Abstract | BACKGROUND AND AIM: MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 60 C57Bl6 mice comprised the study group. The first 10 received standard mouse food for the whole experiment (control group). The remaining 50 mice received atherogenic diet for 14 weeks until the development of the MetS. The mice were then divided into 5 groups: the 1st group continued receiving atherogenic diet, while the other 4 groups received atherogenic diet plus ezetimibe (10 mg/kg per day), fenofibrate (100 mg/kg per day), low-dose atorvastatin (10 mg/kg per day), or high-dose (40 mg/kg per day) atorvastatin, respectively, for another 8 weeks. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: High-dose atorvastatin treatment resulted in optimization of the lipid profile in the presence of a high-fat atherogenic diet in a mouse model. Our results suggest that high-dose atorvastatin treatment may be the optimal treatment option for the dyslipidemia associated with MetS. Nevertheless, verification of these results in humans is required before any definite conclusions can be drawn.
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Authors | Kosmas I Paraskevas, Alkistis Pantopoulou, Ioannis S Vlachos, George Agrogiannis, Dimitrios G Iliopoulos, Gabriel Karatzas, Dimitrios Tzivras, Dimitri P Mikhailidis, Despina N Perrea |
Journal | Angiology
(Angiology)
Vol. 62
Issue 2
Pg. 144-54
(Feb 2011)
ISSN: 1940-1574 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21220373
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Azetidines
- Heptanoic Acids
- Hypolipidemic Agents
- Pyrroles
- Atorvastatin
- Ezetimibe
- Fenofibrate
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Topics |
- Animals
- Atorvastatin
- Azetidines
(therapeutic use)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Dyslipidemias
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Ezetimibe
- Fenofibrate
(therapeutic use)
- Heptanoic Acids
(administration & dosage)
- Hypolipidemic Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Male
- Metabolic Syndrome
(complications, drug therapy)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Pyrroles
(administration & dosage)
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