[Effects of fluvastatin on plasma lipid abnormalities in hemodialysis patients with chronic renal failure].

Abstract

Fluvastatin, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, was administered at a dosage of 20 mg/day for 24 weeks to 11 hemodialysis patients with a high plasma total cholesterol (TC) level (> or = 220 mg/dl). Serum lipids, apolipoprotein, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were measured every 12 weeks. After 24 weeks of fluvastatin administration, the TC level had decreased by 10.5% (238 +/- 15 mg/dl-->203 +/- 25 mg/dl), the low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level had decreased by 16.2% (142 +/- 32 mg/dl-->119 +/- 26 mg/dl), and the HDL-C level had increased by 23.4% (47 +/- 15 mg/dl-->58 +/- 19 mg/dl). These changes were statistically significant and resulted in a reduction of the atherogenic index (AI: TC-HDL-C/HDL-C). The triglyceride (TG) level did not change significantly. The apolipoprotein A1 level increased by 9.1% (121 +/- 22 mg/dl-->132 +/- 20 mg/dl) and the apolipoprotein B level decreased by 20.2% (114 +/- 25 mg/dl-->91 +/- 20 mg/dl). The MDA level also decreased significantly (1.16 +/- 0.92 nmol/ml-->0.58 +/- 0.38 nmol/ml). No particular side effects were observed during the 24 weeks of fluvastatin administration. In conclusion, fluvastatin may play an important role in preventing significant oxidative stress and was shown to be safe and effective in reducing the TC, LDL-C, MDA and AI levels in dialysis patients with hypercholesterolemia. The possibility that this improvement in the plasma lipid profile of dialysis patients may decrease atherogenic complications requires further investigation, including long-term clinical observations.

• Authors: Motoko Tanaka, Kazuko Itoh, Kazutaka Matsushita, Kenichirou Kitamura, Hiroshi Nonoguchi, Kimio Tomita
• Journal: Nihon Jinzo Gakkai shi (Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi) Vol. 44 Issue 4 Pg. 402-8 (May 2002) ISSN: 0385-2385 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 12073626 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated
• Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
• Indoles
• Fluvastatin

Topics

• Aged
• Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Fluvastatin
• Humans
• Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Hypercholesterolemia (drug therapy)
• Indoles (therapeutic use)
• Kidney Failure, Chronic (complications, therapy)
• Lipid Metabolism
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Oxidative Stress (drug effects)
• Renal Dialysis