HDLと心血管疾患について
Daniel J Rader1, G Kees Hovingh2
1Department of Medicine and Department of Genetics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, and Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|August 19, 2014
まとめ
高密度脂質タンパク質 (HDL) コレステロールは,心臓病のリスクの低下に関連していますが,動脈硬化症における直接的な因果的な役割は不明です. 現在進行中の研究と薬の開発は,HDLを明確にすることを目的としています.
科学分野:
- 心血管科学 心血管科学
- 脂質代謝についてです.
- 動脈硬化症の研究研究
背景:
- 高密度脂質タンパク質 (HDL) コレステロールは,冠動脈疾患 (CHD) のリスクと逆に関連しています.
- HDLの動脈保護特性についてはよく知られているが,動脈硬化症におけるその因果的な役割については議論されている.
- HDL仮説に対する懐疑論は,ヒトの遺伝学と臨床試験の結果から生じている.
研究 の 目的:
- HDLと動脈硬化症の関係に関する現在の理解を評価する.
- HDLを標的とする治療における最近の発見と進行中の研究の影響を議論する.
- 心血管疾患の予防におけるHDL調節薬の可能性を評価する.
主な方法:
- 人間の遺伝学の研究のレビュー.
- HDL上昇療法に関する臨床試験データの分析.
- HDL機能を標的とした新興の治療戦略の検討.
主要な成果:
- 臨床試験の不一致の結果は,HDLと動脈硬化症の間の直接的な因果関係に疑問を投げかけています.
- 不確実性にもかかわらず,HDLを標的とした新しい治療的介入は,臨床開発を通じて進展しています.
- コレステリルエステル転移タンパク質 (CETP) 阻害剤は,開発後期段階にある.
結論:
- HDLを標的とする治療が冠動脈疾患に与える決定的な影響については,まだ決定されていない.
- 心血管の健康におけるHDLの複雑な役割を明らかにするために,さらなる研究が必要です.
- 逆コレステロール輸送を含むHDL機能を強化する薬剤の開発は,将来の心血管リスク管理に希望を示しています.
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