A study of the effects of empagliflozin, a SGLT-2 inhibitor, on endogenous glucose production and plasma glucagon levels in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
The impact of SGLT-2 inhibition on endogenous glucose production and plasma glucagon levels will be compared measured in patients with ESRD.The secondary endpoints are the mean difference in plasma glucose, insulin, c-peptide, FFA,GH, epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol and blood pressure during the last hour of the experiment between empagliflozin versus placebo administration in patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
25
Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2), a low-affinity, high-capacity member of an increasingly numerous family of co-transporters, is highly expressed in the proximal renal tubule, and account for the majority of the reabsorption of filtered glucose.
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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Changes in plasma Glucose level
Because of their mechanism of action, SGLT-2 inhibitor efficacy to reduce plasma glucose level is highly dependent upon renal function. With GFR decreasing, glucose tubular load will decrease and less glucose will be reabsorbed because of SGLT2-inhibition.
Time frame: 2 hours
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