Essentials from clinical practice guidelines for CKD stage G3b-5 2017 Hirokazu OkadaResearch Team for a Grant-in-Aid for Research on Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease (REACH-J)Practical Research Project for Renal Diseases from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, AMED Special report 01 February 2018 Pages: 245 - 248
Vitamin D and renal outcome: the fourth outcome of CKD-MBD? Oshima Award Address 2015 Takayuki Hamano Invited review article Open access 21 December 2017 Pages: 249 - 256
Pharmacological inhibition of heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor promotes peritoneal angiogenesis in a peritoneal dialysis rat model Zhenyuan LiHao YanWei Fang Original article 14 July 2017 Pages: 257 - 265
Forced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A in podocytes decreases mesangial cell numbers and attenuates endothelial cell differentiation in the mouse glomerulus Masahiro SuyamaYoichi MiyazakiTakashi Yokoo Original article 03 August 2017 Pages: 266 - 274
Analysis of PLA2R1 and HLA-DQA1 sequence variants in Japanese patients with idiopathic and secondary membranous nephropathy Hajime KagaAtsushi KomatsudaNaoto Takahashi Original article 28 August 2017 Pages: 275 - 282
Combined cyclosporine and prednisolone therapy using cyclosporine blood concentration monitoring for adult patients with new-onset minimal change nephrotic syndrome: a single-center pilot randomized trial Sayuri ShiraiNaohiko ImaiYugo Shibagaki Original article 11 July 2017 Pages: 283 - 290
Low white blood cell count is independently associated with chronic kidney disease progression in the elderly: the CKD-ROUTE study Yohei AraiEiichiro KandaShinichi Uchida Original article 11 July 2017 Pages: 291 - 298
Risk factors for progression of chronic kidney disease in the EPPIC trials and the effect of AST-120 Gerald SchulmanTomas BerlYuko Shobu Original article Open access 24 July 2017 Pages: 299 - 308
A nationwide prospective cohort study of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease in Japan: The Reach-J CKD cohort study Junichi HoshinoKei NagaiKunihiro Yamagata Original article 24 July 2017 Pages: 309 - 317
Importance of glomerular filtration rate change as surrogate endpoint for the future incidence of end-stage renal disease in general Japanese population: community-based cohort study Eiichiro KandaTomoko UsuiMasaomi Nangaku Original article Open access 07 September 2017 Pages: 318 - 327
Diabetes mellitus as a cause or comorbidity of chronic kidney disease and its outcomes: the Gonryo study Toshiki IwaiMariko MiyazakiSadayoshi Ito Original article 27 July 2017 Pages: 328 - 336
Effects of topiroxostat in hyperuricemic patients with chronic kidney disease Taro HorinoYutaka HatakeyamaYoshiyasu Okuhara Original article 27 July 2017 Pages: 337 - 345
Association between renal function and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the community-based elderly population: results from the Specific Health Check and Guidance Program in Japan Soichiro KonTsuneo KontaTsuyoshi Watanabe Original article 25 July 2017 Pages: 346 - 352
Ratio of blood urea nitrogen to serum creatinine at initiation of dialysis is associated with mortality: a multicenter prospective cohort study Daijo InagumaShigehisa KoideAICOPP group Original article 01 August 2017 Pages: 353 - 364
Clinicopathological and long-term prognostic features of membranous nephropathy with crescents: a Japanese single-center experience Masaya SaitoAtsushi KomatsudaNaoto Takahashi Original article 29 August 2017 Pages: 365 - 376
Decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate is associated with risk of end-stage renal disease in type 2 diabetes with macroalbuminuria: an observational study from JDNCS Miho ShimizuKengo FuruichiResearch Group of Diabetic Nephropathy, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan and Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development Original article 09 September 2017 Pages: 377 - 387
Anemia as a risk factor for all-cause mortality: obscure synergic effect of chronic kidney disease Yuji SatoShouichi FujimotoTsuyoshi Watanabe Original article 16 August 2017 Pages: 388 - 394
A potentially crucial role of the PKD1 C-terminal tail in renal prognosis Eiji HigashiharaShigeo HorieKikuo Nutahara Original article Open access 05 October 2017 Pages: 395 - 404
Evaluation of the accuracy of estimated baseline serum creatinine for acute kidney injury diagnosis Yutaka HatakeyamaTaro HorinoYoshiyasu Okuhara Original article 05 October 2017 Pages: 405 - 412
Effectiveness and nephrotoxicity of a 2-year medium dose of cyclosporine in pediatric patients with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome: determination of the need for follow-up kidney biopsy Yoshiyuki KuroyanagiYoshimitsu GotohOsamu Uemura Original article 11 July 2017 Pages: 413 - 419
Risk factors for sodium valproate-induced renal tubular dysfunction Satoko KogaTakahisa KimataKazunari Kaneko Original article 23 August 2017 Pages: 420 - 425
Long-term effects of etelcalcetide as intravenous calcimimetic therapy in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism Takashi ShigematsuMasafumi FukagawaONO-5163 Study Group Original article 23 August 2017 Pages: 426 - 436
Interventional nephrology: current status and clinical impact in Japan Masato IkedaHiroyuki TerawakiTakashi Yokoo Original article Open access 02 August 2017 Pages: 437 - 447
Intraperitoneal antibiotic administration for prevention of postoperative peritoneal catheter-related infections Margarita KuninDganit DinourDanny Rosin Original article 14 September 2017 Pages: 448 - 452
The assessment of renal cortex and parenchymal volume using automated CT volumetry for predicting renal function after donor nephrectomy Yosuke MitsuiTakuya SadahiraYasutomo Nasu Original article 24 July 2017 Pages: 453 - 458
Triglyceride metabolism in Japanese kidney transplant recipients Makoto TsujitaNorihiko GotoYoshihiko Watarai Original article 28 August 2017 Pages: 459 - 464
Allo-specific immune response profiles indicative of acute rejection in kidney allografts using an in vitro lymphocyte culture-based model Sobhana MahakurBiman SaikiaKusum Joshi Original article 28 August 2017 Pages: 465 - 473
Impact of monocyte–macrophage inhibition by ibandronate on graft function and survival after kidney transplantation: a single-centre follow-up study over 15 years Frank-Peter TillmannWolfgang GrotzPrzemyslaw Pisarski Original article 30 August 2017 Pages: 474 - 480
Abdominal involvement in minimal change nephrotic syndrome Saeko KagayaTasuku Nagasawa Images in nephrology 21 July 2017 Pages: 481 - 482
Creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate for children younger than 2 years Osamu UemuraKenji IshikuraMasataka Honda Letter to the editor 11 September 2017 Pages: 483 - 484
Prognostic value of glomerular filtration rate and proteinuria in patients with diabetes mellitus and advanced chronic kidney disease Tomoyuki Kawada Letter to the editor 22 August 2017 Pages: 485 - 485
Renal functional reserve: time to find a new bottle for the old wine? Abhilash Koratala Letter to the editor 14 September 2017 Pages: 486 - 487
Consequences of hyperfiltration after significant renal ablation early in life Michiel F. Schreuder Letter to the editor 11 October 2017 Pages: 488 - 489