Title:Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist in Diabetic Cardio-renal Disorder:
Recent Updates of Clinical and Pre-clinical Evidence
Volume: 20
Issue: 6
Author(s): Sanket Seksaria, Bhaskar Jyoti Dutta, Mandeep Kaur, Ghanshyam Das Gupta, Surendra H. Bodakhe and Amrita Singh*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, GT Road, GhalKalan, Moga 142001, Punjab, India
Keywords:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardio-renal diseases, GLP-1RAs, SIRT1, TGF-β, cardiovascular complications.
Abstract: Cardiovascular complications and renal disease is the growing cause of mortality in patients
with diabetes. The subversive complications of diabetes such as hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia
and insulin resistance lead to an increase in the risk of myocardial infarction (MI),
stroke, heart failure (HF) as well as chronic kidney disease (CKD). Among the commercially
available anti-hyperglycemic agents, incretin-based medications appear to be safe and effective in
the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated cardiovascular and renal disease.
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have been shown to be fruitful in reducing
HbA1c, blood glucose, lipid profile, and body weight in diabetic patients. Several preclinical and
clinical studies revealed the safety, efficacy, and preventive advantages of GLP-1RAs against diabetes-
induced cardiovascular and kidney disease. Data from cardio-renal outcome trials had highlighted
that GLP-1RAs protected people with established CKD from significant cardiovascular
disease, lowered the likelihood of hospitalization for heart failure (HHF), and lowered all-cause
mortality. They also had a positive effect on people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and
CKD. Beside clinical outcomes, GLP-1RAs reduced oxidative stress, inflammation, fibrosis, and
improved lipid profile pre-clinically in diabetic models of cardiomyopathy and nephropathy that
demonstrated the cardio-protective and reno-protective effect of GLP-1RAs. In this review, we
have focused on the recent clinical and preclinical outcomes of GLP-1RAs as cardio-protective and
reno-protective agents as GLP-1RAs medications have been demonstrated to be more effective in
treating T2DM and diabetes-induced cardiovascular and renal disease than currently available
treatments in clinics, without inducing hypoglycemia or weight gain.