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ArticleJournal of immunology research2021

Anti-inflammatory Effects of Empagliflozin and Gemigliptin on LPS-Stimulated Macrophage via the IKK/NF-

Nami Lee, Yu Jung Heo, Sung-E Choi, Ja Young Jeon, Seung Jin Han, Dae Jung Kim, Yup Kang, Kwan Woo Lee, Hae Jin Kim

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Article in Journal of immunology research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06473844 (Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Adults With Sepsis), which is not on this map. Cited by 78 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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NCT06473844 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Adults With Sepsis: A Feasibility Study for a Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital Authority, Hong KongRan2025 to 2027Enrolled60ConditionsSepsis, Inflammation, SGLT2 Inhibitors, Critically IllArmsEmpagliflozin 10 MG, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Nami LeeDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0343-5619
Yu Jung HeoDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Sung-E ChoiDepartment of Physiology, Ajou University School of medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Ja Young JeonDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Seung Jin HanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Dae Jung KimDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Yup KangDepartment of Physiology, Ajou University School of medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Kwan Woo LeeDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Hae Jin KimDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8958-7164

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are glucose-lowering drugs whose anti-inflammatory properties have recently become useful in tackling metabolic syndromes in chronic inflammatory diseases, including diabetes and obesity. We investigated whether empagliflozin (SGLT2 inhibitor) and gemigliptin (DPP-4 inhibitor) improve inflammatory responses in macrophages, identified signalling pathways responsible for these effects, and studied whether the effects can be augmented with dual empagliflozin and gemigliptin therapy.

methodsRAW 264.7 macrophages were first stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), then cotreated with empagliflozin, gemigliptin, or empagliflozin plus gemigliptin. We conducted quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) to determine the most effective anti-inflammatory doses without cytotoxicity. We performed ELISA and qRT-PCR for inflammatory cytokines and chemokines and flow cytometry for CD80, the M1 macrophage surface marker, to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of empagliflozin and gemigliptin. NF-

resultsLPS-stimulated CD80

conclusionsOur study demonstrated the anti-inflammatory effects of empagliflozin and gemigliptin via IKK/NF-

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBenzhydryl CompoundsDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsGlucosidesI-kappa B KinaseJanus Kinase 2LipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Kinase 7MiceNF-kappa BPiperidonesPyrimidinesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBenzhydryl CompoundsDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsempagliflozinGlucosidesI-kappa B KinaseJanus Kinase 2LC15-0444LipopolysaccharidesMap2k7 protein, mouseMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Kinase 7NF-kappa BPiperidonesPyrimidinesSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsSTAT1 Transcription Factor

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PMCPMC8192181

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