Published in Am J Kidney Dis on December 01, 2007
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in population-based studies: systematic review. BMC Public Health (2008) 4.49
Estimating glomerular filtration rate: Cockcroft-Gault and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formulas compared to renal inulin clearance. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 2.12
Coronary calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 1.95
Clinical significance of IgG deposition in the glomerular mesangial area in patients with IgA nephropathy. Clin Exp Nephrol (2012) 1.94
Evaluation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation for estimating the glomerular filtration rate in multiple ethnicities. Kidney Int (2010) 1.81
SLCO4C1 transporter eliminates uremic toxins and attenuates hypertension and renal inflammation. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 1.70
Relationship between silent brain infarction and chronic kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2008) 1.66
Ethnic coefficients for glomerular filtration rate estimation by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study equations in the Korean population. J Korean Med Sci (2010) 1.36
Prevalence of low glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria and associated risk factors in North India using Cockcroft-Gault and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation: an observational, cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrol (2009) 1.33
GFR estimation in Japan and China: what accounts for the difference? Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 1.28
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the associated factors to CKD in urban Korea: a population-based cross-sectional epidemiologic study. J Korean Med Sci (2009) 1.24
Non-invasive estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The Lund model: Simultaneous use of cystatin C- and creatinine-based GFR-prediction equations, clinical data and an internal quality check. Scand J Clin Lab Invest (2010) 1.24
Reduced renal α-Klotho expression in CKD patients and its effect on renal phosphate handling and vitamin D metabolism. PLoS One (2014) 1.13
Predictivity of survival according to different equations for estimating renal function in community-dwelling elderly subjects. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2008) 1.11
Prognostic implications of chronic kidney disease and anemia after percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction patients. Heart Vessels (2011) 1.04
Utility of the Japanese GFR estimation equation for evaluating potential donor kidney function. Clin Exp Nephrol (2009) 1.03
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among adults in a rural community in South India: Results from the kidney disease screening (KIDS) project. Indian J Nephrol (2014) 1.00
Report of the Asian Forum of Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative (AFCKDI) 2007. "Current status and perspective of CKD in Asia": diversity and specificity among Asian countries. Clin Exp Nephrol (2009) 0.97
Comparisons between validated estimated glomerular filtration rate equations and isotopic glomerular filtration rate in HIV patients. AIDS (2012) 0.96
Overweight and obesity accelerate the progression of IgA nephropathy: prognostic utility of a combination of BMI and histopathological parameters. Clin Exp Nephrol (2012) 0.95
Effects of CYP2D6 genotypes on age-related change of flecainide metabolism: involvement of CYP1A2-mediated metabolism. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2009) 0.89
Olmesartan is More Effective Than Other Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists in Reducing Proteinuria in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Other Than Diabetic Nephropathy. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp (2013) 0.88
Comparisons of cystatin C with creatinine for evaluation of renal function in chronic kidney disease. Clin Exp Nephrol (2009) 0.88
Association between asymptomatic hyperuricemia and new-onset chronic kidney disease in Japanese male workers: a long-term retrospective cohort study. BMC Nephrol (2011) 0.87
Misapplications of commonly used kidney equations: renal physiology in practice. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 0.86
Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated crescentic glomerulonephritis with rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of patients without rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Nephrol (2010) 0.86
Clinical effects of calcium channel blockers and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors on changes in the estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with polycystic kidney disease. Clin Exp Nephrol (2010) 0.86
Low contrast- and low radiation dose protocol for cardiac CT of thin adults at 256-row CT: usefulness of low tube voltage scans and the hybrid iterative reconstruction algorithm. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 0.85
Mildly elevated serum bilirubin levels are negatively associated with carotid atherosclerosis among elderly persons. PLoS One (2014) 0.85
Association between clinical parameters and amyloid-positive area in gastroduodenal biopsy in reactive amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int (2011) 0.83
Geographic difference in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among Japanese screened subjects: Ibaraki versus Okinawa. Clin Exp Nephrol (2008) 0.83
Significant association between renal function and area of amyloid deposition in kidney biopsy specimens in reactive amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int (2011) 0.83
Estimating glomerular filtration rate preoperatively for patients undergoing hepatectomy. World J Gastroenterol (2009) 0.82
Cardio-renal interaction: impact of renal function and anemia on the outcome of chronic heart failure. Heart Vessels (2010) 0.82
Evaluation of coronary artery disease and cardiac morphology and function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, using cardiac computed tomography. Heart Vessels (2013) 0.81
Reduced albuminuria with sarpogrelate is accompanied by a decrease in monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels in type 2 diabetes. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 0.80
Modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) study and CKD epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations for Taiwanese adults. PLoS One (2014) 0.80
eGFR is a reliable preoperative renal function parameter in patients with gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol (2010) 0.78
Race adjustment for estimating glomerular filtration rate is not always necessary. Nephron Extra (2012) 0.78
High triglyceride is a risk factor for silent osteonecrosis of the femoral head in systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Rheumatol (2015) 0.78
Significant association between renal function and amyloid-positive area in renal biopsy specimens in AL amyloidosis. BMC Nephrol (2012) 0.78
Therapeutic advantage of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with proteinuric chronic kidney disease. Heart Vessels (2010) 0.77
Association between poor glycemic control, impaired sleep quality, and increased arterial thickening in type 2 diabetic patients. PLoS One (2015) 0.77
Chronic kidney disease prevention--a challenge for Asian countries: report of the Third Asian Forum of Chronic Kidney Disease Initiatives. Clin Exp Nephrol (2012) 0.77
Metabolic syndrome and anthropometric factors in Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease. Heart Vessels (2009) 0.76
Evaluation of right ventricle functions and serotonin levels during headache attacks in migraine patients with aura. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2014) 0.75
Silent Cerebral Microbleeds and Longitudinal Risk of Renal and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2016) 0.75
Asian leadership in chronic kidney disease. J Korean Med Sci (2009) 0.75
Hemodynamic index of atheromatous renal artery stenosis for angioplasty. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 0.75
Risedronate therapy in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease with osteoporosis: post-hoc analysis of data from the risedronate phase III clinical trials. BMC Nephrol (2017) 0.75
Water intoxication induced by low-dose oral cyclophosphamide in a patient with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-related glomerulonephritis. NDT Plus (2008) 0.75
Decreased cortical thickness, as estimated by a newly developed ultrasound device, as a risk for vertebral fracture in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with eGFR of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Osteoporos Int (2014) 0.75
Adapting the modification of diet in renal disease equation for Japanese patients. Nat Clin Pract Nephrol (2008) 0.75
Validation of the Korean coefficient for the modification of diet in renal disease study equation. Korean J Intern Med (2016) 0.75
Rosuvastatin reduces the recurrence rate following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure. Biomed Rep (2017) 0.75
Cardiac helical CT involving a low-radiation-dose protocol with a 100-kVp setting: Usefulness of hybrid iterative reconstruction and display preset optimization. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.75
Linagliptin monotherapy compared with voglibose monotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes undergoing hemodialysis: a 12-week randomized trial. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care (2016) 0.75
Analysis of the correlation between serum resistin and the variability of erythropoietin responsiveness in patients with chronic kidney disease. Exp Ther Med (2015) 0.75
Short- and long-term results of radial artery and saphenous vein grafts in the right coronary system: a propensity-matched study. Surg Today (2016) 0.75
Effects of non-dipper blood pressure pattern on left ventricular rotational mechanics in hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a speckle tracking study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2013) 0.75
Combination of high-sensitivity troponin I and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide predicts future hospital admission for heart failure in high-risk hypertensive patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Heart Vessels (2017) 0.75
Association between percent-free prostate-specific antigen and glomerular filtration rate in transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy-proven patients with prostate-specific antigen levels ranging from 4 to 10 ng/ml. World J Urol (2013) 0.75
Revised equations for estimated GFR from serum creatinine in Japan. Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 18.60
Olmesartan for the delay or prevention of microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2011) 11.11
Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: a position statement from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO). Kidney Int (2005) 10.42
Chronic kidney disease: global dimension and perspectives. Lancet (2013) 8.16
The classification of glomerulonephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus revisited. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 7.38
The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2009). Hypertens Res (2009) 5.24
The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2014). Hypertens Res (2014) 4.83
The classification of glomerulonephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus revisited. Kidney Int (2004) 4.77
Energy substrate modulates mitochondrial structure and oxidative capacity in cancer cells. Cancer Res (2004) 4.03
Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta induces fatty acid beta-oxidation in skeletal muscle and attenuates metabolic syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 4.03
A small interfering RNA targeting vascular endothelial growth factor as cancer therapeutics. Cancer Res (2004) 2.72
Cinacalcet (KRN1493) effectively decreases the serum intact PTH level with favorable control of the serum phosphorus and calcium levels in Japanese dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 2.68
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the Japanese general population. Clin Exp Nephrol (2009) 2.66
Relationship between metabolic syndrome and proteinuria in the Japanese population. Intern Med (2006) 2.58
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Japanese general population predicted by the MDRD equation modified by a Japanese coefficient. Clin Exp Nephrol (2007) 2.58
Expression of Toll-like receptor 2 on CD16+ blood monocytes and synovial tissue macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum (2004) 2.52
Modification of the CKD epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation for Japanese: accuracy and use for population estimates. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 2.47
Pathological grading for predicting metastasis in phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma. Endocr Relat Cancer (2014) 2.45
Aspects of immune dysfunction in end-stage renal disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 2.44
Uric acid stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and oxidative stress via the vascular renin-angiotensin system. J Hypertens (2008) 2.42
Target blood pressure for treatment of isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly: valsartan in elderly isolated systolic hypertension study. Hypertension (2010) 2.37
Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor: a unique insulin-sensitizing adipocytokine in obesity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 2.31
Associations of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with mortality and renal failure by sex: a meta-analysis. BMJ (2013) 2.24
Estimation of glomerular filtration rate by the MDRD study equation modified for Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin Exp Nephrol (2007) 2.20
Glomerular hyperfiltration in prediabetes and prehypertension. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2011) 2.17
Proposal for diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related kidney disease. Clin Exp Nephrol (2011) 2.12
A deficiency of gastric interstitial cells of Cajal accompanied by decreased expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and substance P in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Gastroenterol (2006) 2.10
Effects of icodextrin peritoneal dialysis solution on the peritoneal membrane in the STZ-induced diabetic rat model with partial nephrectomy. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 2.08
Clinical practice guideline for the management of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder. Ther Apher Dial (2013) 2.07
CD14+,CD16+ blood monocytes and joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum (2002) 2.01
Roles of toll-like receptors in C-C chemokine production by renal tubular epithelial cells. J Immunol (2002) 1.98
Perforative peritonitis caused by appendicitis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis. Intern Med (2013) 1.97
Renal disease in the elderly and the very elderly Japanese: analysis of the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR). Clin Exp Nephrol (2012) 1.95
Intercellular adhesion molecule-1-deficient mice are resistant against renal injury after induction of diabetes. Diabetes (2003) 1.91
Effects of blood pressure levels on case fatality after acute stroke. J Hypertens (2005) 1.89
Relationship between metabolic syndrome and cigarette smoking in the Japanese population. Intern Med (2006) 1.88
Evaluation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation for estimating the glomerular filtration rate in multiple ethnicities. Kidney Int (2010) 1.81
NAD(P)H oxidase and uncoupled nitric oxide synthase are major sources of glomerular superoxide in rats with experimental diabetic nephropathy. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2005) 1.78
Influence of CYP2C19 pharmacogenetic polymorphism on proton pump inhibitor-based therapies. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet (2005) 1.77
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
Klotho reduces apoptosis in experimental ischaemic acute kidney injury via HSP-70. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 1.75
Urinary angiotensinogen as a marker of intrarenal angiotensin II activity associated with deterioration of renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 1.73
Lymphatic vessels develop during tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Kidney Int (2009) 1.72
2008 Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy: guidelines for renal anemia in chronic kidney disease. Ther Apher Dial (2010) 1.71
SLCO4C1 transporter eliminates uremic toxins and attenuates hypertension and renal inflammation. J Am Soc Nephrol (2009) 1.70
Blood pressure predicts risk of developing end-stage renal disease in men and women. Hypertension (2003) 1.70
Slower decline of glomerular filtration rate in the Japanese general population: a longitudinal 10-year follow-up study. Hypertens Res (2008) 1.70
Inflammation and the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. Clin Sci (Lond) (2013) 1.69
Risk factors associated with relapse in Japanese patients with microscopic polyangiitis. J Rheumatol (2011) 1.69
Localization of aldosterone-producing adrenocortical adenomas: significance of adrenal venous sampling. Hypertens Res (2007) 1.68
The S100A8/A9 heterodimer amplifies proinflammatory cytokine production by macrophages via activation of nuclear factor kappa B and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther (2006) 1.67
COUP-TFII acts downstream of Wnt/beta-catenin signal to silence PPARgamma gene expression and repress adipogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.67
The importance of low blood urea nitrogen levels in pregnant patients undergoing hemodialysis to optimize birth weight and gestational age. Kidney Int (2009) 1.64
Overview of regular dialysis treatment in Japan (as of 31 December 2008). Ther Apher Dial (2010) 1.62
Low circulating CD34+ cell count is associated with poor prognosis in chronic hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int (2008) 1.58
Overexpression of calmodulin in pancreatic beta cells induces diabetic nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 1.57
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor ameliorates diabetic nephropathy by its pleiotropic effects in rats. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 1.57
Combinations of olmesartan and a calcium channel blocker or a diuretic in elderly hypertensive patients: a randomized, controlled trial. J Hypertens (2014) 1.56
18-oxocortisol measurement in adrenal vein sampling as a biomarker for subclassifying primary aldosteronism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 1.54
Cutting balloon angioplasty of resistant renal artery stenosis caused by fibromuscular dysplasia. J Vasc Surg (2005) 1.53
Novel culture system of mesenchymal stromal cells from human subcutaneous adipose tissue. Stem Cells Dev (2009) 1.53
Severity-based treatment for Japanese patients with MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis: the JMAAV study. Mod Rheumatol (2011) 1.52
Pulse pressure amplification, arterial stiffness, and peripheral wave reflection determine pulsatile flow waveform of the femoral artery. Hypertension (2010) 1.52
Abrupt enlargement of adrenal incidentaloma: a case of isolated adrenal metastasis. Endocr J (2005) 1.51
Prevention of transition from incipient to overt nephropathy with telmisartan in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2007) 1.50