A Class Effect Network Meta-analysis of Lipid Modulation in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis for Dyslipidemia

Jieling Xiao, Cheng Han Ng, Yip Han Chin, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Wen Hui Lim, Grace Lim, Jingxuan Quek, Ansel Shao Pin Tang, Kai En Chan, Rou Yi Soong, Nicholas Chew, Benjamin Tay, Daniel Q. Huang, Nobuharu Tamaki, Roger Foo, Mark Y. Chan, Mazen Noureddin, Mohammad Shadab Siddiqui, Arun J. Sanyal, Mark D. Muthiah

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Abstract

Background and Aims: Pharmaceutical therapy for NASH is associated with lipid modulation, but the consensus on drug treatment is limited and lacks comparative analysis of effectiveness. A network meta-analysis was conducted to compare NASH drug classes in lipid modulation. Methods: Online databases were searched for randomized controlled trails (RCTs) evaluating NASH treatments in biopsy-proven NASH patients. Treatments were classified into four groups: (1) inflammation, (2) energy, (3) bile acids, and (4) fibro-sis based on the mechanism of action. A Bayesian network analysis was conducted with outcome measured by mean difference (MD) with credible intervals (Crl) and surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA). Results: Forty-four RCTs were included in the analysis. Bile acid modulating treatments (MD: 0.05, Crl: 0.03–0.07) were the best treatment for improvement in high-density lipid (HDL) cho-lesterol, followed by treatments modulating energy (MD: 0.03, Crl: 0.02–0.04) and fibrosis (MD: 0.01, Crl: −0.12 to 0.14) compared with placebo. The top three treatments for reduction in triglycerides were treatments modulating energy (MD: −0.46, Crl: −0.49 to −0.43), bile acids (MD: −0.22, Crl: −0.35 to −0.09), and inflammation (MD: −0.08, Crl: −0.13 to −0.03) compared with placebo. SUCRA found treatment modulating fibrosis (MD: −1.27, Crl: −1.76 to −0.79) was the best treatment for reduction in low-density lipid (LDL) cholesterol followed by treatment modulating inflammation (MD: −1.03, Crl: −1.09 to −0.97) and energy (MD: −0.37, Crl: −0.39 to −0.34) compared with placebo, but LDL cholesterol was worsened by treatments modulating bile acids. Conclusions: Network analysis comparing the class effects of dyslipidemia modulation in NASH found that treatment targets can include optimization of athero-genic dyslipidemia. Future studies are required to evaluate the cardiovascular outcomes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1042-1049
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Dyslipidemia
  • Lipid modulation
  • NASH

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gastroenterology

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