title: Serum lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins A and B in epileptic patients treated with valproic acid, carbamazepine or phenobarbital.
abstract: Serum lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins A and B were measured in 101 epileptic patients receiving chronic treatment with valproic acid, carbamazepine or phenobarbital and in 75 age- and sex-matched control subjects. In relation to controls, subjects treated with valproic acid showed significantly lower values of total and LDL-cholesterol levels; subjects treated with carbamazepine showed significantly higher values of HDL-cholesterol and apolipoprotein A concentrations and subjects treated with phenobarbital showed significantly higher values of total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, apolipoprotein A and apolipoprotein B levels. The total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio was significantly lower in patients receiving valproic acid or carbamazepine but not in the phenobarbital-treated group. Changes in serum lipids profile did not correlate with drug plasma concentrations nor the duration of the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology Department, University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Calandre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodriquez-Lopez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blazquez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000097:blood; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000097:blood; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D008055:Lipids; D002220:Carbamazepine; D014635:Valproic Acid; D010634:Phenobarbital