ArticleTransplantation direct2021
Safety and Efficacy of Sodium-glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Pretransplant Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective, Single-center, Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting Analysis of 85 Transplant Patients.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Blood pressure effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Diabetic Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.Journal of diabetes research · 2026Pooled it
- The Efficacy and Safety of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Diabetes Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.F1000Research · 2025Pooled it
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- Expanding the Therapeutic Landscape: Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Cureus · 2025Review
- Safety and Efficacy of Sodium-Glucose Transport Protein 2 Inhibitors and Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients: Synthesis of Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor use in kidney transplant recipients.World journal of transplantation · 2023Review
- Use of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor for Diabetes Management in Patients Following Kidney Transplantation.The Journal of pharmacy technology : jPT : official publication of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians · 2023Review
- Diabetic Kidney Disease in Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus: Causes, Treatment and Outcomes.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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Abstract
Whether sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors can be used effectively and safely in kidney transplant (KT) recipients with pretransplant type 2 diabetes as the primary cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) remains unclear. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the efficacy and safety of SGLT2 inhibitors compared with other oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) in KT recipients with pretransplant type 2 diabetes as the primary cause of ESRD.
methodsIn this retrospective, observational, single-center, inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) analysis study, we compared the outcomes of SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2 group) and other OHAs (control group) following KT. A total of 85 recipients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy as the major cause of ESRD before KT who were treated at our institute between October 2003 and October 2019 were screened and included. The variables considered for IPTW were recipient age, sex, body mass index, history of cardiovascular disease, ABO incompatibility, insulin therapy, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at the initiation of additional OHAs. Primary endpoints were changes in HbA1c, body weight, and eGFR 1 y after the initiation of additional OHAs.
resultsAfter IPTW analysis, there were 26 patients in the SGLT2 group and 59 patients in the control group (n = 85 overall). The body weights were significantly reduced in the SGLT2 group. There was no statistical difference in changes in HbA1c and eGFR. Similarly, there was no significant difference in the incidence of urinary infection, acute rejection, or other side effects between the groups.
conclusionsOur findings suggested that SGLT2 inhibitors reduced the body weight of KT recipients and were used safely without increasing side effects.
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