Corticosteroids pulse therapy and oral corticosteroids therapy for IgA nephropathy patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: results of a multicenter, large-scale, long-term observational cohort study

Corticosteroids pulse therapy and oral corticosteroids therapy for IgA nephropathy patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: results of a multicenter, large-scale, long-term observational cohort study

Abstract Background Corticosteroids are widely used to reduce the urine protein levels of patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). However, their potential preventive effects on end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are unclear. Methods We previously performed a large-scale, long-term multicente...

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Main Authors: Ryoya Tsunoda, Joichi Usui, Junichi Hoshino, Takayuki Fujii, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenmei Takaichi, Yoshifumi Ubara, Kunihiro Yamagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
IgA nephropathy
Glomerulonephritis
Chronic kidney disease
Corticosteroids pulse therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1019-x

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