title: Risk of liver injury after α-glucosidase inhibitor therapy in advanced chronic kidney disease patients.
abstract: Although α-glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) are commonly used for controlling postprandial blood glucose, AGIs-induced liver injuries have been reported. However, the relationship between AGIs and liver injuries in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients remains unexplored. In this nationwide case-control study, we recruited 1765 advanced diabetic CKD patients, who received AGIs therapy from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2010 as the study sample and 5295 matched controls. Recent and former AGIs users were defined as patients who received the AGIs prescription for 30-60 d and 30-210 d before the event of liver injury. The risk of AGIs-induced liver injury was examined using time-dependent Cox proportional hazards model. Liver injury occurred in 3.9% of patients in the study group and 3.3% of patients in the control group. AGIs use did not increase the risk of liver injury in advanced CKD patients (P = 0.19). The stratified analysis indicated no increased risk of liver injury in all AGIs-using subgroups (all P > 0.05). The available evidence supports extending the use of AGIs without increasing the risk of liver injury in patients with advanced CKD. Additional randomized controlled trials are warranted to confirm our results.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.|Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Chin
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pei-Chen
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Taipei Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Che-Hsiung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Li-kwang
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.|Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsi-Hsien
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.|Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mai-Szu
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.|National Taiwan University Study Group on ARF, (NSARF).
authors.forename: Vin-Cent
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D065089:Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors