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：AIM:IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a very common glomerulonephritis among young adults, but the best therapeutic approach has not been fully elucidated. This study evaluated the effect of two different treatment regimes in IgAN, steroids alone or in combination with azathioprine. METHODS:Among 122 patients with primary IgA...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Stangou M,Ekonomidou D,Giamalis P,Liakou H,Tsiantoulas A,Pantzaki A,Papagianni A,Efstratiadis G,Alexopoulos E,Memmos D

更新日期：2011-06-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in critically ill patients. Urinary excretion of liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP), which is expressed in the proximal tubules, reflects the presence of tubular injury. Urinary excretion of podocalyxin (PCX), a glycoprotein prominently expressed...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Matsui K,Kamijo-Ikemori A,Hara M,Sugaya T,Kodama T,Fujitani S,Taira Y,Yasuda T,Kimura K

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the renal preservation effect of ubiquinol, the reduced form of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). METHODS:Three-week-old heminephrectomized male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups (10 animals each): diet with normal (0.3%) salt, high (8%) salt, and high salt plus 60...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ishikawa A,Kawarazaki H,Ando K,Fujita M,Fujita T,Homma Y

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phosphodiesterase type IV (PDEIV) plays an important role in the immune response and inflammation. However, it is well known that classical PDEIV inhibitors have systemic side effects, so the clinical and chronic use of these agents as therapy for glomerulonephritis is difficult. This study was performed to ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Sadakane C,Kase Y,Koseki J,Hasegawa Y,Shindo S,Maruyama H,Takeda S,Takeda H,Hattori T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone disease is caused not only by increased bone turnover accompanying secondary hyperparathyroidism but also by factors such as bone metabolic disorder accompanying kidney disease and postmenopausal or age-related osteoporosis in hemodialysis patients. In this study, we investigated the effects of raloxife...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Saito O,Saito T,Asakura S,Sugase T,Ito C,Ando Y,Muto S,Kusano E

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:A 77-year-old Japanese female developed Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS), showing fever and numbness in bilateral hands. She was being treated for bronchial asthma with combination inhalant of corticosteroid with beta(2)-agonist, and an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA), montelukast, for 15 months. She presented...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Kanda T,Tanio H,Wu C,Nishihara H,Nogaki F,Ono T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the tubular cells of patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a reduced intracellular Ca(2+) level accelerates cell proliferation, resulting in cyst formation. Thus, whether calcium channel blockers (CCB) are useful for the treatment of hypertension in patients with PKD is questionable. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Mitobe M,Yoshida T,Sugiura H,Shiohira S,Shimada K,Nitta K,Tsuchiya K

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：: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：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：:We herein report two cases of patients with chronic kidney disease who developed hypertensive encephalopathy, which occurred after a sudden discontinuance of antihypertensive agents. Both patients underwent care at our hospital after experiencing neurological abnormalities. In both patients, magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Nakabou M,Kai T,Maeshima T,Kanamasa K

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Inflammatory pseudotumour (IPT) is a rare disease of unknown cause that most commonly involves the lung but can occur in almost any site in the body. Occurrence in the kidneys is very rare and bilateral renal involvement even rarer. There are 34 previously reported cases in the English-language medical literature betw...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Li JY,Yong TY,Coleman M,Astill D,Passaris G,Juneja R,Siddins M,Barbara JA

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Recent studies on dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages have greatly advanced our knowledge of glomerular immunopathology. This rapidly developing field most likely has considerable impact on our understanding of the major mediators of tissue injury and repair in kidney disease. The pivotal role of cytokine in the ini...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Matsumoto K,Fukuda N,Abe M,Fujita T

更新日期：2010-02-01 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:No consensus exists on the amount of bed rest required after renal biopsy. Moreover, forced prolonged bed rest can be uncomfortable in patients undergoing renal biopsy. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the length of strict bed rest affects the incidence of pain and other complications after renal biopsy. STUDY...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Ishikawa E,Nomura S,Obe T,Katayama K,Oosugi K,Murata T,Tanoue A,Fujimoto M,Matsuo H,Ito M

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：: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: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:Proteinuria caused by glomerular disease is characterized by podocyte injury. Vasopressin V2 receptor antagonists are effective in reducing albuminuria, although their actions on glomerular podocytes have not been explored. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of tolvaptan, a selective ora...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Okada T,Sakaguchi T,Hatamura I,Saji F,Negi S,Otani H,Muragaki Y,Kawachi H,Shigematsu T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 58-year-old Japanese man with primary systemic AL amyloidosis who achieved disappearance of proteinuria including Bence-Jones protein (lambda-type) after two courses of VAD therapy (vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone) and subsequent high-dose melphalan, followed by autologous peripheral blood stem...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Yamazaki O,Ubara Y,Suwabe T,Nakanishi S,Hoshino J,Sawa N,Hayami N,Yamanouchi M,Takemoto F,Kenmei T,Masuoka K,Oohashi K

更新日期：2009-10-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Guidelines for treatment of hypertension are not available for chronic hemodialysis (HD) population, despite the high mortality rate due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Survival is much better among hypertensive patients than normal to hypotensive patients. Target levels of blood pressure and the class of a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Iseki K,Tokuyama K,Shiohira Y,Higa A,Hirano H,Toma S,Kohagura K,Ueda S

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：: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：: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 69-year-old woman presented with unusual electron microscopic findings. The patient was admitted to ascertain the cause of her persistent proteinuria, and kidney biopsy was performed. While light microscopic findings and immunofluorescence study suggested membranous nephropathy, electron microscopic study showed mic...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Nomura S,Inoue-Kiyohara M,Oosugi K,Ishikawa E,Obe T,Horiki T,Ito M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The etiology of hemodialysis (HD)-induced hypotension and hypertension remains speculative. There is mounting evidence that endothelin-1 (ET-1) may play a vital role in these hemodynamic changes. We examined the possible role of intradialytic changes of ET-1 in the pathogenesis of hypotension and rebound hyp...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： El-Shafey EM,El-Nagar GF,Selim MF,El-Sorogy HA,Sabry AA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old Japanese female was admitted to our hospital for microhematuria, proteinuria and progressive renal dysfunction. Two years prior to admission, she was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma and multiple bone and brain metastases, and was treated with gefitinib (250 mg/day). Treatment for 6 months induced part...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Masutani K,Fujisaki K,Maeda H,Toyonaga J,Inoshima I,Takayama K,Katafuchi R,Hirakata H,Tsuruya K,Iida M

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is rare lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by the presence of a monoclonal IgM paraproteinemia. Cryoglobulinemia is a common sequela of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia present in 8-18% of the patients. Cryoglobulinemia has also been described as occurring after treatment with ri...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Shaikh A,Habermann TM,Fidler ME,Kumar S,Leung N

更新日期：2008-08-01 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:Analyses of selected cases suggest that immunosuppressive treatment could reduce proteinuria and delay the progression of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). The aim of this study was to examine the long-term effectiveness of this therapy on the clinical course of IgAN. We also examined the relationship bet...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Oshima S,Kawamura O

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old Caucasian man was admitted to our hospital because of myocardial infarction. A central venous catheter (CVC) for infusive therapy was inserted. After two weeks he developed fever, purpura, and knee arthralgia. Hemoculture yielded methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. Subsequently, oliguric renal f...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Uggeri S,Fabbian F,Catizone L

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A close correlation has been shown between tubulointerstitial (TI) injury and the outcome of renal dysfunction, and nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB) has been shown to play a key role in proteinuria-induced TI injury. To explore the molecular mechanisms of the proteinuria-induced TI injury further, we have an...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental nephrology

authors： Takase O,Marumo T,Hishikawa K,Fujita T,Quigg RJ,Hayashi M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00