Objectives: To investigate if the immunomodulator drug DINAC (1) affects arterial dimensions in asymptomatic patients with hypercholesterolemia, (2) has effects on leucocyte markers of inflammation and (3) has in vitro effects on nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC).
Methods And Results: One hundred and fifty-three patients with asymptomatic hypercholesterolemia were randomized to either 100 or 500 mg of DINAC or placebo in a double-blind, parallel-group fashion for 24 weeks. Treatment at the highest dose induced a significant increase in resting brachial artery diameter measured by ultrasound and also induced a significant increase in vessel diameter during hyperemia. However, flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and the vasodilatory response to nitroglycerin, lipid levels or leukocyte count were unaltered. Expression of several cell surface markers of inflammation, like CD11b and CD25, were reduced by treatment. In vitro, DINAC counteracted TNF-alpha induced reductions in NO levels and in NOS protein and mRNA levels.
Conclusion: The immunomodulator drug DINAC increased brachial artery diameter at rest and during hyperemia in asymptomatic subjects with hypercholesterolemia without affecting blood lipid levels. Based on parallel in vitro studies this effect is likely due to an enhancement of NOS activity.
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