Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Masaru Takenaka and Enyu Imai

Functional genomics in nephrology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 139-141; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.139 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles L. Edelstein

Calcium-mediated proximal tubular injury—what is the role of cysteine proteases?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 141-144; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.141 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Klaus Konner

When insufficient arterial inflow becomes the Achilles heel of the av-fistula—what are the surgical approaches?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 145-147; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.145 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jose A. Diaz-Buxo

Early referral and selection of peritoneal dialysis as a treatment modality
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 147-149; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.147 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leendert C. Paul

Chronic allograft nephropathy—a model of impaired repair from injury?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 149-151; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.149 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis and Transplantation News:

Cengiz Utas, Cevdet Yalçindag, Hülya Taskapan, Muhammed Güven, Oktay Oymak, and Mehmet Yücesoy

Acute renal failure in Central Anatolia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 152-155; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.152 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Boleslaw Rutkowski

Changing pattern of end-stage renal disease in central and eastern Europe
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 156-160; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.156 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Izabella Z. A. Pawluczyk and Kevin P. G. Harris

Cholesterol feeding activates macrophages to upregulate rat mesangial cell fibronectin production
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 161-166; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.161 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ravinder S. Chana, David C. Wheeler, Gareth J. Thomas, John D. Williams, and Malcolm Davies

Low-density lipoprotein stimulates mesangial cell proteoglycan and hyaluronan synthesis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 167-172; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.167 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Catherine M. Cale, Nigel J. Klein, Paul J. D. Winyard, and Adrian S. Woolf

Inflammatory mediators in human renal dysplasia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 173-183; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.173 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrick C. Baer, Stefan Gauer, Ingeborg A. Hauser, Jürgen E. Scherberich, and Helmut Geiger

Effects of mycophenolic acid on human renal proximal and distal tubular cells in vitro
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 184-190; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.184 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yoshihide Fujigaki, Takuya Watanabe, Naoki Ikegaya, Katsuhiko Yonemura, Di Fei Sun, Akira Hishida, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Kenichiro Kojima, and Mitsumasa Nagase

Immunoelectron microscopic study on type I, II and III TGF-ß receptors on visceral glomerular epithelial cells in relation to glomerular basement membrane alterations in proteinuric rats
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 191-199; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.191 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark A. Little, David B. Stafford Johnson, John P. O'Callaghan, and J. Joseph Walshe

The diagnostic yield of intravenous urography
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 200-204; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.200 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kyproulla Demetriou, Chrysa Tziakouri, Kristiana Anninou, Andri Eleftheriou, Michalis Koptides, Alexia Nicolaou, C. Constantinou Deltas, and Alkis Pierides

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease—type 2. Ultrasound, genetic and clinical correlations
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 205-211; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.205 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Harbir S. Kohli, Madhu C. Bhaskaran, Thangamani Muthukumar, Kandavel Thennarasu, Kamal Sud, Vivekanand Jha, Krishan L. Gupta, and Vinay Sakhuja

Treatment-related acute renal failure in the elderly: a hospital-based prospective study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 212-217; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.212 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ute Schwarz, Moriz Buzello, Eberhard Ritz, Günter Stein, Gerd Raabe, Gabriele Wiest, Gerhard Mall, and Kerstin Amann

Morphology of coronary atherosclerotic lesions in patients with end-stage renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 218-223; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.218 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karine Gastaldello, Christian Melot, Robert-Jean Kahn, Jean-Louis Vanherweghem, Jean-Louis Vincent, and Christian Tielemans

Comparison of cellulose diacetate and polysulfone membranes in the outcome of acute renal failure. A prospective randomized study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 224-230; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.224 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Yves Clouâtre, Pierre Cartier, Robert Charbonneau, Clément Déziel, Michel Allard, and François Madore

Outpatient CAPD catheter salvage for persistent exit-site/tunnel infection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 231-234; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.231 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Reports:

Shoichiro Daimon, Tsutomu Saga, Miho Nakayama, Yumi Nomura, Hajime Chikaki, Kazushi Dan, and Ichiro Koni

Dextran sulphate cellulose columns for the treatment of nephrotic syndrome due to inactive lupus nephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 235-238; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.235 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Reports:

Jean M. Macleod, Kathryn E. White, Helen Tate, and Rudolf W. Bilous

Measurement of glomerular volume in needle biopsy specimens
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 239-243; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.239 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Steven A. White, Tahir Doughman, Paul Hayes, and Michael L. Nicholson

The deep circumflex iliac vein for secondary central venous access and haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 244-245; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.244 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Sevcan A. Bakkaloglu, Mesiha Ekim, Necmiye Tümer, Gülhis Deda, Ilhan Erden, and Tansel Erdem

Cerebral vasculitis in Henoch–Schönlein purpura
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 246-248; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.246 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dominik M. Alscher, Thomas Hupp, Thomas Mettang, and Ulrich Kuhlmann

A patient with hypertension was cured after resection of a renal AV fistula
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 249-250; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.249 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jacques A. Bagon

Haemoperitoneum originating in renal cyst in a patient with ADPKD not treated by dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 251-253; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.251 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Szu-Chun Hung, Der-Cherng Tarng, Ming-Huei Sheu, Tung-Po Huang, and Wu-Chang Yang

A malnourished haemodialysis patient—a diagnostic surprise
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 254-256; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.254 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Nick Woodward, Phil Ancliffe, Meryl H. Griffiths, and Simon Cohen

Renal myelofibrosis: an unusual cause of renal impairment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 257-258; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.257 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the Beginner:

Y. C. Schrama, E. R. M. de Haas, and R. J. Hené

Concealed by veils
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 259-261; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.259 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Continuing Nephrological Education (CNE):

Biff F. Palmer

Hyponatraemia in a neurosurgical patient: syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion versus cerebral salt wasting
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 262-268; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.262 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Graham Stewart, Alan G. Jardine, and J. Douglas Briggs

Ischaemic heart disease following renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 269-277; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.269 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Congress Report:

Al. Ciocaltell and E. Ritz

Curs Educational de Nefrologie Bucuresti, 30 October 1999
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 278; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.278 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laudationes:

Tilman Drüeke

Professor F. Kokot, Katowice, Poland
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 279; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.279 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter and Reply:

Troels Ring, Maruschka P. Merkus, and Raymond T. Krediet

Physical symptoms and quality of life in patients on chronic dialysis: results of The Netherlands Cooperative Study on Adequacy of dialysis (NECOSAD)
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 280-281; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.280 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

B Simsek, I Islek, T Simsek, S Küçüködük, and K Cengiz

Regression of nephrotic syndrome due to amyloidosis secondary to familial Mediterranean fever following colchicine treatment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 281-282; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.281 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vilma Bordin, Fabio Fabbian, Patrizia Cocco, Domenico Di Landro, and Carlo Catalano

Tuberculostatic treatment—An unusual case of renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 282-283; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.282 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mesiha Ekim

A swollen face in a girl on haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 283; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.283 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Lezaic, Z. Popovic, D. Radivojevic, V. Ostric, R. Blagojevic, and Lj. Djukanovic

Increased incidence of tuberculosis in patients on renal replacement therapy in the last decade
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 283-284; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.283-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sun-Chieh Hsu, Rong-Ru Lan, Chin-Chung Tseng, Ching-Te Lai, and Jeng-Jong Huang

Extrapulmonary tuberculous infection manifested as peritoneal fluid eosinophilia in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 284-285; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.284 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Asher Korzets, Eytan Mor, Avri Chagnac, Yaacov Ori, Nathan Bar Nathan, and Uzi Gafter

Procurement of a cadaveric liver transplant from a chronically haemodialysed patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 285-286; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.285 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Ishida, I. Koyama, T. Sawada, T. Murakami, K. Utsumi, A. Sannomiya, K. Tsuji, T. Tojimbara, I. Nakajima, K. Tanabe, S. Fuchinoue, Y. Yamaguchi, H. Toma, and T. Agishi

Monitoring sialyl Lewis x (CD15s) on peripheral lymphocytes for the diagnosis of acute rejection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 286-287; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.286 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jitendra Rathod, Dinesh Upadhayay, Jagdish Modhe, and Rasika Sirsat

Restoration of renal function after prolonged allograft artery occlusion by thrombolysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 287-288; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.2.287 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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