The controversy of klotho as a potential biomarker in chronic kidney disease

LX Yu, SS Li, MY Sha, JW Kong, JM Ye… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Klotho is an identified longevity gene with beneficial pleiotropic effects on the kidney.
Evidence shows that a decline in serum Klotho level occurs in early chronic kidney disease …

Comorbidity of osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease: IsAKT-ing on cellular glucose uptake the missing link?

K Fehsel, J Christl - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are both degenerative diseases. Osteoporosis
often proceeds cognitive deficits, and multiple studies have revealed common triggers that …

Differential toxicity profile of secreted and processed α-Klotho expression over mineral metabolism and bone microstructure

J Roig-Soriano, C Sánchez-de-Diego… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The aging-protective gene α-Klotho (KL) produces two main transcripts. The full-length
mRNA generates a transmembrane protein that after proteolytic ectodomain shedding can …

Correlation between serum α-Klotho levels and different stages of periodontitis

C Ni, D Bao, F Yan, B Chen - BMC Oral Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease characterized by inflammation and
progressive destruction of periodontal tissues including alveolar bone. α-klotho protein is a …

A single-cell transcriptomic census of mammalian olfactory epithelium aging

W Li, T Wu, K Zhu, G Ba, J Liu, P Zhou, S Li, L Wang… - Developmental Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Mammalian olfactory epithelium has the capacity of self-renewal throughout life. Aging is
one of the major causes leading to the olfactory dysfunction. Here, we performed single-cell …

sKlotho is associated with the severity of brick tea-type skeletal fluorosis in China

Y Liu, Y Yang, Y Wei, X Liu, B Li, Y Chu… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The change of serum soluble Klotho (sKlotho) content is related to a variety of
osteoarthropathy. However, its association with the severity of skeletal fluorosis (SF) is not …

Soluble klotho induces the heat shock factor 1 through EGR1 expression

SA Kim, NK Toan, SG Ahn - BioFactors, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Klotho is an antiaging protein that has multiple functions. The purpose of this study is to
investigate whether soluble klotho plays a role in cellular stress response pathways. We …

Betulinic acid promotes the osteogenic differentiation of human periodontal ligament stem cells by upregulating EGR1

C Li, Y Qi, Q Zhou, X Huang, X Deng… - Acta Biochimica et …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Periodontitis is one of the most common chronic inflammations of the oral cavity, which
eventually leads to tooth loss. Betulinic acid (BetA) is an organic acid that has anti …

Significance of Premature Vertebral Mineralization in Zebrafish Models in Mechanistic and Pharmaceutical Research on Hereditary Multisystem Diseases

JV Wynsberghe, OM Vanakker - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Zebrafish are increasingly becoming an important model organism for studying the
pathophysiological mechanisms of human diseases and investigating how these …

Expression of renal Vitamin D and phosphatonin-related genes in a sheep model of osteoporosis

KE Dittmer, A Chernyavtseva, JC Marshall, D Cabrera… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Osteoporosis is a significant public health issue around the world, with
post-menopausal osteoporosis due to estrogen deficiency resulting in approximately ¾ of …