Bilateral renal inflammatory pseudotumour effectively treated with corticosteroid.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both myeloperoxidase-associated antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) and antiglomerular basement membrane antibody (anti-GBM Ab) positivity have been demonstrated in patients with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN), either with or without pulmonary hemorrhage; however, the implications o...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Nakabayashi K,Fujioka Y,Nagasawa T,Kimura T,Kojima K,Arimura Y,Yamada A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), recurrence after steroid pulse therapy is associated with reduced renal survival. However, the predictors of recurrence have not yet been clarified. METHODS:All patients who received 6-month steroid pulse therapy from 2004 to 2010 in our four affiliated hospitals and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hirano K,Amano H,Kawamura T,Watanabe K,Koike K,Shimizu A,Endo S,Tsuboi N,Okonogi H,Miyazaki Y,Ikeda M,Hanaoka K,Ogura M,Komatsumoto S,Yokoo T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the renal preservation effect of ubiquinol, the reduced form of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). METHODS:Three-week-old heminephrectomized male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups (10 animals each): diet with normal (0.3%) salt, high (8%) salt, and high salt plus 60...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ishikawa A,Kawarazaki H,Ando K,Fujita M,Fujita T,Homma Y

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Equations for the creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were recently established for Japanese adults (>18 years old) and children (2-11 years old), respectively, but it is unclear whether eGFR can be as useful as 24-h creatinine clearance (CCr) for assessing renal function in patients...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Inoue N,Watanabe H,Okamura K,Kondo S,Kagami S

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:A 69-year-old woman presented with unusual electron microscopic findings. The patient was admitted to ascertain the cause of her persistent proteinuria, and kidney biopsy was performed. While light microscopic findings and immunofluorescence study suggested membranous nephropathy, electron microscopic study showed mic...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Nomura S,Inoue-Kiyohara M,Oosugi K,Ishikawa E,Obe T,Horiki T,Ito M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction due to the reduced bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) is involved in the course of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease as well as chronic kidney disease (CKD). NO is synthesized from L-arginine via the action of NO synthase, which is blocked by endogenous L-arginine analogues such as asymm...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ueda S,Yamagishi SI,Matsumoto Y,Fukami K,Okuda S

更新日期：2007-06-01 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:Dotinurad is a novel, selective urate reabsorption inhibitor, which reduces serum uric acid levels by inhibiting the urate transporter 1 (URAT1). We compared the pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and safety of dotinurad in subjects with hepatic impairment and normal hepatic function. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kumagai Y,Sakaki M,Furihata K,Ito T,Inoue K,Yoshida T,Matsumoto S,Furuno K,Hagino A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and soluble α-Klotho are emerging potential biomarkers of phosphorus and vitamin D metabolism which change in concentration in early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in order to maintain normal phosphorus levels. Tubular reabsorption of phosphate (TRP) has been commonly u...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hong YA,Lim JH,Kim MY,Kim Y,Yang KS,Chung BH,Chung S,Choi BS,Yang CW,Kim YS,Chang YS,Park CW

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies on dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages have greatly advanced our knowledge of glomerular immunopathology. This rapidly developing field most likely has considerable impact on our understanding of the major mediators of tissue injury and repair in kidney disease. The pivotal role of cytokine in the ini...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Matsumoto K,Fukuda N,Abe M,Fujita T

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have been identified as immunosuppressive cells in tumor-related inflammation. However, the pathogenesis of MDSCs for autoimmune disease has not been investigated as yet. The aim of this study was to address whether MDSCs contribute to autoimmune organ injury in lupus-...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iwata Y,Furuichi K,Kitagawa K,Hara A,Okumura T,Kokubo S,Shimizu K,Sakai N,Sagara A,Kurokawa Y,Ueha S,Matsushima K,Kaneko S,Wada T

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most common chronic glomerular disease in children. At least 20 % of children with this syndrome show frequent relapses and/or steroid dependence during or after immunosuppressive therapies, a condition defined as complicated frequently relapsing/steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrom...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iijima K,Sako M,Nozu K

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known concerning the risk of hospitalization and the risk of death before receiving dialysis by the stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Japan. METHODS:The subjects comprised a total of 13,911 Japanese men (mean age 49.2 ± 9.9 years). Based on the results of a health checkup performed in 2006,...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Nishikawa K,Takahashi K,Yamada R,Kinaga T,Masato M,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here two sisters with nephronophthisis, which was not detected until the development of endstage renal failure. Twenty- and 15-year-old female siblings were admitted to our hospital for further examination of renal dysfunction. No urinalysis abnormalities had been found in yearly health checks in either pa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ashizawa M,Miyazaki M,Furusu A,Abe K,Kanamoto Y,Iwanaga N,Ozono Y,Harada T,Taguchi T,Kohno S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a very common glomerulonephritis among young adults, but the best therapeutic approach has not been fully elucidated. This study evaluated the effect of two different treatment regimes in IgAN, steroids alone or in combination with azathioprine. METHODS:Among 122 patients with primary IgA...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Stangou M,Ekonomidou D,Giamalis P,Liakou H,Tsiantoulas A,Pantzaki A,Papagianni A,Efstratiadis G,Alexopoulos E,Memmos D

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Japanese classification of diabetic nephropathy reflects the risks of mortality, cardiovascular events and kidney prognosis and is clinically useful. Furthermore, pathological findings of diabetic nephropathy are useful for predicting prognoses. In this study, we evaluated the characteristics of patholog...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Furuichi K,Shimizu M,Yuzawa Y,Hara A,Toyama T,Kitamura H,Suzuki Y,Sato H,Uesugi N,Ubara Y,Hohino J,Hisano S,Ueda Y,Nishi S,Yokoyama H,Nishino T,Kohagura K,Ogawa D,Mise K,Shibagaki Y,Makino H,Matsuo S,Wada T,

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal dysfunction is recognized with increasing frequency among the noninfectious comorbidities associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) has been shown to be a new biomarker to screen for not only tubulointerstitial damage but also k...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hikasa S,Yasuda M,Hideta K,Kawakami M,Higasa S,Sawada A,Tokugawa T,Kimura T

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines for treatment of hypertension are not available for chronic hemodialysis (HD) population, despite the high mortality rate due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Survival is much better among hypertensive patients than normal to hypotensive patients. Target levels of blood pressure and the class of a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iseki K,Tokuyama K,Shiohira Y,Higa A,Hirano H,Toma S,Kohagura K,Ueda S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare complication of nephrotic syndrome and corticosteroid therapy. Here, we discuss an 18 year old man with type 1 membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) secondary to hepatitis B infection who developed posterior leukoencephalopathy while on therapy wi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Sathyanarayanan V,Razak A,Narayan G,Prabhu M,Ramachandran B,Ranjini K,Vidya M,Joshi K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing attention has been paid to the relationship of autoantibodies to ribosomal P proteins (anti-P) with lupus nephritis. Several mechanisms of involvement of anti-P in lupus nephritis have been proposed, including cross-reactivity with anti-dsDNA and anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA). In addition, it is a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hirohata S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) results from impaired urinary acidification by the renal collecting duct. Acquired dRTA can be secondary to diverse pathological processes, including diabetic, ischemic, fibrosing, or immunological processes; less frequently it presents as a familial disorder with either an autosom...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Shayakul C,Alper SL

更新日期：2004-03-01 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:The Oxford Classification is utilized globally, but has not been fully validated. In this study, we conducted a comparative analysis between the Oxford Classification and Japanese Histologic Classification (JHC) to predict renal outcome in Japanese patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). METHODS:A retrospecti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kaihan AB,Yasuda Y,Katsuno T,Kato S,Imaizumi T,Ozeki T,Hishida M,Nagata T,Ando M,Tsuboi N,Maruyama S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are the most common cause of pediatric end-stage renal disease (ESRD), little is known about the characteristics exhibited in the infantile period by CAKUT patients who develop ESRD. Further, an efficient screening method for CAKUT diagnos...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yoshino A,Honda M,Sasaki N,Hataya H,Ishikura K,Sakazume S,Tanaka Y,Nagai T

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:We report a 58-year-old Japanese man with primary systemic AL amyloidosis who achieved disappearance of proteinuria including Bence-Jones protein (lambda-type) after two courses of VAD therapy (vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone) and subsequent high-dose melphalan, followed by autologous peripheral blood stem...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yamazaki O,Ubara Y,Suwabe T,Nakanishi S,Hoshino J,Sawa N,Hayami N,Yamanouchi M,Takemoto F,Kenmei T,Masuoka K,Oohashi K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mizoribine (MZR) has been developed as an immunosuppressive agent, but has a less potent immunosuppressive effect up to 3 mg/kg/day MZR. Therefore, we investigated whether high-dose MZR, at 6 mg/kg/day, would be effective and safe for kidney transplant patients in conjunction with cyclosporine (CsA), basilix...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yoshimura N,Ushigome H,Akioka K,Nobori S,Suzuki T,Sakai K,Okamoto M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The infusion of chronic angiotensin II (Ang II) has been shown to promote renal interstitial fibrosis. To evaluate the pathophysiological significance of the natriuretic peptide-GC-A system, we infused Ang II (1.0 mg/kg/day) in GC-A-deficient mice (GC-A-KO). METHODS:We used 5 groups (Wild-Saline n =...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yoshihara F,Tokudome T,Kishimoto I,Otani K,Kuwabara A,Horio T,Kawano Y,Kangawa K

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of proliferative glomerulonephritis with peculiar IgM deposition associated with sarcoidosis. A 62-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed with sarcoidosis 3 years previously because of abnormalities on chest X-ray radiophotographs and lymph node pathology, was admitted to our hospital for the evaluat...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kanamori H,Ota M,Takeoka H,Osafune K,Yonezu S,Fukatsu A,Kanatsu K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00