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Asmaa Elrakaybi1,2, Qian Zhou3,4, Günter Päth1
1Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Medicine II, Medical Centre, University of Freiburg Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany.
Abstract:
Sodium-glucose co-transporter inhibitors significantly reduce cardiovascular mortality, hospitalization for heart failure, and improve renal outcomes regardless of diabetes status. This study investigated the effect of empagliflozin on plasma biomarkers to explore underlying mechanisms.Adult patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure with either left ventricular ejection fraction≤45% (EFFORT-1) or>45% (EFFORT-2) were recruited. Patients received 25 mg empagliflozin or placebo for 48 weeks. Plasma levels of endothelin-1, galectin-3, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7, and kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) were measured at baseline and at weeks 2, 12, 24, and 48. A total of 63 patients were recruited, 24 in EFFORT-1 and 39 in EFFORT-2. Empagliflozin significantly reduced KIM-1 levels by 38% at week 48 in EFFORT-2 compared with placebo (95% confidence interval: -57%, -13%). No significant impact on other biomarkers was observed.Empagliflozin demonstrated, as shown by the decrease in KIM-1 levels, a renal tubular protective effect in heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes.
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