Nicotinsyre sænker koncentrationen af low- density lipoprotein kolesterol (LDL- C), totalt kolesterol (TC), very low density lipoprotein kolesterol (VLDL- C), apolipoprotein- B (apo- B, det væsentlige LDL- protein) triglycerider (TG) og lipoprotein( a) (Lp( a), en modificeret LDL- partikel) og øger koncentrationen af high- density lipoprotein kolesterol (HDL- C) og apolipoprotein- A- I (apo- A- I, den væsentlige proteinkomponent i HDL).
Nicotinic acid lowers the levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), apolipoprotein B (apo B, the major LDL protein), triglycerides (TG), and lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a), a modified LDL particle) and elevates the levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I, the major protein component of HDL).