Editors

Editor-in-Chief

Hirokazu Okada, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine
Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Shoichi Maruyama, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan

Associate Editors

Masanori Abe, MD, PhD
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine
Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Masafumi Fukagawa, MD, PhD
Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine
Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan

Kei Fukami, MD, PhD
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine
Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan

Keiju Hiromura, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology
Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan

Tsutomu Inoue, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine
Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Yoshitaka Isaka, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Shuichi Ito, MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan

Keizo Kanasaki, MD, PhD
Department of Internal Medicine 1, Faculty of Medicine
Shimane University, Shimane, Japan

Eiichirou Kanda, MD, PhD
Medical Science
Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan

Tsuneo Konta, MD, PhD
Department of Public Health and Hygiene
Yamagata University Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata, Japan

Takao Masaki, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

Akira Miyajima, MD, PhD
Department of Urology
Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan

Mariko Miyazaki, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan

Masashi Mukoyama, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan

Satoru Muto, MD, PhD
Department of Urology
Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Koichi Nakanishi, MD, PhD
Department of Child Health and Welfare (Pediatrics)
University of the Ryukyus Graduate School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan

Akira Nishiyama, MD, PhD
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine
Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan

Kandai Nozu, MD, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan

Mototsugu Oya, MD, PhD
Department of Urology
Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Akira Shimizu, MD, PhD
Department of Analytic Human Pathology
Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

Hitoshi Sugiyama, MD, PhD
Department of Human Resource Development of Dialysis Therapy for Kidney Disease
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan

Yusuke Suzuki, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Kouichi Tamura, MD, PhD
Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal Medicine
Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan

Naotake Tsuboi, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine
Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan

Jun Wada, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan

Takashi Wada, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology and Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan

Motoko Yanagita, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Takashi Yokoo, MD, PhD
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine
Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Deputy Editors

Katsuhiko Asanuma, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan

Kengo Furuichi, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan

Shin Goto, MD, PhD
Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology
Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan

Shinji Kume, MD, PhD
Department of Medicine
Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan

Imari Mimura, MD, PhD
Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology
The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Eisei Sohara, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Consulting Editors

Masaomi Nangaku, MD, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Shinichi Uchida, MD, PhD, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Jun Wada, MD, PhD, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
Yusuke Suzuki, MD, PhD, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
Mariko Miyazaki, MD, PhD, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
Yoshitaka Isaka, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Kouichi Tamura, MD, PhD, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
Kunihiro Yamagata, MD, PhD, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Takashi Yokoo, MD, PhD, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Shoichi Maruyama, MD, PhD, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan

International Advisory Board

Robert C. Atkins (deceased 2023)
Jürgen Floege, MD, PhD, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Wilhelm Kriz, MD, PhD, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Kiyoshi Kurokawa, MD, PhD, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan
Ira Kurtz, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
Florian Lang, MD, PhD, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
William E. Mitch, MD, PhD, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, United States of America
Heini Murer, MD, PhD, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Pierre M. Ronco, MD, PhD, INSERM, Paris, France
Jan J. Weening (deceased 2022)

Editorial Board

Shuji Arima, MD, PhD, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
Kent Doi, MD, PhD, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Yoshihide Fujigaki, MD, PhD, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
Hideki Fujii, MD, PhD, Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan
Megumu Fukunaga, MD, PhD, Fukunaga Clinic, Osaka, Japan
Norio Hanafusa, MD, PhD, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Kazuhiro Hasegawa, MD, PhD, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
Nobuhito Hirawa, MD, PhD, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
Xu Hong, MD, PhD, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Junichi Hoshino, MD, PhD, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Kenji Ishikura, MD, PhD, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan
Takafumi Ito, MD, PhD, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
Masayuki Iwano, MD, PhD, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Masayuki Iyoda, MD, PhD, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
David R.W. Jayne, MD, PhD, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Yuji Kamijo, MD, PhD, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
Yukihiko Kawasaki, MD, PhD, Fukushima General Rehabilitation Center, Fukushima, Japan
Yasuhiro Komatsu, MD, PhD, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan
Matthias Kretzler, MD, PhD, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States of America
Takahiro Kuragano, MD, PhD, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
Takashige Kuwabara, MD, PhD, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Orson W. Moe, MD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
Kiyoshi Mori, MD, PhD, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Takefumi Mori, MD, PhD, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi, Japan
Takahiko Nakagawa, MD, PhD, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
Tomoya Nishino, MD, PhD, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
Richard J. Quigg, MD, PhD, University of Chicago, Chicago, United States of America
Yoshihiko Saito, MD, PhD, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
Ken Sakai, MD, PhD, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
Yugo Shibagaki, MD, PhD, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
Tetsuo Shoji, MD, PhD, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
Tadashi Sofue, MD, PhD, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
Hitoshi Suzuki, MD, PhD, Juntendo University, Chiba, Japan
Tetsuro Takeda, MD, PhD, Dokkyo Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Masahito Tamura, MD, PhD, Tamura Clinic, Fukuoka, Japan
Motoko Tanaka, MD, PhD, Akebono Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan
Tetsuhiro Tanaka, MD, PhD, Tohoku University, Tokyo, Japan
Jan W. Cohen Tervaert, MD, PhD, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Napier M. Thomson, MD, PhD, Monash University, Victoria, Australia 
Peter Tipping, MD, PhD, Monash University, Victoria, Australia 
Tadashi Tomo, MD, PhD, Oita University, Oita, Japan
Maki Urushihara, MD, PhD, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
Joichi Usui, MD, PhD, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Naoki Washida, MD, PhD, International University of Health and Welfare, Chiba, Japan
Ryohei Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

Statistical Editors

Tsuneo Konta, MD, PhD, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
Ryohei Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan