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  1. Loss of transcription factor ATOH8 activates TGF-β signaling and exacerbates glomerulosclerosis in podocytes
  2. The miR-143/145 cluster induced by TGF-β1 suppresses Wilms’ tumor 1 expression in cultured human podocytes
  3. Fyn Phosphorylates Transglutaminase 2 (Tgm2) and Modulates Autophagy and p53 Expression in the Development of Diabetic Kidney Disease
  4. Robust capability of renal tubule fatty acid uptake from apical and basolateral membranes in physiology and disease
  5. Pregnancy outcomes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with or without a history of lupus nephritis
  6. Urinary Activin A is a novel biomarker reflecting renal inflammation and tubular damage in ANCA-associated vasculitis
  7. Attenuation of renal fibrosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction in mice lacking the N-type calcium channel
  8. TGF‐β1 alters DNA methylation levels in promoter and enhancer regions of the WT1 gene in human podocytes
  9. Enhancement of HGF-induced tubulogenesis by endothelial cell-derived GDNF
  10. Hypertrophic pachymeningitis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a case series of 15 patients
  11. The Analysis of Renal Infiltrating Cells in Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Induced by Anti-PD-1 Antibodies: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
  12. Hepatitis E during Tocilizumab Therapy in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Report and Literature Review
  13. Identification of Urinary Activin A as a Novel Biomarker Reflecting the Severity of Acute Kidney Injury
  14. The correlation of urinary podocytes and podocalyxin with histological features of lupus nephritis
  15. Clinical and histological features of lupus nephritis in Japan: A cross-sectional analysis of the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR)
  16. Five patients who died during treatment for adult Still’s disease
  17. Involvement of infiltrating macrophage-derived activin A in the progression of renal damage in MRL-lpr mice
  18. Renal outcomes in mixed proliferative and membranous lupus nephritis (Class III/IV + V): A long-term observational study
  19. Novel approach for the detection of tubular cell migration into the interstitium during renal fibrosis in rats
  20. Glomerular cytokine expression in murine lupus nephritis
  21. Successful treatment of severe crescentic lupus nephritis by multi-target therapy using tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil
  22. Two cases of ulcerative colitis developing in rheumatoid arthritis patients during abatacept therapy
  23. A case of ANCA-negative renal small-vessel vasculitis with tubulointerstitial infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells
  24. Follistatin, an Activin Antagonist, Ameliorates Renal Interstitial Fibrosis in a Rat Model of Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction
  25. Efficacy and safety of multi-target therapy using a combination of tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and a steroid in patients with active lupus nephritis
  26. SIRPα signaling regulates podocyte structure and function
  27. Nephrotic Syndrome Caused by Immune-Mediated Acquired LCAT Deficiency
  28. Involvement of N-type Ca2+ channels in the fibrotic process of the kidney in rats
  29. Hydronephrosis caused by a relapse of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s)
  30. Interleukin-1  measurement in stimulated whole blood cultures is useful to predict response to anti-TNF therapies in rheumatoid arthritis
  31. Interleukin-6 promotes destabilized angiogenesis by modulating angiopoietin expression in rheumatoid arthritis
  32. Age-related decline in label-retaining tubular cells: implication for reduced regenerative capacity after injury in the aging kidney
  33. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Scleroderma Renal Crisis developed in a Patient with Overlap Syndrome after Treatment with High-dose Steroids and Tacrolimus
  34. Enhancement of in vitro human tubulogenesis by endothelial cell-derived factors: implications for in vivo tubular regeneration after injury
  35. Efficacy and safety of tacrolimus for induction therapy in patients with active lupus nephritis
  36. Immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotides: Effect on gene expression and utility as vaccine adjuvants
  37. Fluvastatin prevents podocyte injury in a murine model of HIV-associated nephropathy
  38. Expression of IL-19 and its receptors in RA: potential role for synovial hyperplasia formation
  39. Revised classification of lupus nephritis is valuable in predicting renal outcome with an indication of the proportion of glomeruli affected by chronic lesions
  40. Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockade Inhibits the Development and Progression of HIV-Associated Nephropathy in a Mouse Model
  41. Expression of interleukin-22 in rheumatoid arthritis: Potential role as a proinflammatory cytokine
  42. Mesangial cells stimulate differentiation of endothelial cells to form capillary-like networks in a three-dimensional culture system
  43. Increased Levels of Serum Sulfite in Patients with Acute Pneumonia
  44. Activin A induces cell proliferation of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis
  45. Human Platelets Stimulate Mesangial Cells to Produce Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 via the CD40/CD40 Ligand Pathway and May Amplify Glomerular Injury
  46. Extremely high levels of C-reactive protein in patients with acute lupus serositis
  47. Increased expression of cell adhesion kinase β in human and rat crescentic glomerulonephritis