Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased risk for dementia. The effects of hypoglycemia on dementia are controversial. Thus, we evaluated whether hypoglycemia increases the risk for dementia in senior patients with T2DM.Methods: We used the Korean National Health Insurance Service Senior cohort, which includes >10% of the entire senior population of South Korea. In total, 7,752 patients who had ever experienced hypo...

Background and aims: The efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin as add-on therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and inadequate glycemic control with evogliptin and metformin combinations was investigated.Materials and methods: Patients with HbA1c of 7.0% to 10.5% receiving evogliptin 5mg and metformin ≥1000 mg were randomized to receive dapagliflozin 10 mg/day (n=99) or placebo (n=99) for 24 weeks. The primary end...

Aim/hypotheses: Ectopic lipid accumulation in the heart contributes to the abnormal function of the heart and to the death of cardiomyocytes. Saturated FFA is one of the most important causes of death in cardiomyocytes. Although empagliflozin has been reported to be beneficial for people with diabetic complications and/or CVD, it has not been confirmed as to how it affects cardiomyocytes death by FFA. This study was designed to evaluate the protective effects of SGLT2 inhibito...

Iron also plays an important role in many physiological processes, including redox balance, inflammation, and metabolism. It is reported perturbation of iron (Fe) homeostasis has also been associated with metabolic diseases. Iron reduction, with iron chelator, has preventive effects in cardiovascular remodeling and obesity. On the other hand, deferoxamine (DFO) increases hypoxia and collagen production in the kidney. Thus, the effects of DFO on metabolic disease remains contro...