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Dyslipidemias

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging researchSteady momentum
12
Publications
18
Clinical trials
5
Related conditions
2024
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: pathogenesis, prevention and therapy.

Research2024-10-02Signal transduction and targeted therapy

The Association between Dyslipidemia and Pulmonary Diseases.

Research2024-07-12Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

Emerging Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Protection for the Omega-3 Fatty Acid Eicosapentaenoic Acid.

Research2020-03-26Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology

The gut microbiome and metabolic syndrome.

Research2019-10-01The Journal of clinical investigation

Psoriasis and comorbid diseases: Epidemiology.

Research2017-03-01Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

What's happening now

An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

Clinical Milestones9View all 9
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Activity timeline9

Clinical trials

15 sponsors · 0 new · 1 completed in the last 12 months (net +0)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

Clinical programme
18
All trials
6
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13
Late-stage
6
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Research activity

12 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20112024
Most influential
Major themes8
  • Dyslipidemias3
  • Cardiovascular Diseases2
  • COVID-191
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 21
  • Dietary Supplements1
  • Fasting1
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome1
  • Homeostasis1
Leading journals6
  • European heart journal2
  • Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology1
  • Cardiovascular diabetology1
  • Cell biochemistry and biophysics1
  • Cells1
  • Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis1
Leading researchers8
  • Catapano AL2
  • Chapman MJ2
  • Riccardi G2
  • Taskinen MR2
  • Wiklund O2
  • Agewall S1
  • Aguayo C1
  • Alegria E1
Affiliations (unnormalised)6
  • American University of Beirut Medical Center1
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital1
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center1
  • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics1
  • College of Medicine1
  • Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology1

Related conditions

5 matches

Diseases frequently studied alongside this one. Number shows shared papers.

Disease profile

A grounded synthesis of the condition — overview, causes, mechanism, risk factors and current standard of care.

Overview

Dyslipidemias are abnormalities in serum lipid levels, including excess or deficiency of circulating lipids. They may present as elevated total cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Causes

The supplied grounding supports lifestyle-related contributors, including dietary habits and lack of physical activity. It also supports associations with insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and altered gut microbiome-related metabolic regulation.

Pathophysiology

The literature grounding links dyslipidemia to disturbed lipid metabolism and to atherogenic lipid patterns such as hypertriglyceridemia, increased small dense LDL particles, and reduced HDL cholesterol. Shared metabolic pathways mentioned in the grounding include inflammation, endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative stress, ectopic lipid deposition, and altered bile acid and microbial metabolite signaling.

Risk factors

Supported risk factors include unhealthy dietary habits, physical inactivity, obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. The grounding also identifies age and male sex as non-modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in the broader context in which dyslipidemia is managed.

Current standard of care

Management is described at the level of lifestyle intervention and pharmacologic lipid-lowering therapy. The grounding supports diet, exercise, and dietary supplements as non-drug approaches, alongside treatment strategies aimed at correcting abnormal lipid profiles and reducing cardiovascular risk.

AI-generated summary grounded in MeSH and 6 peer-reviewed sources. Informational only — not medical advice. Generated 2026-07-07.

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

Abnormalities in the serum levels of LIPIDS, including overproduction or deficiency. Abnormal serum lipid profiles may include high total CHOLESTEROL, high TRIGLYCERIDES, low HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL, and elevated LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL.

References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.