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  2. Inclisiran for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: A Short Review on the Emerging Data and Therapeutic Potential

Inclisiran for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: A Short Review on the Emerging Data and Therapeutic Potential

  • Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2020 Oct 28;16:1031-1037. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S230592.
Constantine E Kosmas 1 Alba Muñoz Estrella 2 Andreas Skavdis 3 Edilberto Peña Genao 4 Ian Martinez 5 Eliscer Guzman 1
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Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
  • 2 Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai St. Luke's-West Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
  • 3 School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
  • 4 Cardiology Clinic, Cardiology Unlimited, PC, New York, NY, USA.
  • 5 Department of Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract

Proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK-9)-targeting therapy has arisen as a new line for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. Inclisiran is a double-stranded small RNA molecule that works by blocking the transcription of PCSK-9, leading to a reduction of PCSK9 levels in the hepatocytes, resulting in an increased expression of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors in the hepatocyte membrane and, as a consequence, it reduces the circulating levels of LDL Cholesterol (LDL-C). Compared to the other LDL-C-lowering medications, such as statins, ezetimibe and PCSK-9 inhibitors, inclisiran proposes an infrequent dosing of twice a year, while simultaneously providing a significant reduction of LDL-C. Its prolonged effect offers an advantage against medication non-compliance, which is one of the main causes for not achieving LDL-C goals with standard therapy. Inclisiran has also proven to have a relatively safe profile with adverse effects occurring in similar frequency as with placebo. This review aims to present and discuss the current clinical and scientific data pertaining to the role of inclisiran in the management of hypercholesterolemia and treatment of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD).

Keywords

CVD; PCSK-9; cardiovascular disease; hypercholesterolemia; inclisiran; proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin 9.

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