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Volume 8, Number 12, December 2016, pages 844-847

Increased Hematocrit During Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Therapy Indicates Recovery of Tubulointerstitial Function in Diabetic Kidneys

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Figure 1.
Figure 1. Distribution of in-hospital changes in hematocrit.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Functional recovery of tubulointerstitial fibroblasts with SGLT2 inhibitor therapy (reverse remodeling). SGLT2 inhibitor therapy suppresses oxygen consumption by the proximal tubules and improves tubulointerstitial hypoxia.