title: Effect of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor pravastatin on urinary 6 beta-hydroxycortisol excretion: a preliminary study.
abstract: In this preliminary study, the levels of urinary 6 beta-hydroxycortisol and urinary free cortisol and the 6 beta-hydroxycortisol/free cortisol ratio were determined in normal volunteers and in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia before and after Pravastatin administration (10 mg/d for 2 weeks). Urinary 6 beta-hydroxycortisol and 6 beta-hydroxycortisol/free cortisol ratio increased significantly in both groups after Pravastatin administration (P less than 0.05). The percent increase of 6 beta-hydroxycortisol/free cortisol did not differ significantly when the two groups were compared. Our preliminary results suggest that Pravastatin induces hepatic microsomal 6 beta-hydroxylase both in normal volunteers and in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Karayalçin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miyamori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morise
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000652:urine; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017035:Pravastatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; C001380:6 beta-hydroxycortisol; D002784:Cholesterol; D017035:Pravastatin; D006854:Hydrocortisone