Publications by authors named "Rie Takiguchi"

Few studies on glucocorticoid (GC)-induced osteoporosis exist in IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Here we aimed to compare the effects of bisphosphonate (Bis) and active vitamin D analog (Vit. D) in maintaining bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with IgAN.

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We have previously suggested that the decrease in the levels of serum total thyroxine (T(4)) and free T(4) by a single administration to rats of Kanechlor-500 (KC500) at a dose of 100 mg/kg is not necessarily dependent on the increase in hepatic T(4)-UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UDP-GT). In the present study, we determined whether or not a consecutive treatment with KC500 at a relatively low dose (10 mg/kg i.p.

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