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ReviewCurrent diabetes reviews2026

Mechanisms and Research Progress of SGLT-2 Inhibitors in Diabetes Mellitus-Related Cognitive Impairment.

Yutong Li, Murong Xu, Ying Tang, Xiaotong Zhao, Mingwei Chen

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Review in Current diabetes reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yutong LiDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-7508-0680
Murong XuDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P.R. China.
Ying TangDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P.R. China.
Xiaotong ZhaoDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P.R. China.
Mingwei ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, P.R. China.

Funding

Anhui Provincial Health Research Project, China AHWJ2023BAc10012
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Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) increases the risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and dementia, severely impacting patients' quality of life and long-term future prospects. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i), a class of oral hypoglycemic drugs, have recently been shown to have neuroprotective effects. Studies show that SGLT-2i ameliorates cognitive dysfunction in diabetic animal models through various mechanisms such as insulin pathways in the brain, cerebrovascular dysfuntion, neuroinflammation and oxidative stress, inhibition of Alzheimer's disease pathology, and neurotrophic factor expression. Clinical studies also show that SGLT-2i improves cognitive performance in diabetic patients, significantly reducing the risk of dementia and MCI. Despite the promising role of SGLT-2i in preventing and treating DM-related cognitive impairment, further studies and more robust clinical evidence are needed for its clinical application.

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Cognitive DysfunctionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Neuroprotective AgentsSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAnimalsBrainHumansHypoglycemic AgentsHypoglycemic AgentsNeuroprotective AgentsSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAlzheimer's diseasedementiadiabetes mellitusdiabetes mellitus-related cognitive impairmentmild cognitive impairmentSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors

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PMID41879449
PMCPMC13725146

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