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SUBMITTER: Hu MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4696570 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Ming Chang MC Shi Mingjun M Zhang Jianning J Addo Tayo T Cho Han Ju HJ Barker Sarah L SL Ravikumar Priya P Gillings Nancy N Bian Ao A Sidhu Sachdev S SS Kuro-o Makoto M Moe Orson W OW
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 20150514 1
αKlotho is a multifunctional protein highly expressed in the kidney. Soluble αKlotho is released through cleavage of the extracellular domain from membrane αKlotho by secretases to function as an endocrine/paracrine substance. The role of the kidney in circulating αKlotho production and handling is incompletely understood, however. Here, we found higher αKlotho concentration in suprarenal compared with infrarenal inferior vena cava in both rats and humans. In rats, serum αKlotho concentration dr ...[more]