Description
Anacetrapibisacholesterolestertransferprotein(CETP)inhibitorthatexhibitsanti-atheroscleroticactivity.Invivo,anacetrapibinhibitsthedevelopmentofatherosclerosisanddecreaseslevelsofVLDLandPCSK9.Inaclinicalsetting,thiscompounddecreaseslevelsofLDLandApoB.Additionally,anacetrapibmayincreaselevelsofHDLandApoA1.
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