Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Editorial Comments:

P Stenvinkel

Leptin - a new hormone of definite interest for the nephrologist
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1099-1101; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1099 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Ring and F Lakkis

T lymphocyte-derived cytokines in experimental glomerulonephritis: testing the Th1/Th2 hypothesis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1101-1103; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1101 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Flyvbjerg, H Grobaek, M Bak, B Nielsen, T Christiansen, C Hill, A Logan, and H Orskov

Diabetic kidney disease: the role of growth factors
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1104-1107; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1104 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Cattran

Are all patients with idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (GSGS) created equal?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1107-1109; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1107 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Schunkert

Controversial association of left ventricular hypertrophy and the ACE I/D polymorphism-is the mist clearing up?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1109-1112; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1109 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Foley and P Parfrey

Cardiac disease in the diabetic dialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1112-1113; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1112 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Mignon, C Michel, and B Viron

Why so much disparity in PD in Europe?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1114-1117; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1114 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Ferstl, F Eggert, and W Muller-Ruchholtz

Major histocompatibility complex-associated odours
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1117-1119; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1117 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Stahl

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents in patients with a renal transplant
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1119-1121; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1119 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

A Salahudeen

Hypothesis. Perchloroethylene-induced nephrotoxicity in dry-cleaning workers: is there a role for free radicals?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1122-1124; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1122 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Tarnow, C Gluud, and H Parving

Meta analysis. Diabetic nephropathy and the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1125-1130; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1125 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Wolf

Molecular basis of renal disease. Molecular mechanisms of angiotensin II in the kidney: emerging role in the progression of renal disease beyond haemodynamics
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1131-1142; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1131 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Gibson and R Winney

Ethical issues in dialysis. Dialysis withdrawal - a case report
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1148; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1148 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Auer

Ethical issues in dialysis. Issues surrounding the withdrawal of dialysis treatment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1149-1151; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1149 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S McLean

Ethical issues in dialysis. Dialysis treatment withdrawal - legal aspects (UK)
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1152-1153; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1152 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

U Eibach and K Schaefer

Ethical issues in dialysis. Support after discontinuation of dialysis - medical and ethical considerations
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1154-1157; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1154 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Wiegele, M Brandis, and L Zimmerhackl

Apoptosis and necrosis during ischaemia in renal tubular cells (LLC-PK1 and MDCK)
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1158-1167; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1158 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y Ando, T Moriyama, M Miyazaki, Y Akagi, N Kawada, Y Isaka, M Izumi, K Yokoyama, A Yamauchi, M Horio, A Ando, N Ueda, K Sobue, E Imai, and M Hori

Enhanced glomerular expression of caldesmon in IgA nephropathy and its suppression by glucocorticoid-heparin therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1168-1175; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1168 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Brandstrom, A Grzegorczyk, L Jacobsson, P Friberg, A Lindahl, and M Aurell

GFR measurement with iohexol and ⁵¹Cr-EDTA. A comparison of the two favoured GFR markers in Europe
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1176-1182; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1176 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Deighan, M Caslake, M McConnell, J Boulton-Jones, and C Packard

Increased atherogenicity of low-density lipoprotein in heavy proteinuria
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1183-1188; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1183 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Kliem, J Bahlmann, M Hartmann, R Huber, R Luhmann, and W Wurst

Pharmacokinetics of pantoprazole in patients with end-stage renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1189-1193; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1189 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Aucella, M Vigilante, P Scalzulli, P Musto, A Crisetti, S Modoni, M Carotenuto, and C Stallone

Desferrioxamine improves burst-forming unit-erythroid (BFU-E) proliferation in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1194-1199; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1194 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Kokot, A Wiecek, J Mesjasz, M Adamczak, and U Spiechowicz

Influence of long-term recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) therapy on plasma leptin and neuropeptide Y concentration in haemodialysed uraemic patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1200-1205; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1200 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Albitar, R Genin, M Fen-Chong, M Serveaux, and B Bourgeon

High dose enalapril impairs the response to erythropoietin treatment in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1206-1210; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1206 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Galan, M Perez-Gracia, A Lozano, B Benavides, E Fernandez-Ruiz, and M Rodriguez-Iglesias

A 3-year follow-up of HCV-RNA viraemia in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1211-1214; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1211 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Korzets, Y Ori, S Baytner, D Zein, A Chagnac, T Weinstein, M Harman, M Agmon, and U Gafter

The femoral artery-femoral vein polytetrafluorethylene graft: a 14-year retrospective study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1215-1220; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1215 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Fornara, C Doehn, G Miglietti, L Fricke, J Steinhoff, K Sack, and D Jocham

Laparoscopic nephrectomy: comparison of dialysis and non-dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1221-1225; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1221 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Harris and E Brown

Patients surviving more than 10 years on haemodialysis. The natural history of the complications of treatment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1226-1233; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1226 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Moe, M Kraus, C Gassensmith, N Fineberg, F Gannon, and M Peacock

Safety and efficacy of pulse and daily calcitriol in patients on CAPD: a randomized trial
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1234-1241; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1234 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Wang, O Heimbuger, J Waniewski, J Bergstrom, and B Lindholm

Increased peritoneal permeability is associated with decreased fluid and small-solute removal and higher mortality in CAPD patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1242-1249; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1242 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Kock

Appreciation. Professor R Pichlmayr
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1306-1307; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1306 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Berthoux, F Carrera, and V Cambi

ERA-EDTA news. The council meeting of ERA-EDTA, Lisbon, 22-23 November 1997
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1310-1311; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1310 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Heidland, M Malovrh, and M Sabljar-Matovinovic

Report. International seminar 'Update in Nephrology and Hypertension', Brdo Kranju, Slovenia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1312; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1312 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Various

Special announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1313-1314; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1313 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis and Transplantation News:

S Albitar, B Bourgeon, R Genin, D Schohn, M Fen-Chong, M Serveaux, and C Chuet

Epidemiology of end-stage renal failure in Reunion Island (results from the registry of the Indian Ocean Society of Nephrology)
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1143-1145; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1143 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Carrera and F Valderrabano

Emerging ties between the ERA-EDTA and Latin American nephrology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1146-1147; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1146 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Reports:

Y Smets, J van der Pijl, J de Fijter, J Ringers, H Lemkes, and V Hamdy

Low bone mass and high incidence of fractures after successful simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1250-1255; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1250 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

G Wanten, P Schneeberger, A Bevers, E Van Ginneken, and M Koolen

Optimizing screening procedures for Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in patients on haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1256-1258; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1256 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

D Ducloux, V Schuller, E Ranfaing, V Fournier, J Rebibou, L Martin, and J Chalopin

Is atheroembolic disease a new differential diagnosis of pulmonary-renal syndrome?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1259-1261; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1259 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Adorati, S Pizzolitto, R Franzon, C Vallone, M Artero, and A Moro

Cholesterol embolism and acute interstitial nephritis: two adverse effects of streptokinase thrombolytic therapy in the same patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1262-1264; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1262 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Doehn, P Fornara, G Miglietti, and D Jocham

Uraemia after laparoscopic bilateral hernia repair: a case report
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1265-1267; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1265 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Ramon, J Octavio, R Llobregat, and J Fuster

Acute renal failure due to aortocaval fistula
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1268-1270; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1268 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O Kordonouri, P Velin, M Hasala, T Lennert, and T Danne

Beta-cell dysfunction complicating haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1271-1272; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1271 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Perez, R Torra, C Badenas, J Ara, E Coll, J Moises, and A Darnell

Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease presenting in adulthood. Molecular diagnosis of the family
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1273-1276; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1273 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Goffin and C van Ypersele de Strihou

Intractable dehydration in a patient on CAPD. Pathophysiological implications for the classification of peritoneal membrane alterations
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1277-1280; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1277 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Owda, A Abdalla, M Al-Sulaiman, F Al-Hawas, D Mousa, H Fedail, W Al-Harbi, and A Al-Khader

No evidence of functional deterioration of renal graft after repeated pregnancies - a report on three women with 17 pregnancies
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1281-1284; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1281 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Huber, H Eckstein, K Mohring, and J Allenberg

Ogilvie's syndrome following renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1285-1287; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1285 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Mousson, G Zannetta, Y Tanter, J Cercueil, J Chalopin, S Briet, and G Rifle

Late 'spontaneous' kidney graft decapsulation with fluid collection: lymphocele or transudate?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1288-1291; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1288 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

The Interesting Cases:

G Mourad, A Djamali, C Turc-Baron, and J Cristol

Lipoprotein glomerulopathy: a new cause of nephrotic syndrome after renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1292-1294; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1292 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

B Bender, C Altenhofer, J Hasse, and H Neumann

The hypertensive lady with elevated plasma norepinephrine concentration and no demonstrable tumour - the search for pheochromcytoma
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1295-1296; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1295 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

C Campieri, M Gregorini, M Moschella, C Rossi, S Stefoni, and V Bonomini

Fibromuscular dysplasia in a transplanted kidney
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1297; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1297 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

E Wandel and H Kohler

Pain and pyuria
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1298-1299. [Request Permissions]  

Continuing Nephrological Education:

P Mead, R Wilkinson, and S Pearce

The odyssey of a patient with hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia pitfalls to consider
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1300-1305; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1300 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laudationes:

F Kokot and A Heidland

Professor Tadeusz Orlowski, 80 years
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1308-1309; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1308 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

G Deray, N Tarif, and G Bakris

Preservation of renal function: the spectrum of effects by calcium channel blockers
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1315-1316; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1315 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

A Al Harbi, S Al Ghamdi, Y Subaity, and A Khalil

Interferon-induced renal failure in nephrotic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1316-1318; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1316 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Sepandj, B Murphy, and J Saliken

Severe nephrotic syndrome requiring bilateral renal embolization for control: repeated recanalization despite presence of a hypercoagulable state
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1318-1319; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1318 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Strutz, U Wieneke, J Braess, U Kaboth, M Kneba, K Rumpf, C Grupp, and G Muller

Treatment of relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with cyclophosphamide pulse therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1320-1321; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1320 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Pi, J Bone, and G Bell

Hydrocarbon exposure and glomerulonephritis due to systemic vasculitis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1321-1323; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1321 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Borin and S Cetin

Plasma &agr;-glutathione S-transferase (&agr;-GST) as a marker of liver damage in haematolysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1323; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1323 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Poux, J Cadranel, P Fieet, P Dumouchel, and G Collot

Measurement of gamma glutamyl transpeptidase activity: a useful and low-cost tool for the detection of HCV infection in haemodialysed patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1324a; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1324a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Ermisch, G Kirste, M Brandis, and L Zimmerhackl

Improvement of liver function in a paediatric patient with biliary cirrhosis after triple immunosuppression with mycophenolate following renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1324b-1325b; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1324b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Lampreave, M Rengel, P Dominguez, and A Bittini

Captopril renal scintigraphy before and after revascularization in a kidney transplanted patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1325-1326; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1325 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Himmelmann-Jud, R Wuthrich, T Weinreich, and U Binswanger

Successful use of oral valacyclovir in post-transplant cytomegalovirus infection in renal allograft recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1326-1327; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.5.1326 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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