Inosine attenuates glycolysis in erythrocytes via glucose transporter inhibitionYukio Kume, Motohiro Ohkubo, Naru NaKatuka, Sayaka Aritake-Okada, Naoyuki Yoshikawa, Teruhiko Yoshida, Hideaki Isago, Makoto Kurano1Department of Clinical Laboratory, 719261The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan2Graduate School of Health and Social Services, Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, Japan3Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japanon March 2, 2026 at 11:35 am
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print. BackgroundBlood glucose concentrations decrease after blood collection. We recently developed novel blood collection tubes containing inosine added to sodium fluoride (NaF; FI tubes), which effectively inhibits post-collection blood glucose decline. …