Modern glucose-lowering drugs in liver transplant recipients: improvement in weight, glycemic control, and potentially allograft steatosis

IntroductionRecurrent allograft steatosis occurs in one-third of transplanted livers. Antidiabetic agents like glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1RA) and sodium-glucose cotransporter type-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are effective in the management of obesity and hepatic steatosis in the general...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Transplantation
Main Authors:	Srilakshmi Atthota, Kayla Joyal, Mariesa Cote, Riley Scalzo, Ruby Singh, Nikita Consul, Aoife Kilcoyne, Emily D. Bethea, Leigh Anne Dageforde
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Subjects:	liver transplantation obesity metabolic syndrome antidiabetic medication weight loss glucose-lowering medication
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frtra.2023.1223169/full