Evaluation of Hypolipidemic and Other Useful Pharmacological Properties of Various Nicotinic Acid Derivatives

The action of nicotinic acid (NA) on lipid metabolism was first described by Altschul et al. (1955). Since then a large number of investigators confirmed these early observations and several aspects of the mode of action of NA on lipids, lipoproteins, and atherosclerotic processes could be clarified as well.