Faculty Information - UNAGAMI Kouhei

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（Last updated : 2025-03-19 14:47:54）

UNAGAMI Kouhei
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine

Position Assistant Professor

■ Books

1.	Chapter contribution	Basiliximab「腎と透析」 2021/08/25
2.	Chapter contribution	Renal transplantation: perioperative management and renal replacement therapies for patients with end stage renal failure「INTENSIVIST」 2020/07/01
3.	Chapter contribution	For the prevention Antibody-Mediated rejection「臨床泌尿器科」 2019/09
4.	Chapter contribution	BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy「腎と透析」 2019/07
5.	Chapter contribution	Viral infection after kidney transplantation「腎と透析」 2019/06

■ Published papers

1.	Original article	Outcomes of kidney transplantation in recipients with SARS-cov-2 infection: a 282-case single-center experience in Japan. 2025/02
2.	Original article	Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for multiple allograft renal cell carcinomas: A case report. 2024/11
3.	Original article	Delayed peak antibody titers after the second dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients: Prospective cohort study. 2024/10/03
4.	Original article	Renal outcome of living kidney donors aged more than 70 years. 2024/09
5.	Original article	Comparison of estimated blood loss during living kidney transplantation according to the number of double-filtration plasmapheresis. 2024/04/14
6.	Original article	Safety of docetaxel in a patient with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after kidney transplantation: A case report. 2024/04
7.	Original article	The medical cost and outcome of desensitization protocol in kidney transplantation recipients with high immunological risks. 2024/04
8.	Original article	Higher donor age and severe microvascular inflammation are risk factors for chronic rejection after treatment of active antibody-mediated rejection. 2024/02
9.	Original article	Clinical course of candidate renal tansplant recipients diagnosed with prostate cancer during pre-transplant screening test. 2024/01
10.	Original article	En bloc kidney transplantation from pediatric donors to teenage recipients: Two case reports. 2023/12/27
11.	Review article	Pregnancy after kidney transplantation 2023/05/25
12.	Original article	Kidney transplantation after multiple urinary tract conversion with an ileal conduit: A case report. 2023/05/14
13.	Original article	Pregnancy complications and impact on kidney allograft after kidney transplantation in IgA nephropathy. 2023/05/04
14.	Original article	Long-term prolonged-release tacrolimus outcomes in living donor kidney transplantation: The Japan academic consortium of kidney transplantation study-II. 2023/05
15.	Case report	Long-time survival of a renal transplant recipient with metastatic mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma: A case report. 2023/05
16.	Original article	Efficacy and safety of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in lung transplant recipients: a possible trigger of rejection. 2023/04
17.	Original article	The efficacy of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies in transplant recipients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. 2023/04
18.	Original article	Treatment with bortezomib for recurrent proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits in kidney allograft. Case report and review of the literature. 2022/05/06
19.	Original article	Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine among kidney transplant recipients: A retrospective cohort study at a single transplant institute in Japan. 2022/05
20.	Original article	Safe Renal Transplantation to the Extraperitoneal Cavity in Children Weighing Less Than 15 kg. 2022/03
21.	Review article	Transplantation management for living donors 2022/02/23
22.	Original article	Desensitization Regimen Consisting of High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Plasmapheresis, and Rituximab (an Anti-CD20 Antibody), Without Eculizumab and/or Bortezomib, in 41 Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients 2021/09/08
23.	Original article	Influence of a low-dose tacrolimus protocol on the appearance of de novo donor-specific antibodies during 7 years of follow-up after renal transplantation. 2021/06
24.	Case report	Robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for allograft renal cell carcinoma: A case report. 2021/06
25.	Case report	Chronic active antibody-mediated rejection with linear IgG deposition on glomerular capillaries in a kidney transplant recipient. 2021/01
26.	Original article	The experience of kidney transplantation in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. 2020/12/10
27.	Review article	The significance of HLA antibody screening test. 2020/12/10
28.	Original article	Influence of a low-dose tacrolimus protocol on the appearance of de novo donor-specific antibodies during 7-years of follow-up after renal transplantation. 2020/12
29.	Original article	Glomerular neovascularization in nondiabetic renal allograft is associated with calcineurin inhibitor toxicity. 2020/11/15
30.	Original article	Glomerular Neovascularization in Nondiabetic Renal Allograft Is Associated with Calcineurin Inhibitor Toxicity. 2020/11
31.	Case report	Total nephroureterocystectomy and urethrectomy due to urothelial carcinoma associated with the BK polyomavirus infection after kidney transplantation: a case report with literature review. 2020/11
32.	Original article	Association between response to rituximab and antibody‐mediated rejection in ABO‐incompatible living kidney transplantation. 2019/12
33.	Original article	Prognostic value of C3d-fixing, preformed donor-specific antibodies in crossmatch-positive living kidney transplantation. 2019/12
34.	Case report	Fate of full‐house immunofluorescence staining in renal allograft: A case report. 2019/11
35.	Original article	Predictors of return to work after kidney transplantation: a 12-month cohort of the Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation study 2019/10/03
36.	Original article	Outcomes, complications, and economic impact of ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation: A single‐center Japanese cohort study. 2019/06
37.	Original article	Serum Magnesium Levels and Mortality in Japanese Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients. 2019/04
38.	Case report	Living-donor kidney transplantation in an end-stage renal disease patient with situs inversus totalis: Three case reports 2019/02/22
39.	Original article	Once-daily vs twice-daily tacrolimus for de novo living kidney transplantation patients including ABO/HLA compatible and incompatible:A randomized trial. 2018/12
40.	Original article	Long-term survival in Japanese renal transplant recipients with Alport syndrome:a retrospective study 2018/10
41.	Original article	Outcome of the risk-stratified desensitization protocol in donor-specific antibody-positive living kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective study. 2018/09
42.	Case report	Living-related kidney transplantation with catheterizable urinary conduit in prune belly syndrome: A case report. 2018/08
43.	Original article	A case of recurrent proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal IgG deposits or de novo C3 glomerulonephritis after kidney transplantation 2018/07
44.	Original article	Treatment of Posttransplantation Anemia. 2018/05
45.	Original article	Preemptive kidney transplantation: a propensity score matched cohort study. 2017/12
46.	Original article	Evaluation of microvascular inflammation in ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. 2017/06
47.	Original article	Diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation in Japanese patients:The Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation study. 2017/03
48.	Original article	Assessment of 4 cases of kidney transplantation from hepatitis C virus antibody-positive and RNA-negative donors to antibody-negative recipients. 2016/09
49.	Original article	Association between body mass index and outcomes in Japanese living kidney transplant recipients: The role of sex differences. 2016/09
50.	Original article	Interstitial fibrosis is the critical determinant of impaired renal function in transplant glomerulopathy. 2016/07
51.	Case report	Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin G deposits complicated by immunoglobulin A nephropathy in the renal allograft. 2016/07
52.	Case report	Two cases of kidney transplantation-associated thrombotic microangiopathy successfully treated with eculizumab. 2016/07
53.	Original article	Eculizumab for the treatment of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome recurrence after kidney transplantation associated with complement factor H mutations: a case report with a 5-year follow-up. 2016/05
54.	Original article	Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in kidney transplant recipients: A single-center experience in Japan. 2016/04
55.	Original article	Relationship Between Diastolic Dysfunction and Atherosclerosis and Vascular Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients: Diagnostic Potential of the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index. 2016/04
56.	Original article	Relationship Between Diastolic Dysfunction and Atherosclerosis and Vascular Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients: Diagnostic Potential of the Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index. 2016/01
57.	Review article	The role of nepfrologists in kideny transplantation 2015/08
58.	Case report	A Case of Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis After Kidney Transplantation Associated With Variant Conversion in the Columbia Classification 2015/07
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■ Academic conference presentation

1.	Optimization of a model for predicting renal function after living kidney transplantation using CT volumetry. 2024/11/15
2.	Predictive value of HLAMatchmaker and PIRCHE-II scores for de novo donor-specific antibody formation after kidney transplantation-A Japanese single-center study. 2024/11/14
3.	Relationship between Parenchymal Stiffness and Renal Fibrosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients 2024/10/24
4.	Long-term antibody response differences after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in kidney transplant recipients and dialysis patients. 2024/09/14
5.	Predicting short-term outcomes of living kidney donor by machine learning. 2024/06/01
6.	Prediction of 10-yr renal graft survival of deceased donors based on preoperative data using machine learning. 2024/06/01
7.	The association between parenchymal stiffness and renal allograft fibrosis in kidney transplant recipients. 2024/06/01
8.	Clinical course of candidate renal transplant recipients diagnosed with prostate cancer during pre-transplant screening test. 2024/04/27
9.	Prediction of 10-yr renal graft survival of deceased donors based on preoperative data using machine learning. 2024/04/25
10.	The potential of donor-derived-cell-free DNA for rejection diagnosis in Japanese cohort. 2024/04/25
11.	Follow-up survey of candidate renal transplant recipients with prostate cancer diagnosed during the pre-transplant screening test. 2023/08/25
12.	SARS-CoV-2 antibody kinetics after two doses of mRNA vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients: multicenter study. 2023/08/25
13.	Assessing long-term complications of kidney transplantation without intraoperative ureteral dj stent: A single-center experience. 2023/06/06
14.	Elderly living kidney transplant donors and their renal prognosis. 2023/06/06
15.	The outcome of kidney transplantation after cancer treatment in the patient with high estimated cure rate. 2023/06/06
16.	Donor-derived cell-free DNA analysis is capable of detecting antibody-mediated rejection in one-year biopsy of living kidney transplantation. 2023/06/05
17.	Safety and efficacy of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor in kidney transplant patients with post-transplant anemia. 2023/06/05
18.	Effects and side effects of desensitization therapy in flow cytometry crossmatch-negative, Low-dose donor-specific antibody-positive renal transplant recipients. 2023/06/04
19.	Impact of current desensitization protocols and surgical outcomes in ABO-incompatible kidney transplant recipients: A Japanese single-center experience. 2023/06/04
20.	Bnt162b2 vs. mrna1273 in solid organ transplant recipients: propensity score analysis of Japanese national cohort study. 2023/06/03
21.	Outcomes of kidney transplantation recipients with Covid-19 infection : 282 Cases of a Single-Center experience. 2023/06/03
22.	Sars-Cov-2 antibody kinetics after vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients: multicenter study. 2023/06/03
23.	The long-term renal outcome and pregnancy complications with kidney transplantation of IgA nephropathy. 2023/06/03
24.	The long-term renal outcome and pregnancy complications with kidney transplantation of IgA nephropathy. 2023/06/03
25.	A case of renal transplantation with CAAMR revealed by a novel HLA antibody approach. 2023/04/29
26.	Postoperative management of renal transplantation: what you need to know. 2023/04/21
27.	Donor-derived cell-free DNA analysis is capable of detecting antibody-mediated rejection in one-year biopsy of kidney allograft. 2023/04/20
28.	Antibody response after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in previously infected kidney transplant recipients. 2022/11/26
29.	Cost effectiveness of kidney transplantation in high-immunological risk patients in a Japan cohort. 2022/11/26
30.	Influence of HLA epitope mismatch on the kidney allograft after transplantation. 2022/11/26
31.	Outcomes of ABO-compatible living kidney transplantation recipients with low immunological risk. 2022/11/26
32.	Outcomes of kidney transplantation recipients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A single-center experience. 2022/11/26
33.	Outcomes of treatments for acute antibody-mediated rejection after kidney transplantation. 2022/11/26
34.	SARS-CoV-2 antibody kinetics after second dose of vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients. 2022/11/26
35.	A case of kidney transplantation after multiple urinary tract conversion with an ileal conduit. 2022/11/25
36.	En bloc kidney transplant from pediatric donors to teenage recipients: A single-center experience. 2022/11/25
37.	Evaluation of cases of cytomegalovirus infection after renal transplantation at our department. 2022/11/25
38.	Preconception care and pregnancy complications after kidney transplantation: A single-center study. 2022/11/25
39.	Recurrence of cancer in 188 kidney transplant recipients. 2022/11/25
40.	Antibody responses to BNT162b2 booster in kidney transplant recipients vacci‐nated twice. 2022/10/24
41.	Antibody response to sars-CoV-2 vaccine among kidney transplant recipients: A retrospective cohort study. 2022/06/06
42.	Desensitization protocol to prevent severe oliguric antibody-mediated rejection. 2022/06/05
43.	Excellent long-term outcome of ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation by reduced-session of plasmapheresis of desensitization protocol. 2022/06/05
44.	SARS-CoV-2 antibodies transitions after vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients: Multicenter study in Japan. 2022/06/05
45.	Two times or more double-filtration plasmapheresis increases the risk of bleeding during kidney transplantation. 2022/06/05
46.	The relevance of naturally occurring non-HLA antibody to antibody-mediated rejection in patients without anti-HLA antibodies. 2021/08/29
47.	Impact of rituximab induction therapy on donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies in abo-compatible kidney transplant recipients. 2021/06/04
48.	Relationship between tacrolimus blood levels and covid-19 pandemic in kidney transplant recipients. 2021/06/04
49.	The evaluation of living-related kidney transplantation donors in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. 2021/06/04
50.	Pathological investigation about renal transplant lost allografts. 2020/12/23
51.	Association between response to rituximab and risk of antibodymediated rejection in ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation. 2020/05/30
52.	Clinical relevance of immunoglobulin M deposition in peritubular capillaries in ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. 2020/05/30
53.	Impact of allograft nephrectomy on outcomes in second kidney transplantation. 2020/05/30
54.	Incidence of antibody mediated rejection in living kidney transplant recipients with sensitizing history. 2020/05/30
55.	Prevalence of kidney transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy after ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. 2020/05/30
56.	The effect of desensitization therapy on sex disparity in living kidney transplantation. 2020/05/30
57.	The influence of donor kidney to recipient body weight ratio on long-term outcomes of living-donor kidney transplantation. 2020/05/30
58.	Immunoglobulin deposition in peritubular capillaries in ABO-incompatible kidney Transplantation 2019/10/02
59.	Impact of donor-related arteriosclerosis in zero-hour biopsy on long-term outcome of living kidney transplantation: A propensity score matched cohort study. 2019/09/17
60.	Correlation between the HLA antibody screening test and the specificity identification test. 2019/09/15
61.	The usefulness of flow dsa - XM assay. 2019/09
62.	Pregnancy outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. 2019/06/03
63.	Return to work after sick leave in kidney transplant recipients: A 365day cohort of the Japan academic consortium of kidney transplantation (JACK) study. 2019/06/03
64.	The interaction between post-transplant anemia and allograft function in kidney transplantation. 2019/06/03
65.	Long-term influence of arteriosclerosis in kidney grafts proven by a zero-hour biopsy. 2019/06/02
66.	Long-term outcomes and safety of living kidney transplantation from older donors. 2019/06/02
67.	Outcomes in preformed donor-specific human leukocyte antibody positive living kidney transplant recipients desensitized with intravenous immunoglobulin and rituximab. 2019/06/02
68.	Prognostic value of C3d fixing preformed donor-specific antibody in crossmatch-positive living kidney transplantation. 2019/06/02
69.	Evaluation of Urine BK Virus-PCR Measurement as a Screening Tool for Kidney Transplant Recipients 2018/11/24
70.	Correlations between two different HLA antibody test reagents using flow cytometer and Luminex. 2018/11/10
71.	Glomerular neovascularization in renal allograft: clinical and pathological significance 2018/10/26
72.	The Evaluation of Urine BK Virus PCR Measurement for Kidney Transplantation Recipients 2018/10/05
73.	Outcomes of retroperitoneoscopic live donor nephrectomy (RPLDN): Experience of 1100 cases at a single center. 2018/06/04
74.	Comparative cost analysis of ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation. 2018/06/03
75.	High prevalence of kidney transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy after ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation: Risk factors, rapid clinical diagnosis, and prompt successful treatment. 2018/06/03
76.	Once-daily versus Twice-daily tacrolimus in de novo living kidney transplantation patients: A multicenter, parallel group, open-label, 5-year randomized noninferiority trial. 2018/06/03
77.	Recurrence of immunoglobulin a nephropathy in related donor kidney transplant recipients. 2018/06/03
78.	CD19+ cell ratio as a predictive marker of antibody mediated rejection in ABO incompatible kidney transplantation. 2018/06/02
79.	Relation between seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus and graft survival in Japanese kidney transplant recipients: The Japan academic consortium of kidney transplantation study. 2018/06/02
80.	Evaluation of sarcopenia status in kidney transplant patients 2018/02/22
81.	Redical Prostatectomy for Localized Prostate Cancer in Renal Transplant Recipients:13 Cases Studied at a Single Center 2017/11/28
82.	Clinical features and outcomes of kidney transplant-associated thrombotic microangioathy: a single-center experience. 2017/10/21
83.	Comparative cost analysis of ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation: a single-center study. 2017/10/20
84.	Prevalence and impact of post-transplant anemia in Japanese kidney transplant recipients: The JAPAN academic consortium of kidney transplantation study. 2017/09/26
85.	A study of immunocomplex capture fluorescence analysis using lymphocyte and monocyte fraction by freezing isolation. 2017/09/11
86.	Cardiovascular Disease in Japanese kidney transplant recipients. 2017/05/02
87.	Once-daily versus twice-daily tacrolimus in living kidney transplantation: A Multicenter, parallel group, open-label, 5-year, randomized non-inferiority trial. 2017/05/02
88.	Renal transplantation to the extraperitoneal cavity in children weighing less than 15 kg can be performed safely. 2017/05/02
89.	A comparative study of patient and graft qualities between abo- compatible and- incompatible recipients more than ten years after kidney transplantation. 2017/05/01
90.	A comparison of medical costs among ABO-compatible, -incompatible and -minor mismatched living kidney transplantation: A single-center study. 2017/04/30
91.	Outcome of living-donor kidney transplantation in cross-match-positive recipients at a single center. 2017/04/29
92.	De novo therapy for renal transplantation in Japan: 5years' experience. 2017/03/25
93.	Clinical outcome of elderly living kidney donors. 2016/11/18
94.	Kidney transplantations with both recipients of kidneys from the same deceased donor with diabetic nephropathy. 2016/11
95.	ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation at multicenter Japanese case series: Evolution of outcomes and immunosuppressive management. 2016/10/29
96.	Post-transplant diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation in Japanese patients: The Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation study. 2016/08/23
97.	Comparison of the pharmacokinetics and pathology for low-dose once-daily and twice-daily tacrolimus following living kidney transplantation: Five-year results from a prospective trial. 2016/08/20
98.	Preemptive kidney transplantation in Japanese patients: A propensity score-matched study. 2016/08/20
99.	Relationship between de novo donor-specific anti-HLA-DQ antibody and chronic antibody-mediated rejection in kidney transplant recipients. 2016/08/20
100.	Relationship between dialysis duration and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in kidney transplantation recipients. 2016/08/20
101.	Clinicopathological analysis of acute vascular rejection cases after kidney transplantaion. 2016/07/16
102.	The cases of two recipients of kidneys from an identical deceased donor who had diabetic nephropathy. 2016/07/16
103.	Glomerular capillary C4d staining without evidence of rejection is associated with worse graft function in ABO-incompatible Kidney Transplantation. 2016/06/13
104.	Pharmakokinetics of prolonged-release formulation of tacrolimus:Comparison of AUC0-24 and concentration at 10 time points. 2016/06/13
105.	Relationship between dialisys duration and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in kidney transplantation recipients. 2016/06/13
106.	The significance of microvascular inflammation in antibody-mediated rejection in ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. 2016/06/13
107.	ABO-incompatible living kidney transplantation at multicenter Japanese case series: evolution of outcomes and immunosuppressive management. 2016/06/11
108.	Association between pretransplant body mass index and outcomes in patients undergoing living kidney transplantation: A consideration of gender differences. 2016/06/11
109.	Clinical outcome of elderly living kidney donors: A single-center study in Japan. 2016/06/11
110.	An Investigation of 13 Cases of Membranous Nephropathy of the Donor Origin Accidentally Detected by 0-h Renal Biopsy During Kidney Transplantation 2015/11/07
111.	Interstitial fibrosis is the critical determinant of impaired renal function in transplant glomerulopathy. 2015/05/03
112.	An Investigation of 12 cases of Membranous Nephropathy of the Donor Origin Accidentally Detected by 0-h Renal Biopsy During Kidney Transplantation 2015/05/02
113.	Excellent outcomes of prophylactic rituximab administration with plasmapheresis in kidney transplant recipients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. 2015/05/02
114.	Intimal arteritis associated with subsequent graft dysfunction in ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. 2015/05/02
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■ Qualifications & licenses

2010/09/17

Board Certified Membership of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

■ Social activities

2017/03

1st East Asia Transplant Expert Meeting Discussion Moderator

■ Awards & honors

2018/11

Transplantation Science Symposium Asian Regional Meeting 2018 Travel Grant

■ Education

1.	～2007/03	Faculty of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Graduated
2.	2016/09/16 Degree Acquisition	Tokyo Women's Medical University, Doctor of Philosophy