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    Comparison between steroid pulse therapy alone and in combination with tonsillectomy for IgA nephropathy

    To the best of our knowledge, no study has compared intermittent steroid pulse therapy, according to Pozzi’s regimen, with versus without tonsillectomy.

    Ayami Ochi, Takahito Moriyama, Takashi Takei in International Urology and Nephrology (2013)

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    Positive C1q staining associated with poor renal outcome in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

    Pathogenesis and clinical prognosis of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) has not yet been established.

    Takashi Takei, Mitsuyo Itabashi, Takahito Moriyama in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2013)

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    Severity of nephrotic IgA nephropathy according to the Oxford classification

    IgA nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome (nephrotic IgAN) is a rare form of IgAN. Its prognosis and response to steroid therapy are still controversial because the differential diagnosis between nephrotic IgAN ...

    Takahito Moriyama, Kayu Nakayama, Chihiro Iwasaki in International Urology and Nephrology (2012)

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    Comparison of inhibitors of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAS) and combination therapy of steroids plus RAS inhibitors for patients with advanced immunoglobulin A nephropathy and impaired renal function

    The adaptation of steroid therapy and the effect of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors (RASIs) for advanced immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) patients with impaired renal function are still cont...

    Takahito Moriyama, Kayu Nakayama, Ayami Ochi in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2012)

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    A case of acute renal failure after exercise with renal hypouricemia demonstrated compound heterozygous mutations of uric acid transporter 1

    Familial renal hypouricemia is a hereditary disease characterized by extraordinary high renal uric acid (UA) clearance and is associated with acute renal failure (ARF). A 17-year-old Japanese male developed AR...

    Ayami Ochi, Takashi Takei, Akiko Ichikawa in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2012)

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    Long-term beneficial effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blocker therapy for patients with advanced immunoglobulin A nephropathy and impaired renal function

    There are few reports analyzing the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and/or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) on the long-term renal survival of advanced immunoglobulin A nephropa...

    Takahito Moriyama, Nobuyuki Amamiya, Ayami Ochi in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2011)