A family of facilitative glucose transporters (GLUTs) is involved in regulating tissue-specific
glucose uptake and metabolism in the liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue to ensure …

While efficient glucose transport is essential for all cells, in the case of the human placenta,
glucose transport requirements are two-fold; provision of glucose for the growing fetus in …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) induces invasive properties in epithelial tumors
and promotes metastasis. Although EMT-mediated cellular and molecular changes are well …

Dietary fructose that is linked to metabolic abnormalities can up-regulate its own absorption,
but the underlying regulatory mechanisms are not known. We hypothesized that glucose …

Glioma is the most common type of intracranial malignant tumor, with a great recurrence rate
due to its infiltrative growth, treatment resistance, intra-and intertumoral genetic …

Gestational diabetes mellitus and pregestational diabetes mellitus constitute carbohydrate
metabolism disorders, which, if not diagnosed and adequately treated, lead to serious and …

ABSTRACT Aims/Introduction The aim of the present study was to evaluate the placental
expression of glucose transporters GLUT‐1, GLUT‐3, GLUT‐8 and GLUT‐12 in term …

In mammals, insulin-sensitive GLUTs, including GLUT4, are recruited to the plasma
membrane of adipose and muscle tissues in response to insulin. The GLUT4 gene is absent …

Background: Recent studies proposed GLUT12 to be a major glucose transporter involved
in the glycolytic metabolism of cancer cells. Methods: GLUT12 expression was determined …

Glucose represents the major energy source of mammalian cells. Due to its hydrophilic
nature, glucose requires specific transporters in order to cross cellular membranes. Such …