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Ezetimibe

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Mechanism of action:

Ezetimibe 是一種膽固醇吸收抑制劑(cholesterol absorption inhibitor)。Ezetimibe 能抑制NPC1L1 轉運蛋白的活性。NPC1L1(Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1)是小腸上皮細胞負責吸收膽固醇的重要轉運蛋白。當 ezetimibe 抑制 NPC1L1 後,能阻止飲食中的膽固醇與膽汁中膽固醇進入腸上皮細胞。

​Reference(s):

1. Garcia-Calvo M et al. (2005). The target of ezetimibe is Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 (NPC1L1). Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 


2. Phan BA et al. (2012). Ezetimibe therapy: mechanism of action and clinical update. Vasc Health Risk Manag.

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