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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Exogenous Klotho Extends Survival in COVID-19 Model Mice.

Farhang Alem, Natalia Campos-Obando, Aarthi Narayanan, Charles L Bailey, Roman F Macaya

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Farhang AlemBiomedical Research Laboratory, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4288-2502
Natalia Campos-ObandoFormerly at Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José P.O. Box 10105-1000, Costa Rica.ORCID 0000-0002-8723-1519
Aarthi NarayananBiomedical Research Laboratory, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
Charles L BaileyBiomedical Research Laboratory, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.
Roman F MacayaDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8335-3984
George Mason University · USCosta Rican Department of Social Security · CRHarvard Global Health Institute · US

Funding

George Mason University #AWD00000128
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A striking feature of COVID-19 disease is the broad spectrum of risk factors associated with case severity, as well as the diversity of clinical manifestations. While no central agent has been able to explain the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the factors that most robustly correlate with severity are risk factors linked to aging. Low serum levels of Klotho, an anti-aging protein, strongly correlate with the pathogenesis of the same risk factors and manifestations of conditions similar to those expressed in severe COVID-19 cases. The current manuscript presents original research on the effects of the exogenous application of Klotho, an anti-aging protein, in COVID-19 model mice. Klotho supplementation resulted in a statistically significant survival benefit in parametric and non-parametric models. Further research is required to elucidate the mechanistic role Klotho plays in COVID-19 pathogenesis as well as the possible modulation SARS-CoV-2 may have on the biological aging process.

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aging processcoronavirusCOVID-19 model miceCOVID-19 pathogenesisKlotho

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PMID38133288
PMCPMC10746004
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