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Probucol further lowers the serum cholesterol of colestipol-treated patients with hypercholesterolemia. 1982

G Schonfeld, and J Witztum, and P Basich

When probucol in therapeutic doses is added to the therapeutic regimen of patients previously treated with colestipol and diet, total and HDL cholesterol levels fell. LDL-C/apo B and apo AI/apo AII ratios also fell. One can conclude from these findings that probucol works by different mechanism than does colestipol, and that in addition to lowering levels of lipoproteins it also produces changes in the compositions of both LDL and HDL. The significance of these findings for the prevention or treatment of atherosclerosis is unknown.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008074	Lipoproteins	Lipid-protein complexes involved in the transportation and metabolism of lipids in the body. They are spherical particles consisting of a hydrophobic core of TRIGLYCERIDES and CHOLESTEROL ESTERS surrounded by a layer of hydrophilic free CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; and APOLIPOPROTEINS. Lipoproteins are classified by their varying buoyant density and sizes.	Circulating Lipoproteins,Lipoprotein,Lipoproteins, Circulating
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010636	Phenols	Benzene derivatives that include one or more hydroxyl groups attached to the ring structure.
D011073	Polyamines	Amine compounds that consist of carbon chains or rings containing two or more primary amino groups.	Polyamine
D011341	Probucol	A drug used to lower LDL and HDL cholesterol yet has little effect on serum-triglyceride or VLDL cholesterol. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p993).	Biphenabid,DH-581,Lorelco,Lurselle,Panavir,Superlipid,DH 581,DH581
D002784	Cholesterol	The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.	Epicholesterol
D003084	Colestipol	Highly crosslinked and insoluble basic anion exchange resin used as anticholesteremic. It may also may reduce triglyceride levels.	Colestid,Colestipol HCl,Colestipol Hydrochloride,U-26,597 A,HCl, Colestipol,Hydrochloride, Colestipol,U 26,597 A,U26,597 A
D004359	Drug Therapy, Combination	Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect.	Combination Chemotherapy,Polychemotherapy,Chemotherapy, Combination,Combination Drug Therapy,Drug Polytherapy,Therapy, Combination Drug,Chemotherapies, Combination,Combination Chemotherapies,Combination Drug Therapies,Drug Polytherapies,Drug Therapies, Combination,Polychemotherapies,Polytherapies, Drug,Polytherapy, Drug,Therapies, Combination Drug
D005260	Female		Females