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  1. Article ; Online: Once-weekly insulins: a promising approach to reduce the treatment burden in people with diabetes.

    Trevisan, Roberto / Conti, Matteo / Ciardullo, Stefano

    Diabetologia

    2024  

    Abstract: Despite the availability of new classes of glucose-lowering drugs that improve glycaemic levels and minimise long-term complications, at least 20-25% of people with type 2 diabetes require insulin therapy. Moreover, a substantial proportion of these ... ...

    Abstract Despite the availability of new classes of glucose-lowering drugs that improve glycaemic levels and minimise long-term complications, at least 20-25% of people with type 2 diabetes require insulin therapy. Moreover, a substantial proportion of these individuals do not achieve adequate metabolic control following insulin initiation. This is due to several factors: therapeutic inertia, fear of hypoglycaemia and/or weight gain, poor communication, complexity of insulin titration, and the number of injections needed, with the associated reduced adherence to insulin therapy. Once-weekly insulins provide a unique opportunity to simplify basal insulin therapy and to allow good glycaemic control with a low risk of hypoglycaemia. Several approaches to developing a stable and effective once-weekly insulin have been proposed, but, to date, insulin icodec and basal insulin Fc (insulin efsitora alfa) are the only two formulations for which clinical studies have been reported. The results of Phase I and II studies emphasise both efficacy (in term of glucose levels) and potential risks and adverse events. Phase III studies involving insulin icodec are reassuring regarding the risk of hypoglycaemia compared with daily basal insulin analogues. Despite some concerns raised in ongoing clinical trials, the available data suggest that weekly insulins may also be an option for individuals with type 1 diabetes, especially when adherence is suboptimal. For the first time there is an opportunity to make an important breakthrough in basal insulin therapy, particularly in people with type 2 diabetes, and to improve not only the quality of life of people with diabetes, but also the practice of diabetologists.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-29
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1694-9
    ISSN 1432-0428 ; 0012-186X
    ISSN (online) 1432-0428
    ISSN 0012-186X
    DOI 10.1007/s00125-024-06158-9
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  2. Article: The Role of Vildagliptin in the Therapy of Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Renal Dysfunction.

    Trevisan, Roberto

    Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders

    2017  Volume 8, Issue 6, Page(s) 1215–1226

    Abstract: Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease, and even in the absence of albuminuria, decreased renal function in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients increases the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events and death. The evidence ... ...

    Abstract Diabetes is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease, and even in the absence of albuminuria, decreased renal function in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients increases the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events and death. The evidence derived from recent studies suggests that intensive glucose control not only reduces the risk for microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria but may also decrease the rate of decline of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Although insulin therapy is widely used in patients with T2DM and renal disease, metabolic control is particularly difficult to achieve and manage because of the limited therapeutic options and the frequent comorbidities seen in this population. Recent evidence suggests that dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors may offer a better choice for improving glycemic control in T2DM patients with low GFR. This review will focus on vildagliptin, a DPP-4 inhibitor with a large body of evidence in patients with moderate to severe renal failure and a good clinical profile in terms of efficacy and safety. In particular, vildagliptin, with appropriate dose adjustment, provides clinically important reductions in glycated hemoglobin, without increasing weight and the risk of hypoglycemia even in patients with severe chronic kidney disease.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-10-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2566702-6
    ISSN 1869-6961 ; 1869-6953
    ISSN (online) 1869-6961
    ISSN 1869-6953
    DOI 10.1007/s13300-017-0302-3
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  3. Book: Impact of substitution among generic drugs on persistence and adherence

    Colombo, Giorgio L. / Agabiti-Rosei, Enrico / Margonato, Alberto / Mencacci, Claudio / Montecucco, Carlomaurizio / Trevisan, Roberto / Catapano, Alberico L.

    a retrospective claims data study from 2 local healthcare units in the Lombardy region of Italy : the supplement is from the Annual National Meeting of the SITeCS

    (Atherosclerosis. Supplements ; volume 21 (June 2016))

    2016  

    Author's details Giorgio L. Colombo, Enrico Agabiti-Rosei, Alberto Margonato, Claudio Mencacci, Carlo Maurizio Montecucco, Roberto Trevisan, Alberico L. Catapano
    Series title Atherosclerosis. Supplements ; volume 21 (June 2016)
    Atherosclerosis
    Collection Atherosclerosis
    Language English
    Size 8 Seiten
    Publisher Elsevier
    Publishing place Amsterdam
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT019628660
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  4. Article: Does denosumab exert a protective effect against COVID-19? Results of a large cohort study.

    Cassibba, Sara / Ippolito, Silvia / Pellegrini, Silvia / Trevisan, Roberto / Rossini, Alessandro

    Frontiers in endocrinology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1283101

    Abstract: Introduction: Denosumab is a monoclonal antibody blocking the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B/receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANK/RANKL) pathway, thus inhibiting osteoclastogenesis. Since RANK and RANKL are also ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Denosumab is a monoclonal antibody blocking the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B/receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANK/RANKL) pathway, thus inhibiting osteoclastogenesis. Since RANK and RANKL are also involved in the immune system activation, denosumab might interfere with the response against infections. Our study aimed to explore the relationship between denosumab treatment and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
    Design and methods: The occurrence and severity of COVID-19 were recorded in consecutive patients referred to the Endocrinology Department of Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, from 1 January 2020 to 1 January 2021. Patients treated with denosumab were compared to outpatient controls. Patients' features were summarized by descriptive statistics. Multivariate logistic regression assessed the relationship between denosumab and COVID-19, adjusting for potential confounders. Subgroup analyses according to age, sex, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, and vitamin D levels were performed.
    Results: The final population included 331 patients treated with denosumab and 357 controls. COVID-19 incidence was lower in the denosumab group (7.6% vs. 14.6%, p = 0.004). COVID-19 severity was similar in both groups. Multiple logistic regression confirmed an association between denosumab and a reduced occurrence of symptomatic COVID-19 [odds ratio (OR) 0.46, 95% CI 0.21-0.98, p = 0.049]. Subgroup analyses suggested a potential protective effect of denosumab in patients over 75 years (OR 0.12, 95% CI 0.02-0.6, p = 0.011), with a significant interaction between denosumab and age categories (p = 0.047).
    Conclusion: Our study confirms that denosumab may be safely continued in COVID-19 patients. RANK/RANKL inhibition seems associated with a reduced incidence of symptomatic COVID-19, particularly among the elderly.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Aged ; Denosumab/therapeutic use ; Osteoporosis/metabolism ; Cohort Studies ; COVID-19/complications ; Bone Density Conservation Agents/therapeutic use ; Bone Density Conservation Agents/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Denosumab (4EQZ6YO2HI) ; Bone Density Conservation Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-07
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2592084-4
    ISSN 1664-2392
    ISSN 1664-2392
    DOI 10.3389/fendo.2023.1283101
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  5. Article ; Online: Liver Stiffness, Albuminuria and Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with NAFLD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Ciardullo, Stefano / Ballabeni, Cinzia / Trevisan, Roberto / Perseghin, Gianluca

    Biomolecules

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 1

    Abstract: An association between liver stiffness, a surrogate measure of liver fibrosis, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been proposed. However, most studies were small and had low statistical power. ... ...

    Abstract An association between liver stiffness, a surrogate measure of liver fibrosis, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been proposed. However, most studies were small and had low statistical power. We systematically searched PubMed-MEDLINE and Scopus from inception to August 2021 for cross-sectional or cohort studies reporting the association between liver stiffness diagnosed by vibration controlled transient elastography (VCTE) and renal dysfunction. The primary outcome was CKD, defined as a composite of urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) ≥ 30 mg/g and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m
    MeSH term(s) Albuminuria ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/complications ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/complications
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis ; Review ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 2701262-1
    ISSN 2218-273X ; 2218-273X
    ISSN (online) 2218-273X
    ISSN 2218-273X
    DOI 10.3390/biom12010105
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  6. Article ; Online: Metabolic Syndrome, and Not Obesity, Is Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease.

    Ciardullo, Stefano / Ballabeni, Cinzia / Trevisan, Roberto / Perseghin, Gianluca

    American journal of nephrology

    2021  Volume 52, Issue 8, Page(s) 666–672

    Abstract: Introduction: Obese (OB) patients are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease, but it is still unclear whether this can be attributed to obesity per se or to the associated metabolic derangements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Obese (OB) patients are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease, but it is still unclear whether this can be attributed to obesity per se or to the associated metabolic derangements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative impact of obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) on kidney disease.
    Methods: This is a cross-sectional study based on data obtained in the 2005-2016 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We included all adult participants with available data on body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), urine albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR), and each of the MS components. Primary outcomes were eGFR <60 mL/min, UACR ≥30 mg/g, or a combination of the two.
    Results: The studied population comprised 12,335 participants. OB participants without MS (OB+ MS-) were younger and more commonly female. After adjustment for potential confounders, compared with OB- MS- participants, an increased prevalence of albuminuria and reduced eGFR were present in both OB- MS+ groups and the OB+ MS+ groups, but not in the OB+ MS- groups. When each of the MS components was evaluated separately, elevated blood pressure and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were associated with both UACR and reduced eGFR, while elevated blood glucose and triglycerides were only associated with UACR. Waist circumference was not associated with any of the renal outcomes.
    Discussion/conclusion: This large cross-sectional study suggests that MS and not obesity is associated with kidney damage and that the OB+ MS- phenotype does not seem to carry an increased risk of kidney disease.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Metabolic Syndrome/complications ; Middle Aged ; Obesity/complications ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/etiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604540-6
    ISSN 1421-9670 ; 0250-8095
    ISSN (online) 1421-9670
    ISSN 0250-8095
    DOI 10.1159/000518111
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  7. Article ; Online: Sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors for renal and cardiovascular protection in US adults with type 2 diabetes: Impact of the 2020 KDIGO clinical practice guidelines.

    Ciardullo, Stefano / Trevisan, Roberto / Perseghin, Gianluca

    Pharmacological research

    2021  Volume 166, Page(s) 105530

    Abstract: Background: Sodium glucose transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2-i) reduce renal and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and their use is recommended by the 2020 KDIGO guidelines in patients with T2D and chronic kidney disease (CKD). ... ...

    Abstract Background: Sodium glucose transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2-i) reduce renal and cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and their use is recommended by the 2020 KDIGO guidelines in patients with T2D and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study is to estimate the proportion of patients with T2D and CKD in the US that should be treated with these agents for renal and cardiovascular protection.
    Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 2005-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. We focused on participants with a prior diagnosis of diabetes or that met diagnostic criteria for diabetes during the survey, with the exclusion of probable type 1 diabetic patients. Inclusion criteria for completed and ongoing renal and cardiovascular outcome trials in patients with CKD were applied.
    Results: We estimated that 35.3% of patients with T2D in the US (projected to 8.96 million) should be treated with SGLT2-i according to the 2020 KDIGO guidelines. Moreover, 2.9-10.1% (projected to 0.75-2.55 million) met the inclusion criteria for dedicated kidney outcome trials, which were focused on a population of individuals with proteinuria.
    Conclusions: About a third of patients with T2D in the US should be treated with an SGLT2-i. While compelling evidence of renal protection is present for patients with proteinuria, all patients with CKD obtain a cardiovascular benefit with this class of drugs.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology ; Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/epidemiology ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/prevention & control ; Retrospective Studies ; Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; United States/epidemiology ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-03
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1003347-6
    ISSN 1096-1186 ; 0031-6989 ; 1043-6618
    ISSN (online) 1096-1186
    ISSN 0031-6989 ; 1043-6618
    DOI 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105530
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  8. Article ; Online: Liver fibrosis assessed by transient elastography is independently associated with albuminuria in the general United States population.

    Ciardullo, Stefano / Ballabeni, Cinzia / Trevisan, Roberto / Perseghin, Gianluca

    Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver

    2021  Volume 53, Issue 7, Page(s) 866–872

    Abstract: Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are frequent and progressive conditions that share traditional risk factors: obesity, type 2 diabetes and hypertension.: Aims: To evaluate whether an independent ... ...

    Abstract Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are frequent and progressive conditions that share traditional risk factors: obesity, type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
    Aims: To evaluate whether an independent relationship exists between liver steatosis and fibrosis and different CKD phenotypes.
    Methods: Cross sectional study based on data from the 2017-18 cycle of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Vibration controlled transient elastography (VCTE) was performed in a US representative sample allowing the simultaneous assessment of liver steatosis (CAP: controlled attenuation parameter) and fibrosis (LSM: liver stiffness measurement) and their relationships with CKD phenotypes (albuminuria and reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR).
    Results: 4746 adult participants had a complete VCTE exam. Prevalence of liver steatosis and significant fibrosis was 33.7% (95%CI: 30.9-36.6%) and 8.9% (95%CI: 7.5-10.5%), respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed that liver fibrosis, but not steatosis, was associated with albuminuria (OR 2.19, 95%CI: 1.49-3.20) and albuminuria or reduced eGFR (OR 2.18, 95%CI: 1.59-3.00) also when adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, BMI, diabetes, blood pressure categories, glycated haemoglobin, use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers and CAP.
    Conclusions: In the general US population liver fibrosis assessed using VCTE is associated with CKD, and in particular with the albuminuric phenotype, regardless of traditional risk factors.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Albuminuria/complications ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Elasticity Imaging Techniques ; Female ; Glomerular Filtration Rate ; Humans ; Liver/diagnostic imaging ; Liver/pathology ; Liver Cirrhosis/diagnostic imaging ; Liver Cirrhosis/epidemiology ; Liver Cirrhosis/etiology ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/complications ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/urine ; Nutrition Surveys ; Phenotype ; Prevalence ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/complications ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/urine ; Risk Factors ; United States/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-06
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Evaluation Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1459373-7
    ISSN 1878-3562 ; 1125-8055
    ISSN (online) 1878-3562
    ISSN 1125-8055
    DOI 10.1016/j.dld.2021.02.010
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  9. Article ; Online: Reply to "Liver fibrosis assessed by transient elastography and albuminuria".

    Ciardullo, Stefano / Ballabeni, Cinzia / Trevisan, Roberto / Perseghin, Gianluca

    Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver

    2021  Volume 53, Issue 8, Page(s) 1056

    MeSH term(s) Albuminuria/pathology ; Elasticity Imaging Techniques ; Humans ; Liver/diagnostic imaging ; Liver/pathology ; Liver Cirrhosis/complications ; Liver Cirrhosis/diagnostic imaging ; Liver Cirrhosis/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-11
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 1459373-7
    ISSN 1878-3562 ; 1125-8055
    ISSN (online) 1878-3562
    ISSN 1125-8055
    DOI 10.1016/j.dld.2021.04.003
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  10. Article ; Online: Maternal glycaemic levels are associated with incidence of large for gestational age neonates in type 1 diabetic women in pregnancy.

    Dodesini, Alessandro Roberto / Ciriello, Elena / Bellante, Rosalia / Corsi, Anna / Giunta, Monica Rosaria / Scaranna, Cristiana / Albizzi, Mascia / Lepore, Giuseppe / Trevisan, Roberto

    Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD

    2024  

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-05
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 1067704-5
    ISSN 1590-3729 ; 0939-4753
    ISSN (online) 1590-3729
    ISSN 0939-4753
    DOI 10.1016/j.numecd.2024.03.029
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