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MECHANISMS AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NEPHROPROTECTIVE ACTION OF SODIUM-GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITORS

Journal: Juvenis scientia (Vol.2019, No. 1)

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Page : 4-9

Keywords : DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; SGLT2 INHIBITORS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; NEPHROPROTECTION;

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Abstract

The issue of mechanisms and clinical significance of nephroprotective action of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors is dealt with. Discussed are the manifestations related to the following effects of the members of this pharmacological group: their influence on glomerular filtration rate, glycaemia, diuresis, ketogenesis and other factors. The results of recent experimental and clinical studies revealing particular aspects of nephroprotective action of SGLT 2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes mellitus and other pathological conditions are analyzed.

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