title: Effects of bezafibrate and pravastatin on remnant-like lipoprotein particles and lipoprotein subclasses in type 2 diabetes.
abstract: The effects of bezafibrate and pravastatin on remnant-like lipoprotein particles (RLPs) and lipoprotein subclasses were compared in type 2 diabetes. Bezafibrate (400 mg/day) and pravastatin (10 mg/day) were given to 27 Japanese diabetics in a randomized crossover design. RLP cholesterol (RLP-C) and RLP triglyceride (RLP-TG) were measured by an immunoseparation technique. LDL and HDL were separated each into three subclasses (large, medium, small) and their cholesterol (C) contents were measured by an HPLC method. RLP-C was reduced more effectively by pravastatin (bezafibrate -16.0% vs. pravastatin -40.6%, P < 0.05), whereas RLP-TG was reduced more effectively by bezafibrate (-55.2% vs. -35.0%, P < 0.05). Further, pravastatin decreased large and small LDL-C levels equally (large; -23.6%; medium; -17.2%, small; -21.0%), while bezafibrate produced a relatively larger reduction in small LDL-C (-12.1; -16.9; -21.5%). Whereas bezafibrate significantly decreased large HDL-C and increased medium and small HDL-C (-49.6; 34.1; 35.8%), pravastatin significantly increased only medium HDL-C (5.2; 9.4; 5.9%). Bezafibrate reduced RLP-C and RLP-TG more effectively in patients with high TG levels, whereas pravastatin's effect was not markedly influenced by the initial TG level. Thus measurements of RLP-C, RLP-TG, and HPLC subclasses revealed that bezafibrate and pravastatin differently influence the lipoprotein status in type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan. hakazama@h4.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kazama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosoi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orimo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001629:Bezafibrate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017035:Pravastatin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; C112017:remnant-like particle cholesterol; D002784:Cholesterol; D017035:Pravastatin; D001629:Bezafibrate