Aerobic exercise training for 12 weeks increased plasma Klotho concentrations and carotid artery compliance, and decreased the β-stiffness index in healthy postmenopausal women.
Does moderate aerobic exercise training increase plasma Klotho levels and reduce arterial stiffness in healthy postmenopausal women?
Moderate aerobic exercise training increases plasma Klotho levels and reduces arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women, suggesting a mechanism for exercise-induced vascular benefits.
The Klotho gene is a suppressor of the aging phenomena, and the secretion as well as the circulation of Klotho proteins decrease with aging. Although habitual exercise has antiaging effects (e.g., a decrease in arterial stiffness), the relationship between Klotho and habitual exercise remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effect of habitual exercise on Klotho, with a particular focus on arterial stiffness. First, we examined the correlation between plasma Klotho concentration and arterial stiffness (carotid artery compliance and β-stiffness index) or aerobic exercise capacity oxygen uptake at ventilatory threshold (VT) in 69 healthy, postmenopausal women (50-76 years old) by conducting a cross-sectional study. Second, we tested the effects of aerobic exercise training on plasma Klotho concentrations and arterial stiffness. A total of 19 healthy, postmenopausal women (50-76 years old) were divided into two groups: control group and exercise group. The exercise group completed 12 wk of moderate aerobic exercise training. In the cross-sectional study, plasma Klotho concentrations positively correlated with carotid artery compliance and VT and negatively correlated with the β-stiffness index. In the interventional study, aerobic exercise training increased plasma Klotho concentrations and carotid artery compliance and decreased the β-stiffness index. Moreover, the changes in plasma Klotho concentration and arterial stiffness were found to be correlated. These results suggest a possible role for secreted Klotho in the exercise-induced modulation of arterial stiffness.
Matsubara et al. (Sat,) conducted a other in Healthy, postmenopausal (n=88). Moderate aerobic exercise training vs. Control group was evaluated on Plasma Klotho concentrations and arterial stiffness (carotid artery compliance and β-stiffness index). Aerobic exercise training for 12 weeks increased plasma Klotho concentrations and carotid artery compliance, and decreased the β-stiffness index in healthy postmenopausal women.