Review Articles·Clinical Research
Application of PCSK9 inhibitors in lipid-regulating therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus
Tian Yumiao, Lyu Dongqing, Ren Yi, Yang Jing
Published 2019-07-20
Cite as Int J Endocrinol Metab, 2019, 39(4): 241-244. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4157.2019.04.006
Abstract
Preprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor can reduce the degradation of low density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R), increase the opportunity for LDL-R to bind to low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) on the surface of hepatocytes, make LDL-C enter the liver and be cleared, thereby reducing the level of LDL-C and the incidence of cardiovascular events. PCSK9 inhibitors in circulation do not affect the regulation of blood glucose, which can keep glycosylated hemoglobin and fasting blood glucose stable in diabetic patients, and do not increase the prevalence of diabetes in people with normal blood glucose. So PCSK9 inhibitors are the new targets of lipid-lowering drugs at present.
Key words:
PCSK9 inhibitor; Diabetes mellitus; LDL-C; Cardiovascular events
Contributor Information
Tian Yumiao
Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
Lyu Dongqing
Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
Ren Yi
Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
Yang Jing
Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China