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ArticleBMC nephrology2022

Empagliflozin in kidney transplant recipients with chronic kidney disease G3a-4 and metabolic syndrome: Five Japanese cases.

Ryoichi Miyazaki, Kyoko Miyagi

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Article in BMC nephrology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Use of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor for Diabetes Management in Patients Following Kidney Transplantation.The Journal of pharmacy technology : jPT : official publication of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ryoichi MiyazakiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fujita Memorial Hospital, 4-15-7, Fukui, Fukui, 910-00004, Japan. ryoichi@mitene.or.jp.
Kyoko MiyagiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fujita Memorial Hospital, 4-15-7, Fukui, Fukui, 910-00004, Japan.
University of Fukui Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been shown to exert cardiorenal protective effects in diabetic patients and are widely used clinically. In addition, an increasing number of reports now suggest these drugs may even be beneficial in non-diabetic patients. However, SGLT2 inhibitors are rarely prescribed for kidney transplant recipients due to the risk of renal graft damage and urogenital infections. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the cases of 5 renal transplant recipients with chronic kidney disease G3a-4 and metabolic syndrome who were administered the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin, which yielded beneficial results in 4 cases. With the exception of one patient with an initial estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 30 ml/min/1.73 m2, administration of empagliflozin elicited beneficial metabolic effects. There were no significant reductions in eGFR before or after empagliflozin administration, and no dehydration or urogenital infections were observed during the treatment course.

conclusionEmpagliflozin showed some positive effects in 4 cases with better renal function than CKD stage 4. Further studies will be required to clarify the efficacy and safety of SGLT2 inhibitors in a larger group of patients with similar medical conditions.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Kidney TransplantationMetabolic SyndromeRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsBenzhydryl CompoundsFemaleGlucosidesHumansJapanMaleBenzhydryl CompoundsempagliflozinGlucosidesSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsEmpagliflozinRenal transplant recipientStage G3b chronic kidney disease

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PMID35501824
PMCPMC9063183
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