Hirotaka Komaba

Calprotectin Accelerates Pathogenic Calciprotein Particle Maturation to Promote Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease

BACKGROUND: Vascular calcification is a hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD)-mineral and bone disorder and a major determinant of cardiovascular mortality. Secondary calciprotein particles (CPP2) are key mediators of vascular calcification; however, the mechanisms regulating...

Annual dialysis data report 2023, Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (JSDT) Renal Data Registry

Abstract The annual survey of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Renal Data Registry (JRDR) was conducted with 4529 dialysis facilities at the end of 2023, of which 4470 facilities (98.7%) responded to the facility survey and 4284 facilities (94.6%) responded to the patien...