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. 2012 Jan 23;7(1):e30332. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030332

Table 2. Effects on some lipid parameters of SUB885C and existing drugs in the ApoE*3Leiden.CETP female mice model.

SUB885C Rimonabant [34] Atorvastatin [15] Torcetrapib [14] Niacin [44] Tesaglitazer [17]
Mice age 6–10 wk 6–10 wk 12 wk 18 wk
Run-in diet 4 wk 4 wk 2 wk 4 wk 3 wk 11 wk: 0.3% w/w
(cholesterol) 0.2% w/w 0.2% w/w 0.1% w/w 0.25% w/w 0.1% w/w 4 wk: 0.1%w/w
Study diet same as run-in diet same as run-in diet same as run-in diet same as run-in diet same as run-in diet 0.1% w/w
(cholesterol)
Study period 4 wk 4 wk 6 wk 14 wk 3 wk 8 wk
TC −49% −24% −33% −20% −44–68%* −55%
TG −41% (NS) −43% (NS) NS −57–77%* −71%
HDL-C +39% +12% (NS) +52% +30% +77–87%* +38%
(V)LDL-C −7% −33% −88% −26% −52–79%* −80%
CETP level −31% −4% (NS) −29% (NS) +33% −24–45%* −42%
CETP activity −74% −22% (NS) −36% −73% −24–52%* −56%

Basic diet for ApoE*3Leiden.CETP female mice during run-in and study period: Western type diet with 15% w/w fat plus different content of cholesterol.

NS: no significance.

*Dependent on different doses of Niacin.