdLDL-C levels. CONCLUSION The combination of simvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg is similarly effective to simvastatin 40 mg in improving sdLDL-C concentration and LDL particle size in subjects with primary hypercholesterolemia.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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Jacobson TA, Jones PH, Roth EM. Combination therapy with rosuvastatin and fenofibric acid for mixed dyslipidemia: overview of efficacy and safety. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.10.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Moutzouri E, Kei A, Elisaf MS, Milionis HJ. Management of dyslipidemias with fibrates, alone and in combination with statins: role of delayed-release fenofibric acid. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2010; 6:525-39. [PMID: 20730069 PMCID: PMC2922314 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s5593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Lifestyle modifications, along with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction, remain the highest priorities in CVD risk management. Among lipid-lowering agents, statins are most effective in LDL-C reduction and have demonstrated incremental benefits in CVD risk reduction. However, in light of the residual CVD risk, even after LDL-C targets are achieved, there is an unmet clinical need for additional measures. Fibrates are well known for their beneficial effects in triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and LDL-C subspecies modulation. Fenofibrate is the most commonly used fibric acid derivative, exerts beneficial effects in several lipid and nonlipid parameters, and is considered the most suitable fibrate to combine with a statin. However, in clinical practice this combination raises concerns about safety. ABT-335 (fenofibric acid, Trilipix®) is the newest formulation designed to overcome the drawbacks of older fibrates, particularly in terms of pharmacokinetic properties. It has been extensively evaluated both as monotherapy and in combination with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, and simvastatin in a large number of patients with mixed dyslipidemia for up to 2 years and appears to be a safe and effective option in the management of dyslipidemia.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Jones PH, Cusi K, Davidson MH, Kelly MT, Setze CM, Thakker K, Sleep DJ, Stolzenbach JC. Efficacy and safety of fenofibric acid co-administered with low- or moderate-dose statin in patients with mixed dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus: results of a pooled subgroup analysis from three randomized, controlled, double-blind trials. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2010; 10:73-84. [PMID: 20136164 DOI: 10.2165/10061630-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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BACKGROUND Monotherapy with lipid-modifying medication is frequently insufficient to normalize lipid abnormalities in patients with mixed dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of fenofibric acid + statin combination therapy in this population. STUDY DESIGN A pooled, subgroup analysis of three randomized, controlled, double-blind, 12-week trials. SETTING Multiple clinical research facilities in the US and Canada. PATIENTS Patients with mixed dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes (n = 586). INTERVENTION Fenofibric acid (Trilipix) 135 mg monotherapy; low-, moderate-, or high-dose statin monotherapy (rosuvastatin [Crestor] 10, 20, or 40 mg; simvastatin [Zocor] 20, 40, or 80 mg; or atorvastatin [Lipitor] 20, 40, or 80 mg); or fenofibric acid + low- or moderate-dose statin. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Mean percentage changes in lipid parameters, percentages of patients achieving optimal serum lipid/apolipoprotein levels, and incidence of adverse events. RESULTS Fenofibric acid + low-dose statin resulted in significantly (p < 0.001) greater mean percentage changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) [16.8%] and triglycerides (-43.9%) than low-dose statin monotherapy (4.7% and -18.1%, respectively) and significantly (p < 0.001) greater reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) [-34.0%] than fenofibric acid monotherapy (-5.3%). Similarly, fenofibric acid + moderate-dose statin resulted in significantly (p < or = 0.011) greater mean percentage changes in HDL-C (16.3%) and triglycerides (-43.4%) than moderate-dose statin monotherapy (8.7% and -24.2%, respectively) and significantly (p < 0.001) greater reductions in LDL-C (-32.6%) than fenofibric acid monotherapy (-5.3%). Compared with low- or moderate-dose statin, fenofibric acid + low- or moderate-dose statin resulted in over 5-fold higher percentages of patients achieving optimal levels of LDL-C, non-HDL-C, apolipoprotein B, HDL-C, and triglycerides simultaneously. Incidence of adverse events was generally similar among treatments. CONCLUSION Fenofibric acid + statin combination therapy in patients with mixed dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes was well tolerated and resulted in more comprehensive improvement in the lipid/apolipoprotein profile than either monotherapy. [Clinical trials are registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov: NCT00300482, NCT00300456, and NCT00300469].
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Jones PH. Fenofibric acid plus statin combination therapy for the treatment of mixed dyslipidemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.09.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Despite the fact that statin treatment substantially reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, many treated patients still experience a high residual risk. Statins lower LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), with limited effects on other lipid parameters. Fibrates improve atherogenic dyslipidemia characterized by high triglyceride and/or low HDL cholesterol levels and elevated concentrations of small dense LDL particles, with or without high LDL-C levels. Fibrates decrease cardiovascular morbidity, especially in patients with the metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this review is to provide a rationale for the combined use of statins and fibrates in the management of patients with high residual cardiovascular risk related to atherogenic dyslipidemia and persisting after single therapy. RECENT FINDINGS A meta-analysis from 14 randomized trials conducted in high-risk patients reported that statin therapy is effective in reducing the proportional risk for major vascular events by 21% for each mmol/l lowering of LDL-C. However, on an average, 14% of patients still experienced an event despite being allocated to statin. Beyond LDL-C, other factors, including triglycerides, non-HDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B, have been identified as factors determining residual risk, and normalization of these parameters may further decrease cardiovascular disease in patients treated with statins. Data from fibrate trials indicate that these drugs are particularly effective in reducing cardiovascular morbidity in patients with atherogenic dyslipidemia. SUMMARY Reducing the residual cardiovascular risk in patients treated with statins requires addressing multiple lipid goals. In this context, future therapeutic interventions based on combination therapy, such as statins and fibrates, appear particularly promising.
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Management of mixed dyslipidemia in patients with or at risk for cardiovascular disease: a role for combination fibrate therapy. Clin Ther 2009; 30:294-306. [PMID: 18343268 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2008.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/18/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the primary focus of the management of dyslipidemia in patients with or at risk for cardiovascular disease. However, use of a statin alone may be insufficient for the treatment of mixed dyslipidemia, which is characterized by low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated levels of triglycerides, with or without elevated levels of LDL-C. OBJECTIVE This report reviews the evidence for the efficacy and tolerability of different combination treatments for the management of mixed dyslipidemia, as supported by clinical-trial data and recommended by national guidelines. METHODS Using the terms lipid-modifying therapy, combination therapy, combination statin-fibrate therapy, and mixed dyslipidemia, a search of PubMed was conducted (completed in April 2007, updated to October 2007) to identify English-language publications and pertinent studies of fibrate combination therapy in patients with mixed dyslipidemia, including those with diabetes or the metabolic syndrome. RESULTS National guidelines recommend the addition of either niacin (nicotinic acid) or a fibrate to statin therapy in patients with mixed dyslipidemia to achieve better overall lipid control. Fibrates do not have detrimental effects on uric acid levels or glycemic control in patients with diabetes or the metabolic syndrome. Based on data from the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System indicating that gemfibrozil plus a statin was associated with a 15-fold higher risk of rhabdomyolysis than fenofibrate plus a statin, fenofibrate may be the fi-brate of choice for use in combination with a statin. As reported by the Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes study, fenofibrate treatment has also been associated with microvascular benefits in patients with type 2 diabetes, which is consistent with preliminary evidence from the Diabetes Atherosclerosis Intervention Study. CONCLUSION The addition of fenofibrate to statin therapy may be a useful strategy for the management of mixed dyslipidemia in patients with or at risk for cardiovascular disease.
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Miller M. Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular risk: the importance of early prevention. QJM 2009; 102:657-67. [PMID: 19498039 PMCID: PMC2729130 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcp065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2009] [Revised: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Strategies aimed at primary prevention provide an outstanding opportunity for reducing the onset and burden of cardiovascular (CV) disease. Lipid abnormalities, including high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), elevated triglycerides and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), are associated with an increased risk of CV events, thereby serving as contributors to this process. By consensus, lowering LDL-C, generally with statin therapy, is the primary target of lipid-lowering therapy. However, statin therapy may be insufficient for patients with mixed dyslipidemia, especially those with insulin resistance syndromes. While the addition of niacin, fibrate or omega-3 fatty acids may be useful in this setting, outcomes data are lacking. Therefore, data from ongoing prospective studies will hopefully resolve this issue and facilitate identification of optimal strategies to augment CV risk reduction.
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- Center for Preventive Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Many patients who receive statin therapy for hyperlipidemia-such as patients with diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome--have residual cardiovascular risk. These patients often have dyslipidemia, including low levels of HDL cholesterol and elevated levels of triglycerides and small, dense LDL. For such patients, combination treatment with statins and fibrates is a potentially useful strategy to improve lipid and lipoprotein profiles and reduce cardiovascular risk. However, statin-fibrate combination regimens have potential adverse effects on skeletal muscle, including myopathy. To date, no large-scale, prospective, randomized, controlled trial has evaluated the safety and efficacy of statin-fibrate combination therapy; one such trial is underway but will not report data until 2010. Until then, clinicians need to consider pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, metabolic, pathophysiologic and other factors that can increase the systemic exposure of statins and/or fibrates and hence heighten the risk of toxic effects on muscles, as well as data from clinical trials and recommendations of consensus panels to optimize the safety of such combination regimens. On the basis of currently available data, fenofibrate or fenofibric acid is the fibrate of choice when used in combination with a statin because each is, in theory, associated with a lower risk of myopathy than gemfibrozil.
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- Office of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Regulation of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism by PPARs. PPAR Res 2009; 2009:501739. [PMID: 19636418 PMCID: PMC2712638 DOI: 10.1155/2009/501739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 05/15/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Bile acids are amphipathic molecules synthesized from cholesterol in the liver. Bile acid synthesis is a major pathway for hepatic cholesterol catabolism. Bile acid synthesis generates bile flow which is important for biliary secretion of free cholesterol, endogenous metabolites, and xenobiotics. Bile acids are biological detergents that facilitate intestinal absorption of lipids and fat-soluble vitamins. Recent studies suggest that bile acids are important metabolic regulators of lipid, glucose, and energy homeostasis. Agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARα, PPARγ, PPARδ) regulate lipoprotein metabolism, fatty acid oxidation, glucose homeostasis and inflammation, and therefore are
used as anti-diabetic drugs for treatment of dyslipidemia and insulin insistence. Recent studies have shown that activation of
PPARα alters bile acid synthesis, conjugation, and transport, and also cholesterol synthesis, absorption and reverse cholesterol transport. This review will focus on the roles of PPARs in the regulation of pathways in bile acid and cholesterol homeostasis, and the therapeutic implications of using PPAR agonists for the treatment of metabolic syndrome.
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Toth PP, Zarotsky V, Sullivan JM, Laitinen D. Dyslipidemia treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus in a US managed care plan: a retrospective database analysis. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2009; 8:26. [PMID: 19450274 PMCID: PMC2694778 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-8-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2009] [Accepted: 05/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background To evaluate real-world pharmacologic treatment of mixed dyslipidemia in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods All commercial health plan members in a large US managed care database with complete lipid panel results (HDL-C, LDL-C, TG) between 1/1/2006 and 12/31/2006 were identified (N = 529,236). DM patients (N = 53,679) with mixed dyslipidemia were defined as having any 2 suboptimal lipid parameters (N = 28,728). Lipid treatment status 6 months pre- and post-index date was determined using pharmacy claims for any lipid therapy. Results Post-index, 41.1% of DM patients with 2 abnormal lipid parameters and 45.1% with 3 abnormal lipid parameters did not receive lipid-modifying treatment. Post-index treatment rates were 57.4%, 63.6%, and 66.4% for patients with LDL-C, HDL-C, and TG in the most severe quartiles, respectively. Statin monotherapy was the primary lipid-modifying regimen prescribed (54.8% and 47.8% of patients with any 2 and all 3 lipids not at goal, respectively). Less than 30% of treated patients received combination therapy. Conclusion Over 40% of DM patients with mixed dyslipidemia received no lipid-modifying therapy during the follow-up period. Those who were treated were primarily prescribed statin monotherapy. This study suggests that DM patients are not being treated to ADA-suggested targets.
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Jones PH, Davidson MH, Kashyap ML, Kelly MT, Buttler SM, Setze CM, Sleep DJ, Stolzenbach JC. Efficacy and safety of ABT-335 (fenofibric acid) in combination with rosuvastatin in patients with mixed dyslipidemia: A phase 3 study. Atherosclerosis 2009; 204:208-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2008] [Revised: 09/09/2008] [Accepted: 09/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jones PH, Davidson MH, Goldberg AC, Pepine CJ, Kelly MT, Buttler SM, Setze CM, Lele A, Sleep DJ, Stolzenbach JC. Efficacy and safety of fenofibric acid in combination with a statin in patients with mixed dyslipidemia: Pooled analysis of three phase 3, 12-week randomized, controlled studies. J Clin Lipidol 2009; 3:125-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2009.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2008] [Revised: 02/04/2009] [Accepted: 02/08/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Flory JH, Ellenberg S, Szapary PO, Strom BL, Hennessy S. Antidiabetic action of bezafibrate in a large observational database. Diabetes Care 2009; 32:547-51. [PMID: 19131462 PMCID: PMC2660490 DOI: 10.2337/dc08-1809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that bezafibrate, an approved fibrate, can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study using data from routine medical practice in the U.K., as captured by the General Practice Research Database (GPRD). Individuals chronically exposed to bezafibrate were compared with individuals chronically exposed to other fibrates. Hazard ratios (HRs) for incident type 2 diabetes were calculated using a Cox proportional hazards model. A post hoc analysis was used to examine the effect of bezafibrate on progression to use of oral antidiabetic medications or insulin in individuals with diabetes at baseline. RESULTS Bezafibrate users had a lower hazard for incident diabetes than users of other fibrates (HR 0.66 [95% CI 0.53-0.81]). This effect became stronger with increasing duration of therapy. Post hoc analysis of the effect of bezafibrate on progression of preexisting diabetes also showed a lower hazard for progression to use of antidiabetic medication (0.54 [0.38-0.76]) or progression to use of insulin (0.78 [0.55-1.10]). CONCLUSIONS Bezafibrate appears to have clinically important antidiabetic properties. Randomized controlled trials should be considered to assess the utility of bezafibrate in treating patients with diabetes or in preventing diabetes in high-risk patients.
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- 1Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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