Glucose

"Glucose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement.

Descriptor ID	D005947
MeSH Number(s)	D09.947.875.359.448
Concept/Terms	Glucose Glucose D-Glucose D Glucose Dextrose Glucose, (alpha-D)-Isomer Glucose, (alpha-D)-Isomer Anhydrous Dextrose Anhydrous Dextrose Dextrose, Anhydrous Glucose, (DL)-Isomer Glucose, (DL)-Isomer Glucose, (L)-Isomer Glucose, (L)-Isomer L-Glucose L Glucose Glucose Monohydrate Glucose Monohydrate Monohydrate, Glucose Glucose, (beta-D)-Isomer Glucose, (beta-D)-Isomer

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Sugars [D09.947]
Monosaccharides [D09.947.875]
Hexoses [D09.947.875.359]
Glucose [D09.947.875.359.448]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Glucose".

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Glucose
Blood Glucose

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Bar chart showing 392 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 25 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	4	4	8
1997	1	3	4
1998	1	1	2
1999	1	0	1
2000	3	2	5
2002	3	7	10
2003	5	7	12
2004	5	8	13
2005	8	10	18
2006	6	14	20
2007	10	15	25
2008	9	11	20
2009	5	10	15
2010	5	8	13
2011	5	8	13
2012	15	9	24
2013	10	9	19
2014	7	7	14
2015	8	8	16
2016	13	5	18
2017	10	10	20
2018	4	8	12
2019	7	9	16
2020	3	7	10
2021	7	11	18
2022	0	15	15
2023	0	11	11
2024	5	6	11
2025	2	3	5
2026	2	2	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucose" by people in Profiles.

Matteucci KC, Leite NPS, Assis PA, Hirako IC, Pioto F, Ojelabi O, Toller-Kawahisa JE, Vaz LG, Costa DL, da Silva JS, Alves-Filho JC, Gazzinelli RT. Reprogramming of host energy metabolism mediated by the TNF-iNOS-HIF-1? axis plays a key role in host resistance to Plasmodium infection. Elife. 2026 Jul 27; 13.

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Huang L, Liu P, Chen Q, Hu K, Li S, Lee A, Wabitsch M, Zhu LJ, Yu Q, Davis R, Czech MP, Wolfe SA, Wang YX. Adissp activates insulin-independent glucose disposal and energy expenditure in white fat to treat diabetes and cardiometabolic disease. Sci Adv. 2026 Apr 24; 12(17):eaed2780.

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Rosenberg M, Roberson M, Patel R, Chang E, Chang C, Tirabassi MV. Development of a Gut Model for Analyzing Impact of Surgical Intervention in Short Bowel Syndrome. J Surg Res. 2026 Jun; 322:282-289.

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Abdelmoez AM, Jollet M, Yu X, Rizo-Roca D, Marica AA, Ortiz de Zevallos J, Dollet L, Borg ML, Björnholm M, Checa A, Olsson T, Otten J, Zierath JR, Krook A, Schwartz TW, Chibalin AV, Pillon NJ. Thromboxane signalling links immune activation to enhanced glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. Diabetologia. 2026 Jun; 69(6):1643-1658.

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Datta D, Mondal R, Maji RC, Yu S, Won DI, Kim DH, Maji SK. Anisotropic Au nanobypyramids with molybdenum disulfide for plasmon-enhanced electrocatalysis, biosensing and energy production. Nanoscale Horiz. 2025 Nov 17; 10(12):3453-3468.

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Violante S, Kyaw A, Kouatli L, Paladugu K, Apostolakis L, Jenks M, Johnson A, Sheldon RD, Whitten D, Schilmiller AL, Visconti PE, Cross JR, Levin LR, Buck J, Balbach M. Sperm meet the elevated energy demands to attain fertilization competence by increasing flux through aldolase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Sep 30; 122(39):e2506417122.

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Ehrlich AM, MacGregor KA, Ashcroft SP, Small L, Alt?nta? A, Chibalin AV, Anagho-Mattanovich M, Stocks B, Moritz T, Treebak JT, Zierath JR. HIF1? mediates circadian regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism and substrate preference in response to time-of-day exercise. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jul 15; 122(28):e2504080122.

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Smith JAB, Gabriel BM, Brady AJ, Abdelmoez AM, Savikj M, Wright SC, Koutsilieri S, Barrès R, Lauschke VM, Krook A, Zierath JR, Pillon NJ. Inactivity-induced NR4A3 downregulation in human skeletal muscle affects glucose metabolism and translation: Insights from in vitro analysis. Mol Metab. 2025 Sep; 99:102200.

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Kjærgaard J, Lindqvist CB, Quesada JP, Jessen S, Schlabs F, Ehrlich AM, Yonamine CY, García-Ureña M, Schmalbruch JH, Small L, Thomassen M, Lemminger AK, Eibye K, Gonzalez-Franquesa A, Stidsen JV, Højlund K, Zierath JR, Kilpeläinen TO, Bangsbo J, Treebak JT, Hostrup M, Deshmukh AS. Insulin- and exercise-induced phosphoproteomics of human skeletal muscle identify REPS1 as a regulator of muscle glucose uptake. Cell Rep Med. 2025 Jun 17; 6(6):102163.

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Nam M, Xia W, Mir AH, Jerrett A, Spinelli JB, Huang TT, Possemato R. Glucose limitation protects cancer cells from apoptosis induced by pyrimidine restriction and replication inhibition. Nat Metab. 2024 Dec; 6(12):2338-2353.

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