Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Editorial Comments:

Y Terada, S Inoshita, O Nakashima, M Kuwahara, S Sasaki, and F Marumo

Cyclins and the cyclin-kinase system, and their potential roles in nephrology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1913-1916; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1913 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Pavenstadt

New aspects concerning the role of catecholamines in the pathogenesis of glomerular diseases
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1916-1919; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1916 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Grateau

Familial Mediterranean fever: from inflammation to amyloidosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1919-1920; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1919 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Warwicker, J Goodship, and T Goodship

Factor H - US?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1921-1923; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1921 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Nemeth and S Bennett

Tricking the parathyroid gland with novel calcimimetic agents
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1923-1925; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1923 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Toeller and A Buyken

Protein intake - new evidence for its role in diabetic nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1926-1927; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1926 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Veelken, K Hilgers, and J Mann

The acute renal effects of Angiotensin II receptor blockers
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1928-1929; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1928 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Zucchelli

Calcium channel blockers in diabetic nephropathy - is there life after the ABCD trial?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1930-1932; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1930 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Schrier and R Estacio

Comment to the editorial of P. Zucchelli
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1932-1933; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1932 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Floege, M Burg, and V Kliem

Recurrent IgA nephropathy after kidney transplantation: not a benign condition
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1933-1935; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1933 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comments:

P Mene and A Amore

Apoptosis: potential role in renal diseases
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1936-1943; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1936 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Personal Opinion:

P Mackenzie and R Mactier

Home haemodialysis in the 1990s
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1944-1948; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1944 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis and Transplantation News:

G Randhawa

An exploratory study examining the influence of religion on attitudes towards organ donation among the Asian population in Luton, UK
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1949-1954; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1949 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rapid Communications:

A Fuchshuber, C Deltas, S Berthold, C Stavrou, M Vollmer, C Burton, T Feest, D Krieter, A Gal, M Brandis, A Pierides, and F Hildebrandt

Autosomal dominant medullary cystic kidney disease: evidence of gene locus heterogeneity
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1955-1957; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1955 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

K Amann, G Kronenberg, F Gehlen, S Wessels, S Orth, K Munter, H Ehmke, G Mall, and E Ritz

Cardiac remodelling in experimental renal failure - an immunohistochemical study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1958-1966; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1958 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Yang, L Wu, D Nikolic-Paterson, Y Ng, W Yang, W Mu, R Gilbert, M Cooper, R Atkins, and H Lan

Local macrophage and myofibroblast proliferation in progressive renal injury in the rat remnant kidney
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1967-1974; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1967 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Zima, V Tesar, J Crkovska, A Stejskalova, J Platenik, J Teminova, K Nemecek, M Janebova, and S Stipek

ICRF-187 (dextrazoxan) protects from adriamycin-induced nephrotic syndrome in rats
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1975-1979; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1975 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Greer, J Barratt, S Harper, A Allen, and J Feehally

The nucleotide sequence of the IgA1 hinge region in IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1980-1983; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1980 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Endo, H Ohi, I Ohsawa, T Fujita, M Matsushita, and T Fujita

Glomerular deposition of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) indicates a novel mechanism of complement activation in IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1984-1990; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1984 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Fabrizi, C Pozzi, M Farina, P Dattolo, G Lunghi, S Badalamenti, A Pagano, and F Locatelli

Hepatitis C virus infection and acute or chronic glomerulonephritis: an epidemiological and clinical appraisal
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1991-1997; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1991 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Duke, R Quinton, I Gordon, P Bouloux, and A Woolf

Proteinuria, hypertension and chronic renal failure in X-linked Kallmann's syndrome, a defined genetic cause of solitary functioning kidney
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 1998-2003; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.1998 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Savage, A Clarke, M Giles, C Tomson, and A Raine

Calcified plaque is common in the carotid and femoral arteries of dialysis patients without clinical vascular disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2004-2012; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2004 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Haas, Y Godfrin, R Oberbauer, N Yilmaz, K Borchhardt, H Regele, W Druml, K Derfler, and G Mayer

Plasma immunadsorption treatment in patients with primary focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2013-2016; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2013 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Tullio, A Cuffini, A Bonino, F Giacchino, C Merlino, G Bosticardo, G Paizis, and N Carlone

Cefonicid 'restores' the depressed activities of polymorphonuclear cells from chronic haemodialysis patients and renal transplant recipients in vitro
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2017-2022; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2017 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Mercer, P Naish, N Gleeson, J Wilcock, and C Crawford

Development of a walking test for the assessment of functional capacity in non-anaemic maintenance dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2023-2026; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2023 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Vella, D O'Neill, N Atkins, J Donohoe, and J Walshe

Sensitization to human leukocyte antigen before and after the introduction of erythropoietin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2027-2032; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2027 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Shibuya, A Takeuchi, K Kamata, K Saigenji, N Kobayashi, and A Yoshida

Prevalence of hepatitis G virus RNA and anti-E2 in a Japanese haemodialysis population
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2033-2036; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2033 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Ribeiro, A Ramos, A Brandao, J Rebelo, A Guerra, C Resina, A Vila-Lobos, F Carvalho, F Remedio, and F Ribeiro

Cardiac valve calcification in haemodialysis patients: role of calcium-phosphate metabolism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2037-2040; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2037 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Coleman, A Watson, C Rance, and E Moore

Gastrostomy buttons for nutritional support on chronic dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2041-2046; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2041 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Andre, S Rahimi, P Schollmeyer, and H Pavenstadt

Bradykinin stimulates the intracellular calcium activity in human mesothelial cells
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2047-2052; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2047 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Kim, W Yang, S Lee, H Chi, and J Park

Effect of increasing serum albumin on haemostatic factors synthesized in the liver in CAPD patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2053-2058; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2053 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Bittencourt, J Rebibou, Y Saint-Hillier, J Chabod, I Dupont, J Chalopin, P Herve, and P Tiberghien

Impaired renal graft survival after a positive B-cell flow-cytometry crossmatch
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2059-2064; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2059 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Crowe, H Cairns, S Wood, C Rudge, C Woodhouse, and G Neild

Renal transplantation following renal failure due to urological disorders
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2065-2069; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2065 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Jayamanne and R Porter

Ocular morbidity following renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2070-2073; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2070 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Various

Book reviews
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2170; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2170 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anon

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2172-2174. [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Reports:

M Haubitz, K Koch, and R Brunkhorst

Cyclosporin for the prevention of disease reactivation in relapsing ANCA-associated vasculitis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2074-2076; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2074 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Karkoszka, J Chudek, P Strzelczyk, A Wiecek, H Schmidt-Gayk, E Ritz, and F Kokot

Does the vitamin D receptor genotype predict bone mineral loss in haemodialysed patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2077-2080; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2077 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Hiroshige, M Iwamoto, N Kabashima, Y Mutoh, K Yuu, and A Ohtani

Prolonged use of intradialysis parenteral nutrition in elderly malnourished chronic haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2081-2087; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2081 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

A Komatsuda, M Hirokawa, T Haseyama, T Horiuchi, H Wakui, H Imai, and A Miura

Human parathyroid hormone does not influence human erythropoiesis in vitro
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2088-2091; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2088 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M do Carmo B Teixeira, W Nahas, E Mazucchi, L Ianhez, and E David-Neto

Role of the peripheral renin profile in predicting blood pressure control after bilateral nephrectomy in renal-transplant patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2092-2097; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2092 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Report:

C Johner, P Chamney, D Schneditz, and M Kramer

Evaluation of an ultrasonic blood volume monitor
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2098-2103; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2098 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

M Quarenghi, L Del Vecchio, D Casartelli, P Manunta, and R Rossi

MPO antibody-positive vasculitis in a patient with psoriatic arthritis and gold-induced membranous glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2104-2106; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2104 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Sommer, R Schmidt, E Lambrecht, H Fink, H Geiger, and T Lenz

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in a patient with advanced renal cell carcinoma
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2107-2109; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2107 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Berruti, G Salvidio, S Saffioti, R Pontremoli, O Arnone, M Giannoni, and G Garibotto

Noramidopyrine (Metamizol) and acute interstitial nephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2110-2112; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2110 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Lee, G Choi, D Kang, and K Yoon

Isolated abducens nerve palsy as a complication of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2113-2114; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2113 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y Ng, S Yu, T Chen, S Wu, A Yang, and W Yang

Interstitial renal fibrosis in a young woman: association with a Chinese preparation given for irregular menses
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2115-2117; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2115 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Lee, D Jacobs, and G Chertow

Haemobilia mimicking acute cholecystitis following percutaneous renal biopsy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2118-2120; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2118 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Demetriou, I Kallikas, I Zouvani, K Kyriacou, and A Pierides

The pregnant patient with partial lipodystrophy developing acute renal failure - onset of de novo membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2121-2124; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2121 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Ehehalt, J Bommer, K Andrassy, R Waldherr, and E Ritz

Hypercalcaemic acute renal failure - a complication of granuloma annulare elastolyticum
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2125-2127; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2125 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Raza and J Taylor

Breathlessness with bilateral inguinal herniae
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2128-2129; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2128 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Stier, B Potzsch, G Muller-Berghaus, M Soergel, and G Klaus

Severe thrombophilia in a paediatric patient with end-stage renal disease: detection of the prothrombin gene G20210A mutation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2130-2132; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2130 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Cuesta-Estelles, J Escobedo-Rumoroso, L Garces-Lopez, and A Perez-Garcia

Epidermolysis bullosa and chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2133-2134; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2133 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Troiano and G Buccianti

Bilateral symmetric retinal detachment and multiple retinal pigment epithelial detachments during haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2135-2137; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2135 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Observation:

G Bobrie, F Brunet-Bourgin, S Alamowitch, P Coville, P Kassiotis, A Kermarrec, and D Chauveau

Spontaneous artery dissection: is it part of the spectrum of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2138-2141; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2138 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

The Interesting Cases:

T Haseyama, H Imai, A Komatsuda, K Hamai, H Ohtani, S Kibira, and A Miura

Proteinase-3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (PR3-ANCA) positive crescentic glomerulonephritis in a patient with Down's syndrome and infectious endocarditis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2142-2146; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2142 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

T Quaschning, H Baudenbacher, A Gassel, and C Wanner

The patient with asymptomatic acute renal failure - renal biopsy gives the diagnosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2147-2148; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2147 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

F Ozerkan, H Toz, M Ozkahya, M Cirit, and C Soydas

Hypervolemia in dialysis patients - Doppler echocardiography studies
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2149-2151; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2149 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

J Zingraff and T Drueke

Severe osteoarthropathy associated with diffuse soft-tissue calcifications in a long-term haemodialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2152-2153; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2152 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Continuing Nephrological Education:

P Kulzer and C Wanner

Thrombotic microangiopathy: a challenge with uncertain outcome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2154-2160; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2154 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Congress Reports:

K Kurokawa and E Ritz

Japanese European Nephrology Forum: an initiative to promote scientific exchange between Japan and Europe
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2161; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2161 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

T Orlowski and B Rutkowski

Continuous ambulatory dialysis in Poland
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2164-2165; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2164 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Goldsmith, C Tomson, and T Savage

Relationships between volume status and blood pressure in haemodialysis patients - the long and the short of it?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2165-2167; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2165 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

H Okada, K Moriwaki, H Nakamoto, S Sugahara, and H Suzuki

Positive skin reaction test in haemodialysis patients allergic to nafamostat mesilate
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2167-2168; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2167 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Morey, C Lima, R Bernabeu, D Tura, A Alarcon, J Marco, J Gasco, and J Bestard

Haemoperitoneum in a patient with cryoglobulinaemia: a form of peritoneal purpura?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2168-2169; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.8.2168 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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