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ArticleScientific reports2024

Empagliflozin in children with glycogen storage disease-associated inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective, single-arm, open-label clinical trial.

Zhiling Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Huan Chen, Hanshi Zeng, Jiaxing Wu, Ying Wang, Ni Ma, Jiaoli Lan, Yuxin Zhang, Huilin Niu and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. [Efficacy and safety of empagliflozin in the treatment of glycogen storage disease-associated inflammatory bowel disease].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025
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  7. Empagliflozin as treatment in glycogen storage disease type IB patients.Molecular genetics and metabolism reports · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Zhiling Li *Department of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoyan Zhang *Department of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huan ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hanshi ZengDepartment of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiaxing WuDepartment of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ni MaDepartment of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiaoli LanDepartment of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuxin ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huilin NiuDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lei ShangDepartment of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Xun JiangDepartment of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. jiangx@fmmu.edu.cn.
Min YangDepartment of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. yangmin1008@gdph.org.cn.
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CNAir Force Medical University · CNGuangdong Academy of Medical Sciences · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82070537National Natural Science Foundation of China 82202058The GDPH Supporting Fund for Talent Program 01202119
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycogen storage disease type Ib (GSD-Ib) is a rare inborn error of glycogen metabolism caused by mutations in SLC37A4. Patients with GSD-Ib are at high risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We evaluated the efficacy of empagliflozin, a renal sodium‒glucose cotransporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, on colonic mucosal healing in patients with GSD-associated IBD. A prospective, single-arm, open-label clinical trial enrolled eight patients with GSD-associated IBD from Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital in China from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. Eight patients were enrolled with a mean age of 10.34 ± 2.61 years. Four male and four female. The endoscopic features included deep and large circular ulcers, inflammatory hyperplasia, obstruction and stenosis. The SES-CD score significantly decreased at week 48 compared with before empagliflozin. Six patients completed 48 weeks of empagliflozin therapy and endoscopy showed significant improvement or healing of mucosal ulcers, inflammatory hyperplasia, stenosis, and obstruction. One patient had severe sweating that required rehydration and developed a urinary tract infection. No serious or life-threatening adverse events. This study suggested that empagliflozin may promote colonic mucosal healing and reduce hyperplasia, stenosis, and obstruction in children with GSD-associated IBD.

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Benzhydryl CompoundsGlucosidesGlycogen Storage Disease Type IInflammatory Bowel DiseasesAdolescentAntiportersChildConstriction, PathologicFemaleHumansHyperplasiaMaleMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsProspective StudiesUlcerAntiportersBenzhydryl CompoundsempagliflozinGlucosidesMonosaccharide Transport ProteinsSLC37A4 protein, humanChildrenClinical trialEmpagliflozinGlycogen storage diseaseInflammatory bowel disease

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PMID38622211
PMCPMC11018849
OpenAlexW4394853958

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