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在人类中,以谢胺抑制了肠道胆固醇的吸收
Thomas Sudhop1, Dieter Lütjohann, Annette Kodal
1Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bonn, Germany.
Circulation
|October 9, 2002
概括
埃泽提米布在人类中显著减少了54%的胆固醇吸收,导致胆固醇合成的补偿性增加. 这导致LDL和总胆固醇水平的临床相关降低.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 人体生理学 人体生理学
背景情况:
- 在动物模型中确立了ezetimibe的胆固醇吸收抑制作用.
- 此前,关于埃泽胺对胆固醇吸收的影响的人类研究缺乏.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究ezetimibe对人类胆固醇吸收和合成的影响.
- 评估ezetimibe对固醇分泌和血脂度的影响.
- 评估以泽提对高胆固醇血症的影响的临床相关性.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项随机,双盲,安慰剂控制的交叉研究.
- 18名患有轻度至中度高胆固醇血症的患者参与了这项研究.
- 治疗包括以泽提米布 (10毫克/天) 或安慰剂在2周的时间内进行2周的洗.
主要成果:
- 埃泽提米布减少了小数胆固醇的吸收率为54% (P<0.001).
- 胆固醇合成增加了89% (P<0.001),合成的标志物增加了72% (P<0.001).
- LDL胆固醇降低了20.4%,总胆固醇降低了15.1% (两者的P<0.001).
- 血中sitosterol和campesterol的度分别下降了48%和41%.
结论:
- 埃泽提米布有效地抑制了人类的胆固醇吸收.
- 胆固醇合成的补偿性增加发生在ezetimibe治疗时.
- 埃泽提米布导致LDL和总胆固醇的显著降低,对非胆固醇类固醇的吸收有潜在影响.
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