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Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibitors as Agents to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk.
Cardiol Clin. 2018 May;36(2):299-310
Authors: Barter PJ, Rye KA
Abstract
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) promotes the transfer of cholesteryl esters from the nonatherogenic high density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction to potentially proatherogenic non-HDL fractions. Inhibition of CETP reduces the concentration of non-HDL cholesterol, enhances HDL functionality, and increases the concentration of HDL cholesterol and apoA-I. Despite an absence of benefit in earlier trials of CETP inhibition, the REVEAL trial has shown that treatment with the CETP inhibitor anacetrapib reduces the risk of having a coronary event in high-risk, statin-treated patients.
PMID: 29609759 [PubMed - in process]