lipid lowering therapies Flashcards
What do lipoproteins do?
They carry fats around the bloodstream
What percentage of cholesterol is carried by LDL?
70%
What is Lp(a) concentration determined by and why is it important?
It is very atherogenic and it is purely determined by genetics
What are the good bad and ugly lipoproteins (not technical terminology by any means but helps understand better)?
Good: HDL
Bad: VLDL, IDL, LDL, Lp(a)
Ugly: IDL, chylomicron remnant, Lp(a)
What is characteristic of the exogenous lipoprotein transport pathway?
Chylomicrons which interact with lipoprotein lipase (LPL) forming a chylomicron remnant which interacts with a receptor (apo(e)) on the liver. Chymomycron remnant has a higher percentage of cholesterol compared to triglycerides. Chylomicrons have lots of triglycerides.
Which body parts have Lipoprotein Lipase?
Muscles and adipose tissue
What is the endogenous lipoprotein pathway?
VLDL interacts with LPL to form IDL which can bind to remnant receptor. Hepatic lipase breaks IDL down into LDL which interacts with LDL receptor to release the cholesterol and triglycerides.
What receptor do VLDL, IDL, and LDL use in the endogenous pathway?
Apo(B100)
How can cholesterol be lowered?
Lower saturated fats
How can triglycerides be lowered?
Low energy and weight loss
How do statins work?
Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein (SREBP) increases the amount of production of LDL receptors and acts to decrease the liver’s ability to synthesize cholesterol.
Where do lipophilic statins tend to go more often?
To the brain and muscles more than hydrophilic statins
What P450 can we find on Atorvastatin?
3A4 (important to know)
What P450 receptor is present on Rosuvastatin?
2C9 (limited)
What do statins do?
They can effectively reduce LDL-cholesterol
How do LDL -C levels correlate with CHD events?
Lower LDL levels are associated with lower percentage of CHD events.
1mmol/L reduction in LDL-c = 22% reduction in CVD risk irrespective of starting LDL-c concentration
What are the hepatic side effects of statins?
Mild increase in transaminase (0.5 - 3%)
What are the cognitive side effects of statins?
Memory lass (rare)
Others suggest may prevent dementia
What do statins do to diabetes risk?
9% increase and linked to HMG CoA reductase
What are statin side effects on muscle injury?
Myositis (rare <5/1000)
Dose dependent
Hydrophilic statins don’t enter muscles much
P450 interactions are important for this
Pre-existing conditions such as neuromuscular and endocrine conditions
Ethnicity (chinese people interact negatively with fibrates)
No increase with exercise but CK is higher
How does ezitimibe reduce cholesterol?
By decreasing the reuptake of bile (bile is high in cholesterol)
Where is ezetimibeglucuronidated?
In the intestine by UGT1A1, 1A3, 2B7
What are the side effects of ezetimibe?
Fatigue in ~2%
GI diarrhea in 2 - 4%
Increase transaminases in ~1%
Arthralgia in 3%
URTI symptoms in 3%
How many doses of ezetimibe are needed daily?
Due to 22 hour half life it only needs to be taken once daily
How potent is ezetimibe at reducing cholesterol?
Not very, but when combined with statins it can have a huge effect.
How does ezetimibe affect triglycerides and HDL?
Minimal changes to TG and minimal increase to HDL