Metabolitic profiling of amino acids in paraquat-induced acute kidney injury.

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：:Because of the increasing incidence of cardiac failure and chronic renal failure due to the progressive aging of the population, the extensive application of cardiac interventional techniques, the rising rates of obesity and diabetes mellitus, coexistence of heart failure and renal failure in the same patient are freq...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Longhini C,Molino C,Fabbian F

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare complication of nephrotic syndrome and corticosteroid therapy. Here, we discuss an 18 year old man with type 1 membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) secondary to hepatitis B infection who developed posterior leukoencephalopathy while on therapy wi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Sathyanarayanan V,Razak A,Narayan G,Prabhu M,Ramachandran B,Ranjini K,Vidya M,Joshi K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Stewart model for analyzing acid-base disturbances emphasizes serum albumin levels, which are ignored in the traditional Boston model. We compared data derived using the Stewart model to those using the Boston model in patients with nephrotic syndrome. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients with nephrotic syndrom...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kasagi T,Imai H,Miura N,Suzuki K,Yoshino M,Nobata H,Nagai T,Banno S

更新日期：2017-10-01 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: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:The present study was conducted to clarify the clinical risk factors related to the development of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), which is one of the most serious complications in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). METHODS:The records of 78 patients with a history of PD treatment, incl...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yamamoto R,Otsuka Y,Nakayama M,Maruyama Y,Katoh N,Ikeda M,Yamamoto H,Yokoyama K,Kawaguchi Y,Matsushima M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and associated with significant increase in morbidity and mortality. In recent years, a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and depression has been shown. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between 25-hydroxy (OH) vitam...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yavuz YC,Biyik Z,Ozkul D,Abusoglu S,Eryavuz D,Dag M,Korez MK,Guney I,Altintepe L

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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：: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: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:Although neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is closely associated with pneumonia in the general population, its relationship is unclear in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. METHODS:This is a cohort study consisting of 739 PD patients and dividing into two groups. Kaplan-Meier curves were applied to obser...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Zhang Y,Lai X,Chen Q,Zhan X,Long H,Peng F,Zhang F,Feng X,Zhou Q,Wu X,Liu L,Wang Z,ETNA.,Peng X,Hu K,Wang D,Guo G,Zeng Y,Wen Y,Liang J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia-reperfusion injury is a main cause of acute kidney injury. Tubular necrosis and interstitial inflammatory cell infiltration are characteristic pathologic changes of acute kidney injury. The main necrotic area should be repaired with new tubular epithelial cells after the injury. On the other hand, some parts ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Furuichi K,Kaneko S,Wada T

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：: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：:Glomerular lipid deposition is sometimes associated with a particular kind of lipid metabolism disturbance. Ultrastructural analyses using electron microscopy often indicate a disease-specific aspect of intraglomerular lipid distribution. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Sato H,Takahashi N,Sato E,Kisu K,Ito S,Saito T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular calcification is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, while erythropoietin (EPO) is widely used in the treatment of renal anemia in CKD patients, whether there is a link between the two is still not clear. METHODS:The primary rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and CKD rats were tr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： He J,Zhong X,Zhao L,Gan H

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman presented with fever and cellulitis of the right leg. Urinalysis and kidney function were normal on admission. Cellulitis remitted but fever persisted for six weeks. X-ray imaging, cultures, serological assays for viruses and autoimmunity did not reveal the cause of fever. Unexpectedly anti-Scl 70 ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Vega Stieb J,Goecke Saavedra H,Méndez Olivieri G

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a risk factor common to both chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. Nicorandil is widely used for the treatment of angina. We investigated the benefits of nicorandil with respect to renal dysfunction in Dahl salt-sensitive hypertensive (DS) rats. METHOD:DS rats were fed a high-sa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tashiro Y,Yogo K,Serizawa K,Endo K

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:The suitable methods evaluating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) have not been established in patients undergoing radical nephrectomy (RN) or radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) due to urological malignancies in Japan as well as worldwide. METHODS:We examined the relationship between creatinine clearance-based...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Niwa N,Yoshida T,Mizuno R,Kikuchi E,Miyajima A,Hayashi M,Oya M

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Vascular access dysfunction caused by stenosis is a major complication for hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, physiopathology of late arteriovenous fistula (AVF) stenosis is still under investigation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between plasma soluble EPCR (sEPCR) with...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Bilgic MA,Yilmaz H,Bozkurt A,Celik HT,Bilgic IC,Gurel OM,Kirbas I,Bavbek N,Akcay A

更新日期：2015-02-01 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: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 Determinants of the prescribed dialysis dose have not been well studied in a large patient population. Few studies have examined survival rates after adjusting for dose determinants. METHODS:Data were obtained from a cohort of chronic hemodialysis patients for the period January 1991 through December 20...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iseki K,Tozawa M,Takishita S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that GFR estimated from serum creatinine (eGFRcr) is higher in smokers although the implications remain unclear. We aimed to clarify the associations of smoking with eGFRcys (GFR estimated from serum cystatin C) and eGFRcr, cys (the surmised most precise GFR estimate based on seru...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yamada Y,Noborisaka Y,Ishizaki M,Yamazaki M,Honda R,Yokoyama H,Kakuma T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00