Eight healthy male volunteers will be studied in consecutive sessions regarding the acute effect of evolocumab and atorvastatin on cholesterol and bile metabolism.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
8
See arm description
Cholesterol metabolism effect
Effect of these treatments on markers for cholesterol metabolism, namely lathosterol and campesterol, measured as change from baseline concentration (mg/mmol) per unit time.
Time frame: 32 hours
Bile acid metabolism effect
Effect of these treatments on markers for bile acid metabolism, namely C4; measured as change from baseline concentration (mg/mmol) per unit time.
Time frame: 32 hours
Bile acid metabolism effect
Effect of these treatments on markers for cholesterol and bile acid metabolism, namely bile acids; measured as change from baseline concentration (mikromol/ml) per unit time.
Time frame: 32 hours
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