Publications by authors named "Kohei Uriu"

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes patients complicated by chronic kidney disease (CKD) require restricted use and dose adjustment of orally administered hypoglycemic agents because of renal dysfunction, and treatment is likely to be difficult. Linagliptin and teneligliptin are dipeptidyl-peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitors that do not require dose adjustment even in type 2 diabetes patients complicated by CKD. The aim of this pilot study was to determine the efficacy of these agents for glycemic control using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).

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Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess changes in blood pressure and metabolism after switching treatment from maximum-dose angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) therapy to a mixture of conventional-dose ARBs and low-dose diuretics.

Methods: This study was conducted among 43 Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes complicated with hypertension in whom continuous treatment with high doses of ARBs did not reduce their blood pressure to the target level (a systolic blood pressure of 130 mmHg or lower and a diastolic blood pressure of 80 mmHg or lower). The antihypertensive and metabolic effects of switching from high-dose ARBs to a combination of losartan (50 mg/day) plus hydrochlorothiazide (12.

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Introduction: Intrarenal coagulation and fibrinolysis are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. However, gene expression of fibrinolytic factors in diabetic nephropathy has not been clearly defined. Therefore we determined the gene expression of fibrinolytic factors in the kidneys of diabetic rats.

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Aim: This study describes the clinical profiles and outcomes of renal failure patients with late initiation of renal replacement therapies (RRT) based on uremic symptoms under intensive treatment prior to the start of RRT (IT).

Methods: Thirteen patients (male 10, female 3) with end-stage renal disease who preferred to wait for the initiation of RRT until uremic symptoms appeared regardless of serum creatinine (s-Cr) and 24-hour creatinine clearance (24-hour Ccr) were chosen. All patients received IT including a low-protein diet, antihypertensive drugs including enalapril, erythropoietin and others to prevent and manage uremic states until the initiation of RRT.

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Direct hemoperfusion (DHP) with an adsorbent column using polymyxin B-immobilized fiber (PMX-F) has been shown to improve the state of shock in patients with septic shock. However, no evidence has been presented for a direct link between endotoxin removal by DHP with PMX-F and improvement in septic shock. We retrospectively analyzed clinical profiles of 24 patients with septic shock (16 patients, gram-negative; 8 patients, non-gram-negative septic shock) who underwent DHP with PMX-F.

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