title: Anacetrapib: hope for CETP inhibitors?
abstract: Inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), a key protein involved in reverse cholesterol transport, can lead to increases in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and thus, is under evaluation as an antiatherogenic strategy. Several CETP inhibitors have been under development including anacetrapib, dalcetrapib, and torcetrapib. To date, anacetrapib demonstrates the greatest HDL-C raising and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering potential. Phase I and phase II trials with anacetrapib have revealed that anacetrapib is well-tolerated and does not seem to possess the pressor effects associated with torcetrapib. This article will briefly review the HDL-C raising through CETP inhibition as an antiatherogenic strategy with a specific focus on anacetrapib.
authors.affiliation: Robarts Research Institute and Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5K8.
authors.forename: Ronen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gurfinkel
authors.forename: Tisha R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Joy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D053480:Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D023303:Oxazolidinones; C530884:anacetrapib