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. 2020 Aug 13;472(9):1299–1343. doi: 10.1007/s00424-020-02441-x

Table 3.

Expression of glucose transporters in capillary endothelial cells, choroidal epithelial cells, ependymal cells, and tanycytes

Transporter Capillary endothelial cells Choroidal epithelial cells Ependymal cells Tanycytes Reference
GLUT1/Glut1

+++ (hu., ro)

lu., ablu.

+ (ro.) + (ro.) + (ro.) [39, 40, 75, 77, 102, 107, 120, 131, 132, 134, 155, 218, 245, 247, 380, 385, 426, 427]
Glut2 + (ro.) + (ro.) [24, 83, 132, 245, 258, 294]
GLUT3/Glut3 + (hu., ro.) [3, 113, 135, 137, 252]
Glut4 + (ro.) + (ro.) + (ro.) [108, 209, 245, 266, 421]
GLUT5/Glut5 + (hu.) + (hu., ro.) + (hu., ro.) + (ro.) [212, 253, 406]
Glut6 + (ro.) + (ro.) [258, 391]
GLUT8/Glut8 + (ro.) + (ro.) + (hu., ro.) [288, 292, 319]
Sglt1 + (ro.) [110, 224]
Sglt2 + (ro.) [113]

hu. human, ro. rodent, lu. luminal membrane, alu. abluminal membrane