Potential approaches to ameliorate hepatic fat accumulation seen with MTP inhibition

Drug Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 213-224

  Lin, Minjie ^a   Zhao, Shuiping ^a   Shen, Li ^a   Xu, Danyan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; DIRLOTAPIDE; INSULIN SENSITIZING AGENT; JTT 130; LIPID; LOMITAPIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MICROSOMAL TRIGLYCERIDE TRANSFER PROTEIN; MICROSOMAL TRIGLYCERIDE TRANSFER PROTEIN INHIBITOR; PIOGLITAZONE; ROSIGLITAZONE; SLX 4090; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TROGLITAZONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARRIER PROTEIN; FAT;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOACCUMULATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDEMA; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FATTY LIVER; HEART INFARCTION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; LIVER; METABOLISM; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FATS; HUMANS; LIVER;

EID: 84898829262     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40264-014-0147-x     Document Type: Review

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