Mechanism of the blood pressure-lowering effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in obese patients with type 2 diabetes

• Main Authors: Shin Kawasoe (Author), Yukiko Maruguchi (Author), Shoko Kajiya (Author), Hitoshi Uenomachi (Author), Masaaki Miyata (Author), Mariko Kawasoe (Author), Takuro Kubozono (Author), Mitsuru Ohishi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are reported to have BP-lowering effect in addition to blood glucose-lowering effect, however, its mechanism is still unknown. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism of blood pressure (BP) lowering effects of SGLT2 inhibito...