Urinary potassium excretion

Klotho deficiency disrupts potassium balance in mice

In Klotho-deficient mice, renal mTORC1 activation suppressed potassium channel ROMK1 to cause hyperkalemia, which rapamycin or Klotho supplementation…In Klotho-deficient mice, renal mTORC1 activation suppressed potassium channel ROMK1 to cause hyperkalemia, which rapamycin or Klotho supplementation reversed.