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Nalfurafine hydrochloride for refractory pruritus in peritoneal dialysis patients: a phase III, multi-institutional, non-controlled, open-label trial

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2017
Background Nalfurafine hydrochloride (“nalfurafine”), the world’s first selective oral κ-receptor agonist for improving pruritus, is approved in Japan for the treatment of pruritus resistant to existing treatments in hemodialysis (HD) or chronic liver ...
Hidetomo Nakamoto, Takanori Oh, Masahiro Shimamura, Eiji Iida, Sadanobu Moritake   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐World Safety and Effectiveness of JAK Inhibitors in Systemic Sclerosis: A Propensity‐Matched Study from the EUSTAR Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective JAK inhibitors (JAKis) have shown promising effects in early‐phase studies of SSc. We aimed to assess the safety and explore effectiveness of JAKis compared to conventional immunosuppressants in SSc. Methods A longitudinal retrospective study of the EUSTAR cohort was performed.
Stefano Di Donato, Marie‐Elise Truchetet, Marco Minerba, Oliver Distler, Juan José Alegre Sancho, Yolanda Braun‐Moscovici, Christina Bergmann, Petros Sfikakis, Jeska K de Vries‐Bouwstra, Murray Baron, Silvia Bellando‐Randone, Lorenzo Dagna, Christopher P Denton, Madelon C Vonk, Vanessa Smith, Ivan Castellvi, Gabriela Riemekasten, Andra Balanescu, Masataka Kuwana, Maria De Santis, Kamal Solanki, Anastas Batalov, Vahan Mukuchyan, Marco Matucci‐Cerinic, Yannick Allanore, Francesco Del Galdo, Michael Hughes, EUSTAR Collaborators   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful autologous blood pleurodesis in two maintenance hemodialysis patients with idiopathic refractory pleural effusion: case reports and literature review

Renal Replacement Therapy
Background Refractory pleural effusion occasionally occurs in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and is associated with a poor prognosis. We recently encountered idiopathic refractory pleural effusion in two patients undergoing maintenance ...
Ryoichi Miyazaki, Kyoko Miyagi, Tatsuhito Miyanaga, Kazuhiko Igarashi, Mitsuo Awaji   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations between pulmonary congestion on chest ultrasound and survival in hemodialysis patients

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2019
Background Volume overload in hemodialysis patients is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular event-related mortality. The number of B-lines observed using lung ultrasound is correlated with the severity of pulmonary congestion.
Keiko Kawachi, Katsuya Kajimoto, Shigeru Otsubo, Kosaku Nitta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multimodal Soft Surgical Robots Enabled by Eco‐Degradable, Sterilizable Polymers and Transient Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A compostable PGS soft surgical robot with interchangeable modules integrates transient Mo tactile and Si thermal sensors for dual feedback. The device preserves its function after clinical‐grade sterilization, demonstrates stable actuation and cardiac tissue grasping with real‐time in vivo pulsatile monitoring, and biodegrades post‐use with soil‐safe, 
Minseong Chae, Kyung‐Sub Kim, Gyeong‐Seok Hwang, Jun‐Seok Shim, Sung‐Woo Kim, Yong‐Wu Kim, Jieun Han, Jae‐Young Bae, Jae‐Hwan Lee, Minjung Chae, Jooik Jeon, Joo‐Hyeon Park, You‐Jung Park, Ju‐Yong Lee, Sung‐Geun Choi, Min‐Ha Oh, Yong‐Joong Shin, Young‐In Ryu, Ji‐Woo Gu, Seong‐Yu Choi, Jeong‐Yun Sun, Jung Keun Hyun, Myoung‐Ryul Ok, Sang Yup Kim, Edyta Wyszkowska, Ju‐Young Kim, Kang‐Sik Lee, Seung‐Kyun Kang   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inhibition of repaglinide metabolism by letermovir prolonged severe hypoglycemia in a kidney transplant recipient: A case report and literature review

Renal Replacement Therapy
Background The prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after kidney transplantation (KTx) is important. Letermovir (LTV), a drug used for CMV prophylaxis, has various drug–drug interactions.
Takashi Tsujimoto, Hiroki Kanou, Asuka Yamamoto, Hajime Sasaki, Tatsu Tanabe   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low tongue pressure in peritoneal dialysis patients as a risk factor for malnutrition and sarcopenia: a cross-sectional study

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2018
Background Low tongue pressure contributes to oral frailty. It is a condition in which the pressure between the tongue, palate, and food decreases due to a decrease in tongue muscle function. Low tongue pressure interferes with chewing and swallowing and
Yuka Kamijo, Eiichiro Kanda, Keisuke Ono, Keizo Maeda, Akane Yanai, Kazuya Honda, Ryuji Tsujimoto, Mai Yanagi, Yoshitaka Ishibashi, Masayuki Yoshida   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intrinsic Photoactive Star ZnPc–Poly(glutamate) Nanoplatforms for Multimodal Glioblastoma Therapy and Brain‐Targeted Delivery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An intrinsic photoactive star‐shaped zinc phtalocyanine‐poly(L‐glutamic acid) (ZnPc‐PGA) nanoplatform for multimodal glioblastoma (GBM) therapy and brain‐targeted elivery. A ZnPc‐PGA‐based multifunctional theranostic nanocarrier platform enables image‐guided, multimodal GBM therapy. ZnPc‐PGA nanocarriers support the integration of fluorescence imaging,
Amina Benaicha‐Fernández, Teodora Ranđelović, Ana Armiñán, Víctor Sebastián, Manuel Fuentes, Cristián Huck‐Iriart, Esther Masiá, Paula Carrascosa‐Marco, Pablo Juanes‐Velasco, Snežana Đorđević, Clara Bayona, Ignacio Ochoa, Maria Medel, Inmaculada Conejos‐Sánchez, María J. Vicent   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ectopic parathyroid hormone-producing cervical cancer requiring hemodialysis owing to acute hypercalcemia: a case report

Renal Replacement Therapy
Background Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is often the underlying cause of malignancies complicated by hypercalcemia. However, in rare instances, ectopic production of parathyroid hormone (PTH) by tumors can be responsible, with ...
Yusuke Ushio, Yosuke Iwatani, Mayuko Suyama, Ayano Tanaka, Mihoko Mizutani, Momoko Seki, Yuka Shimizu, Koichiro Shiogai, Nagisa Ando, Nozomi Sato, Kouta Higashi, Masahide Tazawa, Kana Nomura, Haruka Kato, Anna Nakai, Hitoko Sumori, Shiho Makabe, Shizuka Kobayashi, Yuki Kawaguchi, Shun Manabe, Hiroshi Kataoka, Naoko Ito, Sekiko Taneda, Tomoko Yamamoto, Kosaku Nitta, Junichi Hoshino   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spontaneous iliopsoas muscle hematoma secondary to disseminated intravascular coagulation caused by nafamostat mesilate allergy: a case study

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2019
Background A spontaneous iliopsoas muscle hematoma is relatively rare and often associated with abnormal coagulation. Nafamostat mesilate is an anticoagulant agent that is sometimes used to treat hemodialysis patients at high risk of bleeding.
Kunihisa Nezu, Takashi Yoshioka, Hiromichi Katayama, Taro Fukushi, Atsushi Kyan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source