In diabetic patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, SGLT2 inhibitor use had no marked effect on serum humanin levels.
In plain wordsIn diabetic patients with heart failure, SGLT2 inhibitors did not markedly change the body's own humanin levels.
- Peptide
- Humanin
- Outcome
- No significant changeSerum humanin level with SGLT2 inhibitor use
- Study
n = 111
- Outcome group
- Mitochondrial function · Cardiovascular
Source sentences
Although SGLT2 inhibitors had no marked effect on humanin levels, they significantly augmented MOTS-c levels when compared to the control.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
A total of 74 adult diabetic patients with HFrEF and 37 healthy controls were included in this prospective study.
Half of the patients were using SGLT2 inhibitors (empagliflozin or dapagliflozin) for at least two months.
This result measures the body's own Humanin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.