SLC2A1 and prostate carcinoma: As an example, apigenin, an abundantly present flavonoid, was shown to suppress the expression of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) in prostate cancer cells [3] and adenoid cystic carcinoma cells [4], of HK2 in hepatocarcinoma cells [5] and in osteosarcoma cells [6], of PKM2 in colorectal cancer cells [7].