ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022
An Overview of the Cardiorenal Protective Mechanisms of SGLT2 Inhibitors.
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156 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Cardiovascular and renal outcomes of dual combination therapies with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of SGLT2 inhibitors compared to sulphonylureas for long-term glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2025 · on this mapPooled it
- Update on the Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors in Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative effects of SGLT2 inhibitors and incretin-based therapies on dementia risk in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
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- Dual SGLT1/2 inhibition with sotagliflozin improves cardiac function and metabolism in type 2 diabetic mice.npj metabolic health and disease · 2026Article
- The Potential Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Cushing's Disease.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Review
- Decoding cardiorenal crosstalk: Intercellular communication mechanisms and therapeutic insights in cardiorenal syndrome.iScience · 2026Review
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- Intersecting Molecular Pathways in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: Emerging Roles of Inflammation and Therapeutics.Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2026Review
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: current insights and emerging therapeutic directions.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2026Review
- Improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction and fluid compartment dynamics in patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes treated with SGLT-2 inhibitors.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors Therapy in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study.International journal of heart failure · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular Implications in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A State-of-the-Art Review.Korean circulation journal · 2026Review
- Metabolic reprogramming in diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic disorders: exploring the Warburg effect, ketones, and SGLT2 inhibitors.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Review
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Abstract
Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors block glucose reabsorption in the renal proximal tubule, an insulin-independent mechanism that plays a critical role in glycemic regulation in diabetes. In addition to their glucose-lowering effects, SGLT2 inhibitors prevent both renal damage and the onset of chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular events, in particular heart failure with both reduced and preserved ejection fraction. These unexpected benefits prompted changes in treatment guidelines and scientific interest in the underlying mechanisms. Aside from the target effects of SGLT2 inhibition, a wide spectrum of beneficial actions is described for the kidney and the heart, even though the cardiac tissue does not express SGLT2 channels. Correction of cardiorenal risk factors, metabolic adjustments ameliorating myocardial substrate utilization, and optimization of ventricular loading conditions through effects on diuresis, natriuresis, and vascular function appear to be the main underlying mechanisms for the observed cardiorenal protection. Additional clinical advantages associated with using SGLT2 inhibitors are antifibrotic effects due to correction of inflammation and oxidative stress, modulation of mitochondrial function, and autophagy. Much research is required to understand the numerous and complex pathways involved in SGLT2 inhibition. This review summarizes the current known mechanisms of SGLT2-mediated cardiorenal protection.
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