1. Risk of infections in patients with NAFLD and Type 2 Diabetes under treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors and relationship with liver outcomes: A retrospective case-control study
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Juan Bañares, Ramiro Manzano-Nuñez, Alba Prió, Jesús Rivera-Esteban, Laura Camps-Relats, Ana Villarejo, Lourdes Ruiz-Ortega, Mònica Pons, Andreea Ciudin, María Teresa Salcedo, Víctor Vargas, Joan Genescà, Juan M. Pericàs, Institut Català de la Salut, [Bañares J, Manzano-Nuñez R, Prió A, Camps-Relats L, Villarejo A, Ruiz-Ortega L] Unitat Hepàtica, Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain. [Rivera-Esteban J] Unitat Hepàtica, Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain. Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. [Pons M, Pericàs JM] Unitat Hepàtica, Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de enfermedades digestivas y hepáticas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. [Ciudin A] Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. Servei d’Endocrinologia i Nutrició, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain. CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDem), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. [Salcedo MT] Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. Servei d’Anatomia Patològica, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. [Vargas V, Genescà J] Unitat Hepàtica, Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain. Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de enfermedades digestivas y hepáticas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, and Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
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enfermedades del sistema digestivo::enfermedades hepáticas::hígado graso::esteatosis hepática no alcohólica [ENFERMEDADES] ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Digestive System Diseases::Liver Diseases::Fatty Liver::Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease [DISEASES] ,Esteatosi hepàtica - Complicacions ,Infections ,Antidiabètics - Ús terapèutic ,Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Physiological Effects of Drugs::Hypoglycemic Agents [CHEMICALS AND DRUGS] ,enfermedades del sistema endocrino::diabetes mellitus::diabetes mellitus tipo II [ENFERMEDADES] ,Diabetis - Tractament ,Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::/complicaciones [Otros calificadores] ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ,Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ,acciones y usos químicos::acciones farmacológicas::efectos fisiológicos de los fármacos::hipoglicemiantes [COMPUESTOS QUÍMICOS Y DROGAS] ,Case-Control Studies ,NAFLD ,Type 2 diabetes mellitus ,Humans ,Endocrine System Diseases::Diabetes Mellitus::Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 [DISEASES] ,Hepatic outcomes ,Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors ,Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors ,Retrospective Studies ,Other subheadings::Other subheadings::/complications [Other subheadings] - Abstract
Hepatic outcomes; Infections; Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors Resultados hepáticos; Infecciones; Inhibidores del cotransportador de sodio-glucosa-2 Resultats hepàtics; Infeccions; Inhibidors del cotransportador de sodi-glucosa-2 Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease in developed countries, with its incidence growing parallel to the epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are becoming a cornerstone in the management of cardiovascular health and some studies suggest the potential role in NAFLD. However, patients under treatment with SGLT2i are at risk of developing genitourinary fungal infections (GFIs). Moreover, both NAFLD and SGLT2i have a strong influence on the immune system, and therefore the risk of infections other than GFIs could be increased in NAFLD patients treated with SGLT2i. We aimed to examine the possible association of SGLT2i with infections and hepatic outcomes in NAFLD patients. Methods: We conducted a case-control study including NAFLD patients with T2DM visited at the Liver Unit outpatient clinic from 2016 to 2021 with a minimum follow-up of 6 months by selecting 65 patients receiving SGLT2i and 130 matched patients with other types of antidiabetic treatment. Results: During follow-up, GFIs were significantly higher in the SGLT2i group (15.4% vs. 3.8%; p=0.008), whereas there were no differences in the occurrence of overall infections (41.5% vs. 30%; p=0.1) nor in other types of specific infections. In the multivariable analysis, treatment with SGLT2i was not independently associated with higher odds of overall infection. On the other hand, SGLT2i patients showed a significantly lower incidence of hepatic events (1.5% vs. 10.7%; p=0.02). There were no significant different in all-cause mortality between cases and controls. Conclusions: NAFLD patients with T2DM receiving SGLT2i more frequently presented GFIs, whereas the incidence of other types of infections was not found to be higher than in other patients with NAFLD and T2DM treated with other drugs. Moreover, SGLT2i-treated patients had a lower occurrence of hepatic events. Further studies are warranted to validate our data. Funds from European Commission/EFPIA IMI2 853966-2, IMI2 777377, H2020 847989, and ISCIII PI19/01898.
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- 2022
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