Clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in non-dialysis patients with acute coronary syndrome and advanced renal dysfunction.

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:Injection of parathyroid hormone (PTH) rapidly stimulates renal Pi excretion, in part by downregulating NaPi-IIa (Npt2a/SLC34A1) and NaPi-IIc (Npt2c/SLC34A3) transporters. The mechanisms underlying the effects of PTH on NaPi-IIc are not fully elucidated. METHODS:We analyzed the effect of PTH on inorganic ph...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Fujii T,Segawa H,Hanazaki A,Nishiguchi S,Minoshima S,Ohi A,Tominaga R,Sasaki S,Tanifuji K,Koike M,Arima Y,Shiozaki Y,Kaneko I,Ito M,Tatsumi S,Miyamoto KI

更新日期：2019-07-01 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:Darbepoetin alfa (DA) is an attractive alternative to recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) in managing renal anemia. Since DA has not been approved by the appropriate Japanese drug regulatory agencies for the indication of renal anemia in children in Japan, we have conducted a multicenter prospective st...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hattori M,Matsunaga A,Akioka Y,Fujinaga S,Nagai T,Uemura O,Nakakura H,Ashida A,Kamei K,Ito S,Yamada T,Goto Y,Ohta T,Hisano M,Komatsu Y,Itami N

更新日期：2013-08-01 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: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: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：: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: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：: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：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：: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：:Unique renal histopathological appearances, consisting of podocytic infolding and microstructures in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) were identified in the renal biopsies from three patients with collagen diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus nephritis, class II) and Sjögren's syndrome. In each c...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Sugiyama H,Maruyama M,Morinaga H,Inoue T,Takiue K,Kikumoto Y,Kinomura M,Sada KE,Akagi S,Kitamura S,Maeshima Y,Makino H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Japanese boy aged 14 years presented with gross hematuria associated with mild proteinuria and was diagnosed as having nutcracker syndrome. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed significant compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery with collaterals. A percutaneou...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tanaka H,Waga S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperuricemia is supposed to be an independent risk factor for kidney dysfunction in diabetic patients. We attempted to examine the uric acid-lowering effect and the renoprotective effect of topiroxostat, a selective xanthine oxidoreductase inhibitor, in patients with diabetic nephropathy and hyperuricemia i...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Wada T,Hosoya T,Honda D,Sakamoto R,Narita K,Sasaki T,Okui D,Kimura K

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：: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: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：BACKGROUND:Sirt1, a mammalian homolog of silent information regulator 2 (Sir2), is the founding member of class III histone deacetylase (HDAC). METHODS:In this study, we examined whether Sirt1 is involved in the modification of acetylated histone H3, acetylated p53 and Werner syndrome protein (WRN), which is stabilize...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Sakao Y,Kato A,Tsuji T,Yasuda H,Togawa A,Fujigaki Y,Kahyo T,Setou M,Hishida A

更新日期：2011-06-01 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: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：: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：BACKGROUND:Recent evidence indicates that both ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) are more useful than the measurement of office blood pressure for evaluating cardiovascular risks in subjects with hypertension. The major advantage of ABPM over HBPM is the ability to me...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ushio H,Ishigami T,Araki N,Minegishi S,Tamura K,Okano Y,Uchino K,Tochikubo O,Umemura S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dotinurad, a novel selective urate reabsorption inhibitor, exerts a serum uric acid-lowering effect by selectively inhibiting urate transporter 1 (URAT1) in patients with hyperuricemia. It is generally known that the progression of renal dysfunction is associated with a reduction in the serum uric acid-lower...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Fukase H,Okui D,Sasaki T,Fushimi M,Ohashi T,Hosoya T

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：: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:Residual cardiovascular risk factors, such as triglyceride (TG), can cause cardiovascular disease. The role of TG metabolism in kidney transplantation remains unclear. METHODS:Sixty-three consecutive stable recipients at 1 year after their kidney transplants were included in the study from January to Septem...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Tsujita M,Goto N,Futamura K,Okada M,Hiramitsu T,Narumi S,Watarai Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：: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：: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