Open Medicine (Sep 2018)

Ipragliflozin ameliorates liver damage in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

  • Miyake Teruki,
  • Yoshida Sakiko,
  • Furukawa Shinya,
  • Sakai Takenori,
  • Tada Fujimasa,
  • Senba Hidenori,
  • Yamamoto Shin,
  • Koizumi Yohei,
  • Yoshida Osamu,
  • Hirooka Masashi,
  • Kumagi Teru,
  • Niiya Tetsuju,
  • Miyaoka Hiroaki,
  • Masanori Abe,
  • Matsuura Bunzo,
  • Hiasa Yoichi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2018-0059
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 402 – 409

Abstract

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There are few effective medications for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). We investigated the efficacy of ipragliflozin (selective sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor [SGLT2I]) for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) complicated by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

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