Cardiovascular remodeling during long-term nocturnal home hemodialysis.

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: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: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:The appropriate blood pressure target to prevent end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is controversial. METHODS:We examined the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) changes and ESRD incidence in 69,575 participants from the Okinawa general population aged ≥ 20 years who underwent health check-ups in ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Usui T,Iseki C,Iseki K,Kawakami K,Nangaku M

更新日期：2019-11-01 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: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：: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：: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：:A 77-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hyperuricemia was admitted to our hospital complaining of limb weakness, persistent constipation, and worsening hypertension. He had been taking a Chinese herbal remedy for allergic rhinitis for the past 10 years, together with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhib...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iida R,Otsuka Y,Matsumoto K,Kuriyama S,Hosoya T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hematuria is the first manifestation of urinary abnormality in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). Hematuria has recently been reported as a risk factor for deterioration of renal function; however, its cause remains unknown. METHODS:We analyzed the surface marker of peripheral blood mononuclear cells befo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iwatani H,Nagasawa Y,Yamamoto R,Iio K,Mizui M,Horii A,Kitahara T,Inohara H,Kumanogoh A,Imai E,Rakugi H,Isaka Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), one of the most common hereditary kidney diseases, causes gradual growth of cysts in the kidneys, leading to renal failure. Owing to the advanced technology of next-generation sequencing (NGS), genetic analyses of the causative genes PKD1 and PKD2 have be...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Mochizuki T,Teraoka A,Akagawa H,Makabe S,Akihisa T,Sato M,Kataoka H,Mitobe M,Furukawa T,Tsuchiya K,Nitta K

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depending on the etiology and pathophysiology of hematuria, urinary bleeding is classified as glomerular hematuria or nonglomerular hematuria. Nephritis is usually detected by the presence of proteinuria, especially elevated albumin excretion. In this study, we report on the use of the urinary albumin-to-tot...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ohisa N,Kanemitsu K,Matsuki R,Suzuki H,Miura H,Ohisa Y,Yoshida K,Kaku M,Sato H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone disease is caused not only by increased bone turnover accompanying secondary hyperparathyroidism but also by factors such as bone metabolic disorder accompanying kidney disease and postmenopausal or age-related osteoporosis in hemodialysis patients. In this study, we investigated the effects of raloxife...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Saito O,Saito T,Asakura S,Sugase T,Ito C,Ando Y,Muto S,Kusano E

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tolvaptan slowed the rates of total kidney volume (TKV) growth and renal function decline over a 3-year period in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) enrolled in the Tolvaptan Efficacy and Safety in Management of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease and Its Outcomes (TE...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Horie S,Muto S,Kawano H,Okada T,Shibasaki Y,Nakajima K,Ibuki T

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 59-year-old woman who had severe metabolic acidosis and hypokalemia due to an enterovesical fistula. The patient came to our hospital complaining of systemic weakness and numbness of the fingers. She was found to have hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis (arterial bicarbonate, 2.8 mEq/l) and hypokal...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Murakami K,Tomita M,Kawamura N,Hasegawa M,Nabeshima K,Hiki Y,Sugiyama S

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：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：:A 52-year-old Japanese female was admitted to our hospital for microhematuria, proteinuria and progressive renal dysfunction. Two years prior to admission, she was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma and multiple bone and brain metastases, and was treated with gefitinib (250 mg/day). Treatment for 6 months induced part...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Masutani K,Fujisaki K,Maeda H,Toyonaga J,Inoshima I,Takayama K,Katafuchi R,Hirakata H,Tsuruya K,Iida M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with nephrotic syndrome (NS) have hyperlipidemia, which may lead to endothelial dysfunction. This study evaluated endothelial function and structural atherosclerosis in NS children with disease duration more than 2 years, by assessment of brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and carotid in...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Rahul I,Krishnamurthy S,Satheesh S,Biswal N,Bobby Z,Lakshminarayanan S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old Japanese female developed Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS), showing fever and numbness in bilateral hands. She was being treated for bronchial asthma with combination inhalant of corticosteroid with beta(2)-agonist, and an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA), montelukast, for 15 months. She presented...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kanda T,Tanio H,Wu C,Nishihara H,Nogaki F,Ono T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dotinurad is a novel, selective urate reabsorption inhibitor (SURI), which reduces serum uric acid levels by selective inhibition of the urate transporter 1 (URAT1). The Japanese guideline for the management of hyperuricemia and gout recommends that drug selection should be based on classification of hyperur...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hosoya T,Furuno K,Kanda S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravascular administration of iodinated contrast media continues to be a common cause of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury. Accumulating evidence suggests that radiocontrast agent-induced nephrotoxicity is associated with increased oxidative stress, which leads to renal tissue damage with DNA fragmenta...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ludwig U,Connemann J,Keller F

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:We herein report two cases of patients with chronic kidney disease who developed hypertensive encephalopathy, which occurred after a sudden discontinuance of antihypertensive agents. Both patients underwent care at our hospital after experiencing neurological abnormalities. In both patients, magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Nakabou M,Kai T,Maeshima T,Kanamasa K

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：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:The renoprotection achieved by angiotensin II blockade in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy is well established in both the clinical and the experimental settings. In contrast, the therapeutic efficacy of calcium channel blockers (CCBs) in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy still remains controversial...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Moriyama T,Oka K,Ueda H,Imai E

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum anion gap (AG) has recently been proven to represent a biomarker for predicting prognosis in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, whether change in AG (ΔAG) at the time of starting hemodialysis predicts mortality after starting hemodialysis in elderly patients with ESRD remains unknow...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Arai Y,Tanaka H,Shioji S,Sakamoto E,Kondo I,Suzuki M,Katagiri D,Tada M,Hinoshita F

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00