Olmesartan clinical trial in Okinawan patients under OKIDS (OCTOPUS) study: design and methods.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although it has been repeatedly shown that the oral carbonaceous absorbent AST-120 ameliorates the progression of chronic renal failure, the mechanisms remain unknown. METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats (6 weeks old), weighing 180-210 g, were 4/5 nephrectomized, and were divided into two groups: one given AST...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Horike K,Usami T,Kamiya Y,Kamiya T,Yoshida A,Itoh S,Yamato H,Ise M,Kimura G

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C1q nephropathy, first proposed by Jennette and Hipp [Am J Clin Pathol 83:415-420, 1985; Am J Kidney Dis 6:103-110, 1985], was described as a distinct glomerular disease entity characterized by extensive mesangial deposition of C1q, with associated mesangial immune complexes, and the absence of any clinical and labora...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Mii A,Shimizu A,Masuda Y,Fujita E,Aki K,Ishizaki M,Sato S,Griesemer A,Fukuda Y

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mizoribine (MZR) therapy after cyclophosphamide (CPM) therapy may be an attractive option in patients with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) for the purpose of maintaining remission. This is because CPM is administered only once due to its severe side effects such as gonadal toxicity. However, the ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Mizutani A,Fujinaga S,Sakuraya K,Hirano D,Shimizu T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study was conducted to clarify the clinical risk factors related to the development of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), which is one of the most serious complications in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). METHODS:The records of 78 patients with a history of PD treatment, incl...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yamamoto R,Otsuka Y,Nakayama M,Maruyama Y,Katoh N,Ikeda M,Yamamoto H,Yokoyama K,Kawaguchi Y,Matsushima M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been recently reported that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs)gamma exist in various tissues and that they exibit anti-inflammatory effects. METHODS:We investigated the effects of PPARgamma activators on the development of crescentic glomerulonephritis. Crescentic glomerulonephritis ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Haraguchi K,Shimura H,Onaya T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autosomal dominant polycystic disease (ADPKD) often results in renal failure. Recently, allelic influences of PKD1 mutation types on renal survival were extensively investigated. Here, we analyzed integrated influences of PKD1 mutation types and positions on renal survival. METHODS:We included 338 (82 pedig...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Higashihara E,Horie S,Kinoshita M,Harris PC,Okegawa T,Tanbo M,Hara H,Yamaguchi T,Shigemori K,Kawano H,Miyazaki I,Kaname S,Nutahara K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that GFR estimated from serum creatinine (eGFRcr) is higher in smokers although the implications remain unclear. We aimed to clarify the associations of smoking with eGFRcys (GFR estimated from serum cystatin C) and eGFRcr, cys (the surmised most precise GFR estimate based on seru...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yamada Y,Noborisaka Y,Ishizaki M,Yamazaki M,Honda R,Yokoyama H,Kakuma T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Vascular access dysfunction caused by stenosis is a major complication for hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, physiopathology of late arteriovenous fistula (AVF) stenosis is still under investigation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between plasma soluble EPCR (sEPCR) with...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Bilgic MA,Yilmaz H,Bozkurt A,Celik HT,Bilgic IC,Gurel OM,Kirbas I,Bavbek N,Akcay A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum cystatin C is not only a marker of renal function but also acts as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular damage, heart failure, and death. It is known that the initiation and progression of these cardiovascular events contributes to renal dysfunction and chronic inflammation. In this study, we ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Okura T,Jotoku M,Irita J,Enomoto D,Nagao T,Desilva VR,Yamane S,Pei Z,Kojima S,Hamano Y,Mashiba S,Kurata M,Miyoshi K,Higaki J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old man who had been on dialysis for about 6 years, and had acquired renal cystic disease, received a renal transplantation. However, in spite of the success of the transplantation, one area without cyst regression was observed in the original kidney. Therefore, carcinoma was suspected and nephrectomy was pe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ishikawa I,Saito A,Chikazawa Y,Asaka M,Tomosugi N,Yuri T,Suzuki K,Ueda Y,Ozaki M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a risk factor common to both chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. Nicorandil is widely used for the treatment of angina. We investigated the benefits of nicorandil with respect to renal dysfunction in Dahl salt-sensitive hypertensive (DS) rats. METHOD:DS rats were fed a high-sa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tashiro Y,Yogo K,Serizawa K,Endo K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies reported that children with neural tube defects, but without any history of intrinsic renal diseases, have small kidneys when compared with age-matched standard renal growth. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible causes of small renal size in children with spina bifida by com...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Montaldo P,Montaldo L,Iossa AC,Cennamo M,Caredda E,Del Gado R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data about the clinical outcomes of ACS patients with advanced renal dysfunction (estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are limited. METHODS:We examined the data obtained from 194 ACS patients with non-dialysis advanced renal dysfunction...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Uemura Y,Ishikawa S,Takemoto K,Negishi Y,Tanaka A,Takagi K,Yoshioka N,Umemoto N,Inoue Y,Morishima I,Shibata N,Asano H,Ishii H,Watarai M,Murohara T,N-registry investigators.

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis (CGGN) is usually slowly progressive, and only a minority of these patients progress to end-stage renal failure. This report describes an atypical case of a patient with CGGN who demonstrated a rapidly progressive and irreversible renal deterioration. After pr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tsuboi N,Ichinose M,Kawamura T,Joh K,Utsunomiya Y,Hosoya T

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular calcification is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, while erythropoietin (EPO) is widely used in the treatment of renal anemia in CKD patients, whether there is a link between the two is still not clear. METHODS:The primary rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and CKD rats were tr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： He J,Zhong X,Zhao L,Gan H

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is a complication generally associated with overly rapid correction of hyponatremia. Traditionally, nephrologists have been trained to focus solely on limiting the correction rate. However, there is accumulating evidence to suggest that the prevention of ODS is beyond ach...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Pham PM,Pham PA,Pham SV,Pham PT,Pham PT,Pham PC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common disease, affecting about 10% of the general population. The genetic component about CKD incidence in Asian population is not well known. The aim of the study is to find the genetic loci associated with incident CKD and to figure out the effect of genetic variation on ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yun S,Han M,Kim HJ,Kim H,Kang E,Kim S,Ahn C,Oh KH

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgA nephropathy (IgAN) associated with leukemia and lymphoma has not, to our knowledge, been reported in children. Two children suffering from these diseases are described here. One patient developed IgAN at the end of 5 years' chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia. The other had microscopic hematuria 3 years be...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Motoyama O,Kojima Y,Ohara A,Tsukimoto I,Ishikawa Y,Iitaka K

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is closely associated with pneumonia in the general population, its relationship is unclear in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. METHODS:This is a cohort study consisting of 739 PD patients and dividing into two groups. Kaplan-Meier curves were applied to obser...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Zhang Y,Lai X,Chen Q,Zhan X,Long H,Peng F,Zhang F,Feng X,Zhou Q,Wu X,Liu L,Wang Z,ETNA.,Peng X,Hu K,Wang D,Guo G,Zeng Y,Wen Y,Liang J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Darbepoetin alfa (DA) is an attractive alternative to recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) in managing renal anemia. Since DA has not been approved by the appropriate Japanese drug regulatory agencies for the indication of renal anemia in children in Japan, we have conducted a multicenter prospective st...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hattori M,Matsunaga A,Akioka Y,Fujinaga S,Nagai T,Uemura O,Nakakura H,Ashida A,Kamei K,Ito S,Yamada T,Goto Y,Ohta T,Hisano M,Komatsu Y,Itami N

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several comorbidity scoring systems have been developed and validated, mostly in western hemodialysis patients with a high risk of cardiovascular disease. The performance of comorbidity scoring, however, depends on the patient population. In this study, we determine the optimal comorbidity scoring system for...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ma TK,Chow KM,Kwan BC,Ng JK,Pang WF,Leung CB,Li PK,Szeto CC

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 17-year-old male patient with tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) associated with hyperthyroidism. He presented with a 2-month history of fatigue, loss of appetite, low-grade fever, and a 12-kg weight loss when he was admitted to our hospital. He had iritis, which was complicated by fibrin in t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ebihara I,Hirayama K,Usui J,Seki M,Higuchi F,Oteki T,Kobayashi M,Yamagata K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the original publication of the article, the second sentence under the heading, Case presentation appears incorrectly as A computed tomographic (CT) scan demonstrated left-sided hydronephrosis (Fig. 1). ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Wu BS,Ho Y,Yang CY

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IgG4-related disease has attracted wide attention recently. It is characterized by a high level of serum IgG4 and dense infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells into multiple organs, with the kidney being one representative target. Although several sets of diagnostic criteria for autoimmune pancreatitis (A...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kawano M,Saeki T,Nakashima H,Nishi S,Yamaguchi Y,Hisano S,Yamanaka N,Inoue D,Yamamoto M,Takahashi H,Nomura H,Taguchi T,Umehara H,Makino H,Saito T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thallium-201 washout rate of stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has been reported to correlate with coronary flow reserve which is a parameter of myocardial microcirculation. However, the evidence for its use in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has been lacking, and the association between thallium-201 w...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hayashi T,Joki N,Tanaka Y,Iwasaki M,Kubo S,Matsukane A,Takahashi Y,Imamura Y,Hirahata K,Hase H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man infected with hepatitis C virus developed urinary protein. Two-dimensional electrophoresis and immunoblotting of sera revealed no monoclonal proteins. Light microscopy and immunofluorescence of a kidney biopsy specimen demonstrated bubbling appearance and formation of spikes, associated with predomin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Miura N,Uemura Y,Suzuki N,Suga N,Maeda K,Yamaguchi S,Kitagawa W,Yamada H,Nishikawa K,Imai H

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein glomerulopathy (LPG) is a rare hereditary disease characterized by the accumulation of much thrombi material consisting of lipoproteins at the glomerular capillary lumen. Most patients show nephrotic syndrome; nearly half progress to chronic renal failure. Intensive therapy with lipid-lowering agents repor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Matsunaga A,Furuyama M,Hashimoto T,Toyoda K,Ogino D,Hayasaka K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old man with a 30-year history of essential thrombocytosis developed nephrotic syndrome. Renal biopsy showed massive deposits of Congo red-negative periodic acid Schiff (PAS)-positive substance in the mesangium and capillary wall that was positive for IgG. Electron microscopic examination revealed 10- to 20-...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Asaba K,Tojo A,Onozato ML,Mimura N,Kido M,Goto A,Endo H,Fujita T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging is well known as one of the major causes of a reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The resistive index (RI) measured by renal Doppler ultrasonography (RDU) is thought to be a good indicator of renal vascular resistance induced by arteriosclerosis. In this study, we investigated whether RI could be...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kawai T,Kamide K,Onishi M,Hongyo K,Yamamoto-Hanasaki H,Oguro R,Maekawa Y,Yamamoto K,Takeya Y,Sugimoto K,Ohishi M,Rakugi H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the tubular cells of patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a reduced intracellular Ca(2+) level accelerates cell proliferation, resulting in cyst formation. Thus, whether calcium channel blockers (CCB) are useful for the treatment of hypertension in patients with PKD is questionable. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Mitobe M,Yoshida T,Sugiura H,Shiohira S,Shimada K,Nitta K,Tsuchiya K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00