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Review
. 2017 Aug 31;24(1):64.
doi: 10.1186/s12929-017-0371-7.

Distribution of glucose transporters in renal diseases

Leszek Szablewski  1
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Review

Distribution of glucose transporters in renal diseases

Leszek Szablewski. J Biomed Sci. .

Abstract

Kidneys play an important role in glucose homeostasis. Renal gluconeogenesis prevents hypoglycemia by releasing glucose into the blood stream. Glucose homeostasis is also due, in part, to reabsorption and excretion of hexose in the kidney.Lipid bilayer of plasma membrane is impermeable for glucose, which is hydrophilic and soluble in water. Therefore, transport of glucose across the plasma membrane depends on carrier proteins expressed in the plasma membrane. In humans, there are three families of glucose transporters: GLUT proteins, sodium-dependent glucose transporters (SGLTs) and SWEET. In kidney, only GLUTs and SGLTs protein are expressed. Mutations within genes that code these proteins lead to different renal disorders and diseases. However, diseases, not only renal, such as diabetes, may damage expression and function of renal glucose transporters.

Keywords: Diabetes; Familial renal glucosuria; Fanconi-Bickel syndrome; GLUT proteins; Kidney; Renal cancers; SGLT proteins.

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