Renal preservation effect of ubiquinol, the reduced form of coenzyme Q10.

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:Accurate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) evaluation is significant for drug dosing of carboplatin, anticancer drug excreted mainly from kidney. Serum cystatin-C (sCys-C) is a GFR marker with little affected by body muscle mass volume. And GFR equations based on serum creatinine (eGFRcreat) and sCys-C (eGFRc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Shibata K,Yasuda Y,Kobayashi R,Ando Y,Shimokata T,Kamiya H,Hayashi M,Maruyama S,Matsuo S,Nakao M,Tsuchiya T,Teramachi H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No consensus exists on the amount of bed rest required after renal biopsy. Moreover, forced prolonged bed rest can be uncomfortable in patients undergoing renal biopsy. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the length of strict bed rest affects the incidence of pain and other complications after renal biopsy. STUDY...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ishikawa E,Nomura S,Obe T,Katayama K,Oosugi K,Murata T,Tanoue A,Fujimoto M,Matsuo H,Ito M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The kidney is a major organ involved in calcium (Ca(2+)) metabolism. Ca(2+) is transported through renal tubular epithelial cells. The intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) is tightly controlled at a low concentration, but transient increases and oscillations in [Ca(2+)](i) are induced by va...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Udagawa T,Hanaoka K,Kawamura M,Hosoya T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Stewart model for analyzing acid-base disturbances emphasizes serum albumin levels, which are ignored in the traditional Boston model. We compared data derived using the Stewart model to those using the Boston model in patients with nephrotic syndrome. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients with nephrotic syndrom...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kasagi T,Imai H,Miura N,Suzuki K,Yoshino M,Nobata H,Nagai T,Banno S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several studies have investigated the relationship between dietary nutrient intake and microalbuminuria, no study of an Asian population has been reported. The present study investigates the relationship between dietary intake and microalbuminuria in a general Japanese population. METHODS:We analyz...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Sato M,Hozawa A,Konta T,Shao L,Otani K,Narimatsu H,Sasaki S,Kato T,Kubota I,Yamashita H,Kayama T,Fukao A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute renal infarction (ARI) is a rare disease with atrial fibrillation being its main cause. The possible laterality of ARI is controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the association between anatomical features of the renal arteries and ARI. METHODS:This was a single-center cross-sectional study that e...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kagaya S,Ojima Y,Aoki S,Sato H,Nagasawa T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cirrhosis of the liver is often associated with an impairment of renal function that is usually not associated with consistent structural abnormalities of the renal parenchyma, but is thought to be the functional consequence of arterial underfilling and reduced arterial blood pressure. METHOD:We have used t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Maoka T,Kawata T,Koike T,Mochizuki T,Schnermann J,Hashimoto S

更新日期：2018-10-01 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:The present study aimed to clarify the beneficial effect of allopurinol on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a cohort of hypertensive nephropathy patients with impaired kidney function. METHODS:One hundred and seventy-eight patients diagnosed with hypertensive nephropathy and presenting with impaire...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Terawaki H,Nakayama M,Miyazawa E,Murata Y,Nakayama K,Matsushima M,Miyazaki M,Sato H,Sato M,Sato T,Taguma Y,Ito S

更新日期：2013-08-01 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:Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) responsiveness is related to the nutritional status of patients on hemodialysis (HD). Serum butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), an alpha-glycoprotein, may decrease in case of malnutrition. We investigated whether BChE was independently related to ESA resistance in patients on...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Okamoto T,Hatakeyama S,Tanaka Y,Imanishi K,Takashima T,Saitoh F,Koie T,Suzuki T,Ohyama C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and associated with significant increase in morbidity and mortality. In recent years, a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and depression has been shown. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between 25-hydroxy (OH) vitam...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yavuz YC,Biyik Z,Ozkul D,Abusoglu S,Eryavuz D,Dag M,Korez MK,Guney I,Altintepe L

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Determinants of the prescribed dialysis dose have not been well studied in a large patient population. Few studies have examined survival rates after adjusting for dose determinants. METHODS:Data were obtained from a cohort of chronic hemodialysis patients for the period January 1991 through December 20...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iseki K,Tozawa M,Takishita S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA)-associated vasculitis frequently induces crescentic glomerulonephritis. However, a few cases have so far been reported to have only tubulointerstitial (TI) nephritis without any apparent glomerular lesions. We recently treated three similar cases...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Nakabayashi K,Sumiishi A,Sano K,Fujioka Y,Yamada A,Karube M,Koji H,Arimura Y,Nagasawa T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Japan is currently rising. Therefore, measures to control the progression of CKD from a predialysis condition to endstage renal failure are urgently required. We are conducting a clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of an oral carbonaceous ads...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Morita S,Fukuhara S,Akizawa T,Asano Y,Kurokawa K

更新日期：2005-09-01 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:The definition of sepsis was updated to sepsis-3 in February 2016. Currently, direct hemoperfusion therapy using the polymyxin B-immobilized fiber cartridge (PMX-DHP) is widely performed to treat sepsis and septic shock. However, the prognostic factors of PMX-DHPs in patients with sepsis using the new defini...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Okubo A,Nakashima A,Doi S,Ueno T,Sasaki K,Esaki T,Masaki T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

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: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: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：:Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is a key enzyme involved in reverse cholesterol transport from the peripheral tissues to the liver. LCAT deficiency, in which this enzyme is congenitally absent, is a genetic disease that impairs the esterification of free cholesterol in the plasma, leading to accumulation o...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hirashio S,Ueno T,Naito T,Masaki T

更新日期：2014-04-01 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:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global problem and is also associated with a decreased health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The aim of this study was to evaluate measured HRQOL based on the new CKD classification including proteinuria stage, and the effect of measured HRQOL on CKD progression and ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Okubo R,Kai H,Kondo M,Saito C,Yoh K,Morito N,Usui J,Yamagata K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of developing CKD is increased in HIV-infected patients; however, the relationship between renal function decline and lipid abnormalities currently remains unclear in these patients. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 661 HIV-infected patients, whose estimated glomerular filtrati...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hara M,Yanagisawa N,Ohta A,Momoki K,Tsuchiya K,Nitta K,Ando M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) and autosomal dominant Alport syndrome (ADAS) are types of hereditary nephritis resulting from heterozygous mutations in COL4A3 or COL4A4 genes. Although TBMN is characterized by hematuria and thinning of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) with excellent renal prognos...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Imafuku A,Nozu K,Sawa N,Nakanishi K,Ubara Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although a high prevalence of macrovascular disease (MVD) has been reported in patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD), few studies have reported its risk with respect to the underlying cause of kidney disease. This study investigated the prevalence of MVD in type 2 diabetic patients with CKD stra...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tanaka K,Hara S,Kushiyama A,Ubara Y,Yoshida Y,Mizuiri S,Aikawa A,Kawatzu S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dotinurad, a novel selective urate reabsorption inhibitor (SURI), reduces serum uric acid levels by selectively inhibiting urate transporter 1 (URAT1) for the treatment of hyperuricemia with or without gout. We confirmed the serum uric acid lowering effect and safety of dotinurad. METHODS:This was a confirm...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hosoya T,Sano T,Sasaki T,Fushimi M,Ohashi T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperuricemia is supposed to be an independent risk factor for kidney dysfunction in diabetic patients. We attempted to examine the uric acid-lowering effect and the renoprotective effect of topiroxostat, a selective xanthine oxidoreductase inhibitor, in patients with diabetic nephropathy and hyperuricemia i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Wada T,Hosoya T,Honda D,Sakamoto R,Narita K,Sasaki T,Okui D,Kimura K

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of elderly dialysis patients in Japan is dramatically increasing. Receiving therapy with better satisfaction through home care is one of the important factors in their daily lives. Thus, the quality of life of elderly patients on hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) was evaluated. METHOD...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Saka Y,Naruse T,Tawada N,Tokomoto M,Noda Y,Taniguchi Y,Nagahara Y,Yamashita R,Karasawa M,Watanabe Y,Ito Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00