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Effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.


ABSTRACT: AIMS/INTRODUCTION:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Currently, some studies have found that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a new hypoglycemic drug, can improve non-alcoholic fatty liver in addition to its hypoglycemic effect. Thus, we undertook a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors on the treatment of NAFLD. MATERIALS AND METHODS:PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with NAFLD and type 2 diabetes mellitus up to 1 October 2019. Differences were expressed as weight mean difference (WMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for continuous outcomes. The I2 statistic was applied to evaluate the heterogeneity of studies. RESULTS:A total of six trials including 309 patients were selected into our meta-analysis. SGLT2 inhibitors could reduce alanine aminotransferase (WMD -11.05 IU/L, 95% CI -19.85, -2.25, P = 0.01) and magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (WMD -2.07%, 95% CI -3.86, -0.28, P = 0.02). However, SGLT2 inhibitors did not reduce aspartate aminotransferase (WMD -1.11 IU/L, 95% CI -2.39, 0.17, P = 0.09). In addition, secondary outcomes, such as bodyweight and visceral fat area, were also reduced (WMD -1.62 kg, 95% CI -2.02, -1.23, P < 0.00001; WMD -19.98 cm2 , 95% CI -27.18, -12.79, P < 0.00001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS:SGLT2 inhibitors can significantly decrease alanine aminotransferase and liver fat, accompanied with weight loss, which might have a positive effect on fatty liver in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The limitation is that the sample size of the studies was small. Therefore, more large randomized controlled trials specified on NAFLD are required to evaluate these results.

SUBMITTER: Xing B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7477503 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Xing Baodi B   Zhao Yuhang Y   Dong Bingzi B   Zhou Yue Y   Lv Wenshan W   Zhao Wenjuan W  

Journal of diabetes investigation 20200325 5


<h4>Aims/introduction</h4>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Currently, some studies have found that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a new hypoglycemic drug, can improve non-alcoholic fatty liver in addition to its hypoglycemic effect. Thus, we undertook a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors on the treatment of NAFLD.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>PubM  ...[more]

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