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Klotho Enhances FoxO3-Mediated Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Expression by Negatively Regulating PI3K/AKT Pathway during Tacrolimus-Induced Oxidative Stress

S. Lim,1 K. Luo,1 J. Il,1 Y. Shin,1 E. Ko,1,2 B. Chung,1,2 C. Yang.1,2

1Transplant Research Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Meeting: 2018 American Transplant Congress

Abstract number: D29

Keywords: FK506, Kidney transplantation, Nephrotoxicity, Reactive oxygen species

Session Information

Session Name: Poster Session D: Immunosuppression Preclinical Studies

Session Type: Poster Session

Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Session Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm

 Presentation Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm

Location: Hall 4EF

Mammalian members of the forkhead box protein O (FoxO) class of transcription factors are implicated in the regulation of oxidative stress, and FoxO proteins are negatively regulated by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)–AKT signaling pathway. We examined the effect of Klotho on the PI3K/AKT pathway and manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) during tacrolimus (Tac)-induced oxidative stress. Klotho-treated mice showed decreased Tac-induced oxidative stress accompanied by functional and histological improvements. Klotho inhibited the PI3K/AKT-mediated phosphorylation of FoxO3a and enhanced FoxO3a binding to the MnSOD promoter. Klotho increased MnSOD mRNA and protein expression in mitochondria. In addition, Klotho reduced Tac-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and decreased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production, and these effects were enhanced by blocking PI3K activity with LY294002. Collectively, our data showed that Klotho protects Tac-induced oxidative stress by negatively regulating the PI3K/AKT pathway and subsequently enhancing FoxO3a-mediated MnSOD expression.

CITATION INFORMATION: Lim S., Luo K., Il J., Shin Y., Ko E., Chung B., Yang C. Klotho Enhances FoxO3-Mediated Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Expression by Negatively Regulating PI3K/AKT Pathway during Tacrolimus-Induced Oxidative Stress Am J Transplant. 2017;17 (suppl 3).

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To cite this abstract in AMA style:

Lim S, Luo K, Il J, Shin Y, Ko E, Chung B, Yang C. Klotho Enhances FoxO3-Mediated Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Expression by Negatively Regulating PI3K/AKT Pathway during Tacrolimus-Induced Oxidative Stress [abstract]. https://atcmeetingabstracts.com/abstract/klotho-enhances-foxo3-mediated-manganese-superoxide-dismutase-expression-by-negatively-regulating-pi3k-akt-pathway-during-tacrolimus-induced-oxidative-stress/. Accessed May 8, 2025.

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