Highlights
- •We found that by increasing the circulating levels of Klotho there is a decrease in blood glucose.
- •The effect is mediated by increased insulin secretion.
- •There is no change in the insulin sensitivity.
- •Klotho may have a hormonal effect on beta cells.
Abstract
The metabolic effects of antiaging Klotho were previously investigated in vivo by
genetic manipulation. We have here studied the metabolic effect of physiologic levels
of circulating full length Klotho in db/db mice.
Increasing the full-length human Klotho levels has a positive effect on blood glucose
through increasing insulin secretion.
Abbreviations:
D (diabetic mice with no treatment), D+K (diabetic mice that received klotho), C (control mice with no treatment), KL (klotho)Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 14, 2016
Accepted:
January 5,
2016
Received in revised form:
November 11,
2015
Received:
September 30,
2015
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