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Pharmacological analysis of Empagliflozin: Acting through the CaMKII pathway in type 2 diabetes and acute cardiovascular events

Pharmacological analysis of Empagliflozin: Acting through the CaMKII pathway in type 2 diabetes and acute cardiovascular events

Source : https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0270152

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a high-risk factor for acute cardiovascular events. Some reports show that Empagliflozin has a protective effect on cardiovascular events and diabetes mellitus, and Empagliflozin...



Conclusion: In this study, we obtained CaMK2G and PPP1CA, genes associated with the CaMKII pathway and type 2 diabetes and acute cardiovascular events, by integrative gene analysis and validated their expression in the relevant dataset. We also derived that Empagliflozin acts on amino acid TRP-125 of CaMK2G gene and GLN-249 ASP-210 ASP-208 of...

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Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a patient with pancreatitis and type 2 diabetes on empagliflozin

Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a patient with pancreatitis and type 2 diabetes on empagliflozin

Source : https://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/6/e247921

Sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are glucose-lowering drugs with proven efficacy in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus, and more recently, have been shown to improve heart failure outcomes in patients...


Relevance: We present the case of a man with recent SGLT2 inhibitor use and multiple other risk factors who developed EDKA.

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Cell-Target-Specific Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Empagliflozin: In Vitro Evidence in Human Cardiomyocytes

Cell-Target-Specific Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Empagliflozin: In Vitro Evidence in Human Cardiomyocytes

Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2022.879522/full

The antidiabetic sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) empagliflozin efficiently reduces heart failure (HF) hospitalization and cardiovascular death in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Empagliflozin-cardioprotection likely includes anti-inflammatory effects, regardless glucose...


Relevance: This preliminary study aims to explore whether empagliflozin directly affects Th1-challenged human cardiomyocytes, in terms of CXCL10 targeting. To this purpose, empagliflozin dose–response curves were performed in cultured human cardiomyocytes maintained within a Th1-dominant inflammatory microenvironment (IFNγ/TNFα), and CXCL10...

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Prevention of Cardiorenal Complications with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter Type 2 Inhibitors: A Narrative Review - Diabetes Therapy

Prevention of Cardiorenal Complications with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter Type 2 Inhibitors: A Narrative Review - Diabetes Therapy

Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13300-022-01277-1

Heart failure (HF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are the most frequent first cardiorenal conditions in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), which can be exacerbated by other comorbidities, such...


Conclusion: In this review, we summarize and discuss the evidence regarding the mechanisms of action, the efficacy and safety profiles, and the clinical guidelines on the use of the therapeutic class of SGLT2i, highlighting their role in cardiorenal prevention beyond glycemic control.

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Early changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate post-initiation of empagliflozin in EMPEROR-Reduced - PubMed

Early changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate post-initiation of empagliflozin in EMPEROR-Reduced - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35711093/

A mild eGFR decrease may be expected after the initiation of empagliflozin, and it is not associated with untoward HF, mortality or kidney safety events. Clinicians should not be concerned...


Conclusion: A mild eGFR decrease may be expected after the initiation of empagliflozin, and it is not associated with untoward HF, mortality or kidney safety events. Clinicians should not be concerned with early eGFR changes post-initiation of empagliflozin. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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