Renal glucose reabsorption

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Renal glucose reabsorption is the part of renal physiology that deals with the retrieval of filtered glucose, preventing it from disappearing from the body through the urine.

If glucose is not reabsorbed by the kidney, it appears in the urine, in a condition known as glucosuria. This is associated with diabetes mellitus.^[1].

Overview table

Characteristics of Glucose reabsorption
Characteristic	proximal tubule			loop of Henle	Distal convoluted tubule	Collecting duct system
Characteristic	S1	S2	S3	loop of Henle	Distal convoluted tubule	Collecting duct system
reabsorption (%)	98^[2]			Beyond the proximal tubule: 2%^[2]
reabsorption (mmoles/day)
Concentration
apical transport proteins	SGLT2^[2]		SGLT1^[2]
basolateral transport proteins	GLUT2^[2]		GLUT1^[2]
Other reabsorption features

References

↑ Sect. 7, Ch. 6: Characteristics of Proximal Glucose Reabsorption
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Walter F., PhD. Boron. Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch. Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2328-3. Page 793

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[1] Sect. 7, Ch. 6: Characteristics of Proximal Glucose Reabsorption

[boron793-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Walter F., PhD. Boron. Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch. Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2328-3. Page 793

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Renal glucose reabsorption

Overview

Overview table

References

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