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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 81, 2508-2511, Copyright © 1996 by Endocrine Society

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Treatment of prostate cancer with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue: effect on lipoprotein[a]

E Arrer, A Jungwirth, D Mack, J Frick and W Patsch
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Landeskrankenanstalten Salzburg, Austria.

Because of its association with cardiovascular disease, lipoprotein[a] (Lp[a]) has attracted the interest of the medical community. Even though serum concentrations of Lp[a] are mainly controlled by the apolipoprotein[a] gene locus, hormonal and metabolic factors, including manipulations of sex hormone levels, have been associated with changes in Lp[a] levels. We report here that the GnRH analog buserelin reduced concentrations of Lp[a] by 48% in elderly males suffering from cancer of the prostate. In contrast, apolipoprotein B levels increased during treatment, whereas other lipid factors, including serum cholesterol, triglyceride, high and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and apolipoprotein A-I, were not affected. Although the study does not exclude a specific Lp(a)-lowering effect of buserelin, our results suggest that GnRH analogs may reduce Lp[a] levels in the circulation.


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