Background Hypercholesterolaemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and requires effective therapy in affected patients. Statins, the mainstay of lipid-lowering therapy, can cause side effects, including myalgia, in some patients. Ezetimibe, is frequently used as an add-on therapy for statins, and is also used as a monotherapy in statin-intolerant patients, however elevations in liver transaminases can occur. We examined the lipid-lowering efficacy of the natural fungal product Monascus purpureus (MP), which contains the natural statin monacolin K. Methods Fifty-five patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia who had discontinued statins due to muscle symptoms. Patients were placed on a lipid-lowering diet cholesterol-lowering diet (1500–1800 kcal daily, 30% lipids, 19% proteins and 52% carbohydrates). MP was added to the diet at a dose of 300 mg (providing monacolin K 10 mg). Patients were followed for 12 months. Lipid profiles and adverse event data were collected in the normal course of patient care. Results After 6 months of treatment with MP and diet therapy, statistically significant changes in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were evident (−17% for males, −16% for females; p < 0.005) Levels fell to −24% and −27% respectively at 12 months. No patients experienced elevated serum aminotransferases or C-reactive protein levels. Conclusions MP is a viable option for lipid-lowering therapy in statin-intolerant patients with hypercholesterolaemia, with good efficacy and safety profiles.
Monascus purpureus for statin and ezetimibe intolerant heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia patients: A clinical study / Stefanutti, C.; Mazza, F.; Mesce, D.; Morozzi, C.; Di Giacomo, S.; Vitale, M.; Pergolini, M.. - In: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. - ISSN 1567-5688. - 30:(2017), pp. 86-91. [10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2017.05.021]
Monascus purpureus for statin and ezetimibe intolerant heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia patients: A clinical study
Stefanutti C.
;Mazza F.;Mesce D.;Morozzi C.;Di Giacomo S.;Vitale M.;Pergolini M.
2017
Abstract
Background Hypercholesterolaemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and requires effective therapy in affected patients. Statins, the mainstay of lipid-lowering therapy, can cause side effects, including myalgia, in some patients. Ezetimibe, is frequently used as an add-on therapy for statins, and is also used as a monotherapy in statin-intolerant patients, however elevations in liver transaminases can occur. We examined the lipid-lowering efficacy of the natural fungal product Monascus purpureus (MP), which contains the natural statin monacolin K. Methods Fifty-five patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia who had discontinued statins due to muscle symptoms. Patients were placed on a lipid-lowering diet cholesterol-lowering diet (1500–1800 kcal daily, 30% lipids, 19% proteins and 52% carbohydrates). MP was added to the diet at a dose of 300 mg (providing monacolin K 10 mg). Patients were followed for 12 months. Lipid profiles and adverse event data were collected in the normal course of patient care. Results After 6 months of treatment with MP and diet therapy, statistically significant changes in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were evident (−17% for males, −16% for females; p < 0.005) Levels fell to −24% and −27% respectively at 12 months. No patients experienced elevated serum aminotransferases or C-reactive protein levels. Conclusions MP is a viable option for lipid-lowering therapy in statin-intolerant patients with hypercholesterolaemia, with good efficacy and safety profiles.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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