Metabolic Effects of an 8 Week Niaspan Treatment in Patients With Abdominal Obesity and Mixed Dyslipidemia

Summary

Nicotinic acid (Niacin) has been used for many years for the treatment of dyslipidemia. Indeed Niacin decreases triglycerides (TG) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) but more importantly increases high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c). Although the drug has been used for so long, its precise mechanism of action remains elusive. The aim of this study was to characterise the metabolic changes induced by 8 week treatment with Niacin in dyslipidemic, overweight patients. The importance of the inhibition of lipolysis on the overall lipid effects of niacin will be studied. In order to get a very comprehensive view of all metabolic activities of niacin, this study will investigate the potential effects of niacin on Glucose metabolism, lipid and lipoprotein turnover, quantitative changes in lipoproteins and key enzymes involved in lipid metabolism.

Timeline

Start

2006-09

Primary completion

2009-06

Completion

2010-03

Publications

• Blanchard V, Ramin-Mangata S, Billon-Crossouard S, Aguesse A, Durand M, Chemello K, Nativel B, Flet L, Chetiveaux M, Jacobi D, Bard JM, Ouguerram K, Lambert G, Krempf M, Croyal M. Kinetics of plasma apolipoprotein E isoforms by LC-MS/MS: a pilot study. J Lipid Res. 2018 May;59(5):892-900. doi: 10.1194/jlr.P083576. Epub 2018 Mar 14.
• Ferchaud-Roucher V, Croyal M, Moyon T, Zair Y, Krempf M, Ouguerram K. Plasma Lipidome Analysis by Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility of Hypertriglyceridemic Patients on Extended-Release Nicotinic Acid: a Pilot Study. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2017 Jun;31(3):269-279. doi: 10.1007/s10557-017-6737-y.

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