Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Frank Strutz and Gerhard A. Müller

Transdifferentiation comes of age
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1729-1731; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1729 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nigel J. Brunskill

Albumin and proximal tubular cells—beyond endocytosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1732-1734; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1732 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lars Christian Rump, Kerstin Amann, Stephan Orth, and Eberhard Ritz

Sympathetic overactivity in renal disease: a window to understand progression and cardiovascular complications of uraemia?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1735-1738; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1735 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Isidro B. Salusky and William G. Goodman

Managing phosphate retention: is a change necessary?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1738-1742; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1738 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Iain C. Macdougall

Intravenous administration of iron in epoetin-treated haemodialysis patients—which drugs, which regimen?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1743-1745; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1743 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frank M. van der Sande, Jeroen P. Kooman, and Karel M. L. Leunissen

Intradialytic hypotension—new concepts on an old problem
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1746-1748; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1746 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

William M. Bennett

Clash of cultures: nephrologists meet the market economy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1749-1750; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1749 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hypothesis:

Alexander L. Macnair

Is inactivity the origin of essential hypertension: should we all be runners?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1751-1754; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1751 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comment:

Johannes H. M. Smits, Joke van der Linden, Peter J. Blankestijn, and Ton J. Rabelink

Coagulation and haemodialysis access thrombosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1755-1760; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1755 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Child-Adult Interface:

Janet E. McDonagh

The adolescent challenge
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1761-1765; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1761 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Kristen J. Kelynack, Tim D. Hewitson, Kathy M. Nicholls, Ian A. Darby, and Gavin J. Becker

Human renal fibroblast contraction of collagen I lattices is an integrin-mediated process
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1766-1772; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1766 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takashi Miyazaki, Isao Aoyama, Michihito Ise, Hisao Seo, and Toshimitsu Niwa

An oral sorbent reduces overload of indoxyl sulphate and gene expression of TGF-ß1 in uraemic rat kidneys
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1773-1781; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1773 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arghya Majumdar, Saqib Chowdhary, Maria A. S. Ferreira, Lisekle A. Hammond, Alexander J. Howie, Graham W. Lipkin, and William A. Littler

Renal pathological findings in infective endocarditis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1782-1787; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1782 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Athanasios T. Skoutelis, Vasilios E. Kaleridis, Dimitrios S. Goumenos, George M. Athanassiou, Yannis F. Missirlis, Jannis G. Vlachojannis, and Harry P. Bassaris

Polymorphonuclear leukocyte rigidity is defective in patients with chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1788-1793; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1788 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Barry I. Freedman, Hongrun Yu, Pamela J. Anderson, Bong H. Roh, Stephen S. Rich, and Donald W. Bowden

Genetic analysis of nitric oxide and endothelin in end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1794-1800; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1794 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Linda Zarif, Adrian Covic, Sudha Iyengar, Ashwini R. Sehgal, John R. Sedor, and Jeffrey R. Schelling

Inaccuracy of clinical phenotyping parameters for hypertensive nephrosclerosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1801-1807; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1801 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kunitoshi Iseki and Koshiro Fukiyama

Clinical demographics and long-term prognosis after stroke in patients on chronic haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1808-1813; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1808 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Melissa J. Hentges, Brent W. Gunderson, and Matthew J. Lewis

Retrospective analysis of cisapride-induced QT changes in end-stage renal disease patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1814-1818; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1814 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alison Carfray, Kieran Patel, Paul Whitaker, Paul Garrick, Graeme J. Griffiths, and Graham L. Warwick

Albumin as an outcome measure in haemodialysis in patients: the effect of variation in assay method
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1819-1822; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1819 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nadia Campo, Renata Brizzolara, Nicoletta Sinelli, Francesco Torre, Rodolfo Russo, Giacomo Deferrari, and Antonino Picciotto

TT virus infection in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1823-1826; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1823 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jaakko Parkkinen, Leni von Bonsdorff, Seija Peltonen, Carola Grönhagen-Riska, and Katarina Rosenlöf

Catalytically active iron and bacterial growth in serum of haemodialysis patients after i.v. iron–saccharate administration
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1827-1834; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1827 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jung Sik Park, Hae Hyuk Jung, Won Seok Yang, Soon Bae Kim, Won Ki Min, and Hyun Sook Chi

Effects of hormonal replacement therapy on lipid and haemostatic factors in post-menopausal ESRD patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1835-1840; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1835 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Catherine M. Clase, Geoffrey L. Norman, Mary Louise Beecroft, and David N. Churchill

Albumin-corrected calcium and ionized calcium in stable haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1841-1846; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1841 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mustafa Arici, Hakan Erturk, Bulent Altun, Celalettin Usalan, Sukru Ulusoy, Yunus Erdem, Aysen Sivri, Unal Yasavul, Cetin Turgan, and Sali Caglar

Bone mineral density in haemodialysis patients: A comparative study of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and quantitative ultrasound
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1847-1851; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1847 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bruno Ranchin, François Chapuis, Marwan Dawhara, Isabelle Canterino, Aoumeur Hadj-Aïssa, Marie-Hélène Saïd, Bernadette Parchoux, Laurence Dubourg, Jean-Marie Pouillaude, Daniel Floret, Xavier Martin, and Pierre Cochat

Vesicoureteral reflux after kidney transplantation in children
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1852-1858; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1852 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gerd Rüdiger Hetzel, Jürgen Malms, Philip May, Peter Heering, Adina Voiculescu, Ulrich Mödder, and Bernd Grabensee

Post-transplant distal-limb bone-marrow oedema: MR imaging and therapeutic considerations
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1859-1864; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1859 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Amanda J. Robertson, Vinod Nargund, Derek W. R. Gray, and Peter J. Morris

Low dose aspirin as prophylaxis against renal-vein thrombosis in renal-transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1865-1868; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1865 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

György Fábián, Nóra Szigeti, Tibor Kovács, and Judit Nagy

An unusual multiplex cause of severe gastrointestinal bleeding in a haemodialysed patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1869-1871; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1869 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jenq-Wen Huang, Tzong-Shinn Chu, Ming-Shiou Wu, Yu-Sen Peng, and Bor-Shen Hsieh

Visible Penicillium spp. colonization plaques on a Tenckhoff catheter without resultant peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1872-1873; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1872 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Interesting Cases:

Piero Stratta, Loredana Colla, Andrea Campo, Luca Besso, Silvia Berutti, Caterina Canavese, Anna Barbui, Ivana Franchi, and Valeria Ghisetti

Primary Epstein–Barr virus infection associated with renal flare-up of HCV-related cryoglobulinaemia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1874-1876; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1874 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karia Janssen van Doorn, Patricia Van der Niepen, Frank van Tussenbroeck, and Dicrik Verbeelen

Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis and renal infarction secondary to ergotamine therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1877-1879; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1877 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Martin Zeier and Eberhard Ritz

The bedridden osteomalacic patient with Fanconi syndrome in pre-terminal renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1880-1882; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1880 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

Charlotte E. Anderson, Satishkumar A. Jayawardene, and Paul Carmichael

A lick may be as bad as a bite: irreversible acute renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1883-1884; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1883 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Anabel Cortés-Blanco, Raúl Martínez-Lázaro, and Carlos Martínez-Duncker

Unusual diffuse [¹³¹I]MIBG accumulation in a kidney with renal artery stenosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1885-1886; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1885 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Special Announcement:

First Postgraduate Training Course of the European Renal Association in cooperation with the Postgraduate Medical School and the Czech Society of Nephrology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1887; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1887 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

K. Lhotta, P. König, G. Mayer, and M. Oppermann

Glomerular cells do not express the C5a receptor in human glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1888-1889; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1888 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pearl Pai, Simon Thomas, Nicholas Hoenich, Russell Roberts, Ivan House, and Alison Brown

Treatment of a case of severe mercuric salt overdose with DMPS (dimercapo-1-propane sulphonate) and continuous haemofiltration
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1889-1890; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1889 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

José M. Peña, Raquel Pernaute, and Carmen Vicente de Vera

Is ADPKD associated with small-bowel diverticular disease?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1890-1891; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1890 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria do Sameiro Faria, Conceição Mota, José Barbot, Silvia Alvares, Helena Jardim, António Vilarinho, and Eloi Pereira

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome, cardiomyopathy, cutaneous vasculopathy and anti-phospholipid activity
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1891-1892; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1891 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Eifinger, F. Wahn, U. Querfeld, M. Pollok, A. Gevargez, P. Kriener, and D. Grönemeyer

Coronary artery calcifications in children and young adults treated with renal replacement therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1892-1894; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1892 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1895-1896; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.11.1895 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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