title: The effect of fenofibrate on the levels of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in dyslipidemic obese patients.
abstract: It is now well documented that obesity is associated with a chronic low-grade inflammatory state. Levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, a marker of systemic inflammation and a mediator of atherothrombotic disease, have been shown to correlate with cardiovascular disease risk. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of fenofibrate on the levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in dyslipidemic obese patients. We selected 30 dyslipidemic obese patients (body mass index > or = 30 kg/m2) and 20 normolipidemic, nonobese healthy subjects. Dyslipidemic obese patients were treated with fenofibrate 200 mg/day for 3 months. Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and metabolic parameters were evaluated at baseline in both groups and after fenofibrate treatment in dyslipidemic obese patients. At baseline, significantly higher high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels were found in dyslipidemic obese patients than normal subjects (0.58+/-0.3 vs 0.14+/-0.1 mg/dL, P < 0.01). Total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride decreased significantly (P < 0.05, P < 0.05, and P < 0.01, respectively), and levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol significantly increased (P < 0.05) after treatment with fenofibrate in the dyslipidemic obese group. Levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein decreased significantly (approximately 74.1%) after fenofibrate treatment from a mean of 0.58+/-0.3 mg/dL to 0.15+/-0.2 mg/dL, P < 0.01. Our findings suggest that fenofibrate may be used as a first-line therapy for improving the plasma lipids profile, as well as the chronic low-grade inflammatory state in dyslipidemia and obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey. ecoban@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coban
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D011345:Fenofibrate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D012016:Reference Values; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D002784:Cholesterol; D011345:Fenofibrate