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Glucose transporters in adipose tissue, liver, and skeletal muscle in metabolic health and disease

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Chadt, Alexandra, Al-Hasani, Hadi·2020·Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology

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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 homeostatic control of blood glucose levels. Reduced glucose transport activity results in aberrant use of energy substrates and is associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. It is well established that GLUT2, the main regulator of hepatic hexose flux, and GLUT4, the workhorse in insulin- and contraction-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle, are critical contributors in the control of whole-body glycemia. However, the molecular mechanism how insulin controls glucose transport across membranes and its relation to impaired glycemic control in type 2 diabetes remains not sufficiently understood. An array of circulating metabolites and hormone-like molecules and potential supplementary glucose transporters play roles in fine-tuning glucose flux between the different organs in response to an altered energy demand.

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Authors
Chadt, A., & Al-Hasani, H.
Affiliations
Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V. (DE)
Venue
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
Published
2020-06-26
Volume
472
Issue
9
Pages
1273-1298
ISSN
  • 0031-6768 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-2013
OpenAlex
W3038041948
Cited by
510
References
275
Citations by year
2026: 62 · 2025: 89 · 2024: 128 · 2023: 99 · 2022: 84 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 3
FWCI
5.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften (ZB MED) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungegemeinschaft (CH1659)
  • European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD/NovoNordisk)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
glucose transporters, GLUT2, GLUT4, adipose tissue, liver, skeletal muscle, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, glucose uptake, hepatic glucose metabolism, skeletal muscle glucose uptake, blood glucose homeostasis, circulating metabolites, energy metabolism
MeSH terms
Adipose Tissue, Animals, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Liver, Muscle, Skeletal, Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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