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Sridharan K, Sivaramakrishnan G. Risk of limb amputation and bone fractures with sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors: a network meta-analysis and meta-regression. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2024:1-8. [PMID: 38967475 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2024.2377755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) have gained immense attention for a variety of indications. Limb amputations (LA) and fractures were reported in clinical trials. This network meta-analysis and meta-regression were carried out to quantify the risks of these events. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Randomized clinical trials evaluating SGLT2is and reporting patients developing LA/fracture were included. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were the effect estimates. Sub-group analyses and meta-regression analysis were carried out. RESULTS Ninety articles were included (LA: 36 studies; 96522 participants and fracture: 66 studies; 102,862 participants). An increased risk of LA (OR: 1.2; 95% CI: 1.1, 1.3) was observed. Amongst SGLT2is, canagliflozin was associated with increased risk of LA (OR: 1.6, 95% CI: 1.1, 2.4) while dapagliflozin with fracture (OR: 1.1, 95% CI: 1, 1.2). Sub-group analysis revealed increased risk of LA with an OR of 1.3 among those in the age group of > 40 to < 65, body-mass index of > 30 kg/m2, HbA1c category of > 7%, duration of diabetes of > 10 years, type 2 diabetes, and an OR of 1.2 for SGLT2is administration of > 6 months. CONCLUSIONS SGLT2is were observed with an increased risk of LA. High- risk categories were identified for which precautions should be recommended in the standard treatment guidelines. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/5fwyk).
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- Kannan Sridharan
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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Wang M, Lu J, Dong J. Association between dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor use and diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world studies. BMC Ophthalmol 2024; 24:272. [PMID: 38943083 PMCID: PMC11212248 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-024-03535-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this review was to examine if dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP4i) use affects the risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS Cohort studies published up to 20th July 2023 in the databases of PubMed, CENTRAL, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched. The adjusted effect size was pooled to calculate the odds ratio (OR). RESULTS Seven studies were included. Meta-analysis showed that the use of DPP4i was not associated with any significant change in the risk of DR (OR: 0.86 95% CI: 0.70, 1.06 I2 = 78%). The pooled analysis also found that DPP4i use was not associated with any significant risk of progression of DR (OR: 0.87 95% CI: 0.47, 1.59 I2 = 86%). The results did not change during sensitivity analysis. CONCLUSION Present evidence from a limited number of real-world studies shows that DPP4i may not affect the incidence and progression of DR. There is a need for further studies from different countries using accurate definitions of DR and its progression to validate the current results.
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- Minxi Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Changxing County People's Hospital, 66 Taihu Middle Road, Zhicheng Town, Changxing County, Huzhou city, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Changxing County People's Hospital, 66 Taihu Middle Road, Zhicheng Town, Changxing County, Huzhou city, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Changxing County People's Hospital, 66 Taihu Middle Road, Zhicheng Town, Changxing County, Huzhou city, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Omari MB, Naseri S, Hassan AJ. Drug Safety Evaluation of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Diabetic Comorbid Patients by Review of Systemic Extraglycemic Effects. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2024; 17:1131-1141. [PMID: 38465348 PMCID: PMC10924842 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s448670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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Purpose The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety of this drug in diabetic patients with comorbidities of all systems. Method In this review, the beneficial effects of this drug and its mechanism on the disorders of every system of humans in relation to diabetes have been studied, and finally, its adverse effects have also been discussed. The search for relevant information is carried out in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases by using the following terms: diabetes mellitus type 2, SGLT, SGLT2 inhibitors, (SGLT2 inhibitors) AND (Pleiotropic effects). All English-published articles from 2016 to 2023 have been used in this study. It should be noted that a small number of articles published before 2016 have been used in the introduction and general informations. Results Its beneficial effects on improving cardiovascular disease risk factors and reducing adverse events caused by cardiovascular and renal diseases have proven in most large clinical studies that these effects are almost certain. It also has beneficial effects on other human systems such as the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal system, the circulatory system, and the nervous system; more of them are at the level of clinical and pre-clinical trials but have not been proven in large clinical trials or meta-analyses. Conclusion With the exception of a few adverse effects, this drug is considered a good choice and safe for all diabetic patients with comorbidities of all systems.
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- Mohammad Belal Omari
- Department of Endocrinology, Hematology and Rheumatology, Ali Abad Teaching Hospital, Kabul University of Medical Sciences "Abu Ali Ibn Sina", Kabul, Afghanistan
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- Cardio-Pulmonary Department, Ali Abad Teaching Hospital, Kabul University of Medical Sciences "Abu Ali Ibn Sina", Kabul, Afghanistan
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Tuberculosis, Ali Abad Teaching Hospital, Kabul University of Medical Sciences "Abu Ali Ibn Sina", Kabul, Afghanistan
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Chen L, Xue Q, Yan C, Tang B, Wang L, Zhang B, Zhao Q. Comparative safety of different recommended doses of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1256548. [PMID: 38027214 PMCID: PMC10667926 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1256548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Objective The safety results of different recommended doses of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remain uncertain. This study aims to comprehensively estimate and rank the relative safety outcomes with different doses of SGLT-2i for T2DM. Methods PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang database, and SinoMed database were searched from the inception to 31 May 2023. We included double-blind randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing SGLT-2i with placebo or another antihyperglycemic as oral monotherapy in the adults with a diagnosis of T2DM. Results Twenty-five RCTs with 12,990 patients randomly assigned to 10 pharmacological interventions and placebo were included. Regarding genital infections (GI), all SGLT-2i, except for ertugliflozin and ipragliflozin, were associated with a higher risk of GI compared to placebo. Empagliflozin 10mg/d (88.2%, odds ratio [OR] 7.90, 95% credible interval [CrI] 3.39 to 22.08) may be the riskiest, followed by empagliflozin 25mg/d (83.4%, OR 7.22, 95%CrI 3.11 to 20.04)) and canagliflozin 300mg/d (70.8%, OR 5.33, 95%CrI 2.25 to 13.83) based on probability rankings. Additionally, dapagliflozin 10mg/d ranked highest for urinary tract infections (UTI, OR 2.11, 95%CrI 1.20 to 3.79, 87.2%), renal impairment (80.7%), and nasopharyngitis (81.6%) when compared to placebo and other treatments. No increased risk of harm was observed with different doses of SGLT-2i regarding hypoglycemia, acute kidney injury, diabetic ketoacidosis, or fracture. Further subgroup analysis by gender revealed no significantly increased risk of UTI. Dapagliflozin 10mg/d (91.9%) and canagliflozin 300mg/d (88.8%) ranked first in the female and male subgroups, respectively, according to the probability rankings for GI. Conclusion Current evidence indicated that SGLT-2i did not significantly increase the risk of harm when comparing different doses, except for dapagliflozin 10mg/d, which showed an increased risk of UTI and may be associated with a higher risk of renal impairment and nasopharyngitis. Additionally, compared with placebo and metformin, the risk of GI was notably elevated for empagliflozin 10mg/d, canagliflozin 300mg/d, and dapagliflozin 10mg/d. However, it is important to note that further well-designed RCTs with larger sample sizes are necessary to verify and optimize the current body of evidence. Systematic Review Registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42023396023.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Shandong, China
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Galindo RJ, Trujillo JM, Low Wang CC, McCoy RG. Advances in the management of type 2 diabetes in adults. BMJ MEDICINE 2023; 2:e000372. [PMID: 37680340 PMCID: PMC10481754 DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes is a chronic and progressive cardiometabolic disorder that affects more than 10% of adults worldwide and is a major cause of morbidity, mortality, disability, and high costs. Over the past decade, the pattern of management of diabetes has shifted from a predominantly glucose centric approach, focused on lowering levels of haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), to a directed complications centric approach, aimed at preventing short term and long term complications of diabetes, and a pathogenesis centric approach, which looks at the underlying metabolic dysfunction of excess adiposity that both causes and complicates the management of diabetes. In this review, we discuss the latest advances in patient centred care for type 2 diabetes, focusing on drug and non-drug approaches to reducing the risks of complications of diabetes in adults. We also discuss the effects of social determinants of health on the management of diabetes, particularly as they affect the treatment of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes.
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- Rodolfo J Galindo
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
- Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Schönberger E, Mihaljević V, Steiner K, Šarić S, Kurevija T, Majnarić LT, Bilić Ćurčić I, Canecki-Varžić S. Immunomodulatory Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors-Targeting Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Aging. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:6671. [PMID: 37681811 PMCID: PMC10487537 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20176671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Given that the increase in the aging population has grown into one of the largest public health issues, inflammation and oxidative stress, which are closely associated with the aging process, became a focus of recent research. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a group of drugs initially developed as oral antidiabetics, have shown many beneficial effects over time, including improvement in renal function and cardioprotective effects. It has been shown that SGLT2 inhibitors, as a drug class, have an immunomodulatory and antioxidative effect, affecting endothelial function as well as metabolic parameters. Therefore, it is not surprising that various studies have investigated the potential mechanisms of action of SGLT2 inhibitors in age-related diseases. The proposed mechanisms by which SGLT2 inhibitors can achieve their anti-inflammatory effects include influence on AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α signaling, various cytokines, and the NLRP3 inflammasome. The antioxidative effect is related to their action on mitochondria and their influence on the signaling pathways of transforming growth factor β and nuclear erythroid 2-related factor 2/antioxidant response element. Also, SGLT2 inhibitors achieve their anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects by affecting metabolic parameters, such as uric acid reduction, stimulation of ketogenesis, reduction of body weight, lipolysis, and epicardial fat tissue. Finally, SGLT2 inhibitors display anti-atherosclerotic effects that modulate inflammatory reactions, potentially resulting in improvement in endothelial function. This narrative review offers a complete and comprehensive overview of the possible pathophysiologic mechanisms of the SGLT2 inhibitors involved in the aging process and development of age-related disease. However, in order to use SGLT2 inhibitor drugs as an anti-aging therapy, further basic and clinical research is needed to elucidate the potential effects and complex mechanisms they have on inflammation processes.
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- Ema Schönberger
- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (E.S.); (K.S.); (S.C.-V.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (E.S.); (K.S.); (S.C.-V.)
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- Department for Cardiovascular Disease, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia;
- Department of Internal Medicine and History of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (T.K.); (L.T.M.)
- Health Center Osjecko-Baranjska County, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (T.K.); (L.T.M.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (E.S.); (K.S.); (S.C.-V.)
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; (E.S.); (K.S.); (S.C.-V.)
- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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Werkman NCC, Driessen JHM, Stehouwer CDA, Vestergaard P, Schaper NC, van den Bergh JP, Nielen JTH. The use of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists versus sulfonylureas and the risk of lower limb amputations: a nation-wide cohort study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2023; 22:160. [PMID: 37386427 PMCID: PMC10311702 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-023-01897-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Numerous studies have investigated the potential association of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2-Is) with an increased risk of lower limb amputations (LLAs), but have produced conflicting results. Particularly studies comparing SGLT2-Is to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) seem to find a higher LLA risk with SGLT2-I use. This raises the question whether the results are driven by a protective GLP1-RA-effect rather than a harmful SGLT2-I-effect. GLP1-RAs could promote wound healing and therefore reduce the risk of LLAs, but the associations between both drug classes and LLA remain uncertain. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to investigate the risk of LLA and diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) with SGLT2-I use and GLP1-RA use versus sulfonylurea use. METHODS A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted using data from the Danish National Health Service (2013-2018). The study population (N = 74,475) consisted of type 2 diabetes patients aged 18 + who received a first ever prescription of an SGLT2-I, GLP1-RA or sulfonylurea. The date of the first prescription defined the start of follow-up. Time-varying Cox proportional hazards models estimated the hazard ratios (HRs) of LLA and DFU with current SGLT2-I use and GLP1-RA use versus current SU use. The models were adjusted for age, sex, socio-economic variables, comorbidities and concomitant drug use. RESULTS Current SGLT2-I use was not associated with a higher risk of LLA versus sulfonylureas {adjusted HR 1.10 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.71-1.70]}. Current GLP1-RA use, on the other hand, was associated with a lower risk of LLA [adjusted HR 0.57 (95%CI 0.39-0.84)] compared to sulfonylureas. The risk of DFU was similar to that with sulfonylureas with both exposures of interest. CONCLUSION SGLT2-I use was not associated with a higher risk of LLA, but GLP1-RAs with a lower risk of LLA. Previous studies reporting a higher risk of LLA with SGLT2-I use compared to GLP1-RA use might have been looking at a protective GLP1-RA effect, rather than a harmful SGLT2-I effect.
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- Nikki C. C. Werkman
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center North Denmark, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
- Department of Endocrinology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Shi Q, Nong K, Vandvik PO, Guyatt GH, Schnell O, Rydén L, Marx N, Brosius FC, Mustafa RA, Agarwal A, Zou X, Mao Y, Asadollahifar A, Chowdhury SR, Zhai C, Gupta S, Gao Y, Lima JP, Numata K, Qiao Z, Fan Q, Yang Q, Jin Y, Ge L, Yang Q, Zhu H, Yang F, Chen Z, Lu X, He S, Chen X, Lyu X, An X, Chen Y, Hao Q, Standl E, Siemieniuk R, Agoritsas T, Tian H, Li S. Benefits and harms of drug treatment for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ 2023; 381:e074068. [PMID: 37024129 PMCID: PMC10077111 DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the benefits and harms of drug treatments for adults with type 2 diabetes, adding non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (including finerenone) and tirzepatide (a dual glucose dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)/glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist) to previously existing treatment options. DESIGN Systematic review and network meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Ovid Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Central up to 14 October 2022. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES Eligible randomised controlled trials compared drugs of interest in adults with type 2 diabetes. Eligible trials had a follow-up of 24 weeks or longer. Trials systematically comparing combinations of more than one drug treatment class with no drug, subgroup analyses of randomised controlled trials, and non-English language studies were deemed ineligible. Certainty of evidence was assessed following the GRADE (grading of recommendations, assessment, development and evaluation) approach. RESULTS The analysis identified 816 trials with 471 038 patients, together evaluating 13 different drug classes; all subsequent estimates refer to the comparison with standard treatments. Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors (odds ratio 0.88, 95% confidence interval 0.83 to 0.94; high certainty) and GLP-1 receptor agonists (0.88, 0.82 to 0.93; high certainty) reduce all cause death; non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, so far tested only with finerenone in patients with chronic kidney disease, probably reduce mortality (0.89, 0.79 to 1.00; moderate certainty); other drugs may not. The study confirmed the benefits of SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists in reducing cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, admission to hospital for heart failure, and end stage kidney disease. Finerenone probably reduces admissions to hospital for heart failure and end stage kidney disease, and possibly cardiovascular death. Only GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce non-fatal stroke; SGLT-2 inhibitors are superior to other drugs in reducing end stage kidney disease. GLP-1 receptor agonists and probably SGLT-2 inhibitors and tirzepatide improve quality of life. Reported harms were largely specific to drug class (eg, genital infections with SGLT-2 inhibitors, severe gastrointestinal adverse events with tirzepatide and GLP-1 receptor agonists, hyperkalaemia leading to admission to hospital with finerenone). Tirzepatide probably results in the largest reduction in body weight (mean difference -8.57 kg; moderate certainty). Basal insulin (mean difference 2.15 kg; moderate certainty) and thiazolidinediones (mean difference 2.81 kg; moderate certainty) probably result in the largest increases in body weight. Absolute benefits of SGLT-2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and finerenone vary in people with type 2 diabetes, depending on baseline risks for cardiovascular and kidney outcomes (https://matchit.magicevidence.org/230125dist-diabetes). CONCLUSIONS This network meta-analysis extends knowledge beyond confirming the substantial benefits with the use of SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists in reducing adverse cardiovascular and kidney outcomes and death by adding information on finerenone and tirzepatide. These findings highlight the need for continuous assessment of scientific progress to introduce cutting edge updates in clinical practice guidelines for people with type 2 diabetes. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42022325948.
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- Qingyang Shi
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Centre, MAGIC China Centre, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Centre, MAGIC China Centre, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medicine, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, ON, Canada
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes eV at the Helmholtz Centre, Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine K2, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinic for Cardiology, Angiology, and Intensive Care Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Kansas, Kansas City, MI, USA
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Centre, MAGIC China Centre, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Digestive Disease Research Institute, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, ON, Canada
- Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, ON, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Centre, MAGIC China Centre, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Center for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Evidence-Based Social Science Research Centre, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Evidence-Based Nursing Centre, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Centre, MAGIC China Centre, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First People's Hospital of Shuangliu District, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Centre, MAGIC China Centre, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Evidence-Based Social Science Research Centre, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes eV at the Helmholtz Centre, Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, ON, Canada
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Centre, MAGIC China Centre, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Division of Guideline and Rapid Recommendation, Cochrane China Centre, MAGIC China Centre, Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Kourtidou C, Rafailidis V, Varouktsi G, Kanakis E, Liakopoulos V, Vyzantiadis TA, Savopoulos C, Marinaki S, Stangou M, Tziomalos K. Effects of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitors on Markers of Vascular Damage. J Pers Med 2023; 13:jpm13030536. [PMID: 36983717 PMCID: PMC10052523 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13030536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Background: Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce cardiovascular morbidity and delay the progression of kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the mechanisms underpinning these benefits are not entirely clear. More specifically, it is uncertain whether these agents exert cardiorenal protective effects through a direct action on the vascular wall. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors on markers of subclinical vascular damage. Methods: In total, 40 adult patients with T2DM and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 and age- and gender-matched patients with T2DM and GFR > 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 were consecutively enrolled. Indices of arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity, augmentation index (AIx), AIx adjusted to a heart rate of 75 beats/min (Alx@75) and central systolic, diastolic, pulse and mean pressure), carotid atherosclerosis (stenosis, intima-media thickness (cIMT) and maximal plaque thickness) and peripheral arterial disease (ankle brachial index (ABI)) were determined. The chi-squared and Mann–Whitney U-test were used to detect differences in categorical and continuous variables between groups, respectively. Results: In total, 15 patients were treated with SGLT2 inhibitors and 25 patients were not receiving these agents. Serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were lower in the former whereas other cardiovascular risk factors, the prevalence of established cardiovascular disease, anthropometric and demographic characteristics, and vital signs did not differ between the 2 groups. The AIx was lower in patients treated with SGLT2 inhibitors (21.9 ± 11.3 vs. 29.7 ± 12% in patients not treated with SGLT2 inhibitors; p < 0.05). The AIx@75 was also lower in the former (21.3 ± 10.9 and 32.6 ± 11.3%, respectively, p < 0.005). Other markers of arterial stiffness were similar in the 2 groups. In addition, markers of carotid atherosclerosis and the ABI did not differ between patients treated and not treated with SGLT2 inhibitors. Conclusions: Treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors appears to reduce arterial stiffness. Accordingly, these agents might improve cardiovascular outcomes not only in patients with T2DM and established cardiorenal disease but also in lower-risk patients.
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- Christodoula Kourtidou
- First Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Radiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Tsai PC, Chuang WJ, Ko AMS, Chen JS, Chiu CH, Chen CH, Yeh YH. Neutral effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, or ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2023; 22:57. [PMID: 36915157 PMCID: PMC10012509 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-023-01789-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. Sodium-glucose transport 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have been shown to enhance cardiovascular health since their debut as a second-line therapy for diabetes. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS), peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), and ischemic stroke (IS) are types of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), although the benefits of treating these disorders have not been shown consistently. METHODS We searched four databases (PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane library, and clinicaltrial.gov) for randomized clinical trials (RCTs) until November of 2022. Comparisons were made between SGLT2i-treated and control individuals with type 2 diabetes. Primary outcomes were ACS, PAOD, and IS; secondary outcomes included cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality. Risk ratio (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were determined using a fixed effects model. Cochrane's risk-of-bias (RoB2) instrument was used to assess the validity of each study that met the inclusion criteria. RESULTS We enrolled 79,504 patients with type 2 diabetes from 43 RCTs. There was no difference in the risk of ACS (RR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.89-1.05), PAOD (RR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.78-1.24), or IS (RR = 0.95, 95% CI 0.79-1.14) among patients who took an SGLT2i compared to those who took a placebo or oral hypoglycemic drugs. Subgroup analysis revealed that none of the SGLT2i treatments (canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and ertugliflozin) significantly altered outcomes when analyzed separately. Consistent with prior findings, SGLT2i reduced the risk of cardiovascular mortality (RR = 0.85, 95% CI 0.77-0.93) and all-cause mortality (RR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.82-0.94). CONCLUSION Our results appear to contradict the mainstream concepts regarding the cardiovascular effects of SGLT2i since we found no significant therapeutic benefits in SGLT2i to reduce the incidence of ACS, PAOD, or IS when compared to placebo or oral hypoglycemic drugs.
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- Pei-Chien Tsai
- Department and Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
- Master's Program in Clinical Trials and Assessment, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
- Molecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing st., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan
- Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
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- Master's Program in Clinical Trials and Assessment, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
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- Department and Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
- Master's Program in Clinical Trials and Assessment, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
- Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing st., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan
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- Master's Program in Clinical Trials and Assessment, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
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- Molecular Infectious Disease Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing st., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing st., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan
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- Master's Program in Clinical Trials and Assessment, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan
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- Cardiovascular Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 5, Fuxing st., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33302, Taiwan.
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Skeik N, Elejla SA, Sethi A, Manunga J, Mirza A. Effects of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1-receptor agonists on cardiovascular and limb events in peripheral artery disease: A review. Vasc Med 2023; 28:62-76. [PMID: 36593757 DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221143811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and diabetes mellitus are two overwhelming health problems associated with major cardiovascular (CV) and limb events, in addition to increased mortality, despite advances in medical therapies including statins and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide 1-receptor agonists (GLP1-RA) are two new antihyperglycemic drug classes that have been associated with a significant reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and CV risk. Whereas most studies had enrolled patients with T2D and concurrent CV disease (CVD), patients with PAD were obviously underrepresented. Furthermore, there was a signal of increased risk of amputation in one of the main trials with canagliflozin. We aim to provide a general review of the current literature and summarize societal guideline recommendations addressing the role of SGLT2i and GLP1-RA drugs in patients with CVD focusing on the PAD population when data are available. Endpoints of interest were MACE and, when available, major adverse limb events (MALE).
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- Nedaa Skeik
- Vascular Medicine, Thrombophilia and Anticoagulation Clinic, Vein Center, and Vascular Laboratories, Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Al-Quds University - Al Azhar Branch, Gaza City, Palestine
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- College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Al-Quds University - Al Azhar Branch, Gaza City, Palestine.,Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and Vascular Research, Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science in Houston, McGovern Medial School, Houston, TX, USA
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Goldman A, Fishman B, Twig G, Raschi E, Cukierman-Yaffe T, moshkovits Y, Pomerantz A, Ben-Zvi I, Dankner R, Maor E. The real-world safety profile of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors among older adults (≥ 75 years): a retrospective, pharmacovigilance study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2023; 22:16. [PMID: 36694178 PMCID: PMC9875397 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-023-01743-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND As indications for sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are expanding, a growing number of older adults have become candidates for treatment. We studied the safety profile of SGLT2i among older adults. METHODS A retrospective, pharmacovigilance study of the FDA's global database of safety reports. To assess reporting of pre-specified adverse events following SGLT2i among adults (< 75 years) and older adults (≥ 75), we performed a disproportionality analysis using the sex-adjusted reporting odds ratio (adj.ROR). RESULTS We identified safety reports of 129,795 patients who received non-insulin anti-diabetic drugs (NIAD), including 24,253 who were treated with SGLT2i (median age 60 [IQR: 51-68] years, 2,339 [9.6%] aged ≥ 75 years). Compared to other NIAD, SGLT2i were significantly associated with amputations (adj.ROR = 355.1 [95%CI: 258.8 - 487.3] vs adj.ROR = 250.2 [79.3 - 789.5]), Fournier gangrene (adj.ROR = 45.0 [34.5 - 58.8] vs adj.ROR = 88.0 [27.0 - 286.6]), diabetic ketoacidosis (adj.ROR = 32.3 [30.0 - 34.8] vs adj.ROR = 23.3 [19.2 - 28.3]), genitourinary infections (adj.ROR = 10.3 [9.4 - 11.2] vs adj.ROR = 8.6 [7.2 - 10.3]), nocturia (adj.ROR = 5.5 [3.7 - 8.2] vs adj.ROR = 6.7 [2.8 - 15.7]), dehydration (adj.ROR = 2.5 [2.3 - 2.8] vs adj.ROR = 2.6 [2.1 - 3.3]), and fractures (adj.ROR = 1.7 [1.4 - 2.1] vs adj.ROR = 1.5 [1.02 - 2.1]) in both adults and older adults, respectively. None of these safety signals was significantly greater in older adults (Pinteraction threshold of 0.05). Acute kidney injury was associated with SGLT2i in adults (adj.ROR = 1.97 [1.85 - 2.09]) but not in older adults (adj.ROR = 0.71 [0.59 - 0.84]). Falls, hypotension, and syncope were not associated with SGLT2i among either adults or older adults. CONCLUSION In this global post-marketing study, none of the adverse events was reported more frequently among older adults. Our findings provide reassurance regarding SGLT2i treatment in older adults, although careful monitoring is warranted.
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- Adam Goldman
- grid.12136.370000 0004 1937 0546Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel ,grid.413795.d0000 0001 2107 2845Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel ,grid.413795.d0000 0001 2107 2845Department of Internal Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel ,The Talpiot Sheba Medical Leadership Program, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel. .,The Talpiot Sheba Medical Leadership Program, Ramat-Gan, Israel. .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. .,The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
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- grid.12136.370000 0004 1937 0546Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel ,grid.413795.d0000 0001 2107 2845Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel ,grid.413795.d0000 0001 2107 2845The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- grid.6292.f0000 0004 1757 1758Pharmacology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- grid.12136.370000 0004 1937 0546Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel ,grid.413795.d0000 0001 2107 2845Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- grid.413795.d0000 0001 2107 2845Department of Internal Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- grid.413795.d0000 0001 2107 2845Department of Internal Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- grid.413795.d0000 0001 2107 2845Department of Internal Medicine, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel ,grid.12136.370000 0004 1937 0546Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- grid.12136.370000 0004 1937 0546Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel ,grid.413795.d0000 0001 2107 2845The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel. .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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Repurposing SGLT-2 Inhibitors to Target Aging: Available Evidence and Molecular Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012325. [PMID: 36293181 PMCID: PMC9604287 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Caloric restriction promotes longevity in multiple animal models. Compounds modulating nutrient-sensing pathways have been suggested to reproduce part of the beneficial effect of caloric restriction on aging. However, none of the commonly studied caloric restriction mimetics actually produce a decrease in calories. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2-i) are a class of drugs which lower glucose by promoting its elimination through urine, thus inducing a net loss of calories. This effect promotes a metabolic shift at the systemic level, fostering ketones and fatty acids utilization as glucose-alternative substrates, and is accompanied by a modulation of major nutrient-sensing pathways held to drive aging, e.g., mTOR and the inflammasome, overall resembling major features of caloric restriction. In addition, preliminary experimental data suggest that SGLT-2i might also have intrinsic activities independent of their systemic effects, such as the inhibition of cellular senescence. Consistently, evidence from both preclinical and clinical studies have also suggested a marked ability of SGLT-2i to ameliorate low-grade inflammation in humans, a relevant driver of aging commonly referred to as inflammaging. Considering also the amount of data from clinical trials, observational studies, and meta-analyses suggesting a tangible effect on age-related outcomes, such as cardiovascular diseases, heart failure, kidney disease, and all-cause mortality also in patients without diabetes, here we propose a framework where at least part of the benefit provided by SGLT-2i is mediated by their ability to blunt the drivers of aging. To support this postulate, we synthesize available data relative to the effect of this class on: 1- animal models of healthspan and lifespan; 2- selected molecular pillars of aging in preclinical models; 3- biomarkers of aging and especially inflammaging in humans; and 4- COVID-19-related outcomes. The burden of evidence might prompt the design of studies testing the potential employment of this class as anti-aging drugs.
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Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors, Amputation Risk, and Fracture Risk. Heart Fail Clin 2022; 18:645-654. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2022.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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SGLT2 Inhibitors in Chronic Kidney Disease: From Mechanisms to Clinical Practice. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10102458. [PMID: 36289720 PMCID: PMC9598622 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10102458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In recent years, sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have demonstrated beneficial renoprotective effects, which culminated in the recent approval of their use for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), following a similar path to one they had already crossed due to their cardioprotective effects, meaning that SGLT2i represent a cornerstone of heart failure therapy. In the present review, we aimed to discuss the pathophysiological mechanisms operating in CKD that are targeted with SGLT2i, either directly or indirectly. Furthermore, we presented clinical evidence of SGLT2i in CKD with respect to the presence of diabetes mellitus. Despite initial safety concerns with regard to euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis and transient decline in glomerular filtration rate, the accumulating clinical data are reassuring. In summary, although SGLT2i provide clinicians with an exciting new treatment option for patients with CKD, further research is needed to determine which subgroups of patients with CKD will benefit the most, and which the least, from this therapeutical option.
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Mizutani G, Horii T, Oikawa Y, Atsuda K, Shimada A. Real-world risk of lower-limb amputation associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors versus metformin: A propensity score-matched model analysis in Japan. J Diabetes Investig 2022; 13:2000-2009. [PMID: 36124433 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION We aimed to clarify the real-world risk of lower-limb amputation and identify factors related to increased risk in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes using sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is). MATERIALS AND METHODS We carried out a retrospective observational cohort study utilizing the Japanese Medical Data Vision, a diagnosis procedure combination database. We identified 107,296 patients with type 2 diabetes who were initiated on SGLT2is or metformin (control; n = 53,648 per group) using 1:1 propensity score matching from April 2014 to October 2019. The hazard ratio (HR) for the risk of lower-limb amputation was analyzed using a Cox proportional hazards model adjusted for patients' baseline characteristics and use of concomitant medical agents. RESULTS Of the 107,296 patients, 66 (0.06%); that is, 41 (0.08%) in the SGLT2is group and 25 (0.05%) in the metformin group, underwent amputation, with no significant difference in the proportions between the groups. There was no significant difference in the risk of amputation between the SGLT2is and metformin groups (HR 1.34, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.80-2.24). However, female sex (HR 2.78, 95% CI 1.12-6.94) and use of strong statins (HR 2.68; 95% CI 1.18-8.20) were significantly associated with a higher risk of amputation in the SGLT2is group than in the metformin group. CONCLUSIONS SGLT2is might not be related to an increased risk of lower-limb amputation in patients with type 2 diabetes in real-world clinical practice. The possible increased risk of SGLT2is-associated amputation in female patients with type 2 diabetes and patients with type 2 diabetes requiring strong statins is notable.
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- Gen Mizutani
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, School of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Research and Education Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmacy Practice and Science 1, Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Musashino University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, School of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Research and Education Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmacy Practice and Science 1, Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, School of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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Marchiori E, Rodionov RN, Peters F, Magnussen C, Nordanstig J, Gombert A, Spanos K, Jarzebska N, Behrendt CA. SGLT2 Inhibitors and Peripheral Vascular Events. Heart Fail Clin 2022; 18:609-623. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2022.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Somagutta MKR, Luvsannyam E, Jain M, Cuddapah GV, Pelluru S, Mustafa N, Nasereldin DS, Pendyala SK, Jarapala N, Padamati B. Sodium glucose co-transport 2 inhibitors for gout treatment. Discoveries (Craiova) 2022; 10:e152. [PMID: 36540089 PMCID: PMC9759282 DOI: 10.15190/d.2022.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Hyperuricemia remains the most prevalent cause of gout. Gout patients present with joint inflammation and uric acid crystals deposition manifesting as tophi. The association of gout with increased risk of insulin resistance, diabetes, metabolic disorders, increased cardiometabolic risk, and kidney disease is well established. These factors influence the treatment plan, and current treatment options have limited cardiovascular risk reduction. So the need for novel treatments with a broad range of coverage for the complications is warranted. Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors are novel drugs approved for treating type-2 diabetes. They prevent glucose reabsorption and lower serum uric acid levels. Recently few studies have studied their association with reducing the risk of gout. They may help address the gout related complications through their recorded benefit with weight loss, improved insulin resistance, and cardiovascular benefits in recent studies. . SGLT2-Is may be useful to reduce the risk of gout in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Limited literature is available on the safety and efficacy of these novel antidiabetic drugs in patients with gout. This review is aimed to summarize the current knowledge on the role and effectiveness of novel antidiabetic medication as an early therapeutic option in gout patients.
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- Manoj Kumar Reddy Somagutta
- Department of Family Medicine, Southern Illinois School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
- Avalon University School of Medicine, Willemstad, Curacao
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- Saint James School of Medicine, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
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- Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, India
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Gitto M, Kotinas AS, Terzi R, Oliva A, Zagoreo J, Reimers B, Stefanini GG, Mirani M, Favacchio G, Condorelli G, Panico C. Biochemical Efficacy of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors by Cardiovascular Risk Profile and Volume Status in a Real-World Diabetic Population. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2022; 80:140-147. [PMID: 35436244 PMCID: PMC9249071 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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ABSTRACT Despite large-scale randomized clinical trials (RCTs) highlighting a consistent prognostic benefit of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) both in diabetic patients at high cardiovascular risk and in those with heart failure, there is relative paucity of data on their biochemical effects in a real-world setting. We performed a retrospective analysis on consecutive diabetic patients who were prescribed a SGLT2i in a tertiary referral center and completed at least 1 year of treatment. Changes in glycated hemoglobin, weight, and hematocrit were compared across 2 cardiovascular risk categories, defined through the inclusion criteria of 3 large RCTs. Of the 459 patients screened, 312 completed 1 year of treatment (68.0%), 92 interrupted the treatment prematurely (20.0%), and 55 were lost to follow-up (12.0%). The most common cause of drug discontinuation was genital or urinary tract infections (9.4%). At 1 year, reduction in glycated hemoglobin concentration (-0.7 ± 1.5%, P < 0.001) and body weight (2.4 ± 4.6 kg, P < 0.001) was comparable between patients at high versus low cardiovascular risk, while hematocrit increase (2.3 ± 3.3%, P < 0.001) was more marked in patients with high cardiovascular risk and low baseline hematocrit. In a real-world population of diabetic patients, SGLT2is were well-tolerated at 1 year and led to improved glycemic control and weight loss. Hematocrit increase was more consistent in patients with high cardiovascular risk and signs of fluid overload, indicating euvolemic restoration as a potential cardioprotective mechanism mediated by these compounds.
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- Mauro Gitto
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
- Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
- Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
- Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
- Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
- Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
- Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
- Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Italy; and
- Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano-Milan, Italy
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Healing of diabetic foot ulcers is independently associated with the use of angiotensin receptor blockers but not with those of diuretics and angiotensin conversion enzyme inhibitors. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2022; 48:101336. [PMID: 35245656 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2022.101336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIM Dysregulation of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) has been proven in diabetic animal models, and studies in humans show that diuretic use is associated with lower limb amputation in diabetes. While patients with diabetes are often treated with diuretics and RAS blockers, the association between wound healing and these treatments is still unknown. We aimed to determine whether the use of diuretics and RAS blockers could influence healing of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). METHODS Two hundred seventy-six patients referred to a specialized diabetes foot care unit for a new foot ulcer were included in this retrospective observational study. RESULTS Healing rate was significantly higher in patients not treated with diuretics than in those receiving diuretics (75.9 vs. 62.9%, P = 0.026) and in patients treated with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) than in those not treated with ARB (79.5 vs 64.4%, P = 0.012). The difference was not significant for angiotensin conversion enzyme inhibitor use. ARB use was independently and positively associated with wound healing in a multivariate adjusted model including several factors affecting wound healing (odds ratio (OR) 2.79 [1.13, 6.86] P = 0.025). Diuretic use was negatively associated with wound healing in univariate analysis (OR 0.54 [0.32, 0.91] P = 0.02) but not in multivariate adjusted analysis (OR 0.53 [0.26, 1.10] P = 0.088). CONCLUSIONS This novel study found that ARB use is independently and positively associated with wound healing in 276 patients with DFU. On the contrary, diuretics were associated with healing rate only at univariate analysis. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm our findings.
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Cliff CL, Williams BM, Chadjichristos CE, Mouritzen U, Squires PE, Hills CE. Connexin 43: A Target for the Treatment of Inflammation in Secondary Complications of the Kidney and Eye in Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:600. [PMID: 35054783 PMCID: PMC8776095 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Of increasing prevalence, diabetes is characterised by elevated blood glucose and chronic inflammation that precedes the onset of multiple secondary complications, including those of the kidney and the eye. As the leading cause of end stage renal disease and blindness in the working population, more than ever is there a demand to develop clinical interventions which can both delay and prevent disease progression. Connexins are membrane bound proteins that can form pores (hemichannels) in the cell membrane. Gated by cellular stress and injury, they open under pathophysiological conditions and in doing so release 'danger signals' including adenosine triphosphate into the extracellular environment. Linked to sterile inflammation via activation of the nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome, targeting aberrant hemichannel activity and the release of these danger signals has met with favourable outcomes in multiple models of disease, including secondary complications of diabetes. In this review, we provide a comprehensive update on those studies which document a role for aberrant connexin hemichannel activity in the pathogenesis of both diabetic eye and kidney disease, ahead of evaluating the efficacy of blocking connexin-43 specific hemichannels in these target tissues on tissue health and function.
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- Chelsy L. Cliff
- Joseph Banks Laboratories, School of Life, Sciences University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK; (C.L.C.); (B.M.W.); (P.E.S.)
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- Joseph Banks Laboratories, School of Life, Sciences University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK; (C.L.C.); (B.M.W.); (P.E.S.)
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- National Institutes for Health and Medical Research, UMR-S1155, Batiment Recherche, Tenon Hospital, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France;
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- Ciana Therapeutics, Ole Maaloes Vej 3, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark;
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- Joseph Banks Laboratories, School of Life, Sciences University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK; (C.L.C.); (B.M.W.); (P.E.S.)
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- Joseph Banks Laboratories, School of Life, Sciences University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7DL, UK; (C.L.C.); (B.M.W.); (P.E.S.)
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Salazar IMC, Tibuakuu M, Blumenthal RS, Sarkar S. Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Diabetes: A Comparison of Professional Society Guidelines. Curr Diabetes Rev 2022; 18:e200821195733. [PMID: 34420507 DOI: 10.2174/1573399817666210820105514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this review, we compare major points given in the 2021 American Diabetes Association and the 2020 American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology guidelines, in particular, the assessment and management of cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes with a focus on dyslipidemia, blood pressure, and pharmacotherapy in diabetes.
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- Ilton M Cubero Salazar
- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Rodionov RN, Peters F, Marschall U, L'Hoest H, Jarzebska N, Behrendt CA. Initiation of SGLT2 Inhibitors and the Risk of Lower Extremity Minor and Major Amputation in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Health Claims Data Analysis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2021; 62:981-990. [PMID: 34782230 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the association between long term risk of hospitalisation for heart failure (HHF) and lower extremity minor and major amputation (LEA) in patients initiating sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) suffering from type 2 diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Outcomes were compared with patients without PAD and evaluated separately for the time periods before and after the official warning of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in early 2017. METHODS This study used BARMER German health claims data including all patients suffering from type 2 diabetes initiating SGLT2i therapy between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2019 with follow up until the end of 2020. New users of glucagon like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) were used as active comparators. Inverse probability weighting with truncated stabilised weights was used to adjust for confounding, and five year risks of HHF and LEA were estimated using Cox regression. Periods before and after the EMA warning were analysed separately and stratified by presence of concomitant PAD. RESULTS In total, 44 284 (13.6% PAD) and 56 878 (16.3% PAD) patients initiated SGLT2i or GLP1-RA, respectively. Before the EMA warning, initiation of SGLT2i was associated with a lower risk of HHF in patients with PAD (hazard ratio, HR, 0.85, 95% confidence interval, CI, 0.73 - 0.99) and a higher risk of LEA in patients without PAD (HR 1.79, 95% CI 1.04 - 2.92). After the EMA warning, the efficacy and safety endpoints were no longer statistically different between groups. CONCLUSION The results from this large nationwide real world study highlight that PAD patients exhibit generally high amputation risks. This study refutes the idea that the presence of PAD explains the excess LEA risk associated with initiation of SGLT2i. The fact that differentials among study groups diminished after the EMA warning in early 2017 emphasises that regulatory surveillance measures worked in everyday clinical practice.
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- Roman N Rodionov
- University Centre for Vascular Medicine, University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
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- Research Group GermanVasc, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Centre UKE Hamburg, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Centre for Vascular Medicine, University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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- Research Group GermanVasc, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Centre UKE Hamburg, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Gottsäter A, Nilsson PM. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Disease - Do We Really Have to Choose Between Limb and Heart? Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2021; 62:991. [PMID: 34690071 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Anders Gottsäter
- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Unit, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Research Unit, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Tuttolomondo A, Del Cuore A, La Malfa A, Casuccio A, Daidone M, Maida CD, Di Raimondo D, Di Chiara T, Puleo MG, Norrito R, Guercio G, Pinto A. Assessment of heart rate variability (HRV) in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without diabetic foot: correlations with endothelial dysfunction indices and markers of adipo-inflammatory dysfunction. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:142. [PMID: 34261479 PMCID: PMC8281716 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01337-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Some studies have suggested that patients with diabetes and foot complications have worse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk profiles, higher degrees of endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness and a higher inflammatory background than patients with diabetes without diabetic foot complications. Patients with diabetes mellitus have an alteration in the sympathovagal balance as assessed by means of heart rate variability (HRV) analysis, which is also related to the presence of endothelial dysfunction. Other studies suggest a possible role of inflammation coexisting with the alteration in the sympathovagal balance in favor of the atherosclerotic process in a mixed population of healthy subjects of middle and advanced age. Aims The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of alteration of sympathovagal balance, assessed by HRV analysis, in a cohort of patients with diabetes mellitus with diabetic foot and in control subjects without diabetic foot compared with a population of healthy subjects and the possible correlation of HRV parameters with inflammatory markers and endothelial dysfunction indices. Methods We enrolled all patients with diabetic ulcerative lesions of the lower limb in the Internal Medicine with Stroke Care ward and of the diabetic foot outpatient clinic of P. Giaccone University Hospital of Palermo between September 2019 and July 2020. 4-h ECG Holter was performed. The following time domain HRV measures were analyzed: average heart rate, square root of the mean of successive differences of NN (RMSSD), standard deviation or square root of the variance (SD), and standard deviation of the means of the NN intervals calculated over a five-minute period (SDANN/5 min). The LF/HF ratio was calculated, reactive hyperemia was evaluated by endo-PAT, and serum levels of vaspine and omentin-1 were assessed by blood sample collection. Results 63 patients with diabetic foot, 30 patients with diabetes and without ulcerative complications and 30 patients without diabetes were enrolled. Patients with diabetic ulcers showed lower mean diastolic blood pressure values than healthy controls, lower MMSE scores corrected for age, lower serum levels of omentin-1, lower RHI values, higher body weight values and comparable body height values, HF% and LF/HF ratio values. We also reported a negative correlation between the RHI value and HRV indices and the expression of increased parasympathetic activity (RMSDD and HF%) in subjects with diabetic foot and a statistically significant positive correlation with the LF/HF ratio and the expression of the sympathovagal balance. Discussion Patients with diabetic foot show a higher degree of activation of the parasympathetic system, expressed by the increase in HF values, and a lower LF/HF ratio. Our findings may corroborate the issue that a parasympathetic dysfunction may have a possible additive role in the pathogenesis of other vascular complications in subjects with diabetic foot.
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- Antonino Tuttolomondo
- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. .,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Lin C, Zhu X, Cai X, Yang W, Lv F, Nie L, Ji L. Correction to: SGLT2 inhibitors and lower limb complications: an updated meta-analysis. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:119. [PMID: 34107970 PMCID: PMC8191054 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01306-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Chu Lin
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Beijing Airport Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, No.11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China.
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Potier L, Mohammedi K, Velho G, Roussel R. SGLT2 inhibitors and lower limb complications: the diuretic-induced hypovolemia hypothesis. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:107. [PMID: 33985506 PMCID: PMC8120812 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01301-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
In a recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in patients with diabetes, Lin and colleagues showed a positive association between SGLT2i-induced blood pressure and weight reduction and the risk of lower limb events. These results support the potential mechanism of a volume depletion effect of SGLT2i to explain the increase risk of amputation observed with this pharmacological class. Since the first result of the CANVAS trial raised a concern regarding the risk of amputation with SGLT2i, this hypothesis emerged from studies showing a higher incidence of amputations in patients with diabetes using diuretics. Furthermore, recent data found that copeptin, a surrogate marker of hydration status was also associated with lower limb outcomes. In conclusion, this assumption of diuretic-induced hypovolemia explanation highlights the fact that medications that induce a contraction of plasma volume, both traditional and novel agents with a diuretic mode of action should be introduced cautiously in patients with diabetes at high risk of diabetic foot events.
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- Louis Potier
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France. .,Hôpital Bichat, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. .,Service d'Endocrinologie Diabétologie Nutrition, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat - Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75877, Paris Cedex 18, France.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Bordeaux University Hospital, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, France.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.,INSERM unit 1034, Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases, Pessac, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Université de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Hôpital Bichat, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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Qiu M, Zhao LM, Zhan ZL. Comprehensive Analysis of Adverse Events Associated With SGLT2is: A Meta-Analysis Involving Nine Large Randomized Trials. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:743807. [PMID: 34925229 PMCID: PMC8675241 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.743807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Recently, Lin and colleagues assessed the safety of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) by a meta-analysis [1], in which the authors assessed 16 kinds of adverse events (AE) reported in the published articles based on 10 randomized controlled trials. We conducted a further meta-analysis and targeted the association between use of SGLT2is and occurrences of various kinds of serious AE published in the Clinical Trials website (clinicaltrials.gov). Our meta-analysis revealed that use of SGLT2is was not significantly associated with occurrences of 980 kinds of serious AE but was significantly associated with lower risks of 29 kinds of serious AE, especially including several important respiratory diseases (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep apnoea syndrome, and pneumonia). These findings may cause more studies to evaluate the possibilities of gliflozins being used for prevention of these specific diseases.
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- Mei Qiu
- Department of General Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of General Medicine, Shenzhen Longhua District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Class 3, Clinical Medicine, Grade 2019, The Second Clinical Medical College, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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