Klotho/FGF23 axis in chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease

X Lu, MC Hu - Kidney Diseases, 2017 - karger.com
Background: Membrane αKlotho (hereinafter called Klotho) is highly expressed in the kidney
and functions as a coreceptor of FGF receptors (FGFRs) to activate specific fibroblast growth …

Validation of an immunoassay for soluble Klotho protein: decreased levels in diabetes and increased levels in chronic kidney disease

S Devaraj, B Syed, A Chien… - American journal of clinical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The Klotho gene has been identified as an aging suppressor gene that encodes a
transmembrane protein, which is expressed primarily in renal tubules. There are 2 forms of …

The putative role of the antiageing protein klotho in cardiovascular and renal disease

G Maltese, J Karalliedde - International journal of hypertension, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ageing is a multifactorial process often characterized by a progressive decline in
physiological function (s). Ageing can and is often associated with an increased incidence of …

Soluble serum Klotho levels in healthy subjects. Comparison of two different immunoassays

L Pedersen, SM Pedersen, CL Brasen… - Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Soluble serum Klotho is a new biomarker linked to chronic kidney
disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. This study describes the evaluation and …

Klotho, aging, and the failing kidney

S Buchanan, E Combet, P Stenvinkel… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Klotho has been recognized as a gene involved in the aging process in mammals for over
30 years, where it regulates phosphate homeostasis and the activity of members of the …

The kidney is the principal organ mediating klotho effects

K Lindberg, R Amin, OW Moe, MC Hu… - Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Klotho was discovered as an antiaging gene, and α-Klotho (Klotho) is expressed in multiple
tissues with a broad set of biologic functions. Membrane-bound Klotho binds fibroblast …

Soluble Klotho is associated with mortality and cardiovascular events in hemodialysis

E Memmos, P Sarafidis, P Pateinakis, A Tsiantoulas… - BMC nephrology, 2019 - Springer
Background Klotho is a transmembrane protein acting as a co-receptor for FGF-23 and thus
exerts clinical actions on mineral metabolism. The association of secreted Klotho with …

[HTML][HTML] Biological role of anti-aging protein Klotho

JH Kim, KH Hwang, KS Park, ID Kong… - Journal of lifestyle …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Klotho-deficient mice have accelerated aging phenotypes, whereas overexpression of
Klotho in mice extends lifespan. Klotho is an anti-aging single-pass membrane protein …

Tissue expression and source of circulating αKlotho

H Olauson, R Mencke, JL Hillebrands, TE Larsson - Bone, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract αKlotho (Klotho), a type I transmembrane protein and a coreceptor for Fibroblast
Growth Factor-23, was initially thought to be expressed only in a limited number of tissues …

Soluble Klotho is not independently associated with cardiovascular disease in a population of dialysis patients

MS Buiten, MK de Bie, A Bouma-de Krijger, B van Dam… - BMC nephrology, 2014 - Springer
Background Dialysis patients suffer from a high burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Partly this is due to progressive deterioration of calcium-phosphate homeostasis. Previous …