Rituximab for nephrotic syndrome in children.

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：: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: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:In order to clarify the interaction between cardiac dysfunction and sodium homeostasis in the kidney, we used a murine model of cardiac dysfunction and investigated the effect on sodium transporters in renal tubular cells. METHODS:Cardiac function was deteriorated by abdominal aortic banding, and the gene e...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tsuchida Y,Kaneko Y,Otsuka T,Goto K,Saito A,Yamamoto K,Yamamoto T,Narita I

更新日期：2014-02-01 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: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:Several comorbidity scoring systems have been developed and validated, mostly in western hemodialysis patients with a high risk of cardiovascular disease. The performance of comorbidity scoring, however, depends on the patient population. In this study, we determine the optimal comorbidity scoring system for...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ma TK,Chow KM,Kwan BC,Ng JK,Pang WF,Leung CB,Li PK,Szeto CC

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Mizoribine (MZR) was approved in 1984 in Japan for the suppression of rejection in renal transplantation with an approved administration dosage of 1-3 mg/kg/day. The action of MZR resembles that of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), but MZR dosing is markedly lower than that of MMF. To examine whether higher dosin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Takahara S,Takahashi K,Akiyama T,Uchida K,Tanabe K,Amada N,Toma H

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：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: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

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: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：:A 62-year-old female dialysis patient with chronic glomerulonephritis had been receiving hemodialysis therapy for 32 years. In 1985 she underwent a parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT); however, her parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels gradually increased. Her serum calcium level ranged from 9.0 to 10...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Oshiro Y,Tanaka H,Okimoto N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microalbuminuria, a marker of vascular damage, is associated with increased risk of progressive renal deterioration, cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, the relationship between antinuclear antibody (ANA) and microalbuminuria in the general population is unknown. Thus, we conducted a cross-section...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ishikawa M,Konta T,Hao Z,Takasaki S,Abiko H,Takahashi T,Ikeda A,Ichikawa K,Shibata Y,Takeishi Y,Kato T,Kawata S,Kubota I

更新日期：2008-06-01 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:Vascular endothelial cells (VECs) play crucial roles in physiological and pathologic conditions in tissues and organs. Most of these roles are related to VEC plasma membrane proteins. In the kidney, VECs are closely associated with structures and functions; however, plasma membrane proteins in kidney VECs re...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Liu Z,Xu B,Nameta M,Zhang Y,Magdeldin S,Yoshida Y,Yamamoto K,Fujinaka H,Yaoita E,Tasaki M,Nakagawa Y,Saito K,Takahashi K,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, preemptive kidney transplantation (PKT) has increased in Japan; however, the effects of PKT on calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (Pi) metabolism are poorly understood. METHODS:Thirty-two consecutive patients were enrolled in this study at Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital. Fifteen patients were in the PKT...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tsujita M,Inaguma D,Goto N,Yamamoto T,Hiramitsu T,Katayama A,Takeda A,Kobayashi T,Morozumi K,Uchida K,Narumi S,Watarai Y,Tominaga Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Genetic susceptibility to atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) may lie within genes regulating or activating the alternate complement and related pathways converging on endothelial cell activation. METHODS:We tested 32 Indian patients of aHUS negative for antibodies to complement factor H for genetic v...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Thergaonkar RW,Narang A,Gurjar BS,Tiwari P,Puraswani M,Saini H,Sinha A,Varma B,Mukerji M,Hari P,Bagga A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertriglyceridemia (hTG) is a risk factor for progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, it remains unknown whether the adipocytokine complement component 3 (C3) is involved in the association between hTG and CKD. METHODS:The study included 138 patients (54 % male) with non-nephrotic (serum alb...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kohagura K,Kochi M,Miyagi T,Kinjyo T,Maehara Y,Kinjyo K,Nagahama K,Sakima A,Iseki K,Ohya Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low health literacy (HL) has been associated with poor chronic disease management and adverse outcomes. However, reports on HL in predialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are limited in Japan. METHODS:From August 2019 to February 2020, the European Health Literacy Survey (Japanese version) and a pa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kita Y,Machida S,Shibagaki Y,Sakurada T

更新日期：2020-10-15 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: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：: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：:The clinical course of cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis (CGGN) is usually slowly progressive, and only a minority of these patients progress to end-stage renal failure. This report describes an atypical case of a patient with CGGN who demonstrated a rapidly progressive and irreversible renal deterioration. After pr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tsuboi N,Ichinose M,Kawamura T,Joh K,Utsunomiya Y,Hosoya T

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein glomerulopathy (LPG) is a rare hereditary disease characterized by the accumulation of much thrombi material consisting of lipoproteins at the glomerular capillary lumen. Most patients show nephrotic syndrome; nearly half progress to chronic renal failure. Intensive therapy with lipid-lowering agents repor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Matsunaga A,Furuyama M,Hashimoto T,Toyoda K,Ogino D,Hayasaka K

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：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