Mode of action of fibrates in the regulation of triglyceride and HDL-cholesterol metabolism
Abstract
Epidemiological studies have shown that hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL-cholesterol were both associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. Furthermore, hypertriglyceridemia is now recognized as an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease. Secondary prevention trials (e.g., LOCAT, BECAIT, BIP and DAIS) in coronary artery disease with drugs acting primarily on triglycerides (e.g., the PPAR-alpha activators bezafibrate, fenofibrate and gemfibrozil) have shown that reducing triglycerides and increasing HDL-cholesterol, without significantly affecting LDL-cholesterol, slows down coronary artery luminal narrowing. Furthermore, the VA-HIT study recently showed that gemfibrozil decreased coronary artery disease mortality in secondary prevention trials, partly by increasing HDL-cholesterol. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) (i.e., PPAR-alpha, -beta(delta) and -gamma) form a subfamily of the nuclear receptor gene family. Whereas all PPARs are, albeit to differing extents, activated by fatty acids and derivatives, PPAR-alpha binds the hypolipidemic fibrates. PPAR-alpha activation mediates changes in lipoprotein metabolism. Moreover, PPAR-alpha activators increase hepatic uptake and esterif...Continue Reading
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