Abstract

The facilitative glucose transporter isoform 1 (GLUT1) is the key rate-limiting factor in glucose transport into cancer cells. High portal glucose levels may be one of the factors supporting tumor growth and progression in hepatic tissue, and we have previously shown that GLUT1 is a tumor-promotor in hepatocellular carcinoma, while its expression is at the detection limit in normal hepatocytes.

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