abstract：BACKGROUND:Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) responsiveness is related to the nutritional status of patients on hemodialysis (HD). Serum butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), an alpha-glycoprotein, may decrease in case of malnutrition. We investigated whether BChE was independently related to ESA resistance in patients on...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Okamoto T,Hatakeyama S,Tanaka Y,Imanishi K,Takashima T,Saitoh F,Koie T,Suzuki T,Ohyama C

更新日期：2018-10-01 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: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: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: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: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：BACKGROUND:Autosomal dominant polycystic disease (ADPKD) often results in renal failure. Recently, allelic influences of PKD1 mutation types on renal survival were extensively investigated. Here, we analyzed integrated influences of PKD1 mutation types and positions on renal survival. METHODS:We included 338 (82 pedig...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Higashihara E,Horie S,Kinoshita M,Harris PC,Okegawa T,Tanbo M,Hara H,Yamaguchi T,Shigemori K,Kawano H,Miyazaki I,Kaname S,Nutahara K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thallium-201 washout rate of stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has been reported to correlate with coronary flow reserve which is a parameter of myocardial microcirculation. However, the evidence for its use in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has been lacking, and the association between thallium-201 w...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hayashi T,Joki N,Tanaka Y,Iwasaki M,Kubo S,Matsukane A,Takahashi Y,Imamura Y,Hirahata K,Hase H

更新日期：2018-02-01 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:Ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) provide important cardiovascular risk information for dialysis patients. This study aims to evaluate the risk factors of cfPWV and the associations between ambulatory blood pressure, especially night-time blood pressur...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Li X,Jiang Q,Wu W,Xu X,Miao L,Jin L,Xue L,Huang T,Di J,Liu J,He X

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:The Oxford Classification is utilized globally, but has not been fully validated. In this study, we conducted a comparative analysis between the Oxford Classification and Japanese Histologic Classification (JHC) to predict renal outcome in Japanese patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). METHODS:A retrospecti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kaihan AB,Yasuda Y,Katsuno T,Kato S,Imaizumi T,Ozeki T,Hishida M,Nagata T,Ando M,Tsuboi N,Maruyama S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peritoneal injury is an important cause of technical failure of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a severe complication of long-term PD with potentially life threatening consequences. CD147 is a glycoprotein with diverse functions including modulation of extracel...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Seeger H,Latus J,Kitterer D,Alscher MD,Biegger D,Chen J,Edenhofer I,Wüthrich RP,Segerer S

更新日期：2017-12-01 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:Acute renal infarction (ARI) is a rare disease. ARI causes decline in renal function in both the acute and chronic phases. However, the correlation between the volume of the infarction and degree of renal function decline has not been fully investigated. Therefore, we aimed to examine the relationship betwee...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kagaya S,Yoshie O,Fukami H,Sato H,Saito A,Takeuchi Y,Matsuda K,Nagasawa T

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of elderly dialysis patients in Japan is dramatically increasing. Receiving therapy with better satisfaction through home care is one of the important factors in their daily lives. Thus, the quality of life of elderly patients on hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) was evaluated. METHOD...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Saka Y,Naruse T,Tawada N,Tokomoto M,Noda Y,Taniguchi Y,Nagahara Y,Yamashita R,Karasawa M,Watanabe Y,Ito Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 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: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:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) eventually progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, risk factors associated with CKD progression have not been well characterized in Japanese patients with CKD who are less affected with coronary disease than Westerners. METHODS:A large-scale, multicenter, prospect...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Inaguma D,Imai E,Takeuchi A,Ohashi Y,Watanabe T,Nitta K,Akizawa T,Matsuo S,Makino H,Hishida A,Chronic Kidney Disease Japan Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known concerning the risk of hospitalization and the risk of death before receiving dialysis by the stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Japan. METHODS:The subjects comprised a total of 13,911 Japanese men (mean age 49.2 ± 9.9 years). Based on the results of a health checkup performed in 2006,...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Nishikawa K,Takahashi K,Yamada R,Kinaga T,Masato M,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is the most common chronic glomerular disease in children. At least 20 % of children with this syndrome show frequent relapses and/or steroid dependence during or after immunosuppressive therapies, a condition defined as complicated frequently relapsing/steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrom...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iijima K,Sako M,Nozu K

更新日期：2017-04-01 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:X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) is a progressive hereditary nephropathy caused by mutations in the type IV collagen alpha chain 5 gene (COL4A5). Although many COL4A5 mutations have previously been identified, pathogenic synonymous mutations have not yet been described. METHODS:A family with XLAS underwent m...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Fu XJ,Nozu K,Eguchi A,Nozu Y,Morisada N,Shono A,Taniguchi-Ikeda M,Shima Y,Nakanishi K,Vorechovsky I,Iijima K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), recurrence after steroid pulse therapy is associated with reduced renal survival. However, the predictors of recurrence have not yet been clarified. METHODS:All patients who received 6-month steroid pulse therapy from 2004 to 2010 in our four affiliated hospitals and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hirano K,Amano H,Kawamura T,Watanabe K,Koike K,Shimizu A,Endo S,Tsuboi N,Okonogi H,Miyazaki Y,Ikeda M,Hanaoka K,Ogura M,Komatsumoto S,Yokoo T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality in the first year of maintenance dialysis is higher than in subsequent years and, within this first year, the risk of death is highest in the first 90 days. Some studies have shown that pre-dialysis education reduces early mortality. Limited data have been published from South Africa regarding earl...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Fabian J,Van Jaarsveld K,Maher HA,Gaylard P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peritoneal dialysis (PD) exchange procedure is complex. Patients with cognitive impairment (CI) may require assistance. We studied the prevalence of CI among PD patients, its impact on PD-related peritonitis and the outcome of assisted PD. METHODS:Cantonese version of Mini-Mental State examination (CMMSE) w...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Shea YF,Lam MF,Lee MS,Mok MY,Lui SL,Yip TP,Lo WK,Chu LW,Chan TM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Albuminuria is a biomarker for chronic kidney disease and an independent predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. A recent meta-analysis concluded that these risks increase with urinary albumin concentration, even when below the microalbuminuria threshold. Thus, minimizing urinary albumin may be ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yamamoto-Kabasawa K,Hosojima M,Yata Y,Saito M,Tanaka N,Tanaka J,Tanabe N,Narita I,Arakawa M,Saito A

更新日期：2015-12-01 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:Accurate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) evaluation is significant for drug dosing of carboplatin, anticancer drug excreted mainly from kidney. Serum cystatin-C (sCys-C) is a GFR marker with little affected by body muscle mass volume. And GFR equations based on serum creatinine (eGFRcreat) and sCys-C (eGFRc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Shibata K,Yasuda Y,Kobayashi R,Ando Y,Shimokata T,Kamiya H,Hayashi M,Maruyama S,Matsuo S,Nakao M,Tsuchiya T,Teramachi H

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：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：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

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：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with kidney failure. Nocturnal home hemodialysis (NHD) is a form of kidney replacement therapy whereby hemodialysis is performed for at least 6-h overnight, at least 4 days per week. Little is known about the effects of NHD on...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Friesen T,Jassal DS,Zhu M,Eng F,Rigatto C,Tangri N,Sood MM,Karlstedt E,Premecz S,Komenda P

更新日期：2015-06-01 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:Equations for the creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were recently established for Japanese adults (>18 years old) and children (2-11 years old), respectively, but it is unclear whether eGFR can be as useful as 24-h creatinine clearance (CCr) for assessing renal function in patients...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Inoue N,Watanabe H,Okamura K,Kondo S,Kagami S

更新日期：2015-04-01 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/AIMS:Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and soluble α-Klotho are emerging potential biomarkers of phosphorus and vitamin D metabolism which change in concentration in early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in order to maintain normal phosphorus levels. Tubular reabsorption of phosphate (TRP) has been commonly u...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Hong YA,Lim JH,Kim MY,Kim Y,Yang KS,Chung BH,Chung S,Choi BS,Yang CW,Kim YS,Chang YS,Park CW

更新日期：2015-04-01 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: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