Urinary Klotho Excretion: A Key Regulator of Sodium Homeostasis in Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 2-4

Overview

Journal Med Sci Monit Basic Res

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2023 Nov 21

PMID 37987256

Authors

Po-Jui Chi

Chung-Jen Lee

Shih-Yuan Hung

Jen-Pi Tsai

Hung-Hsiang Liou

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Soluble alpha-klotho (klotho) is considered an important regulator of mineral homeostasis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Since the mineral transport proteins are located on the apical membrane of renal tubular cells, we hypothesized that urine klotho may also be involved in their homeostasis. We aimed to investigate the associations between serum and urine klotho and their impacts on mineral homeostasis in patients with stage 2 to 4 CKD. MATERIAL AND METHODS Serum, spot urine, and 24-h urine of klotho were measured by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Fractional excretion of sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphate, magnesium, and klotho were calculated. RESULTS A total of 53 patients with CKD stages 2 to 4 were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. The mean age was 71.1±10.5 years, and 68% were men. Linear regression analysis showed that serum log-transformed klotho was negatively associated with log-transformed fractional excretion of klotho (log-FEKlotho) (ß=-0.085, P=0.02), showing that urinary klotho excretion could negatively regulate serum klotho levels. Moreover, our multivariate stepwise regression showed log-fractional excretion of sodium was positively associated with log-FEKlotho (ß=0.138, P=0.032). This implied urinary klotho excretion positively regulated urinary sodium excretion. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that urine klotho excretion resulted in decreased serum klotho levels and enhanced urinary sodium excretion in patients with CKD stages 2 to 4. In addition to serum klotho, we found, for the first time, that urine klotho also played a significant role in sodium homeostasis.

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