Sodium/glucose cotransporter
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| - | '''Sodium/glucose cotransporter''' (SGLT) is responsible for glucose absorption across membranes. SGLT1 and SGLT2 which are expressed in different tissues, have similar active sites but differ in their non-active site structures. SGLT1 is responsible of glucose absorption in the small intestine and SGLT2 in kidney<ref>PMID:26125647 | + | '''Sodium/glucose cotransporter''' (SGLT) is responsible for glucose absorption across membranes. SGLT1 and SGLT2 which are expressed in different tissues, have similar active sites but differ in their non-active site structures. SGLT1 is responsible of glucose absorption in the small intestine and SGLT2 in kidney<ref>PMID:26125647</ref>. |
== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
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| + | Mutations in SGLT1 cause malabsorption of glucose and galactose<ref>PMID:31081587</ref>. | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
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References
- ↑ Poulsen SB, Fenton RA, Rieg T. Sodium-glucose cotransport. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2015 Sep;24(5):463-9. PMID:26125647 doi:10.1097/MNH.0000000000000152
- ↑ Dominguez Rieg JA, Rieg T. What does sodium-glucose co-transporter 1 inhibition add: Prospects for dual inhibition. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2019 Apr;21 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):43-52. PMID:31081587 doi:10.1111/dom.13630
- ↑ Jasleen B, Vishal GK, Sameera M, Fahad M, Brendan O, Deion S, Pemminati S. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors: Benefits Versus Risk. Cureus. 2023 Jan 18;15(1):e33939. PMID:36819350 doi:10.7759/cureus.33939
