Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Editorial Comments:

E Imai, Y Akagi, and Y Isaka

Molecular intervention with antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) in nephrology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2213-2215; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2213 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Greger

How does the macula densa sense tubule function?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2215-2217; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2215 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Rudberg

Genetics of cardiovascular disease in type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes with and without renal involvement
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2217-2219; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2217 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Staessen, W Birkenhager, and R Fagard

Implications of the systolic hypertension in Europe (Syst-Eur) trial for clinical practice
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2220-2222; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2220 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

S Bro and K Olgaard

PTH - one can teach an old hormone new tricks
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2222-2224. [Request Permissions]  

W Druml

Malnutrition is bad, but how can one detect malnutrition?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2225-2227. [Request Permissions]  

P Arrizabalaga, M Sole, I Quinto, and C Ascaso

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 mediated interactions and leucocyte infiltration in IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2258-2262; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2258 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Gunnarsson, J Ronnelid, I Lundberg, and S Jacobson

Occurrence of anti-C1q antibodies in IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2263-2268; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2263 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Coppo, P Cirina, A Amore, R Sinico, A Radice, C Rollino, f the Italian Group of Renal Immunopathology Collaborative Study on Henoch-Schonlein purpura in adults, and i children

Properties of circulating IgA molecules in Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis with focus on neutrophil cytoplasmic antigen IgA binding (IgA-ANCA): new insight into a debated issue
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2269-2276; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2269 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Coppo, G Mazzucco, L Cagnoli, A Lupo, F Schena, and f the Italian Group of Renal Immunopathology Collaborative Study on Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Long-term prognosis of Henoch-Schonlein nephritis in adults and children
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2277-2283; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2277 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Griffin, V Gamble, D Milliner, M Gomez, P Harris, and E Torres

Neonatal presentation of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with a maternal history of tuberous sclerosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2284-2288; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2284 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Aurell, C Bengtsson, and S Bjorck

Enalapril versus metoprolol in primary hypertension - effects on the glomerular filtration rate
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2289-2294; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2289 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Dedov, M Shestakova, A Vorontzov, and E Palazzini

A randomized, controlled study of sulodexide therapy for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2295-2300; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2295 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Farmer, D Goldsmith, J Cox, P Dallyn, J Kingswood, and P Sharpstone

An investigation of the effect of advancing uraemia, renal replacement therapy and renal transplantation on blood pressure diurnal variability
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2301-2307; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2301 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Savage, F Fabbian, M Giles, C Tomson, and A Raine

Interdialytic weight gain and 48-h blood pressure in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2308-2311; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2308 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Cristol, J Bosc, S Badiou, M Leblanc, R Lorrho, B Descomps, and B Canaud

Erythropoietin and oxidative stress in haemodialysis: beneficial effects of vitamin E supplementation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2312-2317; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2312 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Young, G Woodrow, S Kendall, B Oldroyd, J Turney, A Brownjohn, and M Smith

Increased plasma leptin/fat ratio in patients with chronic renal failure: a cause of malnutrition?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2318-2323; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2318 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Marcen, J Teruel, M de la Cal, C Gamez, and t Spanish Cooperative Study of Nutrition in Hemodialysis

The impact of malnutrition in morbidity and mortality in stable haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2324-2331; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2324 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Suliman, B Anderstam, B Lindholm, and J Bergstrom

Total, free, and protein-bound sulphur amino acids in uraemic patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2332-2338; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2332 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Filho, P Barany, P Stehle, P Furst, and J Bergstrom

Free amino-acid levels simultaneously collected in plasma, muscle, and erythrocytes of uraemic patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2339-2348; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2339 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Boccardo, D Melacini, S Rota, G Mecca, A Boletta, F Casiraghi, and F Gianese

Individualized anticoagulation with dermatan sulphate for haemodialysis in chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2349-2354; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2349 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Ambuhl, R Wuthrich, W Korte, L Schmid, and R Krapf

Plasma hypercoagulability in haemodialysis patient: impact of dialysis and anticoagulation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2355-2364; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2355 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Carreno, Y Rousseau, J Poignet, G Jahns, B Cholley, M Kazatchkine, and N Haeffner-Cavaillon

Dissociation between {beta}-2 microglobulin and IL-1 production in hemodialyzed patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2365-2374; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2365 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Linde, B Sandhagen, B Wikstrom, and B Danielson

The required dose of erythropoietin during renal anaemia treatment is related to the degree of impairment in erythrocyte deformability
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2375-2379; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2375 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Szabo, S Viazov, U Heemann, A Kribben, T Philipp, and M Roggendorf

GBV-C/HGV infection in renal dialysis and transplant patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2380-2384; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2380 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Freese, G Norden, M Olausson, and G Nyberg

Rejection rates in kidney transplant patients with and without IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2385-2388; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2385 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Ducloux, V Schuller, C Bresson-Vautrin, and J Chalopin

Colchicine myopathy in renal transplant recipients on cyclosporin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2389-2392; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2389 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Schmid, P Muller, and F Spelsberg

Parathyroidectomy after renal transplantation: a retrospective analysis of long-term outcome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2393-2396; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2393 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Fogazzi and S Grignani

A nephrological enigma. Oily particles in the urine of a patient with a transplanted kidney
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2452; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2452 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Berthoux, F Carrera, and V Cambi

ERA-EDTA news. The council meeting of ERA-EDTA, London, 16-18 May 1997
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2459-2460; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2459 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Various

Abstracts of the Scottish Renal Association meeting, 7 March 1997, Cumbernauld, UK
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2469-2473; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2469 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comments:

T Drueke, P Zhang, and J Gogusev

Apoptosis: background and possible role in secondary hyperparathyroidism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2228-2233; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2228 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Noronha, N Schor, S Coelho, V Jorgetti, J Romao, R Zatz, and A Burdmann

Nephrology, dialysis and transplantation in Brazil
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2234-2243; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2234 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Personal Opinion:

N Tarif and G Bakris

Preservation of renal function: the spectrum of effects by calcium-channel blockers
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2244-2250; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2244 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis and Transplantation News:

J Briggs, A Crombie, J Fabre, E Major, J Thorogood, and P Veitch

Organ donation in the UK: a survey by a British Transplantation Society working party
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2251-2257; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2251 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Reports:

J Kooman, N Deutz, P Zijlmans, A an den Wall Bake, P Gerlag, F van Hooff, and K Leunissen

The influence of bicarbonate supplementation on plasma levels of branched-chain amino acids in haemodialysis patients with metabolic acidosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2397-2401; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2397 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

N Pritchard, D Milford, and D O'Donoghue

Cyclosporin A therapy in frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome and IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2402-2404; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2402 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Sartelet, J Melin, A Wynckel, A Lallemand, E Brambilla, and J Chanard

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) and pulmonary carcinoid tumour
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2405-2406; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2405 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Bourouma, D Chevet, F Michel, J Cercueil, L Arnould, and G Rifle

Treatment of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis with tamoxifen
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2407-2410; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2407 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Pichette, L Prud'homme, M Dorval, M Houde, J Cardinal, and D Ouimet

Stretching of renal artery in a functionally solitary kidney: an unusual case of ischaemic nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2411-2413; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2411 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Badov, G Perry, J Lambert, and J Dowling

Acute interstitial nephritis secondary to omeprazole
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2414-2416; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2414 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Marron, I Ubeda, J Gallego, A Maranes, J Portoles, M Marques, and A Barrientos

Functional renal recovery after spontaneous renal embolization in a sole kidney
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2417-2419; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2417 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Valentin, K Gurtler, and A Schaker

Renal amyloidosis and renal failure - a novel complication of the SAPHO syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2420-2423; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2420 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Carrozza, L Gabutti, F Gilliet, and C Marone

Heparin-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome with progressive skin necrosis in haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2424-2427; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2424 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Peces, E Gago, F Tejada, A Laures, and J Alvarez-Grande

Relapsing bacteraemia due to Micrococcus luteus in a haemodialysis patient with a Perm-Cath catheter
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2428-2429; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2428 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Panescu, Y Grignon, D Hestin, G Rostoker, L Frimat, E Renoult, J Gamberoni, G Grignon, and M Kessler

Recurrence of lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency after kidney transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2430-2432; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2430 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Schweda, R Liebl, G Riegger, and B Kramer

Tacrolimus treatment for steroid- and cyclosporin-resistant minimal-change nephrotic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2433-2435; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2433 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Orchard and G Neild

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura presenting in an immunosuppressed patient after renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2436-2438; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2436 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Peces, J Baltar, A Laures, R Navascues, and J Alvarez-Grande

Retropharyngeal abscess in a renal transplant recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2439-2441; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2439 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Andrews, P O'Donnell, S Dilly, S Snowden, and M Bewick

Recurrence of lipoprotein glomerulopathy after renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2442-2444; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2442 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Muller-Berghaus, B Hoppe, R Schmidt, M Wagner, and U Querfeld

A transplanted child with severe hypercalcaemic hyperparathyroidsim despite only modest bone lesion
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2445-2446; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2445 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Balakrishnan, R Baillod, C Kibbler, and S Gillespie

Bacillus cereus peritonitis in a patient being treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2447-2448; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2447 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

G Baxter and R Rodger

Doppler ultrasound in renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2449-2451; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2449 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

E Boerma and R Hene

A calcareous calamity
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2453-2454; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2453 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Continuing Nephrological Education:

E Ritz and P Strzelczyk

The alcoholic patient with an acute nephrotic syndrome and resistance to diuretics
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2455-2458; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2455 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

M Fukagawa, M Kitaoka, M Kurokawa, D Pavlovic, H Brzac, S Cala, and N Jankovic

Ultrasonographic evaluation of parathyroid hyperplasia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2461-2462; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2461 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Bianchetti, A Truttmann, C Stegeman, J Tervaert, and C Kallenberg

Sulphonamides in vasculitides: which mechanism?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2462-2463; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2462 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Goldsmith, P Nogueira, and P Cochat

Calcifying panniculitis or 'simple' inflammation? Biopsy is better than a bone scan
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2463-2464; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2463 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

C Rollino, S Borsa, G Bellone, E Menegatti, F Quarello, G Emanuelli, and G Piccoli

Interleukin-6 production by endothelial cells: effect of corticosteroids
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2464; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2464 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Hmida, J Hachicha, N Kaddour, H Makni, F Aydel, N Chakroun, Z Bahloul, H Ayadi, L Noel, and A Jarraya

ANCA in Behcet's disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2465-2466; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2465 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Ducloux, A Florea, J Rebibou, M Jamali, and J Chalopin

Anti-{beta}2-glycoprotein I and anti-prothrombin antibodies in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2466-2467; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2466 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Picciotto, N Campo, N Sinelli, R Brizzolara, G Poggi, G Gurreri, R Russo, S Saffioti, D Coviello, and G Celle

Hepatitis G virus infection in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2467a; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2467a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Catalano, F Fabbian, V Bordin, and D Di Landro

Mycophenolate mofetil toxicity in an anorexic kidney transplant patient treated with sulphinpirazone
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2467b-2468b; doi:10.1093/ndt/12.11.2467b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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