Glucose Transporter 9 (GLUT9) Plays an Important Role in the Placental Uric Acid Transport System.

Benjamin P LüscherChristiane AlbrechtBruno StiegerDaniel V SurbekMarc U Baumann

Published in: Cells (2022)

These findings demonstrate that the placenta efficiently maintains uric acid homeostasis, and that GLUT9 plays a key role in the placental uric acid transport system, at least in this murine model. Further studies investigating the role of the placental uric acid transport system in preeclampsia are eagerly needed.

Keyphrases

uric acid
metabolic syndrome
early onset
type diabetes
blood pressure
adipose tissue
blood glucose
skeletal muscle
glycemic control