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ReviewInternational journal of nephrology and renovascular disease2026

Current Insights and Future Directions on the Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Chronic Kidney Disease.

Kavya Rajan, Arjun Krishen Jutley, Michael W Holliday, Sankar D Navaneethan

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Review in International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Kavya RajanInnovation Academy High School, Alpharetta, GA, USA.
Arjun Krishen JutleyTomball Memorial High School, Houston, TX, USA.
Michael W HollidaySelzman Institute for Kidney Health, Section of Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6951-2424
Sankar D NavaneethanSelzman Institute for Kidney Health, Section of Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4953-7795

Funding

MENTORED PATIENT-ORIENTED RESEARCH TOWARDS OPTIMIZING CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASEK24HL161414 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Sankar Dass Navaneethan · 2022 to 2026
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) incidence continues to rise along with obesity and diabetes, driving substantial medical, psychosocial, and economic burdens for patients. Beyond glycemic control and the recommended therapies of ACEI/ARB, SGLT2 inhibitors and non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have emerged as a cornerstone therapy to benefit mortality, heart and kidney outcomes. The following review will discuss recent advances to our understanding of the kidney benefits of GLP1 agonism in high-risk populations, including patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, those with established cardiovascular disease. Renal signals from cardiovascular outcomes trials disclosed less albuminuria and slower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline with GLP1RA therapy, often additive to sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibition. Dedicated kidney studies now show semaglutide slows CKD progression and lowers mortality in diabetics with CKD, underscoring the relevance of new guidelines that recommend GLP1RA therapy for specific populations. Future priorities should include trials of GLP-1RA in non-diabetic patients with CKD, as well as further evaluation of dual or triple agonists (GLP-1/GIP/glucagon) and clarification of oral GLP1RA efficacy. Overall, GLP-1-based therapies represent a transformative strategy to improve weight, cardiovascular health, and kidney outcomes in diabetic CKD patients.

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cardiorenal outcomeschronic kidney diseasediabetesnephroprotectionobesity

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PMID41908557
PMCPMC13023396

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