Distribution of glucose transporters in renal diseases

Journal of Biomedical Science

Review

Leszek Szablewski¹ 

[1] Medical University of Warsaw, Chair & Department of General Biology & Parasitology, Center for Biostructure Research, 5 Chalubinskiego Str., 02-004, Warsaw, Poland;

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

DOI  :  10.1186/s12929-017-0371-7

 received in 2017-07-08, accepted in 2017-08-23,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017