NBME 22 Decreasing VLDL (NBME Answers)

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A 28-year-old man has recurrent pancreatitis ...
Decreasing VLDL🔍
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submitted by hyperfukus(76),

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submitted by dr.xx(150),

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submitted by gh889(125),

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wutuwantbruv Correct, you would not want to give fibrates to someone with recurrent pancreatitis since fibrates increase the risk of cholesterol gallstones due to inhibition of cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase. +

kernicterusthefrog FYI @gh889 can't follow your link w/o an NYIT username and password, unless there's a more tech-savvy way around that.. I appreciate the info, though. Niacin rx for familial hypertriglyceridemia w/ recurrent pancreatitis. Now I know.. +2

impostersyndromel1000 Great points, very in depth knowledge taking place here. Also, familial hypertriglyceridemia (per FA 2019 pg 94) has hepatic overproduction of VLDL so picking this would have been the easiest answer (in retrospect) +2

hyperfukus @impostersyndrome1000 literally that's the ONE thing i remembered and i went YOLO lol cuz i was staring for a while +

osler_weber_rendu @gh889 I agree niacin is the answer, but even niacin causes increase in HDL. As if getting to the drug wasnt tough enough, NBME puts two of its actions in the options! What a shit question +1

mtkilimanjaro I forget where I saw (maybe UWorld), but I always thought increasing HDL is never really a primary form of lipid control. You want to lower the bad cholesterol etc. since increasing good cholesterol wont change LDL VLDL etc. +

jaramaiha @mtkilimanjaro I believe it was in BnB. Dr.Ryan mentioned that there hasn't been enough evidence that raising HDL would be beneficial as far as lipid control goes. Better studies were done on statins hence why they are usually first line Tx. +

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submitted by armymed88(47),

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keycompany Fibrates inhibit VLDL secretion (by inhibiting 7-a Hydroxylase) and they increase HDL. However, this patient has chronic pancreatitis, which decreases enzymes that allow for fat absorption. Because a large portion of HDL is synthesized in enterocytes from newly absorbed fat, HDL content is unlikely to increase in patients with chronic pancreatitis from any of the lipid-lowering agents. Hope this helps! +2

mr_haib fibrates cause decreased VLDL as well as niacin. They increase the activity of LpL by activating PPARa causing increase catabolism of VLDL and chylomicrons. since VLDL are rich in triglycerides, this is how they decrease triglycerides. +

lordxrequiem but fibrates also decrease bile acid production by inhibiting 7alpha hydroxylase, which is how they cause increased cholesterol gallstones. +2

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submitted by monique(8),

Fibrates, used for hypertriglyceridemia, act by upregulating LPL, which on its way transforms VLDL ( and CHYLOMICRONS) in free fat acid that will be stored in adipose tissue> therefore DECREASING VLDL LEVELS .

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submitted by fleurmuxlin(1),

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submitted by biteme(1),

Other than chylomicrons, VLDL have the highest triglyceride content of any of the lipoproteins. Since decreasing chylomicrons isn't an option, decreasing VLDL is your only choice to keep it out of circulation.

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submitted by adong(97),

from uworld: fibrates activate PPAR-alpha to increase LPL and decrease VLDL production

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submitted by syoung07(27),

familial HyperTG is is due to overproduction of VLDL. It's familial dyslipidemia type 4. Annoying to keep all of those straight but check out FA p.94 (2018)

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submitted by 2weekstomyexamaah(0),

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