Differential Regulation of Lipoprotein Kinetics by Atorvastatin and Fenofibrate in Subjects With the Metabolic Syndrome

  • Gerald F. Watts
    Lipoprotein Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, the West Australian Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
  • P. Hugh R. Barrett
    Lipoprotein Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, the West Australian Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
  • Juying Ji
    Lipoprotein Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, the West Australian Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
  • Adrian P. Serone
    James Lance GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • Dick C. Chan
    Lipoprotein Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, the West Australian Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
  • Kevin D. Croft
    Lipoprotein Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, the West Australian Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
  • Franziska Loehrer
    James Lance GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • Anthony G. Johnson
    James Lance GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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<jats:p>The metabolic syndrome is characterized by insulin resistance and abnormal apolipoprotein AI (apoAI) and apolipoprotein B-100 (apoB) metabolism that may collectively accelerate atherosclerosis. The effects of atorvastatin (40 mg/day) and micronised fenofibrate (200 mg/day) on the kinetics of apoAI and apoB were investigated in a controlled cross-over trial of 11 dyslipidemic men with the metabolic syndrome. ApoAI and apoB kinetics were studied following intravenous d3-leucine administration using gas-chromatography mass spectrometry with data analyzed by compartmental modeling. Compared with placebo, atorvastatin significantly decreased (P &lt; 0.001) plasma concentrations of cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL cholesterol, VLDL apoB, intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL) apoB, and LDL apoB. Fenofibrate significantly decreased (P &lt; 0.001) plasma triglyceride and VLDL apoB and elevated HDL2 cholesterol (P &lt; 0.001), HDL3 cholesterol (P &lt; 0.01), apoAI (P = 0.01), and apoAII (P &lt; 0.001) concentrations, but it did not significantly alter LDL cholesterol. Atorvastatin significantly increased (P &lt; 0.002) the fractional catabolic rate (FCR) of VLDL apoB, IDL apoB, and LDL apoB but did not affect the production of apoB in any lipoprotein fraction or in the turnover of apoAI. Fenofibrate significantly increased (P &lt; 0.01) the FCR of VLDL, IDL, and LDL apoB but did not affect the production of VLDL apoB. Relative to placebo and atorvastatin, fenofibrate significantly increased the production (P &lt; 0.001) and FCR (P = 0.016) of apoAI. Both agents significantly lowered plasma triglycerides and apoCIII concentrations, but only atorvastatin significantly lowered (P &lt; 0.001) plasma cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity. Neither treatment altered insulin resistance. In conclusion, these differential effects of atorvastatin and fenofibrate on apoAI and apoB kinetics support the use of combination therapy for optimally regulating dyslipoproteinemia in the metabolic syndrome.</jats:p>

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  • Diabetes

    Diabetes 52 (3), 803-811, 2003-03-01

    American Diabetes Association

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