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1Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagyAutophagy20123,122
2The Pathophysiology of IgA NephropathyJournal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN2011584
3Discovery of new risk loci for IgA nephropathy implicates genes involved in immunity against intestinal pathogensNature Genetics2014505
4Pathogenesis and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Review of Our Recent Basic and Clinical DataKidney and Blood Pressure Research2014423
5Nationwide Survey of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in JapanInternational Journal of Hematology2007360
6Geographic Differences in Genetic Susceptibility to IgA Nephropathy: GWAS Replication Study and Geospatial Risk AnalysisPLoS Genetics2012301
7The podocyte's response to stress: the enigma of foot process effacementAmerican Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology2013231
8Autoantibodies Targeting Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Associate with Progression of IgA NephropathyJournal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN2012209
9Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage protein enhances intraluminal debris clearance and ameliorates acute kidney injury in miceNature Medicine2016161
10Scleroderma After Cosmetic SurgeryArthritis and Rheumatism1979145
11COPD exacerbations: the importance of a standard definitionRespiratory Medicine2004117
12Novel lectin-independent approach to detect galactose-deficient IgA1 in IgA nephropathyNephrology Dialysis Transplantation201599
13TLR7 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the 3' untranslated region and intron 2 independently contribute to systemic lupus erythematosus in Japanese women: a case-control association studyArthritis Research and Therapy201193
14A Panel of Serum Biomarkers Differentiates IgA Nephropathy from Other Renal DiseasesPLoS ONE201493
15GWAS for serum galactose-deficient IgA1 implicates critical genes of the O-glycosylation pathwayPLoS Genetics201792
16Toll-Like Receptor 9 Stimulation Induces Aberrant Expression of a Proliferation-Inducing Ligand by Tonsillar Germinal Center B Cells in IgA NephropathyJournal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN201791
17Excretion of complement proteins and its activation marker C5b-9 in IgA nephropathy in relation to renal functionBMC Nephrology201183
18Down-regulation of core 1  1,3-galactosyltransferase and Cosmc by Th2 cytokine alters O-glycosylation of IgA1Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation201080
19Attenuating effect of angiotensin-(1–7) on angiotensin II-mediated NAD(P)H oxidase activation in type 2 diabetic nephropathy of KK-Ay/Ta miceAmerican Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology201178
20Severity-based treatment for Japanese patients with MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis: the JMAAV studyModern Rheumatology201277
21Changes in Nephritogenic Serum Galactose-Deficient IgA1 in IgA Nephropathy following Tonsillectomy and Steroid TherapyPLoS ONE201472
22Prevention of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty by reducing lipoprotein (a) levels with low-density lipoprotein apheresisAmerican Journal of Cardiology199471
23Association of TNFAIP3 interacting protein 1, TNIP1 with systemic lupus erythematosus in a Japanese population: a case-control association studyArthritis Research and Therapy201070
24Renoprotective Effect of Losartan in Comparison to Amlodipine in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension-a Report of the Japanese Losartan Therapy Intended for the Global Renal Protection Hypertensive Patients (JLIGHT) StudyHypertension Research200469
25Significance of glomerular activation of the alternative pathway and lectin pathway in lupus nephritisLupus201166
26Detection of Antibodies to a Recombinant gag Protein Derived from Human Endogenous Retrovirus Clone 4-1 in Autoimmune DiseasesViral Immunology199765
27Role of the TNF pathway in the progression of diabetic nephropathy in KK-AymiceAmerican Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology201465
28Serum levels of galactose-deficient immunoglobulin (Ig) A1 and related immune complex are associated with disease activity of IgA nephropathyClinical and Experimental Nephrology201459
29Tonsillar TLR9 expression and efficacy of tonsillectomy with steroid pulse therapy in IgA nephropathy patientsNephrology Dialysis Transplantation201255
30Mechanisms and interventions in peritoneal fibrosisClinical and Experimental Nephrology201254
31Development of a Model of Early-Onset IgA NephropathyJournal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN201251
32Effect of Exercise on Kidney Function, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetic KK-AyMiceExperimental Diabetes Research201250
33Cathepsin D in Podocytes Is Important in the Pathogenesis of Proteinuria and CKDJournal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN201650
34Serum Cystatin C Is a More Sensitive Marker of Glomerular Function than Serum CreatinineNephron200249
35Significance of Urinary Full-Length and Ectodomain Forms of Megalin in Patients With Type 2 DiabetesDiabetes Care201249
36Circulating TNF Receptors 1 and 2 Predict Mortality in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease Undergoing DialysisScientific Reports201749
37Inhibition of STAT3 Signaling Reduces IgA1 Autoantigen Production in IgA NephropathyKidney International Reports201749
38Induction of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) complex formation in quiescent fibroblasts from a xeroderma pigmentosum patientJournal of Cellular Physiology199248
39Nationwide survey on current treatments for IgA nephropathy in JapanClinical and Experimental Nephrology201348
40The Prevalence and Management of Diabetic Nephropathy in AsiaKidney Diseases (Basel, Switzerland)201548
41Circulating TNF Receptors 1 and 2 Are Associated with the Severity of Renal Interstitial Fibrosis in IgA NephropathyPLoS ONE201548
42Lessons From the KK-Ay Mouse, a Spontaneous Animal Model for the Treatment of human Type 2 Diabetic NephropathyNephro-Urology Monthly201247
43Prognostic Value of Serum Biomarkers of Autoimmunity for Recurrence of IgA Nephropathy after Kidney TransplantationJournal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN201746
44Severity-based treatment for Japanese patients with MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis: the JMAAV studyModern Rheumatology201245
45Dendrin Location in Podocytes Is Associated with Disease Progression in Animal and Human GlomerulopathyAmerican Journal of Nephrology201142
46Determination of Severity of Murine IgA Nephropathy by Glomerular Complement Activation by Aberrantly Glycosylated IgA and Immune ComplexesAmerican Journal of Pathology201242
47A novel fluorometric ultramicro determination of serum leucine aminopeptidase using a coumarine derivativeClinica Chimica Acta197840
48Comprehensive microbiome analysis of tonsillar crypts in IgA nephropathyNephrology Dialysis Transplantation201740
49Hypercomplementemia in adult patients with IgA nephropathyJournal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis200739
50Clinical significance of IgG anti-Sm antibodies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusJournal of Rheumatology199039