A rare case of reversible acqui ...
Lymphatic filariasis is a major health problem in India with a large number of patients tending to be asymptomatic. In the Southeast and South Asian ...
Protective effect of beta-gluca ...
Background It has been shown that beta-glucan (BG), which has antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects, attenuats renal ischemia–reperfusion injury. ...
Evidence-based statin prescript ...
Dyslipidemia is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general population, and the cardioprotective role of statins is well esta ...
Roles of organic anion/cation t ...
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) and blood– cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB) play key roles in the influx and efflux transport of endogenous substra ...
A case of MPO-ANCA-positive pol ...
In December 2008, a 69-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology because of hearing impairment due to bilateral ...
Anaerobic clavicular osteomyeli ...
Patients on dialysis are immunocompromised and are therefore susceptible to both common and unusual infectious complications. These infections are o ...
Rituximab and minimal change ne ...
Minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) usually responds to steroids but frequently relapses, requiring additional treatment with immunosuppressive ...
Successful therapy with tonsill ...
Henoch–Scho¨nlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic disorder characterized by leukocytoclastic vasculitis involving the capillaries and the deposition of ...
Long-term beneficial effects of ...
Background There are few reports analyzing the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and/ or angiotensin receptor blockers (AR ...
Fanconi–Bickel syndrome in a 3- ...
Fanconi–Bickel syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hepatorenal glycogen accumulation, proximal renal tubular dysfunctio ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Lung injury following acute kid ...
The mortality of acute kidney injury (AKI) remains unacceptably high, especially associated with acute respiratory failure. Lung injury complicated ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...