Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2023, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 294-299.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2023.22e0095

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Therapeutic efficacy of an SGLT2 inhibitor in five pediatric patients with glycogen storage disease type Ⅰb and inflammatory bowel disease

XIA Yu1, GE Wensong2, DU Taozi1, GONG Zizhen1, XIAO Bing1, LIANG Lili1, WANG Ruifang1, YANG Yi1, QIU Wenjuan1()   

  1. 1. Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Genetic Metabolism, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
    2. Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2022-12-17 Online:2023-04-15 Published:2023-04-07
  • Contact: QIU Wenjuan E-mail:qiuwenjuan@xinhuamed.com.cn

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the therapeutic effect of a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor in five pediatric patients with glycogen storage disease type Ⅰb (GSD-Ⅰb) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods Changes in clinical manifestations and laboratory tests of five pediatric GSD-Ⅰb patients with IBD before and after the administration of a SGLT2 inhibitor from 2021 to 2022 were analyzed retrospectively. Results The median age of IBD onset was 5.0 years old. All five patients presented with oral ulcers, abdominal pain, diarrhea and perianal abscess. Before the administration of the SGLT2 inhibitor, the median pediatric Crohn’s disease activity index (PCDAI) was 55.0. After the treatment [median length of treatment: 12.0 months, median dose at the last follow-up: 0.31 mg/(kg·d)], the median PCDAI (10.0) was significantly decreased (P=0.043), and all the patients achieved clinical response. During the treatment, 2 patients developed hypoglycemia and 4 patients developed pruritus in perineum or urethral orifice. Two novel SLC37A4 variants were identified (c.2delT, c.1065delG) and c.446G>A (p.G149E) was a hotspot variant (70%). Conclusions The SGLT2 inhibitor can significantly and safely reduce the disease activity of IBD in pediatric GSD-Ⅰb patients.

Key words: glycogen storage disease type Ⅰb, SLC37A4 gene, inflammatory bowel disease, neutropenia, SGLT2 inhibitor