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Carydias E, Tasho A, Kani C, Bacopoulou F, Stefanaki C, Markantonis SL. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Metformin and GLP-1 Analogues in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2. Children (Basel) 2022; 9:children9101572. [PMID: 36291508 PMCID: PMC9600106 DOI: 10.3390/children9101572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) is one of the most frequent glucose metabolism disorders, in which serum glucose concentrations are increased. In most cases, changes in lifestyle and diet are considered as the first step in addressing its therapy. If changes in lifestyle and diet fail, drugs, such as metformin, must be added. Lately, apart from metformin or insulin, the FDA has approved the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues for children and adolescents. Little is known about their efficacy and safety at this young age. The main aim of this systematic review/meta-analysis was to assess the safety and efficacy of metformin and GLP-1 analogues, exenatide and liraglutide, compared with placebos or other antidiabetic drugs used for DMT2 in children and adolescents. Metformin did not seem to demonstrate pharmacologic superiority, while GLP-1 analogues were found superior to placebos. GLP-1 analogues may be considered a useful alternative for the treatment of DMT2 in children and adolescents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elisabeth Carydias
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15774 Athens, Greece
| | - Andoneta Tasho
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15774 Athens, Greece
| | - Chara Kani
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15774 Athens, Greece
- University Research Institute for the Study of Genetic and Malignant Disorders in Childhood, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
| | - Flora Bacopoulou
- University Research Institute for the Study of Genetic and Malignant Disorders in Childhood, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
- Center for Adolescent Medicine and UNESCO Chair in Adolescent Health Care, First Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
- Correspondence:
| | - Charikleia Stefanaki
- University Research Institute for the Study of Genetic and Malignant Disorders in Childhood, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
- Center for Adolescent Medicine and UNESCO Chair in Adolescent Health Care, First Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
| | - Sophia L. Markantonis
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15774 Athens, Greece
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