Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors: Understanding the mechanisms for therapeutic promise and persisting risks
Perry RJ, Shulman GI. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors: Understanding the mechanisms for therapeutic promise and persisting risks. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2020, 295: 14379-14390. PMID: 32796035, PMCID: PMC7573269, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev120.008387.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2SGLT2 inhibitorsEuglycemic ketoacidosisGlucose reabsorptionTherapeutic promiseSGLT2 inhibitor therapyLower plasma glucose concentrationsModest weight lossGlucose-lowering agentsRenal glucose reabsorptionType 2 diabetesType 1 diabetesPlasma glucose concentrationGlucose concentrationBlood glucose concentrationHeart failureInhibitor therapyAtrial fibrillationCardiovascular diseaseCotransporter 2Preclinical studiesHealthy personsClinical utilityDiabetes managementProximal tubules