Erythropoietin (EPO) ameliorates obesity and glucose homeostasis by promoting thermogenesis and endocrine function of classical brown adipose tissue (BAT) in diet-induced obese mice

Kazuki Kodo; Satoru Sugimoto; Hisakazu Nakajima; Jun Mori; Ikuyo Itoh; Shota Fukuhara; Keiichi Shigehara; Taichiro Nishikawa; Kitaro Kosaka; Hajime Hosoi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0173661

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Erythropoietin (EPO) ameliorates obesity and glucose homeostasis by promoting thermogenesis and endocrine function of classical brown adipose tissue (BAT) in diet-induced obese mice

Kazuki Kodo,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan
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Satoru Sugimoto ,

* E-mail: satoru-s@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp (SS); hisakazu@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp (HN)

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan, Department of Pediatrics, Ayabe Municipal Hospital, Ayabe City, Japan
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Hisakazu Nakajima ,

* E-mail: satoru-s@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp (SS); hisakazu@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp (HN)

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3678-9918

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Jun Mori,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan
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Ikuyo Itoh,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan
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Shota Fukuhara,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan
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Keiichi Shigehara,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan
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Taichiro Nishikawa,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan
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Kitaro Kosaka,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan
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Hajime Hosoi

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan
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Erythropoietin (EPO) ameliorates obesity and glucose homeostasis by promoting thermogenesis and endocrine function of classical brown adipose tissue (BAT) in diet-induced obese mice

Kazuki Kodo,
Satoru Sugimoto,
Hisakazu Nakajima,
Jun Mori,
Ikuyo Itoh,
Shota Fukuhara,
Keiichi Shigehara,
Taichiro Nishikawa,
Kitaro Kosaka,
Hajime Hosoi

Published: March 13, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173661

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