 Clofibrate
"Clofibrate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A fibric acid derivative used in the treatment of HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE III and severe HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p986)
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D002994
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.114.968.500.500.195 D02.355.726.305.500.195 D02.455.426.559.389.657.654.305.500.195
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| Concept/Terms |
Clofibrate- Clofibrate
- Ethyl Chlorophenoxyisobutyrate
- Chlorophenoxyisobutyrate, Ethyl
- Clofibric Acid, Ethyl Ester
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clofibrate" by people in Profiles.
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Buono C, Li Y, Waldo SW, Kruth HS. Liver X receptors inhibit human monocyte-derived macrophage foam cell formation by inhibiting fluid-phase pinocytosis of LDL. J Lipid Res. 2007 Nov; 48(11):2411-8.
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Freeman SR, Drake AL, Heilig LF, Graber M, McNealy K, Schilling LM, Dellavalle RP. Statins, fibrates, and melanoma risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Nov 01; 98(21):1538-46.
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Falko JM, Witztum JL, Schonfeld G, Weidman SW, Kolar JB. Type III hyperlipoproteinemia: rise in high-density lipoprotein levels in response to therapy. Am J Med. 1979 Feb; 66(2):303-10.
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Markwell MA, Bieber LL, Tolbert NE. Differential increase of hepatic peroxisomal, mitochondrial and microsomal carnitine acyltransferases in clofibrate-fed rats. Biochem Pharmacol. 1977 Sep 15; 26(18):1697-702.
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Dorne MP. [Exudative diabetic retinopathy (treatment of exudates with clofibrate: reduced but prolonged posology)]. Bull Soc Ophtalmol Fr. 1977 Mar; 77(3):309-10.
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