A randomised study of the impact of the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin on microvascular and macrovascular circulation

Christian Ott, Agnes Jumar, Kristina Striepe, Stefanie Friedrich, Marina V Karg, Peter Bramlage, Roland E Schmieder, Christian Ott, Agnes Jumar, Kristina Striepe, Stefanie Friedrich, Marina V Karg, Peter Bramlage, Roland E Schmieder

Abstract

Background: The sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, dapagliflozin, has been shown to improve diabetic control and reduce blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Its effects on micro- and macrovascular structure and function have not yet been reported.

Methods: This was a prospective, single-centre, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised crossover phase IIIb study conducted between March 2014 and February 2015. After a 4-week run-in/washout phase, patients (N = 59) received 6 weeks of either dapagliflozin 10 mg or placebo once daily. They then underwent a 1-week washout before crossing over to the other treatment. Changes in retinal capillary flow (RCF) and arteriole remodelling were evaluated using scanning laser Doppler flowmetry, while micro- and macrovascular parameters in the systemic circulation were assessed using pulse wave analysis.

Results: Six weeks of dapagliflozin treatment resulted in improvements in diabetes control, including blood glucose and insulin resistance, and reduced office and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure values. RCF decreased from 324 AU at baseline to 308 AU after treatment with dapagliflozin (p = 0.028), while there was little difference after the placebo (318 AU; p = 0.334). Furthermore, the arteriole remodelling that was seen after the placebo phase was not evident after the dapagliflozin phase. Central systolic and diastolic blood pressure values were significantly lower after 6 weeks of dapagliflozin, by 3.0 and 2.2 mmHg, respectively (p = 0.035 and 0.020, respectively vs. baseline).

Conclusions: Six weeks of dapagliflozin treatment resulted in numerous beneficial effects. In addition to achieving superior diabetes control and blood pressure, parameters associated with the early stages of vascular remodelling were also improved. Trial registration http://www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02383238).

Keywords: Arterial remodelling; Blood pressure; Insulin resistance; Pulse wave analysis; SGLT2 inhibitors; Scanning laser Doppler flowmetry, vascular protection.

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Study design. Micro- and macrovascular parameters assessed at visits 0, 2, and 5. Clinical characteristics assessed at all visits

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