preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BpD) and pulmonary hypertension (pH) have accelerated lung aging and poor long-term outcomes. Klotho is an antiaging protein that modulates oxidative stress, angiogenesis and fibrosis. Here we test the hypothesis that decreased cord Klotho levels in preterm infants predict increased BpD-pH risk and early Klotho supplementation prevents BPD-like phenotype and PH in rodents exposed to neonatal hyperoxia. In experiment 1, Klotho levels were measured in cord blood of preterm infants who were enrolled in a longitudinal cohort study. in experiment 2, using an experimental BPD-PH model, rat pups exposed to room air or hyperoxia (85% o 2) were randomly assigned to receive every other day injections of recombinant Klotho or placebo. The effect of Klotho on lung structure, PH and cardiac function was assessed. As compared to controls, preterm infants with BpD or BpD-pH had decreased cord Klotho levels. early Klotho supplementation in neonatal hyperoxia-exposed rodents preserved lung alveolar and vascular structure, attenuated PH, reduced pulmonary vascular remodeling and improved cardiac function. Together, these findings have important implications as they suggest that perinatal Klotho deficiency contributes to BPD-PH risk and strategies that preserve Klotho levels, may improve long-term cardiopulmonary outcomes in preterm infants. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a multi-factorial disease which affects premature infants 1. It is characterized by alterations in lung development, vascular remodeling and lung dysfunction that range the spectrum of mild to severe and even fatal disease. Preterm infants with BPD often grow poorly 2 and in the most severe cases develop pulmonary hypertension (PH) 3 , and myocardial dysfunction 4,5. According to data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, during the years 2003 to 2007, the incidence of BPD in infants less than 29 weeks gestational age was 42% 6 with an increasing trend over the past 10 years 7. Not only does BPD increase infant mortality but survivors have cardiopulmonary dysfunction extending long into adulthood 8. Various prenatal and postnatal factors contribute to the development of BPD and its sequelae. Infants with placental vascular malperfusion are at an increased risk for BPD and PH 9 while hyperoxia 10 , infection 11 and poor