PMID- 32215854 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210412 LR - 20210622 IS - 2299-5684 (Electronic) IS - 1734-1140 (Linking) VI - 72 IP - 3 DP - 2020 Jun TI - Changes in PCSK9 and LDL cholesterol concentrations by everolimus treatment and their effects on polymorphisms in PCSK9 and mTORC1. PG - 622-630 LID - 10.1007/s43440-020-00090-6 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of concentrations of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor everolimus and their effects on genetic polymorphisms in the PCSK9 and mTORC1 genes in 53 renal transplant recipients. METHODS: Prior to and on day 15 after everolimus administration, the concentrations of everolimus in blood and PCSK9 and LDL cholesterol in plasma were evaluated. Additionally, mTORC1 (rs2536T>C and rs2295080T>G) and PCSK9 (rs505151G>A, rs562556G>A, and rs11593680C>T) polymorphisms were analyzed. RESULTS: Mean PCSK9 plasma concentrations on day 15 after everolimus treatment were significantly higher than those before treatment (295 versus 214 ng/mL, respectively; p = 0.004). Significant correlations between the area under the blood concentration-time curves (AUC)(0-12) on day 15 of everolimus treatment and the change rate in PCSK9 concentrations were found (r = 0.316, p = 0.021). However, there were no significant correlations between the change rate in PCSK9 and LDL cholesterol concentrations. The change rate in PCSK9 concentrations by everolimus treatment was significantly greater in patients with the mTORC1 rs2295080G allele than the T/T genotype (p = 0.006); however, there were no significant differences between PCSK9 rs505151G>A and rs11583680C>T genotypes. In multivariate analyses, patients with mTORC1 rs2295080G (p = 0.010), higher everolimus AUC(0-12) (p = 0.006), and female sex (p = 0.029) showed higher change rates of PCSK9 following everolimus therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Administration of everolimus significantly elevated plasma PCSK9 concentrations, potentially causing everolimus-induced hyperlipidemia. FAU - Sato, Shiori AU - Sato S AD - Department of Pharmacy, Akita University Hospital, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan. FAU - Akamine, Yumiko AU - Akamine Y AD - Department of Pharmacy, Akita University Hospital, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan. FAU - Kagaya, Hideaki AU - Kagaya H AD - Department of Pharmacy, Akita University Hospital, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan. FAU - Saito, Mitsuru AU - Saito M AD - Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan. FAU - Inoue, Takamitsu AU - Inoue T AD - Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan. FAU - Numakura, Kazuyuki AU - Numakura K AD - Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan. FAU - Habuchi, Tomonori AU - Habuchi T AD - Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan. FAU - Satoh, Shigeru AU - Satoh S AD - Center for Kidney Disease and Transplantation, Akita University Hospital, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan. FAU - Miura, Masatomo AU - Miura M AD - Department of Pharmacy, Akita University Hospital, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan. m-miura@hos.akita-u.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200325 PL - Switzerland TA - Pharmacol Rep JT - Pharmacological reports : PR JID - 101234999 RN - 0 (Cholesterol, LDL) RN - 9HW64Q8G6G (Everolimus) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (PCSK9 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Proprotein Convertase 9) SB - IM MH - Cholesterol, LDL/*blood/*genetics MH - Everolimus/*pharmacology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Polymorphism, Genetic/*drug effects MH - Proprotein Convertase 9/*blood/*genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Everolimus OT - Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol OT - Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 OT - Polymorphism OT - Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 EDAT- 2020/03/28 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/13 06:00 CRDT- 2020/03/28 06:00 PHST- 2019/09/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/03/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/03/28 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s43440-020-00090-6 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s43440-020-00090-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pharmacol Rep. 2020 Jun;72(3):622-630. doi: 10.1007/s43440-020-00090-6. Epub 2020 Mar 25.