Bezafibrate affects lipid, lipo- and apolipoprotein pattern in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients

Horm Metab Res. 1993 Jul;25(7):372-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1002122.

Abstract

To assess bezafibrate efficacy in a diabetic population a single-blind randomized study was performed in 32 diet-resistant type IIb hyperlipidaemic non-insulin-dependent (NID) diabetic patients in good metabolic control (HbA1c < 8%) compared to a placebo group. In our diabetic patients one month treatment of 400 mg/day bezafibrate lowered plasma C (-14%) and TG (-37%) and globally reduced the VLDL particles and VLDL lipids (-37% for C, -56% for TG and -25% for PL), raising VLDL C/TG ratio (+46%), redistributing TG from VLDL to LDL (+10%) and mainly in HDL (+49%), lowered LDL-C and Apo B levels and increased HDL-C together with Apo A1 (+19% and +13%) and Apo A1/Apo B (+72%). PL were raised by bezafibrate treatment and were redistributed from VLDL (-25%) to LDL (+25%) and HDL (+18%), while PL/C ratio increased in VLDL and in LDL (+18% and +50% respectively). Bezafibrate use was safe and improved the lipid pattern and the apolipoprotein and lipid distribution in the lipoproteins, producing a less atherogenic pattern in our NID diabetics.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Apolipoproteins / metabolism*
  • Bezafibrate / pharmacology*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / metabolism
  • Lipid Metabolism*
  • Lipoproteins / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Single-Blind Method

Substances

  • Apolipoproteins
  • Lipoproteins
  • Bezafibrate