Autor según el artículo: Masana L
Departamento: Medicina i Cirurgia
Autor/es de la URV: Masana Marín, Luis
Palabras clave: Statin therapy Pharmacological profile Japanese patients Hypercholesterolemic patients High-density-lipoprotein Diabetes-mellitus Cholesterol levels Cardiovascular-disease Acute coronary syndrome 14 randomized-trials
Resumen: Statins effectively lower low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and reduce cardiovascular risk in people with dyslipidemia and cardiometabolic diseases such as Metabolic syndrome (MetS) or type 2 diabetes (T2D). In addition to elevated levels of LDL-C, people with these conditions often have other lipid-related risk factors, such as high levels of triglycerides, low levels of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), and a preponderance of highly atherogenic, small, dense low-density lipoprotein particles. The optimal management of dyslipidemia in people with MetS or T2D should therefore address each of these risk factors in addition to LDL-C. Although statins typically have similar effects on LDL-C levels, differences in chemical structure and pharmacokinetic profile can lead to variations in pleiotropic effects, adverse event profiles and drug-drug interactions. The choice of statin should therefore depend on the characteristics and needs of the individual patient. Compared with other statins, pitavastatin has distinct pharmacological features that translate into a broad range of actions on both apolipoprotein-B-containing and apolipoprotein-A-containing lipoproteins. Studies show that pitavastatin 1 to 4 mg is well tolerated and significantly improves LDL-C and triglyceride levels to a similar or greater degree than comparable doses of atorvastatin, simvastatin or pravastatin, irrespective of diabetic status. Moreover, whereas most statins show inconsistent effects on HDL-C levels, pitavastatin-treated patients routinely experience clinically significant elevations in HDL-C that are maintained and even increased over the long term. In addition to increasing high-density lipoprotein quantity, pitavastatin appears to improve high-density lipoprotein function and to slow the progression of atherosclerotic plaques by modifying high-density lipoprotein-related inflammation and oxidation, both of which are common in patients with MetS and T2D. When choosing a statin, it is important to note that patients with MetS have an increased risk of developing T2D and that some statins can exacerbate this risk via adverse effects on glucose regulation. Unlike many statins, pitavastatin appears to have a neutral and even beneficial effect on glucose regulation, making it a useful treatment option in this high-risk group of patients. Together with pitavastatin's beneficial effects on the cardiometabolic lipid profile and its low potential for drug-drug interactions, this suggests that pitavastatin might be a useful lipid-lowering option for people with cardiometabolic disease.
Áreas temáticas: Saúde coletiva Medicina ii Medicina i Internal medicine Interdisciplinar Farmacia Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism Endocrinology & metabolism Educação física Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine Cardiac & cardiovascular systems Biotecnología
Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Direcció de correo del autor: luis.masana@urv.cat
Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-0789-4954
Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-03-05
Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Cardiovascular Diabetology. 12 Suppl 1 (S2):
Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Masana L (2013). Pitavastatin in cardiometabolic disease: therapeutic profile.. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 12 Suppl 1(S2), -. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-12-S1-S2
URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Año de publicación de la revista: 2013
Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
Repositori URV