Hirofumi Makino

Uric acid stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and oxidative stress via the vascular renin–angiotensin system

Dalila B. Corry, Pirooz Eslami, Kei Yamamoto et al. · Journal of Hypertension · 2008 · 757 citations

Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor: A unique insulin-sensitizing adipocytokine in obesity

Kazuyuki Hida, Jun Wada, Jun Eguchi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005 · 710 citations · Full text

Atrasentan and renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (SONAR): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

Hiddo J.L. Heerspink, Hans‐Henrik Parving, Dennis L. Andress et al. · The Lancet · 2019 · 589 citations · Full text

Urology, Renal Disease, Renal Events +7

Estimation of glomerular filtration rate by the MDRD study equation modified for Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease

Enyu Imai, Masaru Horio, Kosaku Nitta et al. · Clinical and Experimental Nephrology · 2007 · 540 citations

Urology, Renal Disease, Renal Function +9

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the Japanese general population

Enyu Imai, Masaru Horio, Tsuyoshi Watanabe et al. · Clinical and Experimental Nephrology · 2009 · 528 citations

Glomerular Disease, Glomerulonephritis, Hemodialysis +13