High-dose atorvastatin improves vascular endothelial function in patients with leukoaraiosis

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
Jianan XueAiming Gu

Abstract

Leukoaraiosis (LA), as an age-related white matter degeneration, is mainly caused by chronic ischemia. Our study aims to explore the efficacy of different doses of atorvastatin (ATV) in the vascular endothelial function in patients with LA. Our study enrolled 402 LA patients who were then randomly included as control or treated with ATV (10 mg), ATV (20 mg), or ATV (30 mg). The total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were detected by enzyme colorimetric assay. The high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level, reactive hyperemia index (RHI), endothelin-1 (ET-1) content, and nitric oxide (NO) level were tested by latex agglutination test, peripheral arterial tonometry technology, radioimmunoassay, and nitrate reductase assay, respectively. After 8 weeks of ATV treatment, the levels of TC, LDL-C, and HS-CRP decreased significantly, and the trends were demonstrated in a more significant way with the increases of dose of ATV. The treatment with ATV at different doses elevated NO level and RHI and declined ET-1 content. Gastrointestinal reaction, muscular pain, and increased aminopherase were observed after treatment with the ATV a...Continue Reading

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