Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Article	Citations
Hypokalemia in Patients with COVID-19	72
Bardoxolone methyl: drug development for diabetic kidney disease	48
Apararenone in patients with diabetic nephropathy: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 dose–response study and open-label extension study	45
Nonproteinuric diabetic kidney disease	41
Incidence of remission and relapse of proteinuria, end-stage kidney disease, mortality, and major outcomes in primary nephrotic syndrome: the Japan Nephrotic Syndrome Cohort Study (JNSCS)	32
Estimating the prevalence of definitive chronic kidney disease in the Japanese general population	27
Incidence and risk factors of acute kidney injury, and its effect on mortality among Japanese patients receiving immune check point inhibitors: a single-center observational study	24
Incidence, risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with COVID-19	23
Anti-pruritic effect of nemolizumab in hemodialysis patients with uremic pruritus: a phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study	22
The emerging role of magnesium in CKD	22
A digest of the Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Nephrotic Syndrome 2020	21
Relationships between cystatin C- and creatinine-based eGFR in Japanese rural community- dwelling older adults with sarcopenia	21
Efficacy and safety of esaxerenone (CS-3150) in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes and macroalbuminuria: a multicenter, single-arm, open-label phase III study	19
Kidney biopsy guidebook 2020 in Japan	18
Validation of the diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related kidney disease (IgG4-RKD) 2011, and proposal of a new 2020 version	17
Emerging cross-talks between chronic kidney disease–mineral and bone disorder (CKD–MBD) and malnutrition–inflammation complex syndrome (MICS) in patients receiving dialysis	17
Gross hematuria after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: questionnaire survey in Japan	16
Renoprotective effect of GLP-1 receptor agonist, liraglutide, in early-phase diabetic kidney disease in spontaneously diabetic Torii fatty rats	16
Mesangial C3 deposition and serum C3 levels predict renal outcome in IgA nephropathy	16
COVID-19-induced acute renal tubular injury associated with elevation of serum inflammatory cytokine	15
The role of cigarette smoking on new-onset of chronic kidney disease in a Japanese population without prior chronic kidney disease: Iki epidemiological study of atherosclerosis and chronic kidney dise	15
Preservation of kidney function irrelevant of total kidney volume growth rate with tolvaptan treatment in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease	14
Association of serum lncRNA H19 expression with inflammatory and oxidative stress markers and routine biochemical parameters in chronic kidney disease	14
A nationwide survey on clinical practice patterns and bleeding complications of percutaneous native kidney biopsy in Japan	13
The roles of histone deacetylases in kidney development and disease	13

Clinical profile and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury: a tertiary centre experience from South India	13
Lung ultrasound: a valuable tool for the assessment of dialysis patients with COVID-19	13
Effect of sucroferric oxyhydroxide on gastrointestinal microbiome and uremic toxins in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis	12
Association between serum potassium levels and adverse outcomes in chronic kidney disease: the Fukushima CKD cohort study	12
Clinical efficacy and safety of combination therapy of tocilizumab and steroid pulse therapy for critical COVID-19 in HD patients	12
Pathology and pathogenic pathways in fabry nephropathy	12
Activators of SIRT1 in the kidney and protective effects of SIRT1 during acute kidney injury (AKI) (effect of SIRT1 activators on acute kidney injury)	12
Intravenous administration of Streptococcus mutans induces IgA nephropathy-like lesions	12
Causes of death in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in Japan: 10-year outcomes of the Q-Cohort Study	12
Association between serum uric acid and new onset and progression of chronic kidney disease in a Japanese general population: Iki epidemiological study of atherosclerosis and chronic kidney disease	11
Adult-onset minimal change disease: the significance of histological chronic changes for clinical presentation and outcome	11
How to resolve confusion in the clinical setting for the diagnosis of heterozygous COL4A3 or COL4A4 gene variants? Discussion and suggestions from nephrologists	11
Efficacy of body weight vs body surface area-based prednisolone regimen in nephrotic syndrome	11
Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers and prognosis of breakthrough infection in hemodialysis patients	11
Impact of visceral fat area in patients with chronic kidney disease	11
AdipoRon, an adiponectin receptor agonist, protects contrast-induced nephropathy by suppressing oxidative stress and inflammation via activation of the AMPK pathway	11
Intra-body dynamics of d-serine reflects the origin of kidney diseases	11
iPSC technology-based regenerative medicine for kidney diseases	10
A phase 3 multicenter open-label maintenance study to investigate the long-term safety of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate in Japanese subjects with hyperkalemia	10
The association between frailty and chronic kidney disease; cross-sectional analysis of the Nambu Cohort Study	10
Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among renal replacement therapy patients with CKD: a single-center study	9
Influenza virus vaccination in children with nephrotic syndrome: insignificant risk of relapse	9
The association between renal elasticity evaluated by Real-time tissue elastography and renal fibrosis	9
Higher cardiovascular mortality in men with persistent dipstick hematuria	9
High-salt intake accelerates functional and histological renal damage associated with renal tissue overexpression of (pro)renin receptors and AT1 receptors in spontaneously hypertensive rats	9
X-chromosome inactivation patterns in females with Fabry disease examined by both ultra-deep RNA sequencing and methylation-dependent assay	9
Association of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and risk of cardiovascular or all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis	9
Activation of AQP2 water channels by protein kinase A: therapeutic strategies for congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus	9
Nutritional status and risk of contrast-associated acute kidney injury in elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	9
Cyst infection in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: our experience at Toranomon Hospital and future issues	9
Serum levels of galactose-deficient IgA1 in Chinese children with IgA nephropathy, IgA vasculitis with nephritis, and IgA vasculitis	8
Evaluation of a newly proposed renal risk score for Japanese patients with ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis	8
Factors affecting patency of arteriovenous fistula following first percutaneous transluminal angioplasty	8
Clinical features of hemodialysis patients with COVID-19: a single-center retrospective study on 32 patients	8
Renal tubular injury by glyphosate-based herbicide	8
Total iron binding capacity is a predictor for muscle loss in maintenance hemodialysis patients	8
A cross-sectional study in patients with IgA nephropathy of correlations between clinical data and pathological findings at the time of renal biopsy: a Japanese prospective cohort study	8
Disease severity and renal outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease infected with COVID-19	8
Analysis of risk factors for donation after circulatory death kidney transplantation in Japan	8
A digest from evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for Polycystic Kidney Disease 2020	8
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 infection in a dialysis center during a nosocomial outbreak	8
Functional analysis of suspected splicing variants in CLCN5 gene in Dent disease 1	8
Association between circulating tumor necrosis factor receptors and oral bacterium in patients receiving hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study	8
Zinc deficiency: its prevalence and relationship to renal function in Japan	8
Fact-finding survey on health literacy among Japanese predialysis chronic kidney disease patients: a multi-institutional cross-sectional study	8
Creatinine generation rate can detect sarcopenia in patients with hemodialysis	8
Septic acute kidney injury: a review of basic research	8
A digest from evidence-based clinical practice guideline for IgA nephropathy 2020	8
Hemodialysis patients with coronavirus disease 2019: reduced antibody response	7
Incidence of end-stage renal disease and risk factors for progression of renal dysfunction in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: the Fukuoka Diabetes Registry	7

Influence of post-disaster evacuation on incidence of hyperuricemia in residents of Fukushima Prefecture: the Fukushima Health Management Survey	7
Serum uromodulin is a novel renal function marker in the Japanese population	7
Reno-protective effects of Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors	7
Seasonal variation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in hemodialysis patients in the northernmost island of Japan	7
Development and validation of a predictive model for acute kidney injury in patients with moderately severe and severe acute pancreatitis	7
Deletion of Alox15 improves kidney dysfunction and inhibits fibrosis by increased PGD2 in the kidney	7
MiR-142-3p ameliorates high glucose-induced renal tubular epithelial cell injury by targeting BOD1	7
The prognosis of subjects showing a reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate without albuminuria in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: a cohort study for diabetic kidney disease	6
Extracellular vesicles carrying miRNAs in kidney diseases: a systemic review	6
KCNQ1OT1 inhibition alleviates high glucose-induced podocyte injury by adsorbing miR-23b-3p and regulating Sema3A	6
Calcium channel blocker in patients with chronic kidney disease	6
Use of biologic agents and methotrexate improves renal manifestation and outcome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective analysis	6
Association of the nutritional risk index for Japanese hemodialysis patients with long-term mortality: The Q-Cohort Study	6
Effect of lanthanum carbonate and calcium carbonate on the progression of coronary artery calcification among hemodialysis patients with vascular calcification risk: a randomized controlled trial	6
Hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors for anaemia in maintenance dialysis: a meta-analysis	6
The association between cognitive impairment/dementia and albuminuria: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Relationship between serum lipid concentrations and impaired renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease: the Fukuoka Kidney Disease Registry Study	6
Genome-wide association study identifies new loci for albuminuria in the Japanese population	6
Dialysis-related carpal tunnel syndrome in the past 40 years	6
Better remission rates in elderly Japanese patients with primary membranous nephropathy in nationwide real-world practice: The Japan Nephrotic Syndrome Cohort Study (JNSCS)	6
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein antibody titers 6 months after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination among patients undergoing hemodialysis in Japan	6
Safety and efficacy of Tolvaptan in real-world patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease- interim results of SLOW-PKD surveillance	6
Non-invasive fibrosis assessments of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease associated with low estimated glomerular filtration rate among CKD patients: the Fukuoka Kidney disease Registry Study	6
Relationship between serum calcium or phosphate levels and mortality stratified by parathyroid hormone level: an analysis from the MBD-5D study	6
Renal prognoses by different target hemoglobin levels achieved by epoetin beta pegol dosing to chronic kidney disease patients with hyporesponsive anemia to erythropoiesis-stimulating agent: a multice	6
Associations between visceral obesity and renal impairment in health checkup participants: a retrospective cohort study	6
Preoperative CT volumetry of estimated residual kidney for prediction of postoperative chronic kidney disease in patients with renal cell carcinoma	6
Comparative proteomic analysis of renal proteins from IgA nephropathy model mice and control mice	6
Impact of water consumption on renal function in the general population: a cross-sectional analysis of KNHANES data (2008–2017)	6
Comparative study of a novel selective urate reabsorption inhibitor “dotinurad” among patient groups with different stages of renal dysfunction	6
Inpatient educational program delays the need for dialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease stage G5	6
Pre-dialysis serum creatinine as an independent predictor of responsiveness to zinc supplementation among patients on hemodialysis	5
Estimating the causal effect of transient anemia status on renal and cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling patients in Japan at the beginning of impaired renal function using marginal structur	5
Duration of predialysis nephrological care and mortality after dialysis initiation	5
Circ_0000064 knockdown attenuates high glucose-induced proliferation, inflammation and extracellular matrix deposition of mesangial cells through miR-424-5p-mediated WNT2B inhibition in cell models of	5
Altered arginine vasopressin-cyclic AMP-aquaporin 2 pathway in patients with chronic kidney disease	5
Efficacy of repeat-dose rituximab maintenance therapy for minimal change disease in adults	5
Factors predicting decline in renal function and kidney volume growth in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study (Japanese Polycystic Kidney Disease registry: J-PKD)	5
ANCA-associated nephritis without crescent formation has atypical clinicopathological features: a multicenter retrospective study	5
A possible case of carbamazepine-induced renal phospholipidosis mimicking Fabry disease	5
Nationwide survey of the coronavirus disease 2019 prevention and treatment systems for kidney disease patients: a study of Japanese Society of Nephrology-certified educational facilities	5
Associations between metabolic syndrome and urinary Na-to-K ratio and glomerular filtration rate in middle-aged adults regardless of Na and K intakes	5
PPAR-δ activation reduces cisplatin-induced apoptosis via inhibiting p53/Bax/caspase-3 pathway without modulating autophagy in murine renal proximal tubular cells	5
All-case Japanese post-marketing surveillance of the real-world safety and efficacy of rituximab treatment in patients with refractory nephrotic syndrome	5
Phosphorylation profile of human AQP2 in urinary exosomes by LC–MS/MS phosphoproteomic analysis	5
Clinical and experimental approaches for imaging of acute kidney injury	5
Expression and prognostic value of CXCL12/CXCR4/CXCR7 axis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma	5
Efficacy of tolvaptan on advanced chronic kidney disease with heart failure: a randomized controlled trial	5
Neointimal hyperplasia in the inferior vena cava of adenine-induced chronic kidney disease rats with aortocaval fistulas	5
The distribution of eGFR by age in a community-based healthy population: the Japan specific health checkups study (J-SHC study)	5
Low-GDP, pH-neutral solutions preserve peritoneal endothelial glycocalyx during long-term peritoneal dialysis	5
New-onset and relapse of nephrotic syndrome following COVID-19 vaccination: a questionnaire survey in Japan	5
Sclerostin is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality in kidney transplant recipients	5
Cost-effectiveness of mass screening for dipstick hematuria in Japan	5
Efficacy of continuous erythropoietin receptor activator for end-stage renal disease patients with renal anemia before and after peritoneal dialysis initiation	5
A nationwide cross-sectional analysis of thrombotic microangiopathy in the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR)	5
Cardio-ankle vascular index with renal progression and mortality in high atherosclerosis risk: a prospective cohort study in CORE-Thailand	5
Comparison of annual eGFR decline among primary kidney diseases in patients with CKD G3b-5: results from a REACH-J CKD cohort study	5
The revised version 2018 of the nationwide web-based registry system for kidney diseases in Japan: Japan Renal Biopsy Registry and Japan Kidney Disease Registry	5
VEGF-VEGFR2 inhibitor-associated hyaline occlusive glomerular microangiopathy: a Japanese single-center experience	5
Effects of LDL apheresis on proteinuria in patients with diabetes mellitus, severe proteinuria, and dyslipidemia	5
Developing and validating a multivariable prediction model for in-hospital mortality of pneumonia with advanced chronic kidney disease patients: a retrospective analysis using a nationwide database in	5
Activation of necroptosis pathway in podocyte contributes to the pathogenesis of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis	4
Impact on survival of urgent dialysis initiation in patients with end-stage renal disease: a case–control study	4
Association of magnesium abnormalities at intensive care unit admission with kidney outcomes and mortality: a prospective cohort study	4
Demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in Turkey: Turkish Society of Nephrology-Glomerular Diseases (TSN-GOLD) Working Group	4
Zebra bodies without Fabry disease or hydroxychloroquine	4
Evaluation of anemia, malnutrition, mineral, and bone disorder for maintenance hemodialysis patients based on bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA)	4
Effects of phospholipase A2 receptor and thrombospondin type-1 domain-containing 7A expression in glomerular basement membranes on treatment response and renal outcome in membranous nephropathy	4
Impact of the number of steroid pulses in tonsillectomy combined with steroid pulse therapy: a nationwide retrospective study in Japan	4
A questionnaire on prescription patterns of proton pump inhibitors for hemodialysis patients in Japan	4
Occurrence and predictive factors of acute renal injury following hip and knee arthroplasty	4
Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and its risk factors in Japanese hemodialysis patients	4
Long-term continuous use of proton-pump inhibitors is associated with renal function decline in patients without acute kidney injury	4
Profiling of kidney involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus by deep learning using the National Database of Designated Incurable Diseases of Japan	4
Nomenclature for kidney function and disease: executive summary and glossary from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) consensus conference	4
Constipation and diabetic kidney disease: The Fukuoka Diabetes Registry	4
Volume-associated hemodynamic variables for prediction of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury	4
Factors associated with anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody titers after a second BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in Japanese hemodialysis patients	4
Initial responsiveness to darbepoetin alfa and its contributing factors in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients in Japan	4

Improving hepatitis B vaccination rates for advanced chronic kidney disease patients: a quality improvement initiative	4
Effect of tolvaptan in Japanese patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a post hoc analysis of TEMPO 3:4 and TEMPO Extension Japan	4
Clinical parameters among patients in Japan with anemia and non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease with and without diabetes mellitus who received roxadustat	4
Dental caries status is associated with arteriosclerosis in patients on hemodialysis	4
Weight loss reduces the incidence of dipstick proteinuria: a cohort study from the Japanese general population	4
Screening of renal anomalies in first-degree relatives of children diagnosed with non-syndromic congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract	4
Factors associated with 1-year changes in serum fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease	4
Effect of dapagliflozin on the initial estimated glomerular filtration rate dip in chronic kidney disease patients without diabetes mellitus	4
Neuroimmune system-mediated renal protection mechanisms	4
Impact of polypharmacy on all-cause mortality and hospitalization in incident hemodialysis patients: a cohort study	4
Correction of serum potassium with sodium zirconium cyclosilicate in Japanese patients with hyperkalemia: a randomized, dose–response, phase 2/3 study	4
Kidney function, blood pressure and proteinuria were associated with pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women with chronic kidney disease: a single-center, retrospective study in the Asian population	4
The clinical characteristic and outcome of skin and soft tissue infection in immunosuppressive patients with nephrotic syndrome	4
Post-kidney transplant soluble Klotho levels are determined by pretransplant soluble Klotho levels in both living donors and recipients	4
Sex differences in clinical outcomes in Japanese incident dialysis patients: a prospective observational multicenter study	4
Cyclosporine A C1.5 monitoring reflects the area under the curve in children with nephrotic syndrome: a single-center experience	4
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) technique training: what features influence learning time?	4
Development of prognostic model for patients at CKD stage 3a and 3b in South Central China using computational intelligence	4