PMID- 37855338 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20231019 IS - 1875-533X (Electronic) IS - 0929-8673 (Linking) DP - 2023 Oct 19 TI - SGLT-2 Inhibitors: The Next-generation Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. LID - 10.2174/0109298673251493231011192520 [doi] AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a worldwide concern in recent years, primarily in highly developed Western societies. T2DM causes systemic complications, such as atherosclerotic heart disease, ischemic stroke, peripheral artery disease, kidney failure, and diabetes-related maculopathy and retinopathy. The growing number of T2DM patients and the treatment of long-term T2DM-related complications pressurize and exhaust public healthcare systems. As a result, strategies for combating T2DM and developing novel drugs are critical global public health requirements. Aside from preventive measures, which are still the most effective way to prevent T2DM, novel and highly effective therapies are emerging. In the spotlight of next-generation T2DM treatment, sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are promoted as the most efficient perspective therapy. SGLT-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) include phlorizin derivatives, such as canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and ertugliflozin. SGLT-2, along with SGLT-1, is a member of the SGLT family of proteins that play a role in glucose absorption via active transport mediated by Na+ /K+ ATPase. SGLT-2 is only found in the kidney, specifically the proximal tubule, and is responsible for more than 90% glucose absorption. Inhibition of SGLT-2 reduces glucose absorption, and consequently increases urinary glucose excretion, decreasing blood glucose levels. Thus, the inhibition of SGLT-2 activity ultimately alleviates T2DM-related symptoms and prevents or delays systemic T2DM-associated chronic complications. This review aimed to provide a more detailed understanding of the effects of SGLT2i responsible for the acute improvement in blood glucose regulation, a prerequisite for T2DM-associated cardiovascular complications control. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net. FAU - Lukic, Nikola AU - Lukic N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9727-0503 AD - Department of Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Macvanin, Mirjana T AU - Macvanin MT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2811-9428 AD - Department of Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Gluvic, Zoran AU - Gluvic Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6371-6610 AD - Clinic for Internal Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Zemun Clinical Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Rizzo, Manfredi AU - Rizzo M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9549-8504 AD - Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMIS), Universita degli Studi di Palermo (UNIPA), 90128 Palermo, Italy. FAU - Radak, Djordje AU - Radak D AD - Serbian Academy of Art and Sciences, Euromedic Clinic, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Suri, Jasjit S AU - Suri JS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6499-396X AD - AtheroPoint, Roseville, Roseville, CA 95661, USA. FAU - Isenovic, Esma R AU - Isenovic ER AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0012-2636 AD - Department of Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences - National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231019 PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Curr Med Chem JT - Current medicinal chemistry JID - 9440157 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - SGLT-2 inhibitors OT - cardiovascular complications OT - sodium-glucose transporter proteins OT - treatment OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus EDAT- 2023/10/19 12:44 MHDA- 2023/10/19 12:44 CRDT- 2023/10/19 07:44 PHST- 2023/03/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/06/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/08/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/10/19 12:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/19 12:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/19 07:44 [entrez] AID - CMC-EPUB-135360 [pii] AID - 10.2174/0109298673251493231011192520 [doi] PST - aheadofprint SO - Curr Med Chem. 2023 Oct 19. doi: 10.2174/0109298673251493231011192520.