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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

SGLT2 Inhibitors in Kidney Diseases-A Narrative Review.

Agata Gajewska, Jakub Wasiak, Natalia Sapeda, Ewelina Młynarska, Jacek Rysz, Beata Franczyk

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that 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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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. Synthesis of SGLT2 inhibitorRSC advances · 2025
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  11. Anti-Inflammatory Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors: Focus on Macrophages.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Agata GajewskaDepartment of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3372-2811
Jakub WasiakDepartment of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5973-6077
Natalia SapedaDepartment of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0009-0008-9881-6361
Ewelina MłynarskaDepartment of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6799-4746
Jacek RyszDepartment of Nephrology, Hypertension and Family Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland.
Beata FranczykDepartment of Nephrocardiology, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Zeromskiego 113, 90-549 Lodz, Poland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some of the most common conditions affecting people are kidney diseases. Among them, we distinguish chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury. Both entities pose serious health risks, so new drugs are still being sought to treat and prevent them. In recent years, such a role has begun to be assigned to sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. They increase the amount of glucose excreted in the urine. For this reason, they are currently used as a first-line drug in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Due to their demonstrated cardioprotective effect, they are also used in heart failure treatment. As for the renal effects of SGLT2 inhibitors, they reduce intraglomerular pressure and decrease albuminuria. This results in a slower decline in glomelular filtration rate (GFR) in patients with kidney disease. In addition, these drugs have anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects. In the following article, we review the evidence for the effectiveness of this group of drugs in kidney disease and their nephroprotective effect. Further research is still needed, but meta-analyses indicate SGLT2 inhibitors' efficacy in kidney disease, especially the one caused by diabetes. Development of new drugs and clinical trials on specific patient subgroups will further refine their nephroprotective effects.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAnimalsGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidney DiseasesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitorsacute kidney injurychronic kidney diseasenephroprotectionSGLT2 inhibitors

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PMCPMC11084583

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