Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Original Articles:

E Ritz, H Koomans, and A Davison

Report from the editorial office
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1-4; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Newstead, P Johnston, E Will, and A Davison

Controversy. The case for withdrawal of cyclosporin after renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 28-31; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.28 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Helderman and S Goral

Controversy. Cyclosporin withdrawal: to be or not to be!
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 31-33; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.31 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Jocks, J Freudenberg, G Zahner, and R Stahl

Platelet-activating factor mediates monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in glomerular immune injury
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 37-43; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.37 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Reynolds, K Mavromatidis, S Cashman, D Evans, and C Pusey

Experimental autoimmune glomerulonephritis (EAG) induced by homologous and heterologous glomerular basement membrane in two substrains of Wistar-Kyoto rat
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 44-52; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.44 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H de Valk, H van Rijn, J Wielder, and H Koomans

Effect of an increase in the plasma potassium concentration on renal magnesium handling in healthy volunteers
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 53-58; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.53 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W Van Biesen, G Sieben, N Lameire, and R Vanholder

Application of Kohonen neural networks for the non-morphological distinction between glomerular and tubular renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 59-66; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.59 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Geddes, J Fox, M Allison, J Boulton-Jones, and K Simpson

An artificial network can select patients at high risk of developing progressive IgA nephropathy more accurately than experienced nephrologists
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 67-71; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.67 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Boize, P Benhamou, P Corticelli, K Valenti, J Bosson, and S Halimi

ApoE polymorphism and albuminuria in diabetes mellitus: a role for LDL in the development of nephropathy in NIDDM?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 72-75; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.72 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Hollenbeck, B Kutkuhn, C Aul, M Leschke, R Willers, and B Grabensee

Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome and thrombotic-thrombocytopenic purpura in adults: clinical findings and prognostic factors for death and end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 76-81; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.76 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Kooistra, E Niemantsverdriet, A van Es, N Mol-Beermann, A Struyenberg, and J Marx

Iron absorption in erythropoietin-treated haemodialysis patients; effects of iron availability, inflammation and aluminium
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 82-88; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.82 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Rocha, M Gentil, M Gili, L Gil, V Cabello, and G Bernal

Continuous intravenous intradialysis versus intravenous postdialysis erythropoietin therapy in chronic haemodialysis patients: a randomized, controlled, crossover study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 89-92; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.89 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Kallinowski, R Ahmadi, S Seipp, J Bommer, and W Stremmel

Clinical impact of GB-C virus in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 93-98; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.93 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Dinda, M Mathur, S Guleria, S Saxena, S Tiwari, and S Dash

Heat shock protein (HSP) expression and proliferation of tubular cells in end stage renal disease with and without haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 99-105; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.99 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C van Guldener, M Janssen, J Lambert, P ter Wee, C Jakobs, A Donker, and C Stehouwer

No change in impaired endothelial function after long-term folic acid therapy of hyperhomocytsteinaemia in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 106-112; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.106 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Navarro, R Marcen, J Teruel, R del Rio, C Gamez, C Mora, and J Ortuno

Effect of different membranes on amino-acid losses during haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 113-117; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.113 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W Paulson, M Gadallah, B Bieber, S Altman, C Birk, and J Work

Accuracy and reproducibility of urea recirculation in detecting haemodialysis access stenosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 118-124; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.118 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Malovrh

Non-invasive evaluation of vessels by duplex sonography prior to construction of arteriovenous fistulas for haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 125-129; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.125 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Takeda, A Harada, M Kubo, T Inenaga, K Tsuruya, K Mitsuiki, H Hirakata, and M Fujishima

Successful use of single-lumen, urokinase immobilized femoral catheters as a temporary access for haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 130-133; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.130 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Lin, C Kong, D Tarng, T Huang, and G Tang

Anatomical variation of the internal jugular vein and its impact on temporary haemodialysis vascular access: an ultrasonographic survey in uraemic patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 134-138; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.134 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Nielsen, H Kolmos, and F Espersen

Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia among patients undergoing dialysis-focus on dialysis catheter-related cases
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 139-145; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.139 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Imholz, G Koomen, W Voorn, D Struijk, L Arisz, and R Krediet

Day-to-day variability of fluid and solute transport in upright and recumbent positions during CAPD
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 146-153; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.146 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Rigby and C Hawley

Sclerosing peritonitis: the experience in Australia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 154-159; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.154 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Smith, N Isbel, M Catton, J Leydon, G Becker, and R Walker

Suppression of the humoral immune response by mycophenolate mofetil
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 160-164; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.160 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Wang, C Kjellstrand, S Cockfield, and K Solez

On the influence of sample size on the prognostic accuracy and reproducibility of renal transplant biopsy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 165-172; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.165 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anon

A nephrological enigma. Solution of a nephrological enigma
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 208; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.208 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kokot , Sulowicz , and Ritz

Report. Nephrology Summer School, Cracow, 29-30 August 1997
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 225; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.225 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Comments:

A Benigni and G Remuzzi

Endothelin receptor antagonists; which are the therapeutic perspectives in renal diseases?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 5-7; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.5 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Lan

Therapeutic effects of cytokine blockade in glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 7-9; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.7 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Schneider and R Stahl

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and the kidney: current status and potential perspectives
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 10-12; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.10 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Woolfson and G Neild

Renal nuclear medicine: can it survive the millennium?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 12-14; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.12 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Ismail and B Becker

An opportunity to intervene: erythropoietin for the treatment of anaemia in pre-dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 14-17; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.14 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G London

Heterogeneity of left ventricular hypertrophy - does it have clinical implications
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 17-19; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.17 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O Le Moine

Hepatorenal syndrome - outcome after liver transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 20-22; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.20 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comments:

K Ludwig and D Muller-Wiefel

Pathomechanisms in the haemolytic-uraemic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 23-27; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.23 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rapid Communications:

L De Pauw, D Abramowicz, V Donckier, A Kornreich, M Destree, F Demoor, M Andrien, M Lambermont, and M Goldman

Isolation ad infusion of donor CD34⁺ bone marrow cells in cadaver kidney transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 34-36; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.34 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

A Nabokov, K Amann, P Gassmann, U Schwarz, S Orth, and E Ritz

The renoprotective effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in experimental chronic renal failure is not dependent on enhanced kinin activity
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 173-176; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.173 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

H Ohtani, H Imai, A Komatsuda, K Hamai, T Yasuda, and A Miura

Glomerulopathy due to chronic infection of Propionibacterium acnes in a patient with Felty's syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 177-181; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.177 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Huang, M Chen, J Sung, R Lan, M Wang, and F Chen

Postpartum haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with antiphospholipid antibody
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 182-186; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.182 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Floege, G Lonnemann, D Stichtenoth, K Koch, and R Brunkhorst

Minimal change nephrotic syndrome in a 74-year-old patient following parenteral administration of sheep cells
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 187-189; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.187 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Bohrer, R Waldherr, E Martin, R Linke, J Lin, R Ziegler, E Ritz, and P Nawroth

Splenectomy in an uraemic patient with acquired factor X deficiency due to AL amyloidosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 190-193; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.190 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Fang and C Huang

Isolated dural tuberculosis presenting as seizure disorder in a dialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 194-196; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.194 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Schonck, S Hoorntje, and J v Hoof

Renal transplantation in Alagille syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 197-199; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.197 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

The Interesting Cases:

N Kanagasundaram, D Bandyopadhyay, A Brownjohn, and J Meaney

The diagnosis of renal vein thrombosis by magnetic resonance angiography
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 200-202; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.200 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

C Canavese, G Mangiarotti, A Pacitti, P Stratta, A Modica, F Moretti, and G Piccoli

The patient with acute renal failure and nondilated urinary tract
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 203-205; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.203 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

E Wandel and H Kohler

Acanthocytes in urinary sediment - a pathognomonic marker?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 206-207; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.206 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

P ter Wee and R Gans

'A man from Surinam...'
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 209-240; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.209 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Iconographic Archives of European Nephrology:

G Fogazzi

Italy, 18th century. Kidney diseases in the major work of Giovanni Battista Morgagni
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 211-212; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.211 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Continuing Nephrological Education:

P Lamprecht, W Schmitt, and W Gross

Mixed cyroglobulinaemia, glomerulonephritis, and ANCA: essential cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis or ANCA-associated vasculitis?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 213-221; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.213 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Congress Reports:

R Brunkhorst

Clinical Immunoadsorption, Hannover, Germany, 28 February - 1 March 1997
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 222-224; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.222 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

P Gross and R Pedrinelli

Microalbuminuria in essential hypertension
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 226a; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.226a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

J Stoves, K Rosenberg, P Harnden, and J Turney

Acute interstitial nephritis due to over-the-counter ibuprofen in a renal transplant recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 226b-227b; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.226b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Paydas, B Abayli, A Kocabas, S Hasturk, and G Gonlusen

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated pulmonary sarcoidosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 227-228; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.227 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Kambova

Recombination erythropoietin improves cognitive function in chronic haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 228-229; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.228 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Bayes, J Bonal, and J Junca

Parenteral iron, yes but how?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 229a; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.229a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Moreiras, G Goyanes, L Cuina, A Pineiro, and A Perez

More about watermelon stomach: a case report in a CAPD patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 229b-230b; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.229b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Mettang, F Fischer, U Dollenbacher, and U Kuhlman

Uraemic pruritus is not related to {beta}-endorphin serum levels in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 230-231; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.1.230 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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