Trials and tribulations of CETP inhibitors

AR Tall, DJ Rader - Circulation research, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
The development of CETP (cholesteryl ester transfer protein) inhibitors has had a long and
difficult course with 3 compounds failing in phase III clinical trials. Finally, the REVEAL …

Cholesterol transport system: an integrated cholesterol transport model involved in atherosclerosis

XH Yu, DW Zhang, XL Zheng, CK Tang - Progress in Lipid Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis, the pathological basis of most cardiovascular disease (CVD), is closely
associated with cholesterol accumulation in the arterial intima. Excessive cholesterol is …

Endothelial dysfunction and coronary artery disease: assessment, prognosis, and treatment

Y Matsuzawa, A Lerman - Coronary artery disease, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Progress in the modification of conventional coronary risk factors and lifestyle behavior has
reduced the incidence of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease; nonetheless, it continues …

High-density lipoprotein: vascular protective effects, dysfunction, and potential as therapeutic target

TF Lüscher, U Landmesser, A von Eckardstein… - Circulation …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a complex mixture of lipoproteins that is associated with
many minor proteins and lipids that influence the function of HDL. Although HDL is a …

New and Emerging Therapies for Reduction of LDL-Cholesterol and Apolipoprotein B: JACC Focus Seminar 1/4

NS Nurmohamed, AM Navar, JJP Kastelein - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Adding to the foundation of statins, ezetimibe and proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin
type 9 inhibitors (PCSK9i), novel, emerging low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) …

Cholesterol ester transfer protein inhibition by TA-8995 in patients with mild dyslipidaemia (TULIP): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial

GK Hovingh, JJP Kastelein, SJH van Deventer… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Dyslipidaemia remains a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease and
additional lipid-modifying treatments are warranted to further decrease the cardiovascular …

Molecular mechanisms of vascular effects of high‐density lipoprotein: alterations in cardiovascular disease

C Besler, TF Lüscher, U Landmesser - EMBO molecular medicine, 2012 - embopress.org
Low high‐density lipoprotein (HDL)‐cholesterol levels are associated with an increased risk
of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction, which has triggered the …

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibition reduces major adverse cardiovascular events by lowering apolipoprotein B levels

AJ Nelson, AD Sniderman, M Ditmarsch… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) facilitates the exchange of cholesteryl esters and
triglycerides (TG) between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles and TG-rich …

Vascular effects and safety of dalcetrapib in patients with or at risk of coronary heart disease: the dal-VESSEL randomized clinical trial

TF Lüscher, S Taddei, JC Kaski… - European heart …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Aims High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is inversely associated with
cardiovascular (CV) events and thus an attractive therapeutic target. However, in spite of …

Dysfunctional HDL in diabetes mellitus and its role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease

RAK Srivastava - Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2018 - Springer
Coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death in the developed and develo**
countries, is prevalent in diabetes mellitus with 68% cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related …