SynthesisDiabetes research and clinical practice2021
Pre-admission glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) and mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19): A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.
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- The Effect of Antihyperglycemic Medications on COVID-19: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review from Observational Studies.Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science · 2024 · on this mapPooled it
- Pre-admission use of sodium glucose transporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i) may significantly improves Covid-19 outcomes in patients with diabetes: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2023Pooled it
- Association of Glucose-Lowering Drugs With Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes Before Hospitalization for COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2022Pooled it
- Preadmission use of antidiabetic medications and mortality among patients with COVID-19 having type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis.Metabolism: clinical and experimental · 2022Pooled it
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outcomes in patients with sarcopenia: A meta-analysis and meta-regression.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2022Pooled it
- Janus kinase (JAK)-inhibitors and coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2022Pooled it
- The Association Between Antidiabetic Agents and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients With Diabetes: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022 · on this mapPooled it
- Effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on arrhythmias and its subtypes in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury in Adult Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in patients with schizophrenia: A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.General hospital psychiatryPooled it
- The Anti-Inflammatory Role of GLP-1 RAs in Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- GTS-21 Alleviates Acute Lung Injury by Enhancing GLP-1 Secretion and Regulating Alveolar Surfactant Proteins via α7nAChR Activation.Inflammation · 2026Article
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- Observational studies on the association of outpatient antidiabetic medication use and COVID-19 outcomes: are the findings more relevant to diabetes management than to COVID-19 pathology? A mini-review.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2026Review
- Association between dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and COVID-19 infection and adverse outcomes: a cohort study.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2025Article
- COVID-19 and Diabetes: Persistent Cardiovascular and Renal Risks in the Post-Pandemic Landscape.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- SGLT2 Inhibitors in COVID-19: Umbrella Review, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian Sensitivity Assessment.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Meeting the Challenge of Controlling Viral Immunopathology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Antidiabetic Drug Efficacy in Reduction of Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
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Abstract
aimsGLP-1RA has many beneficial properties, including anti-inflammatory, anti-obesogenic, pulmonary protective effects as well as beneficial impact on gut microbiome. However, the evidence regarding the benefit of GLP-1RA in Covid-19 patients with diabetes is still unclear. This study sought to analyze the benefit of pre-admission use of GLP-1RA in altering the mortality outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients with diabetes mellitus.
methodsUsing specific keywords, we comprehensively searched the potential articles on PubMed, Europe PMC, and medRxiv database until June 12th, 2021. All published studies on Covid-19 and GLP-1RA were retrieved. Statistical analysis was conducted using Review Manager 5.4 and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis version 3 software.
resultsA total of 9 studies with 19,660 diabetes mellitus patients who were infected by SARS-CoV-2 were included in the meta-analysis. Our data suggested that pre-admission use of GLP-1RA was associated with reduction in mortality rate from Covid-19 in patients with diabetes mellitus (OR 0.53; 95 %CI: 0.43-0.66, p < 0.00001, I
conclusionsOur study suggests that pre-admission use of GLP-1RA may offer beneficial effects on Covid-19 mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus. However, more randomized clinical trials are required to confirm this conclusion.
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