Cardiovascular Benefit of SGLT2 Inhibitors in the Therapeutics of Diabetes Mellitus: A Close Look beyond the Horizon

Title:Cardiovascular Benefit of SGLT2 Inhibitors in the Therapeutics of Diabetes Mellitus: A Close Look beyond the Horizon

Volume: 19 Issue: 9

Author(s): Dylan Y. Ren and Yingmei Zhang*

Affiliation:

• School of Pharmacy, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071,United States

Keywords: SGLT2, GLP-1, DPP-4, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular, clinical.

Abstract: Cardiovascular complications are among the main reasons for the high morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes, making the management of cardiovascular complications an integral component in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Along the same line, the US Food and Drug Administration mandated all new diabetic drugs and therapies have a safe cardiovascular profile. Among various drugs available for the treatment against type 2 diabetes, the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors represent a class of newly developed anti-diabetic agents with properties of mitigating cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes. Evidence from clinical trials has suggested that the SGLT2 inhibitors empagliflozin and canagliflozin are capable of reducing the overall risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in type 2 diabetic patients. In this mini-review, we will briefly discuss the various cardiovascular benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors, and the underlying mechanisms involved.

Cite this article as:

Ren Y. Dylan and Zhang Yingmei *, Cardiovascular Benefit of SGLT2 Inhibitors in the Therapeutics of Diabetes Mellitus: A Close Look beyond the Horizon, Current Drug Targets 2018; 19 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389450119666180531102227