title: Bezafibrate affects lipid, lipo- and apolipoprotein pattern in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients.
abstract: To assess bezafibrate efficacy in a diabetic population a single-blind randomized study was performed in 32 diet-resistant type IIb hyperlipidaemic non-insulin-dependent (NID) diabetic patients in good metabolic control (HbA1c < 8%) compared to a placebo group. In our diabetic patients one month treatment of 400 mg/day bezafibrate lowered plasma C (-14%) and TG (-37%) and globally reduced the VLDL particles and VLDL lipids (-37% for C, -56% for TG and -25% for PL), raising VLDL C/TG ratio (+46%), redistributing TG from VLDL to LDL (+10%) and mainly in HDL (+49%), lowered LDL-C and Apo B levels and increased HDL-C together with Apo A1 (+19% and +13%) and Apo A1/Apo B (+72%). PL were raised by bezafibrate treatment and were redistributed from VLDL (-25%) to LDL (+25%) and HDL (+18%), while PL/C ratio increased in VLDL and in LDL (+18% and +50% respectively). Bezafibrate use was safe and improved the lipid pattern and the apolipoprotein and lipid distribution in the lipoproteins, producing a less atherogenic pattern in our NID diabetics.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Medicina Interna, University of Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Niort
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gambino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cassader
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pagano
mesh_terms: D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001629:Bezafibrate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016037:Single-Blind Method
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins; D008074:Lipoproteins; D001629:Bezafibrate