Thesodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) is aprotein, which facilitatesglucose transport and is regulated bysodium ions. In humans it is encoded by theSLC5A2 solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose cotransporter)gene, located inchromosome 16, specifically in the band 16p11.2.[5]
SGLT2 is a member of thesodium glucose cotransporter family, which are sodium-dependentglucose transport proteins. SGLT2 is the major cotransporter involved in glucosereabsorption in the kidney.[6] SGLT2 is located in the earlyproximal tubule, and is responsible for reabsorption of 80-90% of the glucose filtered by the kidneyglomerulus.[7] Most of the remaining glucose absorption is bysodium/glucose cotransporter 1 (SGLT1) in more distal sections of the proximal tubule.[8]
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors were associated with significant long-term reductions in mortality risk for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to an observational cohort study.[15] The study revealed that after one year, 8.1% of PAH patients prescribed SGLT2 inhibitors had died, compared to 15.5% of those who did not take the medication.
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