Membranous nephropathy in an HI ...
In ordinary settings, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated nephropathy should be considered when HIV infection is associated with heavy pro ...
The pathogenesis and treatment ...
Henoch–Scho¨nlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic disorder characterized by leukocytoclastic vasculitis involving the capillaries and the deposition of ...
Dexamethasone increases the pho ...
Background We reported that nephrin is phosphorylated at Y1204 and Y1228 under normal conditions and that the phosphorylation is decreased in puromy ...
Incidence and risk factors for ...
Background Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is an effective treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, large ...
Metabolomic profiling of the au ...
Background Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is an inherited systemic disease characterized by renal cyst expansion, resulting in ...
Accelerated recovery from Candi ...
A 62-year-old man on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis was transferred to our hospital with recurrent abdominal pain and a cloudy peritoneal ...
Urinary angiotensinogen as a pr ...
Background The intrarenal renin-angiotensinogen system (RAS) plays a major role in the progression of chronic kidney disease. Urinary angiotensinoge ...
Successful treatment of progres ...
Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis and bilateral uveitis (TINU) syndrome is a rare disease usually occurring in young women. We report the exception ...
Clinical impact of albuminuria ...
Patients suffering from diabetic nephropathy, resulting in end-stage renal failure, are increasing in number. The pathophysiology of diabetic nephro ...
Pandemic H1N1 influenza A viral ...
We report here on a case of a 27-year-old man with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage associated with influenza A H1 ...
Pioglitazone reduces urinary al ...
Background The aim of his study was to compare the efficacy of pioglitazone with metformin on the reduction of albuminuria in type 2 diabetic patien ...
Induction of remission followin ...
Treatment with a single dose of rituximab alone induced remission in a patient with relapsed minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS). A 27-year-old ...
Renal complications of Castlema ...
Biopsy-proven renal complications of Castleman’s disease (CD) are rare and current knowledge is largely based on sporadic case reports. We reported ...
Diseases of the parathyroid gla ...
During the past few years, remarkable advances have been made in the understanding and the management of parathyroid diseases in patients with chron ...
Safety and efficacy of administ ...
Background The regular dose of an angiotensin II type-1 receptor blocker (ARB) in renal transplant patients for hypertension is shown to be safe and ...
Clinical outcomes in patients w ...
Background Latent chronic kidney disease (CKD) population appears to be a serious health problem in Japan. The purposes of the present study were to ...
Tubulointerstitial nephritis an ...
A 69-year-old Japanese woman without any specific medical or family history was admitted to our hospital for renal insufficiency with proteinuria. O ...
A case of hypokalemia-induced f ...
An 84-year-old man was referred to our hospital for atrioventricular block and severe hypokalemia. He had been treated for hypertension since 2007 w ...
Two cases of acute renal hemorr ...
We report here a rare complication of renal hemorrhage in 2 male patients under treatment with longterm hemodialysis subsequent to the administratio ...
Anti-ribosomal P antibodies and ...
Increasing attention has been paid to the relationship of autoantibodies to ribosomal P proteins (anti-P) with lupus nephritis. Several mechanisms o ...
Geographic differences in the i ...
Background We previously showed that there are marked geographic differences in the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) within Japan. In add ...
Lung injury following acute kid ...
The mortality of acute kidney injury (AKI) remains unacceptably high, especially associated with acute respiratory failure. Lung injury complicated ...
Mechanism by which chronic kidn ...
In Japan, the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is thought to be 13,300,000, next in size after those with hypertension and diabetes. ...
Prevention of hepatitis B virus ...
In recent years, hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been found to reproliferate either during or following immunosuppressive therapy or chemotherapy, with ...
Effect of the antiplatelet agen ...
Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common complication in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). Cilostazol is used for the treatment of ...