New and Emerging Therapeutic Targets for ApoB-Containing Particles Lowering. (PubMed, Circ Res) - Jun 5, 2026 - "Most established therapies that reduce major cardiovascular events, including statins, ezetimibe, PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9) inhibitors, and bempedoic acid, act primarily by enhancing LDL receptor-mediated clearance of apoB-containing particles...Lomitapide, an inhibitor of MTP (microsomal triglyceride transfer protein), and evinacumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting ANGPTL3 (angiopoietin-like protein 3), reduce LDL cholesterol in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia by decreasing triglyceride-rich apoB-containing lipoproteins upstream of LDL particle formation...Gene-targeted approaches, including gene editing, epigenome editing, small interfering RNA, and antisense oligonucleotides, as well as novel oral or injectable agents and combination therapies, further broaden opportunities for durable apoB modulation. Transitioning from an LDL cholesterol-centric to an apoB-centric framework may represent a biologically integrated strategy..."
Clinical • Journal • Review • Atherosclerosis • Cardiovascular • Dyslipidemia • Familial Hypercholesterolemia • Genetic Disorders • Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia • Hypertriglyceridemia • Metabolic Disorders • Pancreatitis • Severe Hypertriglyceridemia • ANGPTL3 • APOB
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Alberico L Catapano; Daniel Gaudet; Frederick J Raal; Miriam Larouche
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