PMID- 34120289 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220314 LR - 20220314 IS - 1573-2606 (Electronic) IS - 1389-9155 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Dec TI - Beta-klotho in type 2 diabetes mellitus: From pathophysiology to therapeutic strategies. PG - 1091-1109 LID - 10.1007/s11154-021-09661-1 [doi] AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a global health problem with no cure. Despite lifestyle modifications and various pharmaceutical options, the achievement of stable and durable glucose control along with effective prevention of T2DM-related cardiovascular complications remains a challenging task in clinical management. With its selective high abundance in metabolic tissues (adipose tissue, liver, and pancreas), beta-Klotho is the essential component of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor complexes. It is essential for high-affinity binding of endocrine FGF19 and FGF21 to evoke the signaling cascade actively involved in homeostatic maintenance of glucose metabolism and energy expenditure. In this Review, we discuss the biological function of beta-Klotho in the regulation of glucose metabolism and offer mechanistic insights into its involvement in the pathophysiology of T2DM. We review our current understanding of the endocrine axis comprised of beta-Klotho and FGFs (FGF19 and FGF21) and its regulatory effects on glucose metabolism under physiological and T2DM conditions. We also highlight advances in the development and preclinical validation of pharmacological compounds that target beta-Klotho and/or the beta-Klotho-FGFRs complex for the treatment of T2DM. Given the remarkable advances in this field, we also discuss outstanding research questions and the many challenges in the clinical development of beta-Klotho-based therapies. CI - (c) 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Hua, Shuang AU - Hua S AD - Key Laboratory of Glucolipid Metabolic Diseases of The Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China. AD - Guangdong Metabolic Disease Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Liu, Qianying AU - Liu Q AD - Key Laboratory of Glucolipid Metabolic Diseases of The Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China. AD - Guangdong Metabolic Disease Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Li, Jufei AU - Li J AD - Key Laboratory of Glucolipid Metabolic Diseases of The Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China. AD - Guangdong Metabolic Disease Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Fan, Mengqi AU - Fan M AD - Key Laboratory of Glucolipid Metabolic Diseases of The Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China. AD - Guangdong Metabolic Disease Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Yan, Kaixuan AU - Yan K AD - Key Laboratory of Glucolipid Metabolic Diseases of The Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China. AD - Guangdong Metabolic Disease Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Ye, Dewei AU - Ye D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1295-3063 AD - Key Laboratory of Glucolipid Metabolic Diseases of The Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China. deweiye@gdpu.edu.cn. AD - Guangdong Metabolic Disease Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China. deweiye@gdpu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20210613 PL - Germany TA - Rev Endocr Metab Disord JT - Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders JID - 100940588 RN - 62031-54-3 (Fibroblast Growth Factors) SB - IM MH - Adipose Tissue/metabolism MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Fibroblast Growth Factors/metabolism MH - Homeostasis MH - Humans MH - Liver/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diabetes OT - FGF21 OT - Hyperglycemia OT - Insulin resistance OT - Klotho EDAT- 2021/06/14 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/15 06:00 CRDT- 2021/06/13 21:06 PHST- 2021/05/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/13 21:06 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11154-021-09661-1 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11154-021-09661-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2021 Dec;22(4):1091-1109. doi: 10.1007/s11154-021-09661-1. Epub 2021 Jun 13.