Small renal size in newborns with spina bifida: possible causes.

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:Because of the well-established annual urinalysis screening system in Japan, the duration of nephropathy (DN) can be estimated in more than half of all patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Treatment using a combination of tonsillectomy and steroid pulse (TSP) therapy has been reported as an effective method...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ieiri N,Hotta O,Sato T,Taguma Y

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that assessments of serum antibodies against M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) and the glomerular expression of PLA2R antigen in biopsy specimens are useful for the diagnosis of primary membranous nephropathy (MN). In this study, we assessed both of them and investigated ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hayashi N,Akiyama S,Okuyama H,Matsui Y,Adachi H,Yamaya H,Maruyama S,Imai E,Matsuo S,Yokoyama H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 78-year old woman with complicating solitary kidney had nephrotic syndrome. Renal biopsy specimens showed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). First, the patient was treated with angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI). Proteinuria decreased from 10 to 6 g/day, but...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Oshiro Y,Umena S,Noda M

更新日期：2009-02-01 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: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

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：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: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:Two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials (EPPIC-1 and EPPIC-2) investigated the efficacy and safety of AST-120, an oral spherical carbon adsorbent, in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). While the benefit of adding AST-120 to standard therapy was not supported by these trials, we perform...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Schulman G,Berl T,Beck GJ,Remuzzi G,Ritz E,Shimizu M,Kikuchi M,Shobu Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), renal cysts grow exponentially. Since remaining renal parenchyma has a capacity to compensate for the loss of glomerular filtration, the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) may be sustained until the disease progresses. The purpose of this s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tokiwa S,Muto S,China T,Horie S

更新日期：2011-08-01 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 AND OBJECTIVES:Data regarding renal disease in the elderly (age ≥65 years old) and very elderly (age ≥80 years old) Japanese are extremely limited. The aim of this study was to examine the causes of renal disease and their clinical presentations in elderly patients who underwent renal biopsy. DESIGN, SETTIN...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yokoyama H,Sugiyama H,Sato H,Taguchi T,Nagata M,Matsuo S,Makino H,Watanabe T,Saito T,Kiyohara Y,Nishi S,Iida H,Morozumi K,Fukatsu A,Sasaki T,Tsuruya K,Kohda Y,Higuchi M,Kiyomoto H,Goto S,Hattori M,Hataya H,Kag

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperuricemia is an established risk factor for cardiovascular events and mortality. This study investigated the association between serum uric acid and the incidence of nonfatal stroke in a Japanese community-based population. METHODS:We used a nationwide database of 155,322 subjects (aged 40-73, male 39 %...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kamei K,Konta T,Hirayama A,Ichikawa K,Kubota I,Fujimoto S,Iseki K,Moriyama T,Yamagata K,Tsuruya K,Narita I,Kondo M,Shibagaki Y,Kasahara M,Asahi K,Watanabe T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Interleukin (IL)-33 plays an important role in host defense, immune regulation, and inflammation. This study assessed IL-33's role in the pathogenesis of severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) induced by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). We also investigated the clinical significance of IL-33 and so...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yamada S,Shimizu M,Kuroda M,Inoue N,Sugimoto N,Yachie A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dotinurad is a novel selective urate reabsorption inhibitor (SURI) that selectively inhibits the reabsorption of uric acid in renal tubules and promotes the excretion of uric acid into urine. In this study, the effects of age and gender on the pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and safety of dotin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Nakatani H,Fushimi M,Sasaki T,Okui D,Ohashi T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of nephrotic syndrome (NS) and acute renal failure (ARF) associated with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) in a 10-year-old boy is reported. Ultrasound revealed irregular, echogenic, circumferential urinary bladder base mass, bilateral hydroureter and hydronephrosis. Histopathology of percutaneous renal and uret...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Olowu WA,Salako AA,Adelusola KA,Sowande OA,Adetiloye VA,Adefehinti O,Osasan SA

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：: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：: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:Although acute kidney injury (AKI) is known as a potential complication of influenza infections, there is limited information concerning the association between influenza and AKI. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence, the mortality, and risk factors of AKI in hospitalized patients by seasonal i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ishibuchi K,Fukasawa H,Kaneko M,Yasuda H,Furuya R

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by a novel direct renin inhibitor, aliskiren. A 43-year-old Japanese man with dilated cardiomyopathy on cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator and chronic kidney disease (CKD) was started on aliskiren in addition to enalapril, carvedilol, furosemide, a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yamauchi J,Shibagaki Y,Uehara K,Yasuda T,Kimura K

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：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：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: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：: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：BACKGROUND:Ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) provide important cardiovascular risk information for dialysis patients. This study aims to evaluate the risk factors of cfPWV and the associations between ambulatory blood pressure, especially night-time blood pressur...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Li X,Jiang Q,Wu W,Xu X,Miao L,Jin L,Xue L,Huang T,Di J,Liu J,He X

更新日期：2018-02-01 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