Published in Ren Fail on January 01, 2005
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Steroids in the treatment of IgA nephropathy to the improvement of renal survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One (2011) 0.88
Impact of tonsillectomy combined with steroid pulse therapy on immunoglobulin A nephropathy depending on histological classification: a multicenter study. Clin Exp Nephrol (2015) 0.85
Dividing CKD stage 3 into G3a and G3b could better predict the prognosis of IgA nephropathy. PLoS One (2017) 0.78
A case-control study of calciphylaxis in Japanese end-stage renal disease patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 3.49
Target blood pressure for treatment of isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: valsartan in elderly isolated systolic hypertension study. Hypertension (2010) 2.37
Angiotensin II-dependent persistent podocyte loss from destabilized glomeruli causes progression of end stage kidney disease. Kidney Int (2011) 2.28
Protein complex expression by using multigene baculoviral vectors. Nat Methods (2006) 2.28
Risk factors of the progression of abdominal aortic calcification in patients on chronic haemodialysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 2.19
Phase II study of docetaxel and S-1 combination therapy for advanced or recurrent gastric cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2006) 1.90
Renal vasculitis in Japan and the UK--are there differences in epidemiology and clinical phenotype? Nephrol Dial Transplant (2008) 1.85
Association between prehypertension and chronic kidney disease in the Japanese general population. Kidney Int (2011) 1.76
Prevention of cardiovascular events with calcium channel blocker-based combination therapies in patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial. J Hypertens (2011) 1.75
Relationship between serum IgA/C3 ratio and progression of IgA nephropathy. Intern Med (2004) 1.61
Efficacy of adjuvant immunochemotherapy with OK-432 for patients with curatively resected gastric cancer: a meta-analysis of centrally randomized controlled clinical trials. J Immunother (2002) 1.58
Isolation and identification of proangiotensin-12, a possible component of the renin-angiotensin system. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 1.58
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF): Its potential role in tumor growth and tumor-associated angiogenesis. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2003) 1.56
The diphtheria and pertussis components of diphtheria-tetanus toxoids-pertussis vaccine should be genetically inactivated mutant toxins. J Infect Dis (2004) 1.55
Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulation on cardiovascular remodeling in angiotensin II-induced hypertensive rats. Hypertension (2006) 1.50
Beneficial effects of adrenomedullin on left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in rats. Cardiovasc Res (2002) 1.47
Role of uroguanylin, a Peptide with natriuretic activity, in rats with experimental nephrotic syndrome. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 1.45
Body Mass Index Modifies an Association between Self-Reported Regular Exercise and Proteinuria. J Atheroscler Thromb (2015) 1.45
Feasibility of regression of hypertension using contemporary antihypertensive agents. Am J Hypertens (2013) 1.44
Aldosterone augments adrenomedullin production without stimulating pro-adrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide secretion in vascular smooth muscle cells. J Hypertens (2002) 1.44
New-onset hypertension and risk for chronic kidney disease in the Japanese general population. J Hypertens (2014) 1.43
A Novel alphavbeta3 integrin antagonist suppresses neointima formation for more than 4 weeks after balloon injury in rats. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2005) 1.40
EULAR points to consider in the development of classification and diagnostic criteria in systemic vasculitis. Ann Rheum Dis (2010) 1.38
Adrenomedullin: a protective factor for blood vessels. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2005) 1.36
Effect of tonsillectomy plus steroid pulse therapy on clinical remission of IgA nephropathy: a controlled study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 1.35
Adventitial mast cells contribute to pathogenesis in the progression of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Circ Res (2008) 1.32
Ras-association domain family protein 6 induces apoptosis via both caspase-dependent and caspase-independent pathways. Exp Cell Res (2007) 1.29
Fast scanning tomosynthesis for the detection of pulmonary nodules: diagnostic performance compared with chest radiography, using multidetector-row computed tomography as the reference. Invest Radiol (2011) 1.26
Synaptic scaffolding molecule is involved in the synaptic clustering of neuroligin. Mol Cell Neurosci (2004) 1.21
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor promotes tumor invasion and metastasis via the Rho-dependent pathway. Clin Cancer Res (2005) 1.19
Incidence of ANCA-associated primary renal vasculitis in the Miyazaki Prefecture: the first population-based, retrospective, epidemiologic survey in Japan. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 1.16
Structure and kinetic analysis of H2S production by human mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase. J Biol Chem (2013) 1.13
Voreloxin, formerly SNS-595, has potent activity against a broad panel of cancer cell lines and in vivo tumor models. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol (2008) 1.12
Klotho protein deficiency leads to overactivation of mu-calpain. J Biol Chem (2002) 1.07
Humoral responses to peptides correlate with overall survival in advanced cancer patients vaccinated with peptides based on pre-existing, peptide-specific cellular responses. Clin Cancer Res (2004) 1.05
Different income information as an indicator for health inequality among Japanese adults. J Epidemiol (2007) 1.04
Synaptic scaffolding molecule (S-SCAM) membrane-associated guanylate kinase with inverted organization (MAGI)-2 is associated with cell adhesion molecules at inhibitory synapses in rat hippocampal neurons. J Neurochem (2006) 1.03
Synaptic scaffolding molecule alpha is a scaffold to mediate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-dependent RhoA activation in dendrites. Mol Cell Biol (2007) 1.01
Usefulness of carotid intima-media thickness measurement as an indicator of generalized atherosclerosis: findings from autopsy analysis. Atherosclerosis (2012) 0.99
Analysis of glycopeptides using lectin affinity chromatography with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Anal Chem (2008) 0.99
Fos plays an essential role in the upregulation of RANK expression in osteoclast precursors within the bone microenvironment. J Cell Sci (2012) 0.99
Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy guidelines for management of cardiovascular diseases in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Ther Apher Dial (2012) 0.99
Comparison of seven prognostic staging systems in patients who undergo hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatogastroenterology (2007) 0.98
Interleukin-10 or tumor necrosis factor-alpha polymorphisms and the natural course of hepatitis C virus infection in a hyperendemic area of Japan. Cytokine (2006) 0.98
Dietary unripe apple polyphenol inhibits the development of food allergies in murine models. FEBS Lett (2005) 0.97
Human glutathione S-transferase A1, T1, M1, and P1 polymorphisms and susceptibility to prostate cancer in the Japanese population. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol (2004) 0.96
Involvement of C-reactive protein obtained by directional coronary atherectomy in plaque instability and developing restenosis in patients with stable or unstable angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol (2003) 0.96
Changes in urinary levels and renal expression of uroguanylin on low or high salt diets in rats. Nephron (2002) 0.95
Single femtosecond pulse holography using polymethyl methacrylate. Opt Express (2002) 0.95
Identification of the human receptor activity-modifying protein 1 domains responsible for agonist binding specificity. J Biol Chem (2003) 0.94
"Point of no return (PNR)" in progressive IgA nephropathy: significance of blood pressure and proteinuria management up to PNR. J Nephrol (2005) 0.94
Case report: Extraocular muscle paresis caused by snakebite. Kobe J Med Sci (2003) 0.94
Structural characteristics and properties of Bombyx mori silk fiber obtained by different artificial forcibly silking speeds. Int J Biol Macromol (2008) 0.92
Adrenomedullin and PAMP: discovery, structures, and cardiovascular functions. Microsc Res Tech (2002) 0.92
Cerebral sinus thrombosis associated with severe active ulcerative colitis. Intern Med (2004) 0.92
Blood pressure-lowering effects of lifestyle modification: possible involvement of nitric oxide bioavailability. Hypertens Res (2005) 0.92
Are health inequalities increasing in Japan? The trends of 1955 to 2000. Biosci Trends (2007) 0.92
Kinetic mechanism for single-stranded DNA binding and translocation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae Isw2. Biochemistry (2009) 0.92
Adrenomedullin: a novel hypotensive peptide isolated from human pheochromocytoma. 1993. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2012) 0.92
Adrenomedullin receptors: pharmacological features and possible pathophysiological roles. Peptides (2004) 0.91
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, large vessel vasculitis and Kawasaki disease in Japan. Kidney Blood Press Res (2010) 0.91
Structure and characterization of amidase from Rhodococcus sp. N-771: Insight into the molecular mechanism of substrate recognition. Biochim Biophys Acta (2009) 0.91
Two cases of pheochromocytoma associated with tetralogy of Fallot. Hypertens Res (2003) 0.91
Corticotrophin-releasing factor augments the I(H) in rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus parvocellular neurons in vitro. J Neurophysiol (2005) 0.89
Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic chlamydial infection among students in Japan. Int J STD AIDS (2004) 0.89
In-depth descriptive analysis of trends in prevalence of long-term care in Japan. Geriatr Gerontol Int (2008) 0.89
Adrenomedullin: a possible autocrine or paracrine hormone in the cardiac ventricles. Hypertens Res (2003) 0.89
p53 Codon 72 polymorphism and urothelial cancer risk. Cancer Lett (2003) 0.89
Effect of adrenomedullin administration on acetic acid-induced colitis in rats. Peptides (2005) 0.89
Characterization of the human calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor subtypes associated with receptor activity-modifying proteins. Mol Pharmacol (2004) 0.89
Plasma levels of adrenomedullin and atrial and brain natriuretic peptides in the general population: their relations to age and pulse pressure. Hypertens Res (2002) 0.89
The Association between Sleep Duration and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among Japanese Men and Women. Obes Facts (2015) 0.88
Increased expression of interleukin-10 in unstable plaque obtained by directional coronary atherectomy. Eur Heart J (2006) 0.88
Increased plasma and joint tissue adrenomedullin concentrations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared to those with osteoarthritis. J Rheumatol (2003) 0.88
E-cadherin gene polymorphism and risk of urothelial cancer. Cancer Lett (2003) 0.88
Characteristics of psychiatric hospitals associated with length of stay in Japan. Health Policy (2005) 0.88
A rare case of alveolar haemorrhage due to malignant hypertension. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 0.88
Renal biopsy in elderly patients: a clinicopathological analysis. Ren Fail (2006) 0.88