title: Comparative hypolipidaemic and peroxisomal effects of ciprofibrate, clofibric acid, and their respective difluorocyclopropyl and 4-fluoro-substituted analogues in rat.
abstract: 1. We investigated the biological activity of the difluoro analogue (WIN 36117) of ciprofibrate, a potent peroxisome proliferator, and re-examined the relative activity of clofibric acid and its 4-fluoro analogue (fluorofibric acid) in the rat. 2. Twenty-four hours after a single dose, ciprofibrate and WIN 36117 produced dosage-related reductions in plasma cholesterol (16-42 and 9-34% respectively) and triglycerides (14-32 and 9-22% respectively). However, a single dose of clofibric acid or fluorofibric acid produced hypocholesterolaemia only (32-58 and 9-29% reductions respectively). 3. After treatment for 7 days reductions in cholesterol were similar at all dosages of ciprofibrate (45% reduction, mean across groups) whereas the effects of WIN 36117, clofibric acid and fluorofibric acid were still dosage related (reductions of 21-44, 37-43 and 2-28% respectively). Hypotriglyceridaemia was produced by all compounds (ciprofibrate 36-50%, WIN 36117 14-36%, clofibric acid 18-48%, fluorofibric acid 6-28%). 4. After treatment for 14 days all compounds produced dosage-related decreases in plasma fibrinogen (ciprofibrate 18-33%, WIN 36117 7-11%, clofibric acid 13-26%, fluorofibric acid 7-15%). 5. Peroxisomal beta-oxidation activity was increased by WIN 36117 (4.8-fold) and fluorofibric acid (4.2-fold) although these increases were less than those produced by ciprofibrate (13.6-fold) and clofibric acid (7.0-fold). WIN 36117 and fluorofibric acid also produced smaller increases in peroxisome numbers, liver weight, and carnitine acetyl transferase activity and smaller decreases in glutathione S-transferase and glutathione peroxidase activities. 6. Maximal increases in peroxisomal beta-oxidation activity produced in cultured rat hepatocytes by WIN 36117 and fluorofibric acid were 58 and 72% of those produced by ciprofibrate and clofibric acid respectively. 7. These results indicate the difluoro and 4-fluoro analogues of ciprofibrate and clofibric acid are hypolipidaemic agents and peroxisome proliferators but with reduced potencies relative to the parent molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology, Sanofi Winthrop, Alnwick, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Winham
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Old
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002995:Clofibric Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D058607:Fibric Acids; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008830:Microbodies / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D058607:Fibric Acids; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D014280:Triglycerides; C103420:WIN 36117; D002995:Clofibric Acid; C103421:fluorofibric acid; D005340:Fibrinogen; D002784:Cholesterol; C019304:ciprofibrate