title: Effect of pravastatin, an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor, and cholestyramine, a bile acid sequestrant, on lipoprotein particles defined by their apolipoprotein composition.
abstract: This study compares the effects of cholestyramine (16 g/d) and pravastatin (40 mg/d) on lipoprotein particles defined by their apolipoprotein composition (Lp A-I, Lp A-II:A-I, Lp E:B, and Lp C-III:B). Analysis was performed after 4, 8, and 12 weeks of therapy. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol decreased by 25.1% to 35.0% with cholestyramine and 26.2% to 30.7% with pravastatin, while triglycerides decreased slightly with pravastatin therapy and increased slightly during cholestyramine administration. The fall in cholesterol was mainly due to a decrease in very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and LDL cholesterol; high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol increased. Apolipoprotein B was reduced dramatically (by 21.7% to 30.5% with cholestyramine and 27.7% to 37.4% with pravastatin). No significant effect on apolipoproteins C-III and E was observed with cholestyramine, while pravastatin reduced these parameters slightly. Apolipoprotein A-I increased during therapy with both drugs, while apolipoprotein A-II was slightly decreased. Although the drugs had nearly the same effects on plasma lipids, their influence on lipoprotein particles defined by their apolipoprotein composition was substantially different. Lp A-II:A-I was increased by both drugs (+8.1% to +41.2% for cholestyramine and +7.2% to +32.6% for pravastatin). Lp A-I was also increased with both drugs, but cholestyramine had a more constant and pronounced effect than pravastatin (+15.1% to +21.7% for cholestyramine and +1.7% to +13.0% for pravastatin). Lp E:B and Lp C-III:B were consistently decreased by pravastatin (-10.2% to -36.5% for LP E:B and -7.2% to -20.9% for Lp C-III:B), while cholestyramine had variable effects on these particles.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Lille, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bard
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Douste-Blazy
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fruchart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II; D053305:Apolipoprotein C-III; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000378:metabolism; D001055:Apolipoproteins B / Q000378:metabolism; D001056:Apolipoproteins C / Q000378:metabolism; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000378:metabolism; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000378:metabolism; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000378:metabolism; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL / Q000378:metabolism; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017035:Pravastatin; D011897:Random Allocation; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D016633:Apolipoprotein A-II; D053305:Apolipoprotein C-III; D001053:Apolipoproteins; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D001056:Apolipoproteins C; D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D015243:Cholesterol, VLDL; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D009281:Naphthalenes; D014280:Triglycerides; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin; D002784:Cholesterol; D017035:Pravastatin