The Claim

In obese mice on a high-fat diet, 8 weeks of empagliflozin treatment increased plasma adiponectin and IL-33 concentrations and decreased plasma IL-6 and MCP-1 concentrations, resulting in a systemic shift toward an anti-inflammatory adipokine profile.

Source: Empagliflozin reverses obesity and insulin resistance through fat browning and alternative macrophage activation in mice fed a high-fat diet

What the research says

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In plain English

In obese mice fed a high-fat diet, a daily dose of empagliflozin for eight weeks raised levels of two anti-inflammatory signaling molecules in the blood and lowered levels of two pro-inflammatory signaling molecules, changing the overall pattern of fat-derived signaling molecules toward a less inflammatory state.

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In obese mice on a high-fat diet, empagliflozin treatment for 8 weeks increased plasma adiponectin and IL-33 while decreasing IL-6 and MCP-1, indicating a systemic shift toward an anti-inflammatory adipokine profile.

Why this might work

By blocking sugar reabsorption in the kidneys, empagliflozin forces the body to burn more fat for energy, which stresses fat cells and causes them to change into a more active, heat-burning form. This stress also signals immune cells in fat tissue to switch from a pro-inflammatory state to an anti-inflammatory state. These changed immune cells then release proteins that reduce inflammation and increase beneficial fat signals, while suppressing harmful ones.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Empagliflozin reverses obesity and insulin resistance through fat browning and alternative macrophage activation in mice fed a high-fat diet

    In obese mice, a diabetes drug called empagliflozin made their fat tissue release more helpful proteins and fewer harmful ones, which helped reduce inflammation and improve metabolism.

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