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ArticleRedox biology2017

The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin improves the primary diabetic complications in ZDF rats.

Sebastian Steven, Matthias Oelze, Alina Hanf, Swenja Kröller-Schön, Fatemeh Kashani, Siyer Roohani, Philipp Welschof, Maximilian Kopp, Ute Gödtel-Armbrust, Ning Xia and 9 more

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Article in Redox biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 161 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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161citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
15.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

161 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 297 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Sebastian StevenCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Matthias OelzeCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Alina HanfCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Swenja Kröller-SchönCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Fatemeh KashaniCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Siyer RoohaniCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Philipp WelschofCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Maximilian KoppCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Ute Gödtel-ArmbrustDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Ning XiaInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Huige LiInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany.
Eberhard SchulzCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Karl J LacknerInstitute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM U1209 - CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble-Alps University and Institute for Biology and Pathology, CHU, Grenoble, France.
Leszek WojnowskiDepartment of Pharmacology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Serge P BottariGerman Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany.
Philip WenzelCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany.
Eric MayouxBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany.
Thomas MünzelCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany.
Andreas DaiberCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology I - Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach, Germany. Electronic address: andreas.daiber@bioredox.com.
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEBoehringer Ingelheim (Germany) · DEGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research · DEUniversité Grenoble Alpes · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperglycemia associated with inflammation and oxidative stress is a major cause of vascular dysfunction and cardiovascular disease in diabetes. Recent data reports that a selective sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), empagliflozin (Jardiance

Indexed as

Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicBenzhydryl CompoundsC-Reactive ProteinDiabetic CardiomyopathiesEndothelium, VascularGlucoseGlucosidesGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsInsulin-Secreting CellsMaleOxidative StressRatsRats, ZuckerBenzhydryl CompoundsC-Reactive ProteinempagliflozinGlucoseGlucosidesGlycated HemoglobinHypoglycemic AgentsSlc5a2 protein, ratSodium-Glucose Transporter 2Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAGE/RAGE signalingDiabetesEndothelial dysfunctionLow-grade inflammationOxidative stressSGLT2 inhibitorZucker diabetic fatty ratsβ-cell content

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PMID28667906
PMCPMC5491464
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