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Gemcabene as a Potential Therapeutic for NASH: Lessons Learnt from its Clinical Trials in Dyslipidemia
Daniela Carmen Oniciu*1,2 and Jennifer Lynn Myers2
1Department of philosophy, university of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
2Department of Pharmacy, creative Pharma Advisors LLC, Gainesville, FL, USA
Daniela Carmen Oniciu, Department of philosophy, university of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Received Date: June 27, 2020; Published Date: July 10, 2020
Abstract
Elevated hepatic lipogenesis and inflammation are associated with the progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cardiovascular disease. Gemcabene, a small molecule in development for dyslipidemia, reduces plasma very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in animal models and humans. An analysis of the clinical information available for gemcabene and translational research substantiates the potential of gemcabene as a therapeutic agent for NASH. Specifically, gemcabene showed positive effects in clinical trials in severe hypertriglyceridemia and in subsets of obese, diabetic patients, particularly reductions in triglycerides, cholesterol and proatherogenic and inflammation markers. In nonclinical models, gemcabene showed significant improvement in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) activity and fibrosis scores and affected beneficially the hepatic expression of many lipid regulating and inflammatory genes.
Keywords:Gemcabene; Dyslipidemia; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertriglyceridemia; Hypertriglyceridemia; Severe hypertriglyceridemia; SHTG; Cardiovascular risk; Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis; NAFLD; NASH
Abbreviations:TG: Triglycerides; LDL-C: Low –Density Lipoprotein; Non-HDL-C: Non-High-Density Cholesterol; VLDL-C: Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; Apo: apolipoprotein; HSCRP: High-sensitivity C Reactive Protein; SAA: Serum Amyloid A
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Daniela Carmen Oniciu, Jennifer Lynn Myers. Gemcabene as a Potential Therapeutic for NASH: Lessons Learnt from its Clinical Trials in Dyslipidemia. 2(4): 2020. ACCS.MS.ID.000542.
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