Shigehiro Katayama

TL;DR: The results suggest that simple ABP monitoring throughout the day gives useful information to evaluate the severity of hypertension and the efficacy of antihypertensive medication as well as to avoid overtreatment with long-acting hypotensive agents resulting in a great fall in BP during sleep.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the decrease of laminin B2 mRNA during hyperglycemia or exposure to high osmolarity may have some pathophysiologic significance in the development of diabetic nephropathy.

TL;DR: It is suggested that high vitamin D intake was associated with a lower incidence of diabetes nephropathy among Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.

TL;DR: An increase of Na-Li CT may not be due to the stimulatory effect of endogenous or exogenous insulin, and reflect a genetic predisposition for hypertension, and hence diabetic nephropathy, not only in IDDM but also NIDDM patients.

TL;DR: It is suggested that FBF may be a simple and useful index for determining arterial and/or venous distensibility, and that alpha 1-blocker therapy, in addition to glycemic control, mayBe a first-line antihypertensive treatment for diabetics with associated hypertension.