OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of pravastatin and atorvastatin on markers of oxidative stress in plasma. BACKGROUND:Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and cardiovascular risk, but their effects on circulating biomarkers of oxidative stress are not well-defined. METHODS:Hypercholesterolemic subjects (n = 120, ages 21 to 80 years with LDL-C 130 to 220 mg/dl) were randomized in a double-blind, parallel design to pravastatin 40 mg/day (prava40), atorvastatin 10 mg/day (atorva10), atorvastatin 80 mg/day (atorva80), or placebo. At baseline and 16 weeks, urinary isoprostanes (8, 12-iso-iPF(2 alpha)-VI isoform), plasma lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), Mercodia oxidized LDL (OxLDL) with antibody 4E6, oxidized phospholipids/apolipoprotein B-100 particle (OxPL/apoB) with antibody E06, immunoglobulin (Ig)G/IgM autoantibodies to malondialdehyde (MDA)-LDL, and apolipoprotein B (apoB)-immune complexes (IC) were measured. RESULTS: After 16 weeks, there were no significant changes in urinary 8, 12-iso-iPF(2 alpha)-VI. The Lp-PLA2 and OxLDL were reduced in statin-treated groups, but after adjusting for apoB, only prava40 led to a reduction in Lp-PLA2 (-15%, p = 0.008) and atorva10 to a decrease in OxLDL (-12.9%, p = 0.01). The OxPL/apoB increased 25.8% (p < 0.01) with prava40 and 20.2% (p < 0.05) with atorva80. There were no changes in MDA-LDL autoantibodies, but significant decreases in IC were noted. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that statin therapy results in variable effects on oxidative stress markers in hypercholesterolemic subjects. Future outcome studies should collectively assess various oxidative markers to define clinical utility.
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of pravastatin and atorvastatin on markers of oxidative stress in plasma. BACKGROUND: Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and cardiovascular risk, but their effects on circulating biomarkers of oxidative stress are not well-defined. METHODS:Hypercholesterolemic subjects (n = 120, ages 21 to 80 years with LDL-C 130 to 220 mg/dl) were randomized in a double-blind, parallel design to pravastatin 40 mg/day (prava40), atorvastatin 10 mg/day (atorva10), atorvastatin 80 mg/day (atorva80), or placebo. At baseline and 16 weeks, urinary isoprostanes (8, 12-iso-iPF(2 alpha)-VI isoform), plasma lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), Mercodia oxidized LDL (OxLDL) with antibody 4E6, oxidized phospholipids/apolipoprotein B-100 particle (OxPL/apoB) with antibody E06, immunoglobulin (Ig)G/IgM autoantibodies to malondialdehyde (MDA)-LDL, and apolipoprotein B (apoB)-immune complexes (IC) were measured. RESULTS: After 16 weeks, there were no significant changes in urinary 8, 12-iso-iPF(2 alpha)-VI. The Lp-PLA2 and OxLDL were reduced in statin-treated groups, but after adjusting for apoB, only prava40 led to a reduction in Lp-PLA2 (-15%, p = 0.008) and atorva10 to a decrease in OxLDL (-12.9%, p = 0.01). The OxPL/apoB increased 25.8% (p < 0.01) with prava40 and 20.2% (p < 0.05) with atorva80. There were no changes in MDA-LDL autoantibodies, but significant decreases in IC were noted. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that statin therapy results in variable effects on oxidative stress markers in hypercholesterolemic subjects. Future outcome studies should collectively assess various oxidative markers to define clinical utility.
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