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 …

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 …

Characteristics of urinary and serum soluble Klotho protein in patients with different degrees of chronic kidney disease

T Akimoto, H Yoshizawa, Y Watanabe, A Numata… - BMC nephrology, 2012 - Springer
Background Klotho is a single-pass transmembrane protein, which appears to be implicated
in aging. The purpose of the present study was to characterize the relationship between the …

Establishment of the anti-Klotho monoclonal antibodies and detection of Klotho protein in kidneys

Y Kato, E Arakawa, S Kinoshita, A Shirai… - Biochemical and …, 2000 - Elsevier
A novel gene, klotho (kl), which is involved in the development of a syndrome resembling
human aging in mice, was recently identified. The kl gene encodes a single-pass membrane …

Klotho in health and disease

M Kuro-o - Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Klotho in health and disease : Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension Klotho in
health and disease : Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension Log in or Register …

Association between serum soluble Klotho levels and mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients

N Otani-Takei, T Masuda, T Akimoto… - International Journal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Klotho is a single‐pass transmembrane protein predominantly expressed in the kidney. The
extracellular domain of Klotho is subject to ectodomain shedding and is released into the …

Soluble serum Klotho in diabetic nephropathy: relationship to VEGF-A

IM Kacso, CI Bondor, G Kacso - Clinical biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Both kidney expression and soluble serum Klotho are influenced by chronic
kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes. Serum Klotho is a yet poorly explored biomarker. We …

The relationship between the soluble Klotho protein and the residual renal function among peritoneal dialysis patients

T Akimoto, K Shiizaki, T Sugase, Y Watanabe… - Clinical and …, 2012 - Springer
Background Klotho has been investigated as an anti-aging protein that is predominantly
expressed in the distal convoluted tubules in the kidneys and in the choroid plexus of the …

Circulating Klotho associates with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality during hemodialysis

C Marçais, D Maucort-Boulch, J Drai… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Klotho gene was identified as an aging suppressor. In animals, klotho
overexpression extends life span, and defective klotho results in rapid aging and early …

Serum klotho protein levels and their correlations with the progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus

F Nie, D Wu, H Du, X Yang, M Yang, X Pang… - Journal of Diabetes and its …, 2017 - Elsevier
Aim To investigate the associations of serum α-Klotho and β-Klotho levels with type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM) progression. Methods We evaluated 106 healthy controls and 261 …