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ArticleLipids in health and disease2015

Pleiotropic effects of fenofibrate therapy on rats with hypertriglycemia.

Bing Sun, Yuan Xie, Jinfa Jiang, Yiping Wang, Xiaolin Xu, Cuimei Zhao, Feifei Huang

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Article in Lipids in health and disease, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Bing SunDepartment of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China. wowocncn@163.com.
Yuan XieDepartment of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China. doctorxieyuan@163.com.
Jinfa JiangDepartment of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China. mdjiangjingfa@163.com.
Yiping WangDepartment of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China. mdwangyiping@163.com.
Xiaolin XuDepartment of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China. xiaolinxu123@163.com.
Cuimei ZhaoDepartment of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China. cardiologyzcm@163.com.
Feifei HuangDepartment of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China. ffhuang18@163.com.
Tongji University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCardio-protective effect of fibrate therapy is controversial and current research is to evaluate the effect of fenofibrate therapy on rats with hypertriglycemia.

methodsRats with hypertriglycemia were produced by 10% fructose administration (10 ml daily) for 4 weeks. After model has been successfully produced as reflected by increased triglyceride level, different doses of fenofibrate, namely low dose (50 mg/kg body weight) and high dose (100 mg/kg body weight), were orally prescribed for 2 weeks. At baseline, 4 weeks of fructose administration and 2 weeks of fenofibrate therapy, parameters of interest were evaluated and compared.

resultsAt baseline, no significant differences of parameter were observed between groups. After 4 weeks of fructose prescription, triglyceride level increased in company with high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and apoprotein A1 (ApoA1) decreased. C-reactive protein (CRP) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were also elevated. Endothelial function was impaired as reflected by reduced nitric oxide (NO) production and elevated serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) level. All these changes were significant as compared to the control group (P<0.05), suggesting that short-term of triglyceride elevation could potently initiate atherosclerosis. With 2 weeks of fenofibrate therapy, in comparison to un-treated group, triglyceride level was significantly reduced in parallel with HDL-C and ApoA1 elevation. Inflammation and oxidation were also profoundly ameliorated as reflected by CRP and MDA reduction. Notably, NO production was enhanced in company with serum ADMA level decrease. Overall, these improvements manifested in a dose-dependent manner, which was supported by multivariate regression analysis showing that after adjusted to other variables, the dose of fenofibrate therapy remained significantly associated with NO production and serum ADMA level, with OR of 1.042 (high-dose versus low-dose, 95% CI 1.028-1.055, P<0.05).

conclusionsFenofibrate therapy not only could reduce triglyceride level but also confer pleiotropic effects in terms of endothelium-protection and amelioration of inflammation and oxidation in a dose-dependent manner.

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AnimalsApolipoprotein A-IArginineCardiotonic AgentsCholesterol, HDLC-Reactive ProteinDose-Response Relationship, DrugFenofibrateHypertriglyceridemiaHypolipidemic AgentsMaleMalondialdehydeNitric OxideRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTriglyceridesApolipoprotein A-IArginineCardiotonic AgentsCholesterol, HDLC-Reactive ProteinFenofibrateHypolipidemic AgentsMalondialdehydeNitric OxideN,N-dimethylarginineTriglycerides

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