title: [Comparison of the efficacy of pantethine, acipimox, and bezafibrate on plasma lipids and index of cardiovascular risk in diabetics with dyslipidemia].
abstract: Atherosclerotic manifestations are more common and precocious in diabetics than in the general population. Due to the increased cardiovascular risk, a primary or secondary (to diabetes mellitus) lipoprotein disorder in diabetics has to be carefully considered. 27 diabetics (15 NIDDM and 12 IDDM) with dyslipidemia (14 type IV, 8 type IIa and 5 type IIb) were divided in 3 groups and treated with 3 different hypolipemic drugs (Group A: pantethine 600 mg/day; Group B: acipimox 500 mg/day; Group C: bezafibrate 600 mg/day) to test their efficacy and acceptancy. Body weight, Hb A1-c, serum lipoproteins have been measured before and during the 6 months treatment. A significant variation of lipidemic pattern was observed in Group C: a decrease of cholesterol (-20%), triglycerides (-40%), LDL (-24.4%) and apo B (-26.8%) with an increase of HDL (+23.6%). Pantethine and acipimox were more effective on triglycerides (-37.7% and -23.3% respectively). Cardiovascular risk (CT tot/CT HDL) was significantly reduced with acipimox and normalized with bezafibrate.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Diabetologia, Ospedale Civile, Udine.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tonutti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taboga
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Noacco
mesh_terms: D001629:Bezafibrate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010204:Pantetheine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D011719:Pyrazines; D010204:Pantetheine; C005425:pantethine; C027696:acipimox; D001629:Bezafibrate
vernacular_title: Confronto dell'efficacia di pantetina, acipimox e bezafibrato sui lipidi plasmatici ed indice di rischio cardiovascolare in diabetici dislipidemici.