title: Oxprenolol, methyldopa and lipids in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: 1 Twelve-week courses of oxprenolol and methyldopa were administered in a randomised, double-blind cross over study to ten insulin dependent hypertensive diabetics. 2 Prior to treatment, and at the end of each period of drug administration, fasting levels of high density lipoprotein, triglycerides, free fatty acids and cholesterol were measured. 3 Neither preparation altered levels of high density lipoprotein and cholesterol, but both drugs significantly reduced the free fatty acids. 4 Whereas oxprenolol did not alter triglyceride levels, methyldopa significantly elevated triglycerides above pre-treatment values. 5 Oxprenolol does not appear to influence lipoprotein fractions affecting the relative risks of coronary heart disease, but methyldopa seems to have potentially detrimental effects of triglyceride levels.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010096:Oxprenolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids; D010096:Oxprenolol; D008750:Methyldopa