Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Leendert C. Paul

Glomerular hypertension—an under-appreciated aspect of chronic rejection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 213-215; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.213 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

José Iglesias and Jerrold S. Levine

Albuminuria and renal injury—beware of proteins bearing gifts
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 215-218; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.215 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Dean Bukoski

Dietary Ca²⁺ and blood pressure: evidence that Ca²⁺-sensing receptor activated, sensory nerve dilator activity couples changes in interstitial Ca²⁺ with vascular tone
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 218-221; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.218 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hein A. Koomans

Pathophysiology of acute renal failure in idiopatic nephrotic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 221-224; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.221 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Bárány

Inflammation, serum C-reactive protein, and erythropoietin resistance
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 224-227; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.224 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert A. P. Koene

Should polycystic kidneys ever be used for renal transplantation?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 227-229; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.227 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis and Transplantation News:

Claudio Ronco, Monica Zanella, Alessandra Brendolan, Massimo Milan, Giovanna Canato, Nereo Zamperetti, and Rinaldo Bellomo

Management of severe acute renal failure in critically ill patients: an international survey in 345 centres
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 230-237; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.230 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Jean-Paul Duong Van Huyen, Marcelle Bens, Jacques Teulon, and Alain Vandewalle

Vasopressin-stimulated chloride transport in transimmortalized mouse cell lines derived from the distal convoluted tubule and cortical and inner medullary collecting ducts
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 238-245; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.238 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Griet Glorieux, Chen Hsu, Rita De Smet, Annemieke Dhondt, John van Emmelo, Marie-Anne Waterloos, Norbert Lameire, Jean Plum, and Raymond Vanholder

The anti-proliferative effect of calcitriol on HL-60 cells is neutralized by uraemic biological fluids
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 246-252; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.246 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James J. Ryan, John Reynolds, Vicki A. Norgan, and Charles D. Pusey

Expression and characterization of recombinant rat 3(IV)NC1 and its use in induction of experimental autoimmune glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 253; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.253 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Md. Muhibur Rahman, Zac Varghese, and John F. Moorhead

Paradoxical increase in nitric oxide synthase activity in hypercholesterolaemic rats with impaired renal function and decreased activity of nitric oxide
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 262-268; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.262 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chun Soo Lim, Shouhuan Zheng, Yon Su Kim, Curie Ahn, Jin Suk Han, Suhnggwon Kim, Jung Sang Lee, Dong-Wan Chae, Ja Ryong Koo, Roh Won Chun, and Jung Woo Noh

Th1/Th2 predominance and proinflammatory cytokines determine the clinicopathological severity of IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 269-275; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.269 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jordi Ara, Eduard Mirapeix, Pilar Arrizabalaga, Rosa Rodriguez, Carlos Ascaso, Rosa Abellana, Josep Font, and Alexandre Darnell

Circulating soluble adhesion molecules in ANCA-associated vasculitis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 276-285; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.276 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kenneth A. Earle, Kamilla K. Porter, Julia Ostberg, and John S. Yudkin

Variation in the progression of diabetic nephropathy according to racial origin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 286-290; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.286 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ramón Peces and Rafael Alvarez-Navascués

Unilateral renal cell carcinoma with coexistent renal disease: a rare cause of end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 291-294; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.291 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Malcolm F. Hand, William G. Haynes, and David J. Webb

Reduced venous responsiveness to endothelin-1 but not noradrenaline in hypertensive chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 295-301; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.295 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margus Annuk, Lars Lind, Torbjörn Linde, and Bengt Fellström

Impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in renal failure in humans
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 302-306; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.302 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Jungers, Gabriel Choukroun, Zouhir Oualim, Christophe Robino, Anh-Thu Nguyen, and Nguyen-Khoa Man

Beneficial influence of recombinant human erythropoietin therapy on the rate of progression of chronic renal failure in predialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 307-312; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.307 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anders G. Christensson, Bo G. Danielson, and Stefan R. Lethagen

Normalization of haemoglobin concentration with recombinant erythropoietin has minimal effect on blood haemostasis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 313-319; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.313 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stefan John, Daniela Griesbach, Mathias Baumgärtel, Horst Weihprecht, Roland E. Schmieder, and Helmut Geiger

Effects of continuous haemofiltration vs intermittent haemodialysis on systemic haemodynamics and splanchnic regional perfusion in septic shock patients: a prospective, randomized clinical trial
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 320-327; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.320 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carlo Basile, Rosa Giordano, Luigi Vernaglione, Alessio Montanaro, Pasquale De Maio, Francesco De Padova, Anna Lisa Marangi, Leonardo Di Marco, Domenico Santese, Angelo Semeraro, and Vito Antonio Ligorio

Efficacy and safety of haemodialysis treatment with the Hemocontrol^TM biofeedback system: a prospective medium-term study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 328-334; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.328 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thao Nguyen-Khoa, Ziad A. Massy, Jean Pascal De Bandt, Messeret Kebede, Lucie Salama, Guy Lambrey, Véronique Witko-Sarsat, Tilman B. Drüeke, Bernard Lacour, and Marc Thévenin

Oxidative stress and haemodialysis: role of inflammation and duration of dialysis treatment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 335-340; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.335 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Conal D. Daly, Marion K. Campbell, Alison M. MacLeod, D. June Cody, Luke D. Vale, Adrian M. Grant, Cam Donaldson, Sheila A. Wallace, Paul D. Lawrence, and Izhar H. Khan

Do the Y-set and double-bag systems reduce the incidence of CAPD peritonitis?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 341-347; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.341 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sally R. Ellis, Sally-Anne Hulton, Patrick J. McKiernan, Jean de Ville de Goyet, and Deirdre A. Kelly

Combined liver–kidney transplantation for primary hyperoxaluria type 1 in young children
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 348-354; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.348 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christoph Frohn, Lutz Fricke, Jan-Christoph Puchta, and Holger Kirchner

The effect of HLA-C matching on acute renal transplant rejection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 355-360; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.355 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Beatrice M. Coupes, Shelley Williams, Ian S. D. Roberts, Colin D. Short, and Paul E. C. Brenchley

Plasma transforming growth factor ß₁ and platelet activation: implications for studies in transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 361-367; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.361 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elly C. M. van Duijnhoven, Emile C. M. Cheriex, Jan H. M. Tordoir, Jeroen P. Kooman, and Johannes P. van Hooff

Effect of closure of the arteriovenous fistula on left ventricular dimensions in renal transplant patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 368-372; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.368 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claus Bistrup, Finn Thomsen Nielsen, Unni Elmer Jeppesen, and Hans Dieperink

Effect of grapefruit juice on Sandimmun Neoral^® absorption among stable renal allograft recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 373-377; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.373 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christoph Schwarz, Georg A. Böhmig, Rudolf Steininger, Gert Mayer, and Rainer Oberbauer

Impaired phosphate handling of renal allografts is aggravated under rapamycin-based immunosuppression
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 378-382; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.378 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Annette Lennerling, Ingemar Blohmé, Öyvind Östraat, Hans Lönroth, Michael Olausson, and Gudrun Nyberg

Laparoscopic or open surgery for living donor nephrectomy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 383-386; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.383 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Janusz Gumprecht, Marcin J. Zychma, Wladyslaw Grzeszczak, and Ewa Zukowska-Szczechowska

Human SA gene Pst1 polymorphism and chronic renal failure: Results of the family-based study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 387-390; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.387 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Reports:

Jan H. M. Tordoir, Ruben Dammers, and Maurits de Brauw

Video-assisted basilic vein transposition for haemodialysis vascular access: preliminary experience with a new technique
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 391-394; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.391 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Note:

Adriaan L. Zanen, Irwin M. Toonder, Eunice Korten, Cees H. A. Wittens, and Philip P. N. M. Diderich

Flow measurements in dialysis shunts: lack of agreement between conventional Doppler, CVI-Q, and ultrasound dilution
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 395-399; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.395 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Bernd Krumme, Roland Endmeir, Maurice Vanhaelen, and Dieter Walb

Reversible Fanconi syndrome after ingestion of a Chinese herbal ‘remedy’ containing aristolochic acid
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 400-402; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.400 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan Odum, Dominic D'Costa, Mark Freeth, David Taylor, Neil Smith, and Alan MacWhannell

Cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis caused by intravenous immunoglobulin treatment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 403-406; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.403 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. V. Ramesh Prasad, Joan M. Sweet, and Carl J. Cardella

First recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in a third renal allograft
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 407-409; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.407 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yan-Shen Shan, Po-Chang Lee, Edgar D. Sy, Chung-Jye Hung, and Yih-Jyh Lin

Polycystic kidney patient as a cadaveric donor: is it appropriate?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 410-411; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.410 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Myriam Pastural, Benoît Barrou, Annick Delcourt, Marc-Olivier Bitker, Saïda Ourahma, and François Richard

Successful kidney transplantation using organs from a donor with disseminated intravascular coagulation and impaired renal function: case report and review of the literature
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 412-415; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.412 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rustam Rea, Claire Smith, K. Sandhu, Jonathan Kwan, and Charles Tomson

Successful transplant of a kidney with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 416-417; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.416 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Asher Korzets, Yaacov Ori, Michal Herman, Meir Zohar, Vladimir Veltman, and Uzi Gafter

Resistant shock in a haemodialysed patient—why?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 418-419; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.418 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Historical Notes:

Gabriel Richet

The osmotic pressure of the urine—from Dutrochet to Korányi, a trans-European interdisciplinary epic
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 420-424; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.420 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

Smita Gunda, Jonathan T. C. Kwan, and Stephen Sampson

Hypercalcaemia and acute renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 425-426; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.425 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Uwe Brümmer and Mario Bonomini

Successful treatment by recombinant tissue plasminogen activator of a renal infarction complicating percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 427-428; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.427 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

A. Fournier, J. Barsoum, R. Fickl, R. Oprisiu, N. El Esper, Ph. Moriniere, and Glenn M. Chertow

Sevelamer, CaxP product and vitamin D
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 429-430; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.429 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Feidhlim Woods, H. P. Krepel, and R. Zietse

Variability of relative blood volume during haemodialysis?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 430-431; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.430 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Carlo Basile, Rosa Giordano, and Alessio Montanaro

How large is the variability of relative blood volume during haemodialysis?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 431-432; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.431 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giovanni Montagna, Valter Piazza, Giovanni Banfi, Vittorio Bellotti, Siro Segagni, Loredana Picardi, Palma Mangione, Sofia Giorgetti, Irene Zorzoli, Antonella Cerino, and Alessandro Salvadeo

Hepatitis C virus-associated cryoglobulinaemicglomerulonephritis with delayed appearance ofmonoclonal cryoglobulinaemia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 432-434; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.432 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Franciszek Kokot, Wieslawa Lysiak-Szydlowska, Marcin Adamczak, Jerzy Chudek, Witold Ignacy, Boleslaw Rutkowski, Rafal Ficek, and Andrzej Wiecek

Are plasma concentrations of leptin and carnitineinterrelated in haemodialysis patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 434-435; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.434 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Montagnac, A. Slingeneyer, and F. Schillinger

Aseptic peritonitis: role of icodextrin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 435-436; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.435 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

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Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 16: 437-439; doi:10.1093/ndt/16.2.437 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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