Implitapide (AEGR 427)

Animal experiment:

Mice[1]Male apoE KO mice aged 6 weeks are fed either the CD or the WD. At age 7 weeks, apoE KO mice fed the WD are divided into two groups with similar mean body weight: apoE KO mice fed the WD and apoE KO mice fed the WD containing Implitapide (WI). Age-matched C57BL/6J mice fed the CD are used as a naive control (C57BL). Implitapide concentrations (14-22 ppm) in the diet are adjusted once a week to ensure dosage consumption of approximately 3.2 mg/kg/d. Body weight and average food consumption for 3 d are monitored weekly. Before and at 4 and 8 weeks of treatment, blood is collected for measurements of plasma lipid levels. At the 4th week, an oral fat-loading test is performed. At the 5th week of treatment, feces are collected for determination of fecal fat. At the end of 8 weeks of treatment, mice are euthanized for analysis of atherosclerotic lesions[1].

References:

[1]. Ueshima K, et al. Implitapide, a microsomal triglyceride transfer protein inhibitor, reduces progression of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E knockout mice fed a Western-type diet: involvement of the inhibition of postprandial triglyceride elevation. Biol Pharm Bull. 2005 Feb;28(2):247-52.