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Research paper| Volume 42, ISSUE 2-3, P129-139, April 1982

Effect of clinofibrate, a new hypelipidemic agent, on biliary and serum lipids in patients with hyperlipidemia

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9150(82)90145-9
Effect of clinofibrate, a new hypelipidemic agent, on biliary and serum lipids in patients with hyperlipidemia
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      Abstract

      Clinofibrate was given to 15 patients with hyperlipidemia, for 6–8 weeks at the daily daily dose of 600 mg, and its effect on 3 biliary lipid components (cholesterol, bile acids and phospholipids) and on the lithogenic index was investigated. After clinofibrate treatment, 6 of the patients were given 1.5 g/day clofibrate for 6–8 weeks to compare the effect of clofibrate with that of clinofibrate.
      The molar percentages of biliary cholesterol and phospholipids to the total. mol number of the 3 biliary lipid components decreased, and that of bile acids increased during clinofibrate administration. In this way, the molar ratio of bile acids to cholesterol increased during the treatment. Neither the lithogenic index calculated by the formula of Admirand and Small nor that of Hegardt, Dam and Holzbach was altered significantly by the treatment. There was no apparent relationship between the effect of the drug on the lithogenic index and any of the factors initial lithogenic index, rate of decrease of serum lipids, or type of hyperlipidemia.
      Although clofibrate had no significant effect on the maximum solubility of cholesterol in the bile, the molar percentage of biliary cholesterol was elevated and the lithogenic index increased as compared with the control and clinofibrate period. No significant influence on bile acid composition in the bile was observed, with either clinofibrate or clofibrate.

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      Publication history

      Accepted: August 12, 1981
      Received in revised form: August 10, 1981
      Received: March 4, 1981

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9150(82)90145-9

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      © 1982 Published by Elsevier Inc.

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