Nicotinic Acid for the Treatment of Hyperlipoproteinemia

Nicotinic acid is a water‐soluble B‐complex vitamin that has been shown, in high doses, to lower total plasma cholesterol (C), LDL‐C, and VLDL‐triglycerides (Tg), while raising HDL‐C in patients with type II, III, IV, and V hyperlipoproteinemia. Its exact mechanism of action is not known, but it app...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical pharmacology 1991-07, Vol.31 (7), p.641-650
Hauptverfasser:	Drood, Jeffrey M., Zimetbaum, Peter J., Frishman, William H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anticholesteremic Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Coronary Disease - blood Coronary Disease - drug therapy Drug Therapy, Combination General and cellular metabolism. Vitamins Humans Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - drug therapy Hyperlipoproteinemias - drug therapy Lipoproteins - blood Lipoproteins, HDL - blood Medical sciences Niacin - pharmacology Niacin - therapeutic use Pharmacology. Drug treatments
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