Pleiotropic effects of niacin: Current possibilities for its clinical use

Pleiotropic effects of niacin: Current possibilities for its clinical use

Niacin was the first hypolipidemic drug to significantly reduce both major cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. Niacin favorably influences all lipoprotein classes, including lipoprotein[a],and belongs to the most potent hypolipidemic drugs for increasing HDL-...

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Main Authors: Zeman Miroslav, Vecka Marek, Perlík František, Staňková Barbora, Hromádka Robert, Tvrzická Eva, Širc Jakub, Hrib Jakub, Žák Aleš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica
Subjects:
niacin
pleiotropic effects
hca2 receptor
dyslipidemia
cardiovascular mortality/morbidity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/acph-2016-0043

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