Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Pierre J. Verroust and Erik I. Christensen

Megalin and cubilin—the story of two multipurpose receptors unfolds
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1867-1871; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1867 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abdulla K. Salahudeen

Halting progression of renal failure: consideration beyond angiotensin II inhibition
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1871-1875; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1871 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jorge B. Cannata-Andía and Carlos Gómez Alonso

Vitamin D deficiency: a neglected aspect of disturbed calcium metabolism in renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1875-1878; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1875 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wim Van Biesen, Nic Veys, Raymond Vanholder, and Norbert Lameire

Peritoneal-dialysis-related peritonitis: the art of rope-dancing
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1878-1882; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1878 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comment:

Vasiliki Kalatzis and Corinne Antignac

Cystinosis: from gene to disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1883-1886; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1883 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Congress Report:

Tilman B. Drüeke

Sixth symposium of the Japan–France Nephrology Exchange Association
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1887; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1887 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis and Transplantation News:

Asterios Deligiannis

Report from the Second International Congress on Quality of Life in End-stage Renal Disease, Thessaloniki, Greece, March 8–9, 2002
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1888-1889; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1888 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Claudio Bazzi, Concetta Petrini, Virginia Rizza, Girolamo Arrigo, Pietro Napodano, Maria Paparella, and Giuseppe D'Amico

Urinary N-acetyl-ß-glucosaminidase excretion is a marker of tubular cell dysfunction and a predictor of outcome in primary glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1890-1896; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1890 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jennifer C. Hood, John Dowling, John F. Bertram, Richard J. Young, Clive Huxtable, Wayne Robinson, and Judy Savige

Correlation of histopathological features and renal impairment in autosomal dominant Alport syndrome in Bull terriers
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1897-1908; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1897 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gerald Vervoort, Hans L. Willems, and Jack F. M. Wetzels

Assessment of glomerular filtration rate in healthy subjects and normoalbuminuric diabetic patients: validity of a new (MDRD) prediction equation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1909-1913; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1909 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sunil Bhandari, Steven Kalowski, Paul Collett, Bridget E. Cooke, Peter Kerr, Ronald Newland, John Dowling, and John Horvath

Karyomegalic nephropathy: an uncommon cause of progressive renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1914-1920; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1914 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Banu Balci, Keriman Tinaztepe, Engin Yilmaz, Safak Guçer, Seza Ozen, Rezan Topaloglu, Nesrin Besbas, Meral Ozguç, and Aysin Bakkaloglu

MEFV gene mutations in familial Mediterranean fever phenotype II patients with renal amyloidosis in childhood: a retrospective clinicopathological and molecular study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1921-1923; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1921 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alaa A. Sabry, Mohamed A. Sobh, Hussein A. Sheaashaa, Guara Kudesia, Graham Wild, Samantha Fox, Bart E. Wagner, William L. Irving, Anna Grabowska, and Abdel Meguid El-Nahas

Effect of combination therapy (ribavirin and interferon) in HCV-related glomerulopathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1924-1930; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1924 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kayser Caglar, Can Kinalp, Fikret Arpaci, Mustafa Turan, Kenan Saglam, Bekir Ozturk, Seref Komurcu, Izzet Yavuz, Müjdat Yenicesu, Ahmet Ozet, and Abdülgaffar Vural

Cumulative prior dose of cisplatin as a cause of the nephrotoxicity of high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem-cell transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1931-1935; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1931 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aditya Kapoor, Sudeep Kumar, Sanjeev Gulati, Sanjay Gambhir, Ravindra S. Sethi, and Nakul Sinha

The role of theophylline in contrast-induced nephropathy: a case-control study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1936-1941; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1936 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mehmet Sukru Sever, Ekrem Erek, Raymond Vanholder, Emel Akoglu, Mahmut Yavuz, Hulya Ergin, Funda Turkmen, Didem Korular, Mujdat Yenicesu, Dilaver Erbilgin, Heidi Hoeben, and Norbert Lameire

Clinical findings in the renal victims of a catastrophic disaster: the Marmara earthquake
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1942-1949; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1942 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Louise Cole, Rinaldo Bellomo, Piers Davenport, Peter Tipping, Shigehiko Uchino, Ciro Tetta, and Claudio Ronco

The effect of coupled haemofiltration and adsorption on inflammatory cytokines in an ex vivo model
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1950-1956; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1950 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rolf Dario Frank, Heiko Farber, Regina Lanzmich, Jürgen Floege, and Horst Peter Kierdorf

In vitro studies on hirudin elimination by haemofiltration: comparison of three high-flux membranes
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1957-1963; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1957 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Grazia Malaponte, Valentina Bevelacqua, Pasquale Fatuzzo, Francesco Rapisarda, Giovanni Emmanuele, Salvatore Travali, and Maria Clorinda Mazzarino

IL-1ß, TNF- and IL-6 release from monocytes in haemodialysis patients in relation to dialytic age
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1964-1970; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1964 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julia Carracedo, Rafael Ramírez, Sagrario Soriano, Alejandro Martín-Malo, Mariano Rodríguez, and Pedro Aljama

Caspase-3-dependent pathway mediates apoptosis of human mononuclear cells induced by cellulosic haemodialysis membranes
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1971-1977; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1971 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chiz-Tzung Chang, Chin-Herng Wu, Chih-Wei Yang, Jeng-Yi Huang, and Mai-Szu Wu

Creatine monohydrate treatment alleviates muscle cramps associated with haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1978-1981; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1978 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kevin S. Eardley, Helen E. Jones, Husam Osman, and Steve A. Smith

Efficacy of the accelerated hepatitis B vaccination schedule used in haemodialysis patients post-exposure to virus: a single-centre experience
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1982-1987; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1982 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gerrit Schoenicke, Bernd Grabensee, and Joerg Plum

Dialysis with icodextrin interferes with measurement of serum -amylase activity
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1988-1992; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1988 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chérif Badid, Alexis Desmouliere, Daniela Babici, Aoumeur Hadj-Aissa, Brigitte McGregor, Nicole Lefrancois, Jean Louis Touraine, and Maurice Laville

Interstitial expression of -SMA: an early marker of chronic renal allograft dysfunction
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1993-1998; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1993 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Robert J. Nijveldt, Paul A. M. van Leeuwen, Coen van Guldener, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Jan A. Rauwerda, and Tom Teerlink

Net renal extraction of asymmetrical (ADMA) and symmetrical (SDMA) dimethylarginine in fasting humans
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1999-2002; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.1999 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Serhan Tuglular, Fatos Yalcinkaya, Saime Paydas, Ayse Oner, Cengiz Utas, Semra Bozfakioglu, Rezzan Ataman, Tekin Akpolat, Ercan Ok, Saniye Sen, Ruhan Düsünsel, Rifki Evrenkaya, and Emel Akoglu

A retrospective analysis for aetiology and clinical findings of 287 secondary amyloidosis cases in Turkey
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2003-2005; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2003 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shih-Hua Lin, Yuh-Feng Lin, Huei-Min Chin, and Chia-Chao Wu

Must metabolic acidosis be associated with malnutrition in haemodialysed patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2006-2010; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2006 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Communications:

Clara J. Day, Paul Cockwell, Graham W. Lipkin, Caroline O. S. Savage, Alexander J. Howie, and Dwomoa Adu

Mycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of resistant idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2011-2013; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2011 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Giovanni M. Frascà, Letizia Soverini, Paola Preda, Gianandrea Pasquinelli, Claudio Orsi, Rita Prandini, Alba Vangelista, and Sergio Stefoni

Two different glomerular diseases in the same patient at an interval of 7 years
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2014-2016; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2014 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shih-Hsien Yang, Chih-Hsiung Lee, Sheung-Fat Ko, Jin-Bor Chen, Feng-Rong Chung, and Kuo-Tai Hsu

The successful treatment of renal-vein thrombosis by low-molecular-weight heparin in a steroid-sensitive nephrotic patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2017-2019; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2017 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert Dedi, Graham Woodrow, Aleck M. Brownjohn, and John H. Turney

Renal failure following cardiac transplantation—think of the arteries
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2020-2022; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2020 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ola Bjorang, Hilde Tveitan, Karsten Midtvedt, Lars U. Broch, Helge Scott, and Per A. Andresen

Treatment of polyomavirus infection with cidofovir in a renal-transplant recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2023-2025; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2023 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Luis Álvarez, Elisa Ortega, Natalia Rocamora, Ana Tormo, Carmen María Gil, Miguel Trigueros, and Francisco Rivera

An unusual cause of nephrotic syndrome and hypertension in a young woman
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2026-2029; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2026 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

James F. Kleshinski, Panduranga S. Rao, Joan Duggan, and Aiman Zaher

Giant cells and pneumonia in a transplant patient. What is the link?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2030-2032; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2030 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

E. Nigel Wardle

Fish oils and glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2033; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2033 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marie-Carmen Muniz Martinez, Joëlle Nortier, Pierre Vereerstraeten, and Jean-Louis Vanherweghem

Steroid therapy in chronic interstitial renal fibrosis: the case of Chinese-herb nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2033-2034; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2033-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wolfgang Kummerle

Comment on Dr Canaud's editorial
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2034-2035; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2034 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael J. Hausmann and Noah Liel-Cohen

Aldactone therapy in a peritoneal dialysis patient with decreased left ventricular function
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2035-2036; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2035 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Stoves, Elizabeth J. Lindley, Mark C. Barnfield, Maria T. Burniston, and Charles G. Newstead

MDRD equation estimates of glomerular filtration rate in potential living kidney donors and renal transplant recipients with impaired graft function
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2036-2037; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2036 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 2038-2040; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.11.2038 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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