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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2008

Efficacy and safety of disodium ascorbyl phytostanol phosphates in men with moderate dyslipidemia.

Maud N Vissers, Mieke D Trip, P Haydn Pritchard, Patrick Tam, Tatjana Lukic, Monique G de Sain-van der Velden, Martina de Barse, John J P Kastelein

Open access · hybridAbstract readControlled Clinical Trial
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Article in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Disodium ascorbyl phytostanol phosphate. A new cholesterol-lowering drug?European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2008
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Maud N VissersDepartment of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9 F4-159.2, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.n.vissers@amc.uva.nl
Mieke D Trip
P Haydn Pritchard
Patrick Tam
Tatjana Lukic
Monique G de Sain-van der Velden
Martina de Barse
John J P Kastelein
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam · NLUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLPrinceton University · USUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study investigated the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of a novel cholesterol absorption inhibitor, FM-VP4, comprising disodium ascorbyl sitostanol phosphate (DASP) and disodium ascorbyl campestanol phosphate (DACP).

methodsIn phase 1, 30 men received a single dose of 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,600, or 2,000 mg FM-VP4 or placebo. In phase 2, 100 men were treated with 100, 200, 400, or 800 mg/day of FM-VP4 or placebo for 4 weeks.

resultsThe drug was well tolerated at each single or multiple dose level. After 4 weeks of treatment, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels changed by 2.7% in the placebo group and by 2.9%, -4.2%, and -4.6% in the 100, 200, and 800 mg/day groups, respectively, which was not statistically significant. However, 400 mg/day of FM-VP4 significantly decreased LDL-C by 6.5% (p=0.02). Phase 1 showed that DACP and DASP were absorbed into plasma with a median t(max) of 12 h for both components, and clearance was slow with a mean t(1/2lambda) of 57 h. During 4 weeks of treatment, steady state was reached by approximately 8 days.

conclusionThis study demonstrated that up to 800 mg/day of FM-VP4 is safe and well tolerated for at least 4 weeks. Furthermore, the higher doses significantly reduced LDL-C by 7% compared with baseline or by 10% compared with placebo, with the maximum effect reached at 400 mg/day.

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AdultAnticholesteremic AgentsArea Under CurveBlood PressureDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDyslipidemiasElectrocardiographyGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHalf-LifeHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhytosterolsPlacebosAnticholesteremic AgentsFM-VP4 compoundPhytosterolsPlacebos

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PMID18320185
PMCPMC2426926
OpenAlexW2003756898

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