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Klotho is a renoprotective protein with antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties, but its mechanistic role in ADPKD remains poorly defined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Klotho expression was analyzed in human ADPKD kidneys, public bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing datasets, Pkd1 mutant renal epithelial cells, and Pkd1 mouse models. The therapeutic effects of recombinant Klotho were evaluated in late-onset Pkd1fl\/fl:tamoxifen-Cre mice. Molecular mechanisms were investigated using cell viability assays, western blotting, reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), immunohistochemistry, ferroptosis assays, DNA methylation analysis, and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Klotho expression was markedly reduced in human ADPKD kidneys and Pkd1-deficient cells and mice, particularly in distal nephron segments. Recombinant Klotho treatment significantly reduced cyst burden, kidney enlargement, and blood urea nitrogen levels, while decreasing epithelial proliferation and increasing apoptosis in cyst-lining cells. Mechanistically, Klotho suppressed PKD-associated signaling pathways, including protein kinase B (AKT), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), and retinoblastoma protein (Rb), reduced nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-\u03baB)-mediated inflammation via downregulation of Smyd2, and attenuated transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-\u03b2)-Smad-dependent renal fibrosis. Klotho also inhibited ferroptosis by upregulating GPX-4 and reducing lipid peroxidation. Epigenetic analyses revealed DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1)-mediated hypermethylation of the Klotho promoter and gene body in ADPKD kidneys, contributing to Klotho silencing. Inhibition of DNMT1 restored Klotho expression, and recombinant Klotho reduced DNMT1 levels, suggesting a negative feedback loop.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Klotho is epigenetically repressed in ADPKD and functions as a central regulator of cyst growth, inflammation, fibrosis, and ferroptosis. Restoration of Klotho signaling markedly attenuates disease progression in Pkd1 mutant mice, identifying the Klotho\u2013DNMT1 axis as a promising therapeutic target for ADPKD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ndt\/gfag141","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,17]],"date-time":"2026-06-17T11:20:23Z","timestamp":1781695223000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Klotho suppresses cyst growth in ADPKD through the regulation of ferroptosis and reversing DNA methylation"],"prefix":"10.1093","author":[{"given":"Jiayi","family":"Lv","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University , Shanghai 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