ArticleResearch in pharmaceutical sciences2019
Klotho induces insulin resistance possibly through interference with GLUT4 translocation and activation of Akt, GSK3β, and PFKfβ3 in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells.
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- Alpha-klotho, insulin resistance, and adiposity among older adults.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026Article
- Adipocyte-specific deletion of the mineralocorticoid receptor improves glucose homeostasis and associates with FGF21-adiponectin signalling in obese male mice.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Decreased Serum Klotho Protein and Cognitive Impairment in Patients After Abdominal Surgery.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Article
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- Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and serum soluble Klotho in middle-aged and older adults from NHANES 2007-2016.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Associations between the TyG index and the ɑ-Klotho protein in middle-aged and older population relevant to diabetes mellitus in NHANES 2007-2016.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
- Klotho inhibits IGF1R/PI3K/AKT signalling pathway and protects the heart from oxidative stress during ischemia/reperfusion injury.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Klotho increases antioxidant defenses in astrocytes and ubiquitin-proteasome activity in neurons.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Gender-specific soluble α-klotho levels as marker of GH deficiency in children: a case-control study.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022Article
- Upregulation of Klotho Aggravates Insulin Resistance in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Trophoblast Cells.Genetics research · 2022Article
- Circulating α-klotho regulates metabolism via distinct central and peripheral mechanisms.Metabolism: clinical and experimental · 2021Review
- The Protective Role of Klotho in CKD-Associated Cardiovascular Disease.Kidney diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
Klotho is considered as an anti-aging factor inducing insulin resistance and involved in type 2 diabetes. However, mechanisms by which klotho induces insulin resistance remain to be understood. Thus, in this study, we aimed to evaluate possible interference points of klotho with insulin signaling pathways in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells by focusing on phosphorylation levels of Akt, GSK3β, PFK-fβ3, and GLUT4 translocation. Differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells to the adipocyte-like cells were performed using specific differentiation kit and confirmed by mRNA expression assay of PPARγ using qRT-PCR, and Sudan black staining of lipid droplets. Then cells were co-treated with klotho and insulin. Expression and translocation of GLUT4 mRNA were evaluated using qRT-PCR and Alexa flour 488 conjugated GLUT4 antibody, respectively. P-Akt/Akt, p-GSK3β/GSK3β, and p-PFKfβ3/PFKfβ3 ratios were determined in insulin and klotho/insulin treated cells using western blot. Our result indicated that GLUT4 expression were decreased to 0.72 ± 0.16 fold in insulin treated cells, however it was calculated 1.12 ± 0.25 fold in klotho/insulin treated cells. In addition, klotho prevented GLUT4 membrane translocation by 27.2% in comparison with insulin-treated cells (
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