The fact that inhibition of CETP could cause an increase in HDL-c led to structurally diverse CETP inhibitors developed.

• 抑制CETP的转运活性，可提高高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-c)水平，因而CETP抑制剂有望发展成为新型的治疗心血管疾病的药物。