Research Article

A Novel EPO Receptor Agonist Improves Glucose Tolerance via Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle in a Mouse Model of Diabetes

Table 1

Hyperinsulenemic euglycemic clamp characteristics in DIO mice treated with single IV administration of CNTO 530 (0.03 mg/kg and 0.3 mg/kg). Insulin clamp was performed at one and fourteen days after drug administration. The results are presented as mean ± SEM. #indicates a P value <  .05 relative to control group.

Day 1Day 14
PBS0.03 mg/kg0.3 mg/kgPBS0.03 mg/kg0.3 mg/kg

Body weight, g45.7 ± 1.546.6 ± 1.744.7 ± 1.846.9 ± 1.543 ± 4.842.9 ± 4.8
Hemoglobin, mmol/L8.6 ± 0.38.4 ± 0.58.4 ± 0.39.3 ± 0.310.0 ± 0.2#11.3 ± 0.2#
Fasting glucose, mmol/L5.5 ± 0.35.4 ± 0.45.5 ± 0.64.7 ± 0.44.5 ± 0.32.8 ± 0.15#
Fasting plasma insulin, ng/mL1.9 ± 0.32.4 ± 0.52.1 ± 0.41.8 ± 0.22.1 ± 0.41.8 ± 0.3
Fasting HGP, μmoL/min.kg29.5 ± 0.639.1 ± 6.336.3 ± 2.3#41.6 ± 3.647.1 ± 4.438.5 ± 2.8
Fasting glucose oxidation, dpm/μL65 ± 952 ± 1255 ± 985 ± 786 ± 470 ± 5
GIR, μmoL/min.kg26.3 ± 2.626.6 ± 4.136.9 ± 4.226.7 ± 4.533.9 ± 3.960.2 ± 5.2#
Plasma insulin during hyperinsulinemic clamp, ng/mL9.1 ± 0.610.9 ± 1.58.6 ± 0.612.2 ± 0.712.4 ± 1.214.3 ± 1.6
Hyperinsulinemic glucose uptake, μmoL/min.kg28.4 ± 1.932.1 ± 3.239.9 ± 2.8#40.7 ± 3.746.4 ± 2.861.1 ± 2.7#
Hyperinsulinemic glucose production, μmoL/min.kg3.6 ± 1.66.02 ± 2.82.7 ± 313.9 ± 1.212.8 ± 1.60.96 ± 5.0
Hyperinsulinemic glucose oxidation*, dpm/μL184 ± 14181 ± 10187 ± 12219 ± 15192 ± 8.5203 ± 13
Skeletal muscle glucose uptake, μmoL/g tissue0.53 ± 0.10.50 ± 0.100.56± 0.050.51 ± 0.040.48 ± 0.040.73 ± 0.06#
Heart glucose uptake, μmoL/g tissue3.0 ± 0.64.4 ± 1.35.3 ± 1.61.8 ± 0.22.2 ± 0.24.6 ± 0.7*
Visceral adipose glucose uptake, μmoL/g tissue0.55 ± 0.060.49 ± 0.070.74 ± 0.080.67 ± 0.130.50 ± 0.211.1 ± 0.2
Epididemal adipose glucose uptake, μmoL/g tissue0.47 ± 0.10.38 ± 0.080.51 ± 0.060.33 ± 0.020.43 ± 0.070.48 ± 0.09

*Measured 2 h after clamp initiation.