Involvement of glomerular renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activation in the development and progression of glomerular injury.

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：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：:Microscopic polyangiitis is a necrotizing angiitis involving capillaries, venules, and arterioles. The vascular beds of various organs may be involved, causing varying presentations. To our knowledge, this is the first case of anti-myeloperoxidase (anti-MPO) antibody small-vessel vasculitis causing prostatic vasculiti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Lamarche JA,Peguero AM,Rosario JO,Patel A,Courville C

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:School urinary screening has been performed in Japan. METHODS:Ikeda City and Toyono Town introduced, in 2012 and 2013, urinary protein/creatinine (Cr) ratio measurement into the urine-screening protocols designed for students aged between 4 and 15 years. For each student whose urinary protein/Cr ratio was ≥...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kajiwara N,Hayashi K,Fujiwara M,Nakayama H,Ozaki Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 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:Renin-angiotensin system blockers (RASBs) reduce end-stage kidney disease and cardiovascular event (CVE) development in chronic kidney disease. However, whether RASBs improve long-term prognosis in kidney transplant (KT) recipients remain unknown. METHOD:We investigated 900 kidney transplant patients in a m...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tsuchimoto A,Masutani K,Ueki K,Nakagawa K,Matsukuma Y,Tanaka S,Unagami K,Kakuta Y,Okumi M,Noguchi H,Kaku K,Okabe Y,Nakano T,Kitazono T,Nakamura M,Ishida H,Tanabe K,Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation (JA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy chain deposition disease (HCDD) is one of three entities of monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease, characterized histopathologically by the presence of nodular glomerulosclerosis and glomerular and tubular deposition of monoclonal heavy chains without associated light chains. Although HCDD is an extremely...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Oe Y,Soma J,Sato H,Ito S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2013, eculizumab was approved for treatment of the atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (aHUS) in Japan, which was defined as a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) excluding Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli-HUS and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Simultaneously, post-marketing surveillance was start...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ito S,Hidaka Y,Inoue N,Kaname S,Kato H,Matsumoto M,Miyakawa Y,Mizuno M,Okada H,Shimono A,Matsuda T,Maruyama S,Fujimura Y,Nangaku M,Kagami S

更新日期：2019-01-01 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:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant public health problem. Strategy for its early detection is still controversial. This study aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of population strategy, i.e. mass screening, and Japan's health checkup reform. METHODS:Cost-effectiveness analysis was carried out t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kondo M,Yamagata K,Hoshi SL,Saito C,Asahi K,Moriyama T,Tsuruya K,Yoshida H,Iseki K,Watanabe T

更新日期：2012-04-01 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 incidence of hypocomplementemia detected in the school urinary screening program in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and the number of new patients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) diagnosed in our institution were decreasing during the period between 1974 and 1997. Follow-up of this study...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iitaka K,Nakamura S,Moriya S,Koshino H,Iwanami N,Sakai T,Motoyama O

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Creatinine clearance (Ccr) overestimates glomerular filtration rate (GFR) due to the tubular secretion of creatinine. It is known that fractional excretion of creatinine (FE-Cr) increases with decreasing GFR. Association of serum albumin level with the tubular secretion of creatinine was also reported previo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Horio M,Imai E,Yasuda Y,Watanabe T,Matsuo S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common cause of end-stage renal failure, and the prevention of its progression has been a topic of discussion. METHODS:Sixty type 2 DKD patients were retrospectively evaluated for 1 year. Factors independently affecting the annual Ccr decline were examined by...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kanauchi N,Ookawara S,Ito K,Mogi S,Yoshida I,Kakei M,Ishikawa SE,Morishita Y,Tabei K

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proteinuria caused by glomerular disease is characterized by podocyte injury. Vasopressin V2 receptor antagonists are effective in reducing albuminuria, although their actions on glomerular podocytes have not been explored. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of tolvaptan, a selective ora...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Okada T,Sakaguchi T,Hatamura I,Saji F,Negi S,Otani H,Muragaki Y,Kawachi H,Shigematsu T

更新日期：2009-10-01 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:The herbicide paraquat (1, 1'-dimethyl-4, 4'-bipyridylium dichloride; PQ) is a poison well-known to cause delayed mortality due to acute kidney injuries (AKI). This study examines the changes in serum amino acids (AAs) metabolite profiles as surrogate markers of renal cell metabolism and function after paraq...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Wan X,Li X,Wang Q,Zheng B,Zhou C,Kang X,Hu D,Bao H,Peng A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α) is an inflammatory chemokine that plays a critical role in cardiovascular disease. Although persistent inflammation causes renal dysfunction, it remains unclear whether SDF-1α is related to progression of chronic kidney disease. This study examined whether high levels ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Uematsu M,Nakamura T,Yoshizaki T,Watanabe Y,Deyama J,Watanabe K,Kobayashi T,Fujioka D,Saito Y,Nakamura K,Kawabata K,Obata JE,Kugiyama K

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:There is no obvious evidence regarding biological variation of procalcitonin (PCT) levels in hemodialysis (HD) patients without infections. The aim of this study was to determine the within- and between-person biological variation of PCT levels in HD patients without infections. METHODS:A multicenter, prosp...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kubo S,Iwasaki M,Horie M,Matsukane A,Hayashi T,Tanaka Y,Hase H,Joki N

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:In encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases are involved in the remodeling of peritoneal tissue. We measured the MMP-2 concentration in the peritoneal effluents of a patient with EPS who discontinued continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Masunaga Y,Hirahara I,Shimano Y,Kurosu M,Iimura O,Miyata Y,Amemiya M,Homma S,Kusano E,Asano Y

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) eventually progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, risk factors associated with CKD progression have not been well characterized in Japanese patients with CKD who are less affected with coronary disease than Westerners. METHODS:A large-scale, multicenter, prospect...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Inaguma D,Imai E,Takeuchi A,Ohashi Y,Watanabe T,Nitta K,Akizawa T,Matsuo S,Makino H,Hishida A,Chronic Kidney Disease Japan Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current (2012) histological classification of immunoglobulin A nephropathy was established using a case-control study of 287 patients. However, the risk of progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has not been validated for the previous (2002) classification. This study aimed to determine whether th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Miyazaki Y,Kawamura T,Joh K,Okonogi H,Koike K,Utsunomiya Y,Ogura M,Matsushima M,Yoshimura M,Horikoshi S,Suzuki Y,Furusu A,Yasuda T,Shirai S,Shibata T,Endoh M,Hattori M,Akioka Y,Katafuti R,Hashiguchi A,Kimura K,M

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：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：: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：: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