title: Changes in lipid and lipoprotein values during a cross-over treatment of doxazosin, moduretic and amlodipine in hypertensive patients.
abstract: A cross-over study, comparing the effects of doxazosin, moduretic and amlodipine on plasma lipid and lipoprotein levels in 9 hypertensive Nigerians aged 35 to 65 years is presented. Doxazosin therapy had favourable lipid changes characterized by a statistically significant reduction in total cholesterol (TC) at 6 months. Though consistent reduction was observed in total triglycerides (TG) low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (VLDLC) upto 6 months, no effect was seen on high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC). This is against unfavourable increments in the mean values of TC, VLDLC, LDLC/HDLC and decrease in HDLC/TC during moduretic treatment phase. Amlodipine therapy did not alter the lipid and lipoprotein levels. The non-significant variation in the mean high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDLC) level observed with these agents, seem to suggest that HDL-cholesterol metabolism may be maintained during antihypertensive pharmacotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ahaneku
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Agbedana
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Salako
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000584:Amiloride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017311:Amlodipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D017292:Doxazosin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide; D017311:Amlodipine; C010247:amiloride, hydrochlorothiazide drug combination; D000584:Amiloride; D017292:Doxazosin