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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Are Associated with Reduced Ascending Aorta Dilatation in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Study.

Celestino Sardu, Ludovica Vittoria Marfella, Carlo Fumagalli, Luca Rinaldi, Ferdinando Carlo Sasso, Domenico Cozzolino, Francesco Nappo, Ausilia Sellitto, Ciro Romano, Caterina Carusone and 16 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Celestino SarduDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5099-3790
Ludovica Vittoria MarfellaDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.
Carlo FumagalliDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.
Luca RinaldiDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.
Ferdinando Carlo SassoDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9142-7848
Domenico CozzolinoDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.
Francesco NappoDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.
Ausilia SellittoDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.
Ciro RomanoDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5807-6601
Caterina CarusoneDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-8644-9843
Pasquale RussoDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.
Lorenza MarfellaDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.
Nicola Maria TarantinoDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Gerardo CarpinellaDepartment of Cardiology, AORN Antonio Cardarelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Fulvio FurbattoDepartment of Cardiology, AORN Antonio Cardarelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Sandro GentileDepartment of Clinical Research, Nefrocenter Research Network, Via XXV Luglio, 160, 84013 Cava de Tirreni, Italy.
Giuseppina GuarinoDepartment of Clinical Research, Nefrocenter Research Network, Via XXV Luglio, 160, 84013 Cava de Tirreni, Italy.
Ersilia SattaDepartment of Clinical Research, Nefrocenter Research Network, Via XXV Luglio, 160, 84013 Cava de Tirreni, Italy.
Alessandro BellisDepartment of Cardiology, AORN Antonio Cardarelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3476-5696
Luca MarinelliDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Isabella DonisiDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Nunzia D'OnofrioPollution and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Centre, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5300-9530
Ciro MauroDepartment of Cardiology, AORN Antonio Cardarelli, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Salvatore CappabiancaDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Maria Luisa BalestrieriPollution and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Centre, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6001-1789
Raffaele MarfellaDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80126 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3960-9270

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim was to assess the impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) treatment on the progression of ascending aorta dilatation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A total of 127 T2DM patients with subclinical ascending aortic dilatation (35-45 mm) were prospectively enrolled. Fifty-seven initiated GLP-1 RA therapy (liraglutide, semaglutide, or dulaglutide), while 70 continued on standard care. Ascending aortic diameter was measured by computed tomography angiography (CTA) at baseline and 24 months, alongside circulating markers of vascular remodeling: matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1), C-reactive protein (CRP), and osteoprotegerin (OPG). Progression of aortic dilatation was significantly lower in the GLP-1 RA group compared with controls (+0.36 ± 0.20 mm vs. +1.05 ± 0.28 mm;

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AortaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHypoglycemic AgentsAgedBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinFemaleGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like PeptidesHumansImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Middle AgedOsteoprotegerinBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteindulaglutideGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsGlucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsMatrix Metalloproteinase 9MMP9 protein, humanOsteoprotegerinRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSemaglutideTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1ascending aortic dilatationcomputed tomography angiographyGLP-1 receptor agonistsinflammationtype 2 diabetes mellitusvascular biomarkers

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PMID41155271
PMCPMC12563610

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