Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Meguid El Nahas

Kidney remodelling and scarring: the plasticity of cells
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1959-1962; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg280 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lars-Peter Erwig, David C. Kluth, and Andrew J. Rees

Macrophage heterogeneity in renal inflammation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1962-1965; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg313 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shuji Arima and Sadayoshi Ito

The mechanisms underlying altered vascular resistance of glomerular afferent and efferent arterioles in diabetic nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1966-1969; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg263 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kaisa Wuerzner, Christophe Hassler, and Michel Burnier

Difficult blood pressure control: watch out for non-compliance!
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1969-1973; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg281 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Biff F. Palmer

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: what to do if the serum creatinine and/or serum potassium concentration rises
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1973-1975; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg282 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Matthias Girndt and Hans Köhler

Interleukin-10 (IL-10): an update on its relevance for cardiovascular risk
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1976-1979; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg311 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fadi G. Lakkis

Transplantation tolerance: a journey from ignorance to memory
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1979-1982; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg312 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tilman B. Drüeke, Béatrice Descamps-Latscha, and Francesco Locatelli

Stopping a medical research project for financial reasons
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1982-1983; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg469 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comments:

Murray Epstein

Aldosterone receptor blockade and the role of eplerenone: evolving perspectives
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1984-1992; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg339 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ralf Dikow and Eberhard Ritz

Cardiovascular complications in the diabetic patient with renal disease: an update in 2003
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1993-1998; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg253 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Andrea Hartner, Nada Cordasic, Bernd Klanke, Roland Veelken, and Karl F. Hilgers

Strain differences in the development of hypertension and glomerular lesions induced by deoxycorticosterone acetate salt in mice
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1999-2004; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg299 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ulrich O. Wenzel, Gunter Wolf, Ivonne Jacob, Christian Schwegler, Arish Qasqas, Kerstin Amann, Udo Helmchen, and Rolf A. K. Stahl

Beneficial and adverse renal and vascular effects of the vasopeptidase inhibitor omapatrilat in renovascular hypertensive rats
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2005-2013; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg271 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nobuo Nagano, Sonoe Miyata, Sachiko Obana, Nami Kobayashi, Naoshi Fukushima, Steven K. Burke, and Michihito Wada

Sevelamer hydrochloride, a phosphate binder, protects against deterioration of renal function in rats with progressive chronic renal insufficiency
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2014-2023; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg309 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frans J. Hoek, Frits A. W. Kemperman, and Raymond T. Krediet

A comparison between cystatin C, plasma creatinine and the Cockcroft and Gault formula for the estimation of glomerular filtration rate
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2024-2031; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg349 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alexandre Persu, Ouarda El-Khattabi, Thierry Messiaen, Yves Pirson, Dominique Chauveau, and Olivier Devuyst

Influence of ACE (I/D) and G460W polymorphism of -adducin in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2032-2038; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg292 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Graham Barr, Stephen Seliger, Gerald B. Appel, Ricardo Zuniga, Vivette D’Agati, Jane Salmon, and Jai Radhakrishnan

Prognosis in proliferative lupus nephritis: the role of socio-economic status and race/ethnicity
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2039-2046; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg345 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tazeen H. Jafar, Christopher H. Schmid, Paul C. Stark, Robert Toto, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Piero Ruggenenti, Carmelita Marcantoni, Gavin Becker, Shahnaz Shahinfar, Paul E. de Jong, Dick de Zeeuw, Anne-Lise Kamper, Svend Strangaard, and Andrew S. Levey

The rate of progression of renal disease may not be slower in women compared with men: a patient-level meta-analysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2047-2053; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg317 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ahmed F. Donia, Sanaa H. Gazareen, Hassan A. Ahmed, Fatma E. Moustafa, Ahmed A. Shoeib, Amani M. Ismail, Said Khamis, and Mohamed A. Sobh

Pulse cyclophosphamide inadequately suppresses reoccurrence of minimal change nephrotic syndrome in corticoid-dependent children
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2054-2058; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg300 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew J. Palmer, Lieven Annemans, Stéphane Roze, Mark Lamotte, Roger A. Rodby, and Daniel J. Cordonnier

An economic evaluation of irbesartan in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and nephropathy: cost-effectiveness of Irbesartan in Diabetic Nephropathy Trial (IDNT) in the Belgian and French settings
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2059-2066; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg232 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kirsten Anding, Peter Gross, Jan M. Rost, Dirk Allgaier, and Enno Jacobs

The influence of uraemia and haemodialysis on neutrophil phagocytosis and antimicrobial killing
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2067-2073; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg330 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giorgos K. Sakkas, Derek Ball, Thomas H. Mercer, Anthony J. Sargeant, Keith Tolfrey, and Patrick F. Naish

Atrophy of non-locomotor muscle in patients with end-stage renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2074-2081; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg325 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Krisper, Franz Quehenberger, Daniel Schneditz, Herwig Holzer, and Hans Dietrich Polaschegg

Prediction of time-averaged concentration of haemoglobin in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2082-2087; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg355 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Neil Ashman, Marion G. Macey, Stanley L. Fan, Urooj Azam, and Muhammad M. Yaqoob

Increased platelet–monocyte aggregates and cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal failure patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2088-2096; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg348 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sylvie Lavaud, Eric Canivet, Anne Wuillai, Hervé Maheut, Christine Randoux, Jeanne-Marie Bonnet, Jean-Louis Renaux, and Jacques Chanard

Optimal anticoagulation strategy in haemodialysis with heparin-coated polyacrylonitrile membrane
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2097-2104; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg272 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gianni Cappelli, Luisa Sereni, Maria Grazia Scialoja, Massimo Morselli, Salvatore Perrone, Angela Ciuffreda, Massimo Bellesia, Paola Inguaggiato, Alberto Albertazzi, and Ciro Tetta

Effects of biofilm formation on haemodialysis monitor disinfection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2105-2111; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg344 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Scott Brimble, Darin J. Treleaven, Joye St Onge, and Euan J. Carlisle

Risk factors for increased variability in dialysis delivery in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2112-2117; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg297 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shigeki Toma, Takahiro Shinzato, Hiroyoshi Fukui, Shigeru Nakai, Masamiki Miwa, Ichiro Takai, and Kenji Maeda

A timesaving method to create a fixed puncture route for the buttonhole technique
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2118-2121; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg321 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reinhold P. Grün, Niculae Constantinovici, Charles Normand, and Donna L. Lamping

Costs of dialysis for elderly people in the UK
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2122-2127; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg354 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ahmet Toprak, Mehmet Koc, Hakan Tezcan, Ishak Cetin Ozener, Emel Akoglu, and Ahmet Oktay

Inferior vena cava diameter determines left ventricular geometry in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients: an echocardiographic study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2128-2133; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg298 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sung Hee Chung, Bengt Lindholm, and Hi Bahl Lee

Is malnutrition an independent predictor of mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2134-2140; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg318 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Volkmar Lufft, Günter Tusch, Gisela Offner, and Reinhard Brunkhorst

Kidney transplantation in children: impact of young recipient age on graft survival
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2141-2146; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg316 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jacques Chanard, Olivier Toupance, Sylvie Lavaud, Bruno Hurault de Ligny, Corine Bernaud, and Bruno Moulin

Amlodipine reduces cyclosporin-induced hyperuricaemia in hypertensive renal transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2147-2153; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg341 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Monica Hagen, Jøran Hjelmesæth, Trond Jenssen, Lars Mørkrid, and Anders Hartmann

A 6-year prospective study on new onset diabetes mellitus, insulin release and insulin sensitivity in renal transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2154-2159; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg338 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Alexander V. Crowe, Matthew Howse, Sobhan Vinjamuri, Graham J. Kemp, and Peter S. Williams

The antiproteinuric effect of losartan is systemic blood pressure dependent
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2160-2164; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg315 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christoforos Stavrou, C. Constantinou Deltas, Tasos C. Christophides, and Alkis Pierides

Outcome of kidney transplantation in autosomal dominant medullary cystic kidney disease type 1
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2165-2169; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg196 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert C. Atkins, Esther M. Briganti, Paul Z. Zimmet, and Steven J. Chadban

Association between albuminuria and proteinuria in the general population: the AusDiab Study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2170-2174; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg314 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Renaud Snanoudj, Marie-France Mamzer-Bruneel, Olivier Hermine, Jean-Pierre Grünfeld, and Dominique Chauveau

Recovery of acute renal failure and nephrotic syndrome following autologous stem cell transplantation for primary (AL) amyloidosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2175-2177; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg326 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hon Lok Tang, Au Cheuk, Kwok Hong Chu, William Lee, Sze Ho Wong, Yuk Lun Cheng, Alex Wai Yin Yu, Ka Shun Fung, Wai Kay Tsang, Hilda Wai Han Chan, and Kwok Lung Tong

Severe acute respiratory syndrome in haemodialysis patients: a report of two cases
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2178-2181; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg454 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stanley Hok-King Lo, Kin-Shing Wong, and Ka-Leung Mo

Treatment by haemodialysis in a case of adult-onset (type II) citrullinaemia in a Chinese patient with pulmonary tuberculosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2182-2184; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg306 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ilse Muyshondt, Luc Lateur, Guy Van Roost, and Bart Maes

Osteolysis induced by AV-fistula in idiopathic carpotarsal osteolysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2185-2188; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg331 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antonio Nicolini, Mariano Ferraresso, Andrea Lovaria, Pietro Biondetti, Mauro Raiteri, and Luisa Berardinelli

Carbon dioxide as a valuable contrast agent for identifying iatrogenic arteriovenous fistulas in transplanted kidneys
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2189-2192; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg342 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Frédéric Barbey, Olivier Bonny, Laura Rothuizen, Fulgencio Gomez, and Michel Burnier

A pregnant woman with de novo polyuria-polydipsia and elevated liver enzymes
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2193-2196; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg152 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

Andras Kumar, Saban Elitok, and Ralph Kettritz

Colchicum ad nauseum
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2197-2198; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg219 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

Dimitrios Tsikas and Jürgen C. Frölich

Are plasma S-nitrosothiol levels elevated in chronic renal failure?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2199; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg243 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Didier Borderie, Ziad A. Massy, Thao Nguyen-Khoa, Tilman B. Drüeke, Ohvanesse G. Ekindjian, and Bernard Lacour

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2199-2200; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg244 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roberto Scarpioni

Acute hydrothorax in a peritoneal dialysis patient: long-term efficacy of autologous blood cell pleurodesis associated with small-volume peritoneal exchanges
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2200-2201; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg335 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sydney Tang and Kar Neng Lai

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2201; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg336 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Takanori Kumagai, Yuichi Hori, Yukiko Kishida, Kazuhiro Yakumaru, Takeshi Takahashi, and Takashi Itou

Acute renal failure and nephrotic syndrome associated with zafirlukast therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2202-2203; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg334 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

M. Hachicha, T. Cao-Huu, N. Cordebar, L. Canard, and M. Kessler

Permanent catheter implantation via a persistent left superior vena cava
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 2204; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg487 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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