Area of research
Nephrology · Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Vitamin D Research Studies, and Magnesium in Health and Disease.
Clinically meaningful eGFR slope as a surrogate endpoint differs across CKD stages and slope evaluation periods: the CKD-JAC study.
Tenapanor: A novel therapeutic agent for dialysis patients with hyperphosphatemia.
Upacicalcet Preserves Albumin Levels in Patients on Hemodialysis with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A post hoc Analysis of a Randomized Trial
Association of serum phosphate levels and statin use with cardiovascular events in Japanese patients on chronic haemodialysis: a post-hoc analysis of the LANDMARK trial.
Alkaline Phosphatase and Parathyroid Hormone Levels: International Variation and Associations With Clinical Outcomes in the DOPPS
The Global Kidney Patient Trials Network and the CAPTIVATE Platform Clinical Trial Design
Calcimimetics treatment strategy for serum calcium and phosphate management in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism undergoing dialysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized studies.
Effect of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors on cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients with hyperphosphatemia: A post hoc analysis of the LANDMARK trial.
Results of the EPISODE trial plead for reasonable practice-based serum phosphate lowering in patients on dialysis
Associations of vitamin D receptor activators and calcimimetics with falls and effect modifications by physical activity: A prospective cohort study on the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.
Effect of aspirin on cardiovascular events in patients undergoing hemodialysis with hyperphosphatemia: A post hoc analysis of the LANDMARK trial.
Managing the symptom burden associated with maintenance dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference
Excess risk of cardiovascular events in patients in the United States vs. Japan with chronic kidney disease is mediated mainly by left ventricular structure and function
Efficacy and Safety of Upacicalcet in Hemodialysis Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Biopsy-proven CKD etiology and outcomes: the Chronic Kidney Disease Japan Cohort (CKD-JAC) study.
Association between serum iron markers, iron supplementation and cardiovascular morbidity in pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease.
Association of Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia with Patient Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes in Japanese Hemodialysis (HD) Patients
Association of Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia with Patient Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes in Japanese Hemodialysis (HD) Patients.
Associations of calcium, phosphate and intact parathyroid hormone levels with mortality, residual kidney function and technical failure among patients on peritoneal dialysis.
Phase 2 study of upacicalcet in Japanese haemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism: an intraindividual dose-adjustment study.
Fibroblast growth factor 23-Klotho and mineral metabolism in the first year after pediatric kidney transplantation: A single-center prospective study.
Regulation of Renin Expression by Β1-Integrin in As4.1 Juxtaglomerular Line Cells.
Effect of vitamin D receptor activators on cardiovascular events in patients on hemodialysis-A post hoc analysis of the LANDMARK study.
Response to Letter to the Editor From Sumi et al: "Lower Bone Turnover and Skeletal PTH Responsiveness in Japanese Compared to European Patients Receiving Hemodialysis".
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Asia: a systematic review and analysis
Genetics in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference
Parathyroidectomy vs Cinacalcet Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.
Dose-Response of Tenapanor in Patients With Hyperphosphatemia Undergoing Hemodialysis in Japan—A Phase 2 Randomized Trial
Lower Bone Turnover and Skeletal PTH Responsiveness in Japanese Compared to European Patients on Hemodialysis.
Potassium responses to sodium zirconium cyclosilicate in hyperkalemic hemodialysis patients: post-hoc analysis of DIALIZE.