The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of empagliflozin on oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes after kidney transplantation. The association is examined by comparing the difference in oxidative modifications before and after 90 days treatment with 25 mg empagliflozin plus insulin compared to insulin treatment. The study is randomised and double-blinded. Each treatment group consists of 20 patients. Oxidative stress markers are measured by serum level of superoxide dismutase activity ,lipid peroxidation assay kit, glutathione assay, glutathione peroxidase activity , total antioxidant capacity assay oxidant status , carbonyl content assay and bca protein assay . . A student t-test will be performed to compare adding empagliflozin . The results will be published in a peer-review journal.
With the purpose of studying the antioxidant activity of empagloflozin 25mg will add on insulin in 20 patients after kidney transplant and will compare with 20 diabetic recipient of kidney transplant on insulin therapy alone.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
25 mg
Insulin
Labbafinezhd Hospital
Tehran, Iran
SBMU
Tehran, Iran
serum level of superoxide dismutase
Serum level of antioxidant levels
Time frame: Change from baseline after 90 days of intervention
Plasma levels of malondialdehyde
Serum level of antioxidant levels
Time frame: Change from baseline after 90 days of intervention
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