1. Center for Inter-organ Communication Research; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan
2. Division of Blood Purification Therapy; Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital; Niigata Japan
3. Renal Data Registry Committee; Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy; Tokyo Japan
4. Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology; Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences; Niigata Japan