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SynthesisScientific reports2024

Efficacy of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on hepatic fibrosis and steatosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Albert Macaire C Ong Lopez, Janine Audrei T Pajimna

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Synthesis in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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45citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A cohort study.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Albert Macaire C Ong LopezDepartment of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, St. Luke's Medical Center- Quezon City, 279 E Rodriguez Sr. Ave, 1112, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. albertmacaireonglopez@outlook.com.
Janine Audrei T PajimnaDepartment of Medicine, St. Luke's Medical Center-Quezon City, 279 E Rodriguez Sr. Ave, 1112, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
St. Luke's Medical Center · PH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a substantial contributor to liver-related morbidity worldwide, and yet, there are no standard, universal pharmacologic therapies approved for this indication. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the effectiveness of SGLT-2 inhibitors in improving hepatic steatosis and hepatic fibrosis in patients with NAFLD. An extensive electronic database search was done to identify studies published from inception until December 2023, without any language restrictions. All randomized controlled trials (RCT) that evaluated the use of SGLT-2 inhibitors for patients with NAFLD, regardless of diabetes mellitus status, were included. The Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0 tool was used to assess the risk of bias of each study included. Evidence from all studies were synthesized as mean differences for continuous data, and as risk ratio for dichotomous outcomes. An inverse variance or Mantel-Haenszel test was used in conjunction with a random-effects meta-analysis model, where necessary. 18 eligible RCTs involving 1330 participants were analyzed, all of which had risk of bias ranging from low to some concerns. Significant difference in means was observed for controlled attenuation parameter (6 trials, n = 372; MD: - 10.59 dB/m, 95% CI [- 18.25, - 2.92], p = 0.007, I

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsDatabases, FactualHumansLiver CirrhosisSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors

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PMID38267513
PMCPMC10808406
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