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ReviewCardiorenal medicine2026

Potential Mechanisms of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Regulating Cardiac and Renal Fibrosis.

Wei Huang, Tianxiang Guan, Ziyou Yan, Yuanwu Cui, Shanrong Bi, Mingxia Wu, Dongkai Yuan

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Wei HuangDepartment of Nephrology, Shenzhen Bao'an Authentic Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Tianxiang GuanPreventive Treatment Department, The Fourth Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, China.
Ziyou YanDepartment of Nephrology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China.
Yuanwu CuiPreventive Treatment Department, Shenzhen Bao'an Authentic Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Shanrong BiPreventive Treatment Department, Shenzhen Bao'an Authentic Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Mingxia WuAcupuncture Department, Shenzhen Bao'an Authentic Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy Hospital, Shenzhen, China, 15242440670@163.com.
Dongkai YuanDepartment of Liver Disease, Nanshan District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China, doncare6661@outlook.com.

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Abstract

backgroundSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a novel class of agents initially developed for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Beyond their glucose-lowering effects, accumulating clinical evidence has demonstrated significant cardiorenal protective benefits in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), irrespective of diabetic status. Cardiac and renal fibrosis are central pathological processes contributing to CKD progression and cardiovascular dysfunction. However, the mechanisms underlying the anti-fibrotic effects of SGLT2 inhibitors remain incompletely understood. SUMMARY: This review summarizes current experimental and clinical evidence regarding the role of SGLT2 inhibitors in modulating cardiac and renal fibrosis. We discuss their potential mechanisms, including hemodynamic regulation, metabolic reprogramming, attenuation of oxidative stress and inflammation, inhibition of pro-fibrotic signaling pathways, and modulation of cellular crosstalk within the cardiorenal axis. Emerging insights from molecular and translational studies are integrated to clarify how SGLT2 inhibitors may exert anti-fibrotic effects beyond glycemic control. KEY MESSAGES: SGLT2 inhibitors confer cardiorenal protection that extends beyond glucose lowering and involves multifaceted anti-fibrotic mechanisms. Understanding these molecular and cellular pathways may provide new therapeutic perspectives for targeting fibrosis in CKD and cardiovascular disease.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2KidneyMyocardiumRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAnimalsFibrosisHumansOxidative StressSignal TransductionSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsCardiac fibrosisInflammationMitochondrial dynamicsRenal fibrosisSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors

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