SGLT-2 inhibitors in Diabetic Kidney Disease: What Lies Behind their Renoprotective Properties?
Τίτλος | SGLT-2 inhibitors in Diabetic Kidney Disease: What Lies Behind their Renoprotective Properties? |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Georgianos, P. I., Divani M., Eleftheriadis T., Mertens P. R., & Liakopoulos V. |
Journal | Curr Med Chem |
Volume | 26 |
Issue | 29 |
Pagination | 5564-5578 |
Date Published | 2019 |
ISSN | 1875-533X |
Λέξεις κλειδιά | Animals, Clinical Trials as Topic, Diabetic Nephropathies, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents, Kidney Diseases, Protective Agents, Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2, Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: Despite optimal management of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) with intensive glycemic control and administration of agents blocking the renin-angiotensinaldosterone- system, the residual risk for nephropathy progression to end-stage-renal-disease (ESRD) remains high. Sodium-glucose co-transporter type 2 (SGLT-2)-inhibitors represent a newly-introduced anti-diabetic drug class with pleiotropic actions extending above their glucose-lowering efficacy. Herein, we provide an overview of preclinical and clinical-trial evidence supporting a protective effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors on DKD.METHODS: A systematic literature search of bibliographic databases was conducted to identify preclinical studies and randomized trials evaluating the effects SGLT-2 inhibitors on DKD.RESULTS: Preclinical studies performed in animal models of DKD support the renoprotective action of SGLT-2 inhibitors showing that these agents exert albuminuria-lowering effects and reverse glomerulosclerosis. The renoprotective action of SGLT-2 inhibitors is strongly supported by human studies showing that these agents prevent the progression of albuminuria and retard nephropathy progression to ESRD. This beneficial effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors is not fully explained by their glucose-lowering properties. Attenuation of glomerular hyperfiltration and improvement in a number of surrogate risk factors, including associated reduction in systemic blood pressure, body weight, and serum uric acid levels may represent plausible mechanistic explanations for the cardio-renal protection offered by SGLT-2 inhibitors. Furthermore, the tubular cell metabolism seems to be altered towards a ketone-prone pathway with protective activities.CONCLUSION: SGLT-2 inhibition emerges as a novel therapeutic approach of diabetic with anticipated benefits towards cardio-renal risk reduction. Additional research efforts are clearly warranted to elucidate this favorable effect in patients with overt DKD. |
DOI | 10.2174/0929867325666180524114033 |
Alternate Journal | Curr Med Chem |
PubMed ID | 29792136 |