Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Editorial Comments:

P Cortes, B Riser, J Yee, and R Narins

Mechanical strain of glomerular mesangial cells in the pathogenesis of glomerulosclerosis: clinical implications
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1351-1354. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Floege, T Ostendorf, and N Janjic

Aptamers: novel tools for specific intervention studies
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1354-1357. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Haller

Diuretics in congestive heart failure: new evidence for old problems
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1358-1360. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Locatelli and L Del Vecchio

How long can dialysis be postponed by low protein diet and ACE inhibitors?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1360-1364. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Torregrosa and J Campistol

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome in renal transplant patients. A mysterious and misdiagnosed entity
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1364-1365. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

A Kobold, Y van der Geld, P Limburg, J Tervaert, and C Kallenberg

Molecular basis of renal disease. Pathophysiology of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1366-1375. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Murakami, K Yayama, J Chao, and L Chao

Atrial natriuretic peptide gene delivery attenuates gentamycin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1376-1384. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Komatsuda, H Wakui, Y Oyama, H Imai, A Miura, H Itoh, and Y Tashima

Overexpression of the human 72 kDa heat shock protein in renal tubular cells confers resistance against oxidative injury and cisplatin toxicity
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1385-1390. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Sheerin, S Sacks, and G Fogazzi

In vitro erythrophagocytosis by renal tubular cells and tubular toxicity by haemoglobin and iron
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1391-1397. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Jerkic, J Varagic, D Jovivic, G Radujkovic-Kuburovic, D Nastic-Miric, G Adanja-Grujic, J Markovic-Lipkovski, J Dimitrijevic, Z Miloradovic, and S Vojvodic

L-arginine reduces tubular cell injury in acute post-ischaemic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1398-1407. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y Ando, T Moriyama, K Oka, K Takatsuji, 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 interstitial expression of caldesmon in IgA nephropathy and its suppression by glucocorticoid-heparin therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1408-1417. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Macanovic, M Hogarth, and P Lachmann

Anti-DNA antibodies in the urine of lupus nephritis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1418-1424. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Tencer, O Torffvit, H Thysell, B Rippe, and A Grubb

Urine IgG2/IgG4-ratio indicates the significance of the charge selective properties of the glomerular capillary wall for the macromolecular transport in glomerular diseases
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1425-1429. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Rentenaar, P Wever, F van Diepen, P Schellekens, P Wertheim, and I ten Berge

CD4^dullCD8^bright double-positive T-lymphocytes have a phenotype of granzyme B^pos CD8^pos memory T-lymphocytes
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1430-1434. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Bailey, G Capasso, S Agulian, G Giebisch, and R Unwin

The relationship between distal tubular proton secretion and dietary potassium depletion: evidence for up-regulation of H⁺-ATPase
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1435-1440. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N von der Weid, B Erni, C Mamie, H Wagner, and M Bianchetti

Cisplatin therapy in childhood: renal follow up 3 years or more after treatment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1441-1444. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Pijls, H de Vries, A Donker, and J van Eijk

The effect of protein restriction on albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized trial
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1445-1453. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Paulsen, N Klow, B Rogstad, B Lien, K Vatne, and P Fauchald

Preservation of renal function by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in ischaemic renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1454-1461. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Vaziri, G Deng, and K Liang

Hepatic HDL receptor, SR-B1 and Apo A-I expression renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1462-1466. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Tan, R Baillod, E Brown, K Farrington, C Soper, M Percy, E Clutterbuck, S Madhoo, M Pepys, and P Hawkins

Clinical, radiological and serum amyloid P component scintigraphic features of {beta}2-microglobulin amylidosis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1467-1471. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Bakaev, A Efremov, and I Tityaev

Low levels of dehydroascorbic acid in uraemic serum and the partial correction of dehydroascorbic acid deficiency by haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1472-1474. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Birck, E Zimmermann, S Wassmer, R Nowack, and F van der Woude

Calcium ketoglutarate versus calcium acetate for treatment of hyperphosphataemia in patients on maintenance haemodialysis: a cross-over study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1475-1479. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Hayano, H Takahashi, T Toriyama, S Mukai, A Okada, S Sakata, A Yamada, N Ohte, and H Kawahara

Prognostic value of heart rate variability during long-term follow-up in chronic haemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1480-1488. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Mockel, R Schindler, L Knorr, C Muller, G Heller, T Stork, and U Frei

Prognostic value of cardiac troponin T and I elevations in renal disease patients without acute coronary syndromes: a 9-month outcome analysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1489-1495. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Pfister, S Jakob, H Marti, F Frey, and M Gugger

Ambulatory nocturnal oximetry and sleep questionnaire-based findings in 38 patients with end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1496-1502. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Mingardi, L Cornalba, E Cortinovis, R Ruggiata, P Mosconi, and G Apolone

Health-related quality of life in dialysis patients. A report from an Italian study using the SF-36 health survey
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1503-1510. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Toma, K Tanabe, T Tokumoto, C Kobayashi, and T Yagisawa

Pregnancy in women receiving renal dialysis or transplantation in Japan: a nationwide survey
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1511-1516. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Deman, P Peeters, J Sennesael, and B cooperating group

Hydroxyethyl starch does not impair immediate renal function in kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective, multicentre analysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1517-1520. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Haferkamp, J Dorsam, K Mohring, M Wiesel, and G Staehler

Ureteral complications in renal transplantation with more than one donor ureter
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1521-1524. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Linde, B Sandhagen, U Backman, and B Fellstrom

Altered flow properties of blood and increased plasma fibrinogen in cyclosporin-treated renal allograft recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1525-1529. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Woodrow, G Stables, B Oldroyd, J Gibson, J Turney, and A Brownjohn

Comparison of icodextrin and glucose solutions for daytime dwell in automated peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1530-1535. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Cocchi, E Esposti, A Fabbri, A Lucatello, A Sturani, F Quarello, R Boero, M Bruno, C Dadone, A Favazza, R Scanziani, A Tommasi, and A Giangrande

Prevalence of hypertension in patients on peritoneal dialysis: results of an Italian multicentre study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1536-1540. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Honda, K Nitta, S Horita, W Yumura, H Nihei, R Nagai, K Ikeda, and S Horiuchi

Accumulation of advanced glycation end products in the peritoneal vasculature of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients with low ultra-filtration
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1541-1549. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Elkabir, A Riaz, S Agarwal, and G Williams

Delayed complications following Tenckhoff catheter removal
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1550-1552. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Various

Special announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1602. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Various

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1611-1614. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Report:

L Perez-Ruiz, A Betriu, A Pelayoel, and E Fernandez

New technique of parathyroidectomy to prevent parathyromatosis and hypoparathyroidism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1553-1555. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

C Usalan, B Altun, S Ulusoy, Y Erdem, & Yasavul, & Turgan, and S Caglar

Hypernatraemia and polyuria due to high-dose colchicine in a suicidal patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1556-1557. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Misiani, P Bellavita, P Baio, R Caldara, S Ferruzzi, P Rossi, and F Tengattini

Successful treatment of HCV-associated cryoglobulinaemic glomerulonephritis with a combination of interferon-&agr; and ribavirin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1558-1560. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Gascon, J Cobeta-Garcia, E Iglesias, J Lazaro, and J Muniesa

Oncogenic osteomalacia in a patient with a fibrocystic nodule of the breast
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1561-1563. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Nakahara, H Tanaka, K Masutani, T Yanagida, M Kashiwagi, T Mizumasa, K Masuda, H Hirakata, and M Fujishima

The value of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose rhabdomyolysis in acute renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1564-1567. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Kammerl, C Manke, S Feuerbach, D Reber, H Aebert, D Birnbaum, F Schweda, G Riegger, and B Kramer

Cure of apparent end-stage renal disease in a patient with dissecting aneurysm of the aorta using a percutaneous interventional approach
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1568-1570. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Verove, F Bridoux, R Abou-Ayache, M Bauwens, J Drouineau, and G Touchard

Fibromuscular dysplasia of the allograft renal artery with early post-operative dissection: successful treatment with intravascular stent insertion
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1571-1573. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Lappin, A Hutchison, R Pearson, D O'Donoghue, and I Roberts

Angiomyolipoma in a transplanted kidney
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1574-1575. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Suppiah, G Abraham, U Sekhar, M Mathew, S Shroff, and P Soundararajan

Nocardial endophthalmitis leading to blindness in a renal transplant recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1576-1577. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Observation:

M Peraldi, C Maslo, K Akposso, B Mougenot, E Rondeau, and J Sraer

Acute renal failure in the course of HIV infection: a single-institution retrospective study of ninety-two patients and sixty renal biopsies
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1578-1585. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Verswijvel, D Vanbeckevoort, B Maes, and R Oyen

Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria. RI of renal cortical haemosiderosis in two patients, including one renal transplant
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1586-1589. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Kanaan, T Pieters, F Jamar, and E Goffin

Hydrothorax complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: successful management with talc pleurodesis under thoracoscopy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1590-1592. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

R Kettritz, U Gobel, D Geipel, U Kettritz, W Schneider, and F Luft

A pain in the arm
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1593-1594. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

H Grone

Glomerular lipids in non-hereditary forms of glomerulopathy/glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1595-1598. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

H Milionis and M Elisaf

Acid-base abnormalities in a patient with hepatic cirrhosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1599-1601. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

F Caskey, A MacLeod, R Brunkhorst, and J Radermacher

Is diagnosis and treatment of renovascular stenosis cost efficient?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1603-1604. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

H Onodera, T Nagata, M Kanazawa, Y Taguma, and Y Itoyama

Increased plasma GDNF levels in patients with chronic renal diseases
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1604-1605. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Hazouard, M Ferrandiere, H Rateau, O Doucet, D Perrotin, and A Legras

Continuous veno-venous haemofiltration versus continuous veno-venous haemodialysis in severe lithium self-poisoning: a toxicokinetics study in an intensive care unit
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1605-1606. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Stein, S Franke, H Sperschneider, J Vienken, Y Ueda, T Miyata, and K Kurokawa

Decrease in serum pentosidine levels of ESRD patients during polysulfone haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1606-1608. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Vermeij, D van Dam, H Oosterkamp, and C Verburgh

Neisseria subflava biovar perflava peritonitis in a continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1608. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Higgins, C Morlidge, P Magee, A McDiarmaid-Gordon, F Lam, and H Kashi

Conversion between cyclosporin and tacrolimus-30-fold dose prediction
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1609. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Esteban, D Sanchez, F Gonzalez, J Bravo, and C Asensio

Spontaneous iliac artery dissection in a kidney transplantation treated with an endovascular stent
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 14: 1610. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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