About the Authors
- Masaki Hatanaka
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Affiliation Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Jun-Ya Kaimori
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* E-mail: kaimori@kid.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Affiliations Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan, Department of Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Satoko Yamamoto
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Affiliation Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Isao Matsui
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Affiliation Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Takayuki Hamano
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Affiliations Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan, Department of Comprehensive Kidney Disease Research, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Yoshitsugu Takabatake
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Affiliation Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Carolyn M. Ecelbarger
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., United States of America
- Shiro Takahara
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Affiliation Department of Advanced Technology for Transplantation, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Yoshitaka Isaka
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Affiliation Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Hiromi Rakugi
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Affiliation Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
Competing Interests
Azilsartan and candesartan were provided by Takeda Pharma Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan).This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MH JYK YI ST HR. Performed the experiments: MH JYK SY. Analyzed the data: MH JYK IM TH YT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MH JYK. Wrote the paper: MH JYK YI CME.