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Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors and Protection Against stroke in Patients with type 2 Diabetes and Impaired Renal Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
It is well established that diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including ischemic stroke. Among past antidiabetic agents, only pioglitazone and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) have been shown to decrease the risk of stroke.1-5 Similarly, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) were expected to reduce the risk of stroke, considering their blood pressure lowering and neuroprotective effects demonstrated by experimental studies.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 10, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Fotios Barkas, Sebastian Filippas Ntekouan, Evangelos Liberopoulos, Theodosios Filippatos, Haralampos Milionis Source Type: research

The effect of type 2 diabetes on CD36 expression and the uptake of oxLDL: Diabetes affects CD36 and oxLDL uptake.
Abstract We investigated whether type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a risk factor of stroke, affects the level of scavenger receptor CD36 and the uptake of its ligand, oxidized LDL (oxLDL); and whether pioglitazone, a drug that enhances CD36, promotes oxLDL uptake. Compared to normoglycemic db/+ mice, adult db/db mice showed a pronounced reduction in surface CD36 expression on myeloid cells from the blood, brain, and bone marrow as detected by flow cytometry, which correlated with elevated plasma soluble-CD36 as determined by ELISA. Increased CD36 expression was found in brain macrophages and microglia of both genot...
Source: Experimental Neurology - September 10, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Kanoke A, Nishijima Y, Ljungberg M, Omodaka S, Yang SY, Wong S, Rabiller G, Tominaga T, Hsieh CL, Liu J Tags: Exp Neurol Source Type: research

Medical Management for Secondary Stroke Prevention
This article reviews the evidence base and recommendations for medical management for secondary stroke prevention. RECENT FINDINGS Recent developments for secondary stroke prevention include evidence to support the use of short-term dual antiplatelet therapy after minor stroke and transient ischemic attack, direct oral anticoagulants for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, reversal agents for direct oral anticoagulant–associated hemorrhage, and aspirin rather than presumptive anticoagulation with a direct oral anticoagulant for embolic stroke of undetermined source. SUMMARY Most strokes are preventable. The mainstays ...
Source: CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology - April 1, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: REVIEW ARTICLES Source Type: research

Pioglitazone for Secondary Stroke Prevention Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—Pioglitazone reduces recurrent stroke and major vascular events in ischemic stroke patients with insulin resistance, prediabetes, and diabetes mellitus.
Source: Stroke - January 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Meng Lee, Jeffrey L. Saver, Hung-Wei Liao, Chun-Hsien Lin, Bruce Ovbiagele Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Type 2, Secondary Prevention, Meta Analysis, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research