TABLE 4

Kinetic estimates of the metabolism of VLDL, IDL, and LDL apolipoprotein B-100 and HDL apolipoprotein AI after treatment with atorvastatin, fenofibrate, and placebo

AtorvastatinFenofibratePlaceboGroup differences (P)
Atorvastatin vs. placeboFenofibrate vs. placeboAtorvastatin vs. fenofibrate
Pool size (mg)       
 VLDLapoB 251 ± 32 302 ± 46 408 ± 47 −156 ± 28 (<0.001) −106 ± 35 (<0.001) −50 ± 24 (0.041) 
 IDL apoB 181 ± 23 232 ± 18 294 ± 26 −112 ± 18 (<0.001) −62 ± 32 (0.006) −50 ± 26 (0.021) 
 LDL apoB 1306 ± 116 2222 ± 129 2452 ± 143 −1145 ± 93 (<0.001) −230 ± 123 (0.017) −915 ± 122 (<0.001) 
 HDL apoAI 4951 ± 311 5307 ± 398 5007 ± 346 −57 ± 153 (0.629) 300 ± 133 (0.017) −357 ± 57 (0.006) 
Fractional catabolic rate (pools/day)       
 VLDL apoB 5.69 ± 0.52 5.00 ± 0.49 3.77 ± 0.30 1.92 ± 0.34 (0.001) 1.25 ± 0.31 (<0.001) 0.69 ± 0.48 (0.032) 
 IDL apoB 5.96 ± 1.25 3.84 ± 0.40 2.86 ± 0.21 3.10 ± 1.17 (0.002) 0.98 ± 0.31 (0.007) 2.12 ± 1.17 (0.079) 
 LDL apoB 0.76 ± 0.11 0.44 ± 0.02 0.35 ± 0.02 0.41 ± 0.12 (<0.001) 0.09 ± 0.02 (<0.001) 0.33 ± 0.12 (0.011) 
 HDL ApoAI 0.30 ± 0.01 0.33 ± 0.02 0.30 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.01 (1.000) 0.03 ± 0.01 (0.016) −0.03 ± 0.02 (0.016) 
PR (mg · kg−1 · day−1      
 VLDL apoB 13.4 ± 1.19 13.4 ± 1.09 14.8 ± 1.38 −1.31 ± 0.79 (0.098) −1.19 ± 1.22 (0.131) −0.12 ± 0.84 (0.876) 
 IDL apoB 9.21 ± 1.06 8.72 ± 0.75 8.32 ± 0.57 0.88 ± 1.00 (0.263) 0.39 ± 0.77 (0.615) 0.49 ± 1.14 (0.529) 
 LDL apoB 9.78 ± 1.13 10.1 ± 0.70 8.78 ± 0.58 1.00 ± 0.97 (0.148) 1.31 ± 0.47 (0.061) −0.32 ± 1.01 (0.637) 
 HDL ApoAI 15.4 ± 0.7 18.1 ± 1.6 15.5 ± 0.84 −0.13 ± 0.36 (0.845) 2.59 ± 0.99 (0.001) −2.72 ± 1.08 (<0.001) 
Direct synthesis (%)       
 VLDL apoB 83 ± 2 74 ± 4 80 ± 3 3.5 ± 3.1 (0.228) −6.1 ± 4.7 (0.044) 9.7 ± 3.0 (0.003) 
 IDL apoB 13 ± 2 19 ± 2 18 ± 2 −5.0 ± 2.9 (0.038) 1.2 ± 3.4 (0.619) −6.2 ± 2.3 (0.013) 
 LDL apoB 4 ± 1 8 ± 3 3 ± 1 1.5 ± 1.8 (0.401) 5.0 ± 2.8 (0.009) −3.5 ± 2.0 (0.058) 
Conversion rate (%)       
 VLDL to IDL apoB 56 ± 8 39 ± 7 36 ± 5 20 ± 7 (0.008) 2.7 ± 10 (0.700) 17 ± 9.1 (0.020) 
 IDL to LDL apoB 97 ± 3 100 100 2.5 ± 2.5 (0.131) 0 ± 0 (1.000) −2.51 ± 2.51 (0.131) 
AtorvastatinFenofibratePlaceboGroup differences (P)
Atorvastatin vs. placeboFenofibrate vs. placeboAtorvastatin vs. fenofibrate
Pool size (mg)       
 VLDLapoB 251 ± 32 302 ± 46 408 ± 47 −156 ± 28 (<0.001) −106 ± 35 (<0.001) −50 ± 24 (0.041) 
 IDL apoB 181 ± 23 232 ± 18 294 ± 26 −112 ± 18 (<0.001) −62 ± 32 (0.006) −50 ± 26 (0.021) 
 LDL apoB 1306 ± 116 2222 ± 129 2452 ± 143 −1145 ± 93 (<0.001) −230 ± 123 (0.017) −915 ± 122 (<0.001) 
 HDL apoAI 4951 ± 311 5307 ± 398 5007 ± 346 −57 ± 153 (0.629) 300 ± 133 (0.017) −357 ± 57 (0.006) 
Fractional catabolic rate (pools/day)       
 VLDL apoB 5.69 ± 0.52 5.00 ± 0.49 3.77 ± 0.30 1.92 ± 0.34 (0.001) 1.25 ± 0.31 (<0.001) 0.69 ± 0.48 (0.032) 
 IDL apoB 5.96 ± 1.25 3.84 ± 0.40 2.86 ± 0.21 3.10 ± 1.17 (0.002) 0.98 ± 0.31 (0.007) 2.12 ± 1.17 (0.079) 
 LDL apoB 0.76 ± 0.11 0.44 ± 0.02 0.35 ± 0.02 0.41 ± 0.12 (<0.001) 0.09 ± 0.02 (<0.001) 0.33 ± 0.12 (0.011) 
 HDL ApoAI 0.30 ± 0.01 0.33 ± 0.02 0.30 ± 0.01 0.00 ± 0.01 (1.000) 0.03 ± 0.01 (0.016) −0.03 ± 0.02 (0.016) 
PR (mg · kg−1 · day−1      
 VLDL apoB 13.4 ± 1.19 13.4 ± 1.09 14.8 ± 1.38 −1.31 ± 0.79 (0.098) −1.19 ± 1.22 (0.131) −0.12 ± 0.84 (0.876) 
 IDL apoB 9.21 ± 1.06 8.72 ± 0.75 8.32 ± 0.57 0.88 ± 1.00 (0.263) 0.39 ± 0.77 (0.615) 0.49 ± 1.14 (0.529) 
 LDL apoB 9.78 ± 1.13 10.1 ± 0.70 8.78 ± 0.58 1.00 ± 0.97 (0.148) 1.31 ± 0.47 (0.061) −0.32 ± 1.01 (0.637) 
 HDL ApoAI 15.4 ± 0.7 18.1 ± 1.6 15.5 ± 0.84 −0.13 ± 0.36 (0.845) 2.59 ± 0.99 (0.001) −2.72 ± 1.08 (<0.001) 
Direct synthesis (%)       
 VLDL apoB 83 ± 2 74 ± 4 80 ± 3 3.5 ± 3.1 (0.228) −6.1 ± 4.7 (0.044) 9.7 ± 3.0 (0.003) 
 IDL apoB 13 ± 2 19 ± 2 18 ± 2 −5.0 ± 2.9 (0.038) 1.2 ± 3.4 (0.619) −6.2 ± 2.3 (0.013) 
 LDL apoB 4 ± 1 8 ± 3 3 ± 1 1.5 ± 1.8 (0.401) 5.0 ± 2.8 (0.009) −3.5 ± 2.0 (0.058) 
Conversion rate (%)       
 VLDL to IDL apoB 56 ± 8 39 ± 7 36 ± 5 20 ± 7 (0.008) 2.7 ± 10 (0.700) 17 ± 9.1 (0.020) 
 IDL to LDL apoB 97 ± 3 100 100 2.5 ± 2.5 (0.131) 0 ± 0 (1.000) −2.51 ± 2.51 (0.131) 

Data are means ± SEM.

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