Table 1. Metabolic parameters of 8-week-old mice.
n | NC-Con | NC-EPO | HFD-Con | HFD-EPO | |
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Body weight (g) | 10 | 23 ± 0.3 | 21.6 ± 0.5 a | 28 ± 0.3 aa, bb | 24.8 ± 0.2 aa, bb, cc |
Interscapular BAT mass (g) | 9–14 | 0.06 ± 0.002 | 0.11 ± 0.007 aa, cc | 0.07 ± 0.003 | 0.13 ± 0.006 aa, cc |
Subcutaneous WAT mass (g) | 5 | 0.21 ± 0.014 | 0.22 ± 0.023 | 0.89 ± 0.067 aa, bb | 0.7 ± 0.051 aa, bb, c |
Epididymal WAT mass (g) | 9–15 | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.23 ± 0.024 | 0.85 ± 0.04 aa, bb | 0.61 ± 0.054 aa, bb, cc |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 7–9 | 75.4 ± 9.5 | 51.6 ± 9.6 | 90.8 ± 8.9 b | 61.2 ± 6.9 |
Insulin (μU/ml) | 7–9 | 12.4 ± 2.1 | 9.1 ± 1.1 | 13.6 ± 1.6 | 10.6 ± 1.0 |
HOMA-IR | 7–9 | 2.3 ± 0.46 | 1.1 ± 0.23 | 3.1 ± 0.59 b | 1.5 ± 0.18 c |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 4–8 | 52.3 ± 12.7 | 62 ± 18.1 | 37.8 ± 7.1 a, b | 45 ± 8.8 a |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 4–8 | 83.5 ± 2.3 | 86.8 ± 2.9 | 146.3 ± 4.9 aa, bb | 125.5 ± 3.8 aa, bb, cc |
Values are mean ± SE.
aP < 0.05 or aaP < 0.01, vs. mice fed normal chow diet (NC-Con).
bP < 0.05 or bbP < 0.01, vs. mice fed normal chow diet plus EPO (NC-EPO).
cP < 0.05 or ccP < 0.01, vs. mice fed high-fat diet alone (HFD-Con).