Diabetes: Renal responses to SGLT2 blockade
Nature Reviews Nephrology 13, 320 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrneph.2017.55
Author: Andrea Aguilar
Inhibition of the sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SLGT2) efficiently controls glycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but it can also induce ketoacidosis. In a new study, Ele Ferrannini and colleagues show that the hyperketonaemia induced by SGLT2 blockade results from enhanced ketogenesis and
Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Andrea Aguilar Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
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