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Kazunori Karasawa

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Ushio Y, Akihisa T, Karasawa K, Seki M, Kobayashi S, Miyabe Y, et al.
BMC Nephrol . 2024 Feb; 25(1):66. PMID: 38395839
Background: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibroinflammatory disease that affects multiple organs, including the pancreas, lacrimal glands, salivary glands, periaortic/retroperitoneum, and kidney. Interstitial nephritis is a typical renal disorder associated...
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Karasawa K, Akiyama K, Akihisa T, Miyabe Y, Nitta K, Hoshino J
Case Rep Nephrol Dial . 2023 Oct; 13(1):104-112. PMID: 37900932
The number of patients with diabetic nephropathy is increasing worldwide and it is important to understand the underlying pathological mechanisms of the disease. In early stage diabetic nephropathy, the hyperglycemic...
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Nagasaka K, Amano K, Dobashi H, Nagafuchi H, Sada K, Komagata Y, et al.
Mod Rheumatol . 2022 Dec; 33(6):1117-1124. PMID: 36478050
Objectives: The aim of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of rituximab (RTX) for microscopic polyangiitis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis in Japan. Methods: In this prospective observational...
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Akiyama K, Moriyama T, Hanafusa N, Miura Y, Seki M, Ushio Y, et al.
J Nephrol . 2022 Oct; 36(2):367-376. PMID: 36261704
Background: Progression of aortic calcification is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients. Blood calciprotein particle (CPP) levels are associated with coronary artery calcification and were reported to...
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Okamoto Y, Miyabe Y, Seki M, Ushio Y, Sato K, Kasama E, et al.
BMC Nephrol . 2022 May; 23(1):194. PMID: 35606754
Background: Genus Desulfovibrio species is a sulphate-reducing anaerobic gram-negative rod that resides in the human oral cavity and intestinal tract. It was reported as the causative pathogen of bacteraemia and...
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Nakakita T, Akiyama K, Karasawa K, Miyabe Y, Moriyama T, Uchida K, et al.
Int J Nephrol . 2022 May; 2022:1749548. PMID: 35586040
Background: The importance of crescent formation in glomerulonephritis has increased. However, detailed analysis of crescentic glomerulonephritis in Asia is scarce. In addition, advances in serological diagnostic techniques (antineutrophil cytoplasmic and...
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Moriyama T, Karasawa K, Miyabe Y, Akiyama K, Iwabuchi Y, Ogura S, et al.
Kidney360 . 2022 Apr; 1(11):1270-1283. PMID: 35372877
Background: Tonsillectomy may treat IgA nephropathy (IgAN) by reducing the levels of galactose-deficient IgA1. Therefore, we aimed to analyze the long-term effects of tonsillectomy on patients with IgAN, as an...
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Itami S, Moriyama T, Miyabe Y, Karasawa K, Nitta K
Kidney Int Rep . 2022 Jan; 7(1):99-107. PMID: 35005318
Introduction: The usefulness of the Oxford classification (MEST-C score) for deciding the management approach for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) remains unclear. Methods: Effects of steroid therapy on the long-term prognosis for...
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Moriyama T, Hasegawa F, Miyabe Y, Akiyama K, Karasawa K, Uchida K, et al.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun . 2021 Aug; 574:97-103. PMID: 34450430
The intracellular trafficking pathway of albumin in podocytes remains controversial. We therefore analysed albumin endocytosis through caveolae, subsequent transcytosis, and exocytosis. In Western blot and immunofluorescence analysis in vitro, methyl-beta-cyclodextrin...
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Sugiura N, Moriyama T, Miyabe Y, Karasawa K, Nitta K
J Pathol Clin Res . 2021 Jun; 7(6):616-623. PMID: 34185389
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients often suffer from arterial and/or arteriolar sclerosis (AAS); however, it is unclear whether these features are associated with a poor prognosis. This retrospective cohort study aimed...