PMID- 28099783 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180426 LR - 20220317 IS - 1520-7560 (Electronic) IS - 1520-7552 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 5 DP - 2017 Jul TI - Ketosis and diabetic ketoacidosis in response to SGLT2 inhibitors: Basic mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives. LID - 10.1002/dmrr.2886 [doi] AB - Inhibitors of the sodium-glucose cotransporter SGLT2 are a new class of antihyperglycemic drugs that have been approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). These drugs inhibit glucose reabsorption in the proximal tubules of the kidney thereby enhancing glucosuria and lowering blood glucose levels. Additional consequences and benefits include a reduction in body weight, uric acid levels, and blood pressure. Moreover, SGLT2 inhibition can have protective effects on the kidney and cardiovascular system in patients with T2DM and high cardiovascular risk. However, a potential side effect that has been reported with SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with T2DM and particularly during off-label use in patients with type 1 diabetes is diabetic ketoacidosis. The US Food and Drug Administration recently warned that SGLT2 inhibitors may result in euglycemic ketoacidosis. Here, we review the basic metabolism of ketone bodies, the triggers of diabetic ketoacidosis, and potential mechanisms by which SGLT2 inhibitors may facilitate the development of ketosis or ketoacidosis. This provides the rationale for measures to lower the risk. We discuss the role of the kidney and potential links to renal gluconeogenesis and uric acid handling. Moreover, we outline potential beneficial effects of modestly elevated ketone body levels on organ function that may have therapeutic relevance for the observed beneficial effects of SGLT2 inhibitors on the kidney and cardiovascular system. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. FAU - Qiu, Hongyu AU - Qiu H AD - Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China. AD - Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA. FAU - Novikov, Aleksandra AU - Novikov A AD - Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA. AD - VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA. FAU - Vallon, Volker AU - Vallon V AD - Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA. AD - VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170223 PL - England TA - Diabetes Metab Res Rev JT - Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews JID - 100883450 RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*drug therapy MH - Diabetic Ketoacidosis/*chemically induced MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/*adverse effects MH - Ketosis/*chemically induced MH - *Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors OTO - NOTNLM OT - diabetic ketoacidosis OT - ketogenesis OT - ketone body reabsorption OT - ketosis OT - kidney OT - sodium glucose cotransporter EDAT- 2017/01/19 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/27 06:00 CRDT- 2017/01/19 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/01/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/01/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/19 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/dmrr.2886 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2017 Jul;33(5). doi: 10.1002/dmrr.2886. Epub 2017 Feb 23.