BACKGROUND/AIMS
This multicenter, prospective, observational study assessed the renoprotective effects of losartan/thiazide combination therapy in terms of lowering the estimated glomerular… (More)
Two cases of postmastectomy lymphangiosarcoma seen at our department are reported. One case, treated by amputation, died 1 year 4 months later and the other case, treated by local excision followed… (More)
E polarized electromagnetic plane wave diffraction by a wide and thick slit has been analyzed by the high frequency asymptotic method. Ray-mode coupling conversion has been utilized, and the total… (More)
BACKGROUND
Bacterial peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a major cause of therapy interruption due to peritoneal insufficiency. Here we studied the effect of a selective… (More)
In Japan, self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) devices are widely used both at home and in hospitals, but many analytical errors and safety concerns have been reported about the SMBG devices used… (More)
Recent years, multiple studies regarding clinical efficacy and risks of Warfarin therapy in dialysis patients have been reported, and not a few reports conclude that clinical advantage of Warfarin is… (More)
We assessed the expression profile of Mg(2+)-transporting molecules in obese diabetic rats as a cause of hypermagnesiuric hypomagnesemia, which is involved in the development of insulin resistance,… (More)
We conducted the multicenter, prospective, open-label study in type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients with renal dysfunction, to clarify the efficacy and the safety in relation to renal function and… (More)
In this study, we examined alterations in the enzymatic antioxidant defenses associated with learning deficits induced by type 2 diabetes, and studied the effects of the peroxisome… (More)