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Aim: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors often cause a transient decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) shortly after the initiation, referred to as the 'initial drop'. However, the clinical significance of this initial drop in real-world practice remains unclear., Materials and Methods: Using the nationwide Japan Chronic Kidney Disease Database, we examined factors that affected the initial drop, in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We also evaluated the effects of the initial drop on a composite kidney outcome (a decline in GFR of ≥50% or progression to end-stage kidney disease)., Results: Data from 2053 patients with CKD and T2DM newly prescribed an SGLT2 inhibitor were analysed. The follow-up period after SGLT2 inhibitor administration was 1015 days (interquartile range: 532, 1678). Multivariate linear regression models revealed that the concomitant use of the renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and diuretics, urinary protein levels ≥2+, and changes in GFR before the initiation of the SGLT2 inhibitor were associated with a larger initial GFR decline (β = -0.609, p = .039; β = -2.298, p < .001; β = -0.936, p = .048; β = -0.079, p < .001, respectively). Patients in the quartile with the largest initial GFR decline experienced a higher incidence of the subsequent composite kidney outcome than those in the other quartiles (p < .001)., Conclusions: The concomitant use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and diuretics, higher urine protein levels and pre-treatment GFR changes were associated with a larger initial GFR decline. Of these factors, the use of a diuretic had the largest effect. Furthermore, patients with CKD and T2DM experiencing an excessive initial GFR drop might be at a higher risk of adverse kidney outcomes., (© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

Background: This study investigated the sex differences in the risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and mortality, as well as the effect modification of sex on associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes., Methods: This multicenter observational cohort study included 4328 patients with type 2 diabetes. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of sex for ESKD and death were estimated using Cox proportional regression with adjustment for baseline covariates. For assessing risk modification, HRs and incidence rates for ESKD and death were compared between sexes across patient characteristics using Cox proportional and Poisson regression models., Results: During a median follow-up of 7 years, 276 patients (70% men) developed ESKD, and 241 patients (68% men) died. Men had higher risks of ESKD (HR 1.34; 95% CI 1.02-1.75; p = .034) and death (HR 1.64; 95% CI 1.24-2.16; p = .001) versus women after adjusting for multiple covariates. Among patients with microalbuminuria, men had a substantially higher risk of ESKD versus women, compared to those with normo- and macroalbuminuria (p for interaction .04). Incidence rates were also increased in men versus women with albuminuria of around 300 mg/g. No differences were detected in the association of sex and death across baseline patient subgroups., Conclusions: In type 2 diabetes, men had an increased risk of ESKD and death versus women. Moderately increased albuminuria was strongly associated with sex difference in developing ESKD., (© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Diabetes published by Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.)

Background: According to studies by the National Kidney Foundation and Food and Drug Administration, 30% and 40% declines in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) could be used as surrogate endpoints of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the benefits of using these endpoints in diabetic patients remain unclear., Methods: This cohort study comprised Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes; those with repeated serum creatinine measurements during a baseline period of 2 years (n = 1868) or 3 years (n = 2001) were enrolled. Subsequent risks of ESRD following eGFR declines were assessed., Results: In the 2-year baseline analysis, the cumulative prevalence of -20%, -30%, -40%, and -53% changes in eGFR were 23.9%, 11.1%, 6.8%, and 3.7%, respectively. There were 133 cases (7.1%) of subsequent ESRD during a median follow-up period of 6.5 years. In the 3-year baseline analysis, the corresponding proportions were 28.1%, 14.0%, 7.7%, and 3.9%, respectively, with 110 participants (5.5%) reaching ESRD during a median follow-up period of 5.5 years. The adjusted hazard ratios of subsequent ESRD following -53%, -40%, -30%, and -20% changes in eGFR during the 2-year baseline period were 22.9 (11.1-47.3), 12.8 (6.9-23.7), 8.2 (4.3-15.5), and 3.9 (2.2-7.0), respectively when compared with the no changes in eGFR. In the 3-year baseline analysis, the corresponding risks were 29.7 (10.8-81.9), 18.4 (7.6-44.7), 12.8 (5.2-32.2), and 5.4 (2.3-12.8), respectively. In the subgroup analysis, similar trends were observed in patients with macroalbuminuria at baseline., Conclusions: Declines in eGFR were strongly associated with subsequent risk of ESRD in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients. In addition to 30% and 40% declines, a 20% decline in eGFR over 2 years could be considered as a candidate surrogate endpoint of ESRD in diabetic kidney disease., Competing Interests: Takashi Wada was supported by Grant-in-Aids for Diabetic Nephropathy Research and for Diabetic Nephropathy and Nephrosclerosis Research, from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (https://www.mhlw.go.jp) and by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan (http://www.mext.go.jp) under Grant Number 201121003B, 201413001B, and 24406028. He was also supported by Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) under Grant Number JP17ek0310003 (https://www.amed.go.jp). Hirofumi Makino is a consultant for AbbVie, Astellas, and Teijin, receives speaker honoraria from Astellas, MSD, Takeda, and Tanabe Mitsubishi, and receives grant support from Astellas, Daiichi Sankyo, Dainippon Sumitomo, MSD, Novo Nodisk, and Takeda. These do not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Background: A recent genome-wide association study for diabetic nephropathy in European type 1 diabetes identified 3 candidate loci for diabetic nephropathy. In this study, we examined the association of the 3 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci with susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes., Methods: We genotyped 3 SNPs, rs7583877 in AFF3, rs12437854 in the RGMA-MCTP2 locus and rs7588550 in ERBB4, for 2,300 Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes [initial study, 1,055 nephropathy cases with overt proteinuria or with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and 1,245 control patients with normoalbuminuria]. The association of these SNPs with diabetic nephropathy was examined by using a logistic regression analysis., Results: We observed a significant association of rs7588550 in ERBB4 with diabetic nephropathy in the Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes, although the effect direction was not consistent with that in the European study [p = 0.0126, odds ratio (OR) = 0.79, 95 % confidence interval (CI): 0.65-0.95]. We further examined the association of rs7588550 with diabetic nephropathy in an independent Japanese cohort (596 nephropathy cases and 311 controls) and observed the same trend of the association with the initial study. We did not observe any association of the remaining 2 SNP loci with diabetic nephropathy in the present Japanese sample., Conclusion: The association of SNP loci derived from GWAS in European type 1 diabetes with diabetic nephropathy was not replicated in the Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes, although the ERBB4 locus may have some effect also in Japanese type 2 diabetes.