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  1. Article
  2. Source: Campus Sanofi
  3. 23 Oct 2023

Praluent® (alirocumab) mechanism of action

Author: Sanofi

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Prescribing Information(NI)

Praluent® is a fully human monoclonal antibody1 that inhibits proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) from binding to LDL-Rs, increasing the number of LDL-Rs available to remove LDL-C from the circulation.1,2

Without PCSK9 inhibition, PCSK9 decreases the number of available LDL-Rs on liver cells, resulting in higher LDL-C levels in the bloodstream.1

PCSK9 inhibition with Praluent® increases the number of available LDL-Rs, resulting in lower LDL-C levels in the bloodstream.1

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References

LDL-C=low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-R=low-density lipoprotein receptor; PCSK9i=proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor.

  1. Praluent Summary of Product Characteristics. Available at https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/8093/smpc. Accessed October 2023.
  2. Poirier S and Mayer G. Drug Des Devel Ther 2013;7:1135–1148.

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