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    3. Praluent® Mechanism of Action

    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

    Effects with of PCSK9 inhibition with Praluent®
     

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    Footnotes & references

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

    1. Praluent® (alirocumab) European Summary of Product Characteristics. March 2019.
    2. Poirier S and Mayer G. Drug Des Devel Ther 2013;7:1135–1148.