Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Article	Citations
Efficacy of combination therapy for childhood complicated focal IgA nephropathy	51
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide predicts hospitalization for ischemic stroke in Japanese hemodialysis patients	45
Pleuroperitoneal communication through the retroperitoneum	39
Risk factors for septic shock in older patients with urinary tract infection	30
Clinical and histopathological features related to time to complete remission in adult-onset minimal change nephrotic syndrome patients with corticosteroid treatment	28
Advancing large language models in nephrology: bridging the gap in image interpretation	26
Factors affecting responsiveness of vadadustat in patients with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease: a post-hoc subgroup analysis of Japanese phase 3 randomized studies	26
A possible case of carbamazepine-induced renal phospholipidosis mimicking Fabry disease	18
Pre-transplant tacrolimus fluctuations predict BK virus infection risk in kidney transplants	18
Predictors of encapsulated peritoneal sclerosis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis using neutral-pH dialysate	18
Genetic nephrotic syndrome associated with disturbed function of glomerular slit membrane and podocyte cytoskeleton in children	16
Age and gender differences in the urinary proteome of healthy subjects using the advantages of quantitative proteomics	16
Impact of inpatient educational programs on mortality after the start of dialysis therapy	15
Role of the new bioimpedance monitoring device (Seca®) in assessing dry weight in hemodialysis patients	14
List of referees	14
Efficacy and safety of telitacicept in patients with lupus nephritis: a single-center, real-world retrospective study	14
Clinical predictors associated with prolonged pneumoperitoneum time in laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy	14
eGFR slope as a surrogate endpoint for clinical study in early stage of chronic kidney disease: from The Japan Chronic Kidney Disease Database	14
Skin perfusion pressure in lower extremities at haemodialysis initiation is associated with 1-year mortality and cardiovascular disease	14
Comparison of survival rates between incident hemodialysis patients and peritoneal dialysis patients: a 5-year prospective cohort study with propensity score matching	13
Estimating the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the older population using health screening data in Japan	13
Efficacy and safety of rituximab in primary IgA nephropathy: a retrospective study	13
Rationale and design of the Japanese Biomarkers in Nephrotic Syndrome (J-MARINE) study	12
Multicenter randomized controlled trial of intensive uric acid lowering therapy for CKD patients with hyperuricemia: TARGET-UA	12
Correction to: Public support for patients with intractable diseases in Japan: impact on clinical indicators from nationwide registries in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease	12

Hydroxychloroquine suppresses anti-GBM nephritis via inhibition of JNK/p38 MAPK signaling	12
Adjustment of anion gap for other serum components is of little benefit to acid–base assessment	12
Clinical insights on “Effectiveness and safety of ravulizumab for Japanese patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) switched from eculizumab”	11
Prognostic factors for acute ischemic stroke in patients undergoing hemodialysis	11
Evaluation of renal fibrosis using scanning acoustic microscopy	11
Clinical outcomes of immunosuppressive therapy in patients with seronegative anti-PLA2R antibodies and PLA2R-related membranous nephropathy	11
Correction to: Clinical questions and good practice statements of clinical practice guidelines for management of kidney injury during anticancer drug therapy 2022	11
Prediction model for treatment response of primary membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome	11
Biguanides are associated with decreased early mortality and risk of acute kidney injury in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Japan	10
Cytosolic mtDNA–cGAS–STING axis contributes to sepsis-induced acute kidney injury via activating the NLRP3 inflammasome	10
Estimated T50 calciprotein crystallization test in patients undergoing hemodialysis: Osaka Dialysis Complication Study (ODCS)	10
Genetic aspects of pediatric nephrotic syndrome and anti-nephrin antibodies	10
A comparison of the clinical efficacy of tonsillectomy with steroid pulse therapy and tonsillectomy therapy alone for patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy: a retrospective observational study	10
Comparison of seroconversion rates after hepatitis B vaccination in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and those receiving maintenance hemodialysis	10
Autopsy study examining non-chronic kidney disease versus chronic kidney disease caused by hypertensive-nephrosclerosis in elderly subjects	10
Prevalence, clinical course and outcomes of COVID-19 in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients: a single-center experience	9
Role of IGF-1R in epithelial–mesenchymal transdifferentiation of human peritoneal mesothelial cells	9
Intrarenal corpuscular multinucleated giant cells in ANCA-associated vasculitis	9
cnm-positive Streptococcus mutans, a major pathogen in dental caries, may exacerbate IgA nephropathy via the tonsils	9
Questionnaire survey of the frequency of dietary intake during hemodialysis and the impact of COVID-19 in Japan	9
Alleviation effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate against acute kidney injury following severe burns	9
Correction to: Cost-effectiveness of mass screening for dipstick hematuria in Japan	9
Trimerization profile of type IV collagen COL4A5 exon deletion in X-linked Alport syndrome	9
Comparison of serum alkaline phosphatase levels between two measurement methods in chronic hemodialysis patients in Japan: involvement of ABO blood group system and relationship with mortality risk	8
The role of a novel mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, finerenone, in chronic kidney disease: mechanisms and clinical advances	8
Association between alcohol consumption and chronic kidney disease: a population-based survey	8
MiR-34a induces myofibroblast differentiation from renal fibroblasts	8
Nephrotic syndrome induces the upregulation of cell proliferation-related genes in tubular cells in mice	8
Calcium channel blocker in patients with chronic kidney disease	8
Clinical predictors of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance: a multicenter study in Japan	8
High body mass index and triglyceride levels at health checkups increase the risk of new-onset chronic kidney disease and worsening renal function: the TAMA MED Project-CKD	8
Water and electrolyte abnormalities in novel pharmacological agents for kidney disease and cancer	8
Angiotensin II and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis	8
Efficacy of valganciclovir prophylaxis in kidney transplant recipients following low-dose rituximab induction therapy: a multicenter retrospective study	8
Real-world fracture risk, osteoporosis treatment status, and mortality of Japanese non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease stages G3–5	7
Correction to: Association of initial prednisolone dose with remission, relapse, and infectious complications in adult‑onset minimal change disease	7
Predictive values of four nutritional indices for adverse outcomes in patients with hypertension	7
The safety and effectiveness of transcatheter renal arterial embolization with tris-acryl gelatin microspheres in hemodialysis patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease	7
Arteriovenous fistula is associated with diastolic dysfunction in end-stage renal failure patients	7
Favorable changes in the eGFR slope after dapagliflozin treatment and its association with the initial dip	7
Development and validation of an algorithm for identifying patients undergoing dialysis from patients with advanced chronic kidney disease	7
Higher hemoglobin levels using darbepoetin alfa and kidney outcomes in advanced chronic kidney disease without diabetes: a prespecified secondary analysis of the PREDICT trial	7
Association between lactate dehydrogenase to albumin ratio and acute kidney injury in patients with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study	7
Association between adrenal function and dialysis vintage in hemodialysis patients	7
The association between embedded catheter implantation and hospitalization costs for peritoneal dialysis initiation: a retrospective cohort study	7
A digest of the clinical practice guideline for pediatric idiopathic nephrotic syndrome 2020 updated: medical therapy	7
Neferine mitigates cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury in mice by regulating autophagy and apoptosis	7
Optimal course of pre-emptive rituximab administration for long-term disease remission in patients with complicated steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome requiring immunosuppressive agents after rituxi	7
The association of fasting triglyceride variability with renal dysfunction and proteinuria in medical checkup participants	7
Aberrant splicing caused by exonic single nucleotide variants positioned 2nd or 3rd to the last nucleotide in the COL4A5 gene	7

Evaluation of cardiovascular risk in children with solitary functioning kidney	7
Association of abnormalities in electrocardiography and ultrasonic echocardiography with the occurrence of cardiovascular disease in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease	7
Hsp70 promotes maturation of uromodulin mutants that cause familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy and suppresses cellular damage	6
Treatment of hyponatremia: comprehension and best clinical practice	6
The efficacy and safety of mizoribine for maintenance therapy in patients with myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA)-associated vasculitis: the usefulness of serum mizoribine	6
Potential involvement of abnormal splicing in severe WT1-related disorders	6
Glomerular filtration of creatinine: expanding its clinical utility as a skeletal muscle mass index in non-dialysis CKD patients	6
Luminal flow in the connecting tubule induces afferent arteriole vasodilation	6
Clinicopathological findings of tubulointerstitial nephritis: a cross-sectional analysis of the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR)	6
Albuminuria and chronic kidney disease progression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	6
Cellular and humoral immune responses to COVID-19 booster vaccination in Japanese dialysis patients	6
Prospective randomized trial of antibiotic prophylaxis for percutaneous renal biopsy	6
Longitudinal changes in the abundance of IgA1 O- and N-glycoforms in IgA nephropathy	6
The effect of different timings of protein supplementation on variable outcomes in hemodialysis patients: a randomized clinical trial	6
Single-cell RNA sequencing and kidney organoid differentiation	6
One anastomosis gastric bypass ameliorates diabetic nephropathy via regulating the GLP-1-mediated Sirt1/AMPK/PGC1α pathway	6
Effect of tonsillectomy combined with steroid pulse therapy upon IgA nephropathy depending on proteinuria status at diagnosis: a nationwide multicenter cohort study in Japan	6
Comprehensive review of mitochondrial nephropathy—a renal phenotype in mitochondrial disease: causative genes, clinical and pathological features, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment	6
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Circ_0000064 knockdown attenuates high glucose-induced proliferation, inflammation and extracellular matrix deposition of mesangial cells through miR-424-5p-mediat	6
Probenecid protects against contrast–induced nephropathy through modulation of small Rho GTPases and Pannexin1 channels in Wistar rats	6
Knockdown of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase ameliorates renal fibrosis caused by ischemia–reperfusion injury and remodels sphingosine metabolism	5
Guidelines for administering gadolinium-based contrast agents to patients with renal dysfunction (Version 3: Revised May 20th, 2024)	5
PTH variability is associated with increased risk of mortality in Japanese hemodialysis patients	5
Annual change in eGFR in renal hypouricemia: a retrospective pilot study	5
Initial annual decline in the estimated glomerular filtration rate and adverse kidney outcomes in IgA nephropathy	5
Effects of NRF2 polymorphisms on safety and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl: subanalysis of TSUBAKI study	5
Current antihypertensive treatment and treatment-resistant hypertension in Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease	5
Sore thumb syndrome	5
Hematological parameters of anemia and prognosis of non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease: the Fukushima CKD cohort study	5
Prevalence and prognosis of severe hyperkalemia in the emergency department	5
Upward-directed exit-site of the swan-neck catheter and “Easy-to-disinfect the backside area of exit-site” may prevent PD complications	5
Adverse reactions and effects on renal function of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with IgA nephropathy	5
Exploring factors associated with Kidney Disease Quality of Life in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: the Reach-J CKD cohort study	5
Impact of collaboration between general practitioners and nephrologists on renal function: an experience in the Hitachi area	5
Point-of-care renal ultrasound: the SECONDS checklist	5
The differences in renal hemodynamic response following high-intensity exercise between younger and older males	5
Changes in urinary albumin as a surrogate for kidney disease progression in people with type 2 diabetes	5
Current treatment status of IgA nephropathy in Japan: a questionnaire survey	5
Hidden malignancy in large polycystic liver and kidney	5
Clinicopathological cohort study of kidney biopsy findings resulting in dialysis during long-term follow-up exceeding 30 years	5
MicroRNAs in idiopathic childhood nephrotic syndrome	5
Diabetic kidney disease: the kidney disease relevant to individuals with diabetes	5
Effect of monoclonal gammopathy in the progression of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease: a retrospective observational study	5
The association of 5-year therapeutic responsiveness with long-term renal outcome in IgA nephropathy	5
Predictive value of suPAR in AKI: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Risk factors for surgery in children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction due to antenatally detected ınfantil hydronephrosis	5
Gross hematuria after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: questionnaire survey in Japan	5
Association of soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 with mortality and adverse outcomes in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Calcium carbonate occluding a peritoneal dialysis catheter	4
Correlation between IgAC3 ratio and oxford score in IgA nephropathy	4
Renal outcomes in IgA nephropathy following inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination	4
Assessment of communication environment and health literacy of patients on chronic hemodialysis: a multicenter observational study (SMEL-HD study)	4
Deep learning analysis of clinical course of primary nephrotic syndrome: Japan Nephrotic Syndrome Cohort Study (JNSCS)	4
Evaluation of screening with urine dipsticks and renal ultrasonography for 3-year-olds in Chiba City over 30 years	4
The role of C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio as a prognostic biomarker in patients hospitalized for cardiorenal syndrome	4
The implication of calf circumference and grip strength in osteoporosis and bone mineral density among hemodialysis patients	4
A case series of Fabry diseases with CKD in Japan	4
Clinical impact of device connections on PD-related peritonitis	4
Intimal growth on the luminal surface of arteriovenous grafts in rats	4
Correction: Oral alkalinizing supplementation suppressed intrarenal reactive oxidative stress in mild-stage chronic kidney disease: a randomized cohort study	4
Prevalence and mortality of transient acute kidney injury within 48 h, as new subtype, following coronary angiography: a cohort study	4
Initiation of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors and first complete remission in patients with primary nephrotic syndrome: a nationwide cohort study	4
Straightforward and immediate ultrasound-guided kidney biopsy using a guide needle technique to get adequate tissue with reduced procedural time	4
Clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis with refractory peritonitis: significance of the day 5 cell count	4
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF): a multifaceted marker in chronic kidney disease	4
Use of mycophenolate mofetil in patients with pediatric and adult primary nephrotic syndrome: information from a Japanese hospital claims database	4
Comparative study of the protective effects of coenzyme Q10 and cinnamon extract on possible kidney damage and dysfunction of amiodarone in rats	4
Correction: Transcatheter arterial embolization therapy in patients with polycystic kidney disease and liver disease: review from case series	4
Synergistic effect of proteinuria on dipstick hematuria-related decline in kidney function: The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study	4
Persistent hyperparathyroidism after preemptive kidney transplantation	4
Establishment of a novel mouse peritoneal dialysis-associated peritoneal injury model	4
Fibrosis-4 index can predict improved renal function in acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	4
Validation of the estimated glomerular filtration rate equation for Japanese children younger than 2 years	4
Tracing all patients who received insured dialysis treatment in Japan and the present situation of their number of deaths	4
Correction: Epidemiological study of renal involvement in sarcoidosis in Japan using the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry	4
Clinicopathological discordance in biopsy-proven nephrosclerosis: a nationwide cross-sectional study of the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR)	4
METTL14 derived from exosomes of M1 macrophages promotes high glucose-induced apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress in glomerular endothelial cells by mediating PAQR3 m6A modification	4
Long-term need and potential for withdrawal of enteral feeding in children with chronic kidney disease stage 5D or 5T	4
External validation of the pediatric International IgA Nephropathy Prediction Tool in a central China cohort	4
Golden mean of serum uric acid level on the risk of kidney function decline	4

Delayed kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody production in kidney transplant recipients following the third dose of COVID-19 vaccination	3
Hyporesponsiveness against donor’s ABO antigens of renal grafts after ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation	3
AHA Life’s Essential 8 and new-onset CKD: a prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank	3
Efficacy and safety of patiromer for hyperkalemia: a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 study	3
Evaluation of albumin-based proteinuria selectivity index as a substitute for transferrin-based proteinuria selectivity index	3
NT-pro BNP level at dialysis initiation is a useful biomarker for predicting hospitalization for ischemic heart disease	3
Preference for anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibody assay in patients with suspected membranous nephropathy: a survey study on medical practice after publication of Japanese Guidelines for Nephroti	3
Targeting inflammation in perivascular cells and neuroimmune interactions for treating kidney disease	3
An enlarged pancreas in nephrotic syndrome	3
Low -25 and cardiovascular risk in hemodialysis: contextualizing the hepcidin paradox	3
Effect of dapagliflozin on the initial estimated glomerular filtration rate dip in chronic kidney disease patients without diabetes mellitus	3
A survey of environmental sustainability in Japanese dialysis facilities	3
Blockade of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced kidney injury by inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB signaling	3
What is the impact of dialysis on the nutritional status of patients according to sex? A systematic review with meta-analysis	3
Need for life cycle assessment of pharmaceuticals for kidney healthcare	3
Frequency and prognosis of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis in children	3
ABO-incompatible living-donor kidney transplantation is not associated with post-transplant malignancy: a multicenter retrospective study	3
A systematic review for prevention of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity using different hydration protocols and meta-analysis for magnesium hydrate supplementation	3
Impact of Fc-gamma receptor IIIA polymorphism on late-onset neutropenia and clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients following rituximab induction therapy	3
Human primary proximal tubular epithelial cells and sepsis: a scoping review	3
Reference values for urinary protein, albumin, beta 2-microglobulin, and the alpha 1-microglobulin-to-creatinine ratio in Japanese children	3
Anemia, iron metabolism, and anemia medication habits in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are different: a multicenter investigation	3
Efficacy of screening with dipstick urinalysis in predicting renal function decline in healthy workers: a 10-year follow-up study	3
Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among renal replacement therapy patients with CKD: a single-center study	3
Prognosis of microscopic polyangiitis is well predictable in the first 2 weeks of treatment	3
Correction to: Safety and efficacy of azilsartan in paediatric patients with hypertension: a phase 3, single-arm, open-label, prospective study	3
CD4 + and CD8 + T-lymphocyte number as predictive marker of relapse after rituximab treatment in childhood-onset refractory nephrotic syndrome	3
Comparative analysis of kidney function prediction: traditional statistical methods vs. deep learning techniques	3
High preoperative serum strontium levels increase the risk of acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary bypass	3
Advances in understanding the role of mitochondria in renal ischemia–reperfusion injury	3
Analysis of the impact of obesity on the prognosis of IgA nephropathy according to renal function and sex	3
Cost-effectiveness of mass screening for dipstick hematuria in Japan	3
Effects of empagliflozin in patients with chronic kidney disease from Japan: exploratory analyses from EMPA–KIDNEY	3
Generation of chimeric kidneys using progenitor cell replacement: Oshima Award Address 2021	3
Survey of Japanese nephrologists' use of clinical practice guidelines for rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis	3
Stellate ganglion light irradiation to enhance vasodilation in arteriovenous fistula creation for hemodialysis	3
Usefulness of 16S rRNA gene analysis for peritoneal-associated peritonitis: a single-center cohort study	3
Prognostic value of proteinuria monitoring in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis	3
Association between estrogen and kidney function: population based evidence and mutual bidirectional Mendelian randomization study	3
Epigenetic histone modifications in kidney disease and epigenetic memory	3
Delayed diagnosis and exacerbation of hyperlipidemia in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Relationship between glomerular number in fresh kidney biopsy samples and light microscopy samples	3
Slope of the estimated glomerular filtration rate and its associated factors among individuals with chronic kidney disease in the general Japanese population	3
The association between renal medullary and cortical fibrosis, stiffness, and concentrating capacity: an observational, single-center cross-sectional study	3
Kidney injury associated with fosravuconazole l-lysine ethanolate	3
The comparison of four hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors on drug potency and cost for treatment in patients with renal anemia	3
Letermovir safety and efficacy for cytomegalovirus prophylaxis in adult Japanese kidney transplant recipients: a multicenter, open-label, noncomparative Phase 3 study	3
Association between chronic kidney disease and depression: evidence from the NHANES 2015–2018 and Mendelian randomization analysis	3
Glucose degradation products in peritoneal dialysis solution impair angiogenesis by dysregulating angiogenetic factors in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells	3
Blood pressure load associated with progressive kidney function decline in biopsy-proven atherosclerotic chronic kidney disease patients	3
Machine learning using serial changes in proteinuria during initial steroid therapy to predict treatment response and immunosuppressant use in pediatric idiopathic nephrotic syndrome	3
Prognostic impact of urine cyclic AMP levels in patients with chronic kidney disease	3
Practice patterns of rituximab for primary membranous nephropathy 2021 in Japan: a web-based survey of board-certified nephrologists	3
Pharmacological inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome attenuates kidney apoptosis, fibrosis, and injury in Dahl salt-sensitive rats	3