We found that hyperglycaemia-induced, matrix-specific EMT led to a 1.5-fold increase in glucose uptake (comparing 5 to 25 mM glucose; p < .05; Fig. 3a) that was associated with upregulation of glucose transporter 12 (GLUT12) mRNA (2-fold increase from 5 to 25 mM glucose; p < .05) but not that of GLUT1 or GLUT4 (Fig. 3b and Supplementary Fig. S4). This evidence concerns the gene SLC2A12 and Hyperglycemia.