Serum klotho concentrations in older men with hypertension or type 2 diabetes during prolonged exercise in temperate
Kelli E King1, James J McCormick1, Sean R Notley1
1Human and Environmental Physiology Research Unit, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, 125 University Ave., Room 367, Montpetit Hall, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Purpose:
Klotho is a cytoprotective protein that increases during acute physiological stressors (e.g., exercise heat stress), although age-related declines in klotho may underlie cellular vulnerability to heat stress. The present study aimed to compare serum klotho in healthy older men and men with type 2 diabetes (T2D) or hypertension (HTN) during prolonged exercise in temperate or hot conditions.
Methods:
We evaluated serum klotho in 12 healthy older men (mean [SD]; 59 years [4]), 10 men with HTN (60 years [4]), and 9 men with T2D (60 years [5]) before and after 180 min of moderate-intensity (fixed metabolic rate of 200 W/m2; ~ 3.4 METs) exercise and 60 min of recovery in temperate (wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) 16 °C) and hot (WBGT 32 °C) environments. Core temperature (rectal), heart rate (HR), and heart rate reserve (HRR) were measured continuously while klotho was measured at the end of baseline, exercise, and recovery.
Results:
Total exercise duration was reduced during the hot condition in older men with HTN and T2D than healthy older men (both p ≤ 0.049), despite similar core temperatures, HR, and HRR. Klotho was higher than rest following exercise in the heat in healthy older men (+ 191 pg/mL [189]; p < 0.001) and responses were greater (p = 0.036) than men with HTN (+ 118 pg/mL [49]; p = 0.030), although klotho did not increase in men with T2D (+ 4 pg/mL [71]; p ≥ 0.638).
Conclusion:
Given klotho's role in cytoprotection, older men with HTN and especially T2D may be at increased cellular vulnerability to prolonged exercise or physically demanding exercise in the heat.
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