Russo Elisa, Zanetti Valentina, Macciò Lucia, Benizzelli Giulia, Carbone Federico, La Porta Edoardo, Esposito Pasquale, Verzola Daniela, Garibotto Giacomo, Viazzi Francesca
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Clin Kidney J. 2024 May 9;17(5):sfae133. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfae133. eCollection 2024 May.
Anti-aging therapy is the latest frontier in the world of medical science, especially for widespread diseases such as chronic kidney disease (CKD). Both renal aging and CKD are characterized by increased cellular senescence, inflammation and oxidative stress. A variety of cellular signalling mechanisms are involved in these processes, which provide new potential targets for therapeutic strategies aimed at counteracting the onset and progression of CKD. At the same time, sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) continuously demonstrate large beneficial effects at all stages of the cardiorenal metabolic continuum. The broad-spectrum benefits of SGLT2is have led to changes in several treatment guidelines and to growing scientific interest in the underlying working principles. Multiple mechanisms have been studied to explain these great renal benefits, but many things remain to be solved. With this in mind, we provide an overview of the experimental evidence for the effects of SGLT2is on the molecular pathway's ability to modulate senescence, aging and parenchymal damage, especially at the kidney level. We propose to shed some light on the role of SGLT2is in kidney care by focusing on their potential to reduce the progression of kidney disease across the spectrum of aging and dysregulation of senescence.
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