Warning: imagejpeg(C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\phplern\26637277
.jpg): Failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 117 J+Lipid+Res
2016 ; 57
(9
): 1612-8
Nephropedia Template TP
gab.com Text
Twit Text FOAVip
Twit Text #
English Wikipedia
Current therapies for lowering lipoprotein (a)
#MMPMID26637277
van Capelleveen JC
; van der Valk FM
; Stroes ES
J Lipid Res
2016[Sep]; 57
(9
): 1612-8
PMID26637277
show ga
Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is a human plasma lipoprotein with unique structural and
functional characteristics. Lp(a) is an assembly of two components: a central
core with apoB and an additional glycoprotein, called apo(a). Ever since the
strong association between elevated levels of Lp(a) and an increased risk for CVD
was recognized, interest in the therapeutic modulation of Lp(a) levels has
increased. Here, the past and present therapies aiming to lower Lp(a) levels will
be reviewed, demonstrating that these agents have had varying degrees of success.
The next challenge will be to prove that Lp(a) lowering also leads to
cardiovascular benefit in patients with elevated Lp(a) levels. Therefore, highly
specific and potent Lp(a)-lowering strategies are awaited urgently.