Targeted exome sequencing in anti-factor H antibody negative HUS reveals multiple variations.

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: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 incidence of childhood nephrotic syndrome (NS) in Germany is not well known. METHODS:An ESPED-based nationwide collection of epidemiological data of children in 2005 and 2006. RESULT:The mean age of NS at onset was 5.5 ± 3.7 years. The gender ratio of boys to girls was 1.8:1. The average length of stay...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Franke I,Aydin M,Llamas Lopez CE,Kurylowicz L,Ganschow R,Lentze M,Born M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD), as defined by reduced glomerular filtration rate (<60 ml/min/1.73 m(2)) and/or the presence of renal damage for >3 months, is a significant threat for public health in modern societies. Recent epidemiological studies have demonstrated that CKD is a significant risk for cardiovascular even...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ito S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, systematic evaluation of the histologic parameters of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA)-related vasculitis has been performed according to the Japanese classification by Shigematsu et al. However, this classification is quite different from that of the European Vasculitis Study Grou...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Joh K,Muso E,Shigematsu H,Nose M,Nagata M,Arimura Y,Yumura W,Wada T,Nitta K,Makino H,Taguma Y,Kaneoka H,Suzuki Y,Kobayashi M,Koyama A,Usui J,Hashimoto H,Ozaki S,Tomino Y,Yamagata K

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：: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:Edaravone, a drug for treating acute ischemic stroke, has been reported to provoke acute renal disorders. In the previous study, the author evaluated the role of edaravone in the development of renal disorders in 207 patients reported as having developed them in the post-marketing survey of the drug. The ove...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hishida A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C1q nephropathy, first proposed by Jennette and Hipp [Am J Clin Pathol 83:415-420, 1985; Am J Kidney Dis 6:103-110, 1985], was described as a distinct glomerular disease entity characterized by extensive mesangial deposition of C1q, with associated mesangial immune complexes, and the absence of any clinical and labora...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Mii A,Shimizu A,Masuda Y,Fujita E,Aki K,Ishizaki M,Sato S,Griesemer A,Fukuda Y

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：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:Although it has been repeatedly shown that the oral carbonaceous absorbent AST-120 ameliorates the progression of chronic renal failure, the mechanisms remain unknown. METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats (6 weeks old), weighing 180-210 g, were 4/5 nephrectomized, and were divided into two groups: one given AST...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Horike K,Usami T,Kamiya Y,Kamiya T,Yoshida A,Itoh S,Yamato H,Ise M,Kimura G

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:We present a case of proliferative glomerulonephritis with peculiar IgM deposition associated with sarcoidosis. A 62-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed with sarcoidosis 3 years previously because of abnormalities on chest X-ray radiophotographs and lymph node pathology, was admitted to our hospital for the evaluat...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kanamori H,Ota M,Takeoka H,Osafune K,Yonezu S,Fukatsu A,Kanatsu K

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：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: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: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:Achieving a normal final adult height (FH) remains a challenge in the field of pediatric kidney transplantation (KTx). To examine the optimal approach to assuring normal FH following KTx, we retrospectively examined the post-transplant growth and FH of pediatric KTx recipients. METHODS:Since the relevant fa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Fujii H,Chikamoto H,Akioka Y,Hattori M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary-renal syndrome is characterized by pulmonary hemorrhage and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in various immunological states. Histopathological analysis of pulmonary-renal syndrome is not yet complete. METHODS:Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were sensitized using the noncollagenous (NC1) domain of t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Aoyagi D,Nakazawa K,Kaneyama T,Masumoto J,Otani M,Shigematsu H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common disease, affecting about 10% of the general population. The genetic component about CKD incidence in Asian population is not well known. The aim of the study is to find the genetic loci associated with incident CKD and to figure out the effect of genetic variation on ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yun S,Han M,Kim HJ,Kim H,Kang E,Kim S,Ahn C,Oh KH

更新日期：2019-08-01 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: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: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：BACKGROUND:Dotinurad is a novel, selective urate reabsorption inhibitor, which reduces serum uric acid levels by inhibiting the urate transporter 1 (URAT1). We compared the pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and safety of dotinurad in subjects with hepatic impairment and normal hepatic function. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kumagai Y,Sakaki M,Furihata K,Ito T,Inoue K,Yoshida T,Matsumoto S,Furuno K,Hagino A

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Mizoribine (MZR) has been developed as an immunosuppressive agent, but has a less potent immunosuppressive effect up to 3 mg/kg/day MZR. Therefore, we investigated whether high-dose MZR, at 6 mg/kg/day, would be effective and safe for kidney transplant patients in conjunction with cyclosporine (CsA), basilix...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yoshimura N,Ushigome H,Akioka K,Nobori S,Suzuki T,Sakai K,Okamoto M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The activation of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway gives rise to inflammation in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis (LN), with A20 serving as a negative feedback regulator and ubiquitin C‑terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) acting as a downstream target protein. However, their roles in the mechani...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Sun L,Zou LX,Han YC,Zhu DD,Chen T,Wang J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal dysfunction is recognized with increasing frequency among the noninfectious comorbidities associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) has been shown to be a new biomarker to screen for not only tubulointerstitial damage but also k...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hikasa S,Yasuda M,Hideta K,Kawakami M,Higasa S,Sawada A,Tokugawa T,Kimura T

更新日期：2017-12-01 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