Neural tone and cardio-renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review of the literature with a focus on SGLT2 inhibitors.
Heart Fail Rev
; 26(3): 643-652, 2021 05.
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| ID: mdl-33169337
ABSTRACT
Recent clinical trials involving the systemic effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have revealed beneficial outcomes pertaining to the microvascular sequelae of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) such as nephropathy, as well as macrovascular effects such as major adverse cardiovascular effects (MACE). Such findings have spurred the elevation of these agents to level A-tiers of recommendation within clinical guidelines addressing the management of complicated T2DM. While the mechanisms of SGLTi (-flozin drugs) are still being elucidated, a paucity of data exists within the literature appraising the role of neuromodulation and associated mechanisms in the aforementioned outcome studies. Given the role of the nervous system in orchestrating the pathologic processes that hamper cardio-renal status, insight into this topic offers an expanded perspective on T2DM. In this review we investigate the mechanisms by which SGLTi improve cardio-renal function in T2DM patients with emphases on neural tone and nervous system physiology.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
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Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Heart Fail Rev
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
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