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The lipid-lowering effects of lomitapide are unaffected by adjunctive apheresis in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia – A post-h…

2015

AbstractObjectiveLomitapide (a microsomal triglyceride transfer protein inhibitor) is an adjunctive treatment for homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH), a rare genetic condition characterised by elevated low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and premature, severe, accelerated atherosclerosis. Standard of care for HoFH includes lipid-lowering drugs and lipoprotein apheresis. We conducted a post-hoc analysis using data from a Phase 3 study to assess whether concomitant apheresis affected the lipid-lowering efficacy of lomitapide.MethodsExisting lipid-lowering therapy, including apheresis, was to remain stable from Week −6 to Week 26. Lomitapide dose was escalated on the basi…

MaleTime FactorsSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaGastroenterologyMicrosomal triglyceride transfer proteinchemistry.chemical_compoundLipoprotein apheresisMedicineHyperlipoproteinemia Type IIHomozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia; Lipoprotein apheresis; Lomitapide; Adult; Anticholesteremic Agents; Benzimidazoles; Biomarkers; Blood Component Removal; Cholesterol LDL; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Humans; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II; Lipoprotein(a); Male; Phenotype; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Homozygote; Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebiologyAnticholesteremic AgentsHomozygoteLipoprotein(a)Combined Modality TherapyCholesterolPhenotypeTreatment OutcomeBlood Component Removallipids (amino acids peptides and proteins)FemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineAdultmedicine.medical_specialtySocio-culturaleLipoprotein apheresiArticleLDLHyperlipoproteinemia Type IIYoung AdultHomozygous familial hypercholesterolaemiaInternal medicinePost-hoc analysisHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHomozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia; Lipoprotein apheresis; Lomitapide; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusiness.industryCholesterol LDLLomitapideLomitapideEndocrinologyApheresischemistryConcomitantAdjunctive treatmentbiology.proteinBenzimidazolesbusinessBiomarkersLipoprotein(a)Atherosclerosis
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Fatty liver in familial hypobetalipoproteinemia: triglyceride assembly into VLDL particles is affected by the extent of hepatic steatosis

2003

Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL) subjects may develop fatty liver. Liver fat was assessed in 21 FHBL with six different apolipoprotein B (apoB) truncations (apoB-4 to apoB-89) and 14 controls by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Liver fat percentages were 16.7 +/- 11.5 and 3.3 +/- 2.9 (mean +/- SD) (P = 0.001). Liver fat percentage was positively correlated with body mass index, waist circumference, and areas under the insulin curves of 2 h glucose tolerance tests, suggesting that obesity may affect the severity of liver fat accumulation in both groups. Despite 5-fold differences in liver fat percentage, mean values for obesity and insulin indexes were similar. Thus, for similar…

MaleVery low-density lipoproteinSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaApolipoprotein Bmedicine.medical_treatmentPalmitic AcidLipoproteins VLDLSeverity of Illness IndexTriglyceridevery low density lipoprotein assemblyBiochemistryBody Mass IndexMagnetic resonence spectroscopy; Nonalcoholic fatty liver; Nonesterified fatty acids; Very low density lipoprotein assembly; Adult; Body Mass Index; Dietary Fats; Fatty Liver; Female; Glucose Tolerance Test; Humans; Hypobetalipoproteinemias; Insulin Resistance; Lipoproteins VLDL; Liver Diseases; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Palmitic Acids; Severity of Illness Index; Triglycerides; EndocrinologyHypobetalipoproteinemiaschemistry.chemical_compoundEndocrinologyDietary FatGlucose tolerance testmedicine.diagnostic_testbiologyChemistryLiver DiseasesLiver DiseaseFatty liverMiddle AgedFemalemagnetic resonence spectroscopyHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyPalmitic Acidsnonesterified fatty acidsQD415-436Internal medicinemedicinenonalcoholic fatty liverHumansObesityTriglyceridesTriglycerideInsulinNonesterified fatty acidCell BiologyGlucose Tolerance Testmedicine.diseaseDietary FatsFatty LiverEndocrinologybiology.proteinHypobetalipoproteinemiaInsulin ResistanceSteatosisHypobetalipoproteinemiaJournal of Lipid Research
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Long-term efficacy of lipoprotein apheresis and lomitapide in the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH): a cross-national retr…

2021

Abstract Background Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare life-threatening condition that represents a therapeutic challenge. The vast majority of HoFH patients fail to achieve LDL-C targets when treated with the standard protocol, which associates maximally tolerated dose of lipid-lowering medications with lipoprotein apheresis (LA). Lomitapide is an emerging therapy in HoFH, but its place in the treatment algorithm is disputed because a comparison of its long-term efficacy versus LA in reducing LDL-C burden is not available. We assessed changes in long-term LDL-C burden and goals achievement in two independent HoFH patients’ cohorts, one treated with lomitapide in Ita…

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