title: Efficacy and safety of ciprofibrate in hyperlipoproteinaemias.
abstract: Ciprofibrate is an effective treatment for three main types of atherogenic hyperlipoproteinaemia: type IIa hypercholesterolaemia, type IIb combined hyperlipidaemia, and type IV hypertriglyceridaemia. In type IIa hypercholesterolaemia, administration of 100 mg/day of ciprofibrate, to approximately 3000 patients, decreased total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, apolipoprotein B (apo B) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Levels of apolipoproteins in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein AI (apo A-I) were increased. Administration of the same dose of ciprofibrate, to approximately 3500 patients with type IIb combined hyperlipidaemia, had a marked cholesterol- and triglyceride-lowering effect, in addition to producing a decrease in LDL cholesterol and apo B, and an increase in apo A-I. TC levels were also decreased in type IV hypertriglyceridaemia following administration of 100 mg/day of ciprofibrate to 800 patients. The decrease in TC levels was attributable to a decrease in triglyceride levels and an increase in HDL cholesterol levels. The pharmacokinetics, mechanism of action and safety of ciprofibrate treatment are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital Center, Paris, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Turpin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruckert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002995:Clofibric Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058607:Fibric Acids; D006801:Humans; D006951:Hyperlipoproteinemias / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D058607:Fibric Acids; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008074:Lipoproteins; D002995:Clofibric Acid; C019304:ciprofibrate