Skeletal muscle glucose uptake

There are 6 papers on skeletal muscle glucose uptake in aging research: 3 trials and 1 observational study in people, 2 in animals. The newest story, Nov 9, 2026: “Method measures metabolic rates in mouse liver and muscle”.

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“Skeletal muscle GU less than 33 μmol/kg tissue/min and subcutaneous adipose tissue GU less than 11.5 μmol/kg tissue/min characterized insulin-resistant individuals.”
Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and liver: a positron emission tomography studyEuropean journal of endocrinology2018doi:10.1530/eje-17-0882
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Interventions

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Early time-restricted feeding

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  1. Early time-restricted feeding increases skeletal muscle glucose uptake in humans (compared with energy-matched caloric restriction control, after carbohydrate/protein drink) (between-group difference 4266 (95% CI 261, 8270) μmol·min-1·kg-1·180 min; P = 0.04).

    “skeletal muscle uptake of glucose [between-group difference (95% CI): 4266 (261, 8270) μmol·min-1·kg-1·180 min; P = 0.04”

    Human trialcompared with energy-matched caloric restriction control, after carbohydrate/protein drinkskeletal muscle2 wkmalesn = 16

    Two weeks of early time-restricted feeding (eTRF) improves skeletal muscle insulin and anabolic sensitivity in healthy men

    The American journal of clinical nutrition

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O304

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  1. O304 increases skeletal muscle glucose uptake in diet-induced obesity.

    “O304, which - in diet-induced obese mice - increased glucose uptake in skeletal muscle”

    Animalsin diet-induced obesityskeletal muscle

    PAN-AMPK activator O304 improves glucose homeostasis and microvascular perfusion in mice and type 2 diabetes patients

    JCI insight

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Associations

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Insulin resistance

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  1. Skeletal muscle glucose uptake is associated with insulin resistance in humans (threshold of less than 33 μmol/kg tissue/min) (less than 33 μmol/kg tissue/min).

    “Skeletal muscle GU less than 33 μmol/kg tissue/min and subcutaneous adipose tissue GU less than 11.5 μmol/kg tissue/min characterized insulin-resistant individuals.”

    Humansthreshold of less than 33 μmol/kg tissue/minskeletal muscle

    Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and liver: a positron emission tomography study

    European journal of endocrinology

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Method measures metabolic rates in mouse liver and muscle

In mouse experiments, a low-dose tracer method measured carbon flow through multiple chemical pathways and detected changes that standard labeling analysis missed.In mouse experiments, a low-dose tracer method measured carbon flow through multiple chemical pathways and detected changes that standard labeling analysis missed.

Preprint: mouse studyLipid and ceramide metabolism

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