Jacobson Terry A
Department of Medicine, Office of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012 Jun;10(6):687-95. doi: 10.1586/erc.12.56.
ω-3 fatty acids reduce triglyceride (TG) levels, but corresponding increases in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels may compromise achievement of lipid goals in patients with elevated cardiovascular risk. AMR101 is an investigational agent containing ≥96% of pure icosapent ethyl (the ethyl ester of eicosapentaenoic acid). The Phase III Multi-Center, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Double-Blind, 12-Week Study with an Open-Label Extension (MARINE) investigated the efficacy and safety of AMR101 in 229 patients with very high TG levels (≥500 mg/dl). AMR101 4 g/day significantly reduced median placebo-adjusted TG levels from baseline by 33.1% (p < 0.0001), and AMR101 2 g/day reduced TG levels by 19.7% (p = 0.0051). Changes in LDL-C were minimal and nonsignificant. AMR101 may offer substantial TG lowering without increases in LDL-C levels.
ω-3脂肪酸可降低甘油三酯(TG)水平,但低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)水平相应升高可能会影响心血管风险升高患者实现血脂目标。AMR101是一种研究用药物,含有≥96%的纯二十碳五烯酸乙酯(二十碳五烯酸的乙酯)。III期多中心、安慰剂对照、随机、双盲、为期12周并带有开放标签延长期的研究(MARINE)调查了AMR101对229名高甘油三酯水平(≥500 mg/dl)患者的疗效和安全性。每天服用4克AMR101可使安慰剂调整后的TG中位数水平较基线显著降低33.1%(p < 0.0001),每天服用2克AMR101可使TG水平降低19.7%(p = 0.0051)。LDL-C的变化极小且无统计学意义。AMR101可能在不升高LDL-C水平的情况下大幅降低TG水平。