Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Wolfgang Koenig

C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk: an update on what is going on in cardiology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1039-1041; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg103 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Bengt Lindholm, Jonas Axelsson, and Peter Stenvinkel

Update on interleukin-6 and its role in chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1042-1045; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg111 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Volker Mickley

Surgical alternatives to central venous catheters in chronic renal replacement therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1045-1051; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg097 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comment:

Brigitte Dreno

Skin cancers after transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1052-1058; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg023 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Personal Opinions:

Nathan Levin and Roger Greenwood

Reflections on the HEMO study: the American viewpoint
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1059-1060; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg163 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francesco Locatelli

Dose of dialysis, convection and haemodialysis patients outcome—what the HEMO study doesn't tell us: the European viewpoint
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1061-1065; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg252 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephrology News:

Zsolt Mogyorosy, Istvan Mucsi, and Laszlo Rosivall

Renal replacement therapy in Hungary: the decade of transition
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1066-1071; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg094 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Jaimar Rincon, Ninoska T. Viera, Maritza J. Romero, and Jesus A. Mosquera

Increased production of chemotactic cytokines and elevated proliferation and expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in rat mesangial cells treated with erythrogenic toxin type B and its precursor isolated from nephritogenic streptococci
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1072-1078; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg109 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mireia Serradell, Maribel Díaz-Ricart, Aleix Cases, Jordi Petriz, Antonio Ordinas, and Ginés Escolar

Uraemic medium accelerates proliferation but does not induce apoptosis of endothelial cells in culture
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1079-1085; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg161 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tak-Mao Chan, Jack Kok-Hung Leung, Yuling Sun, Kar-Neng Lai, Ryan Chi-Wai Tsang, and Susan Yung

Different effects of amino acid-based and glucose-based dialysate from peritoneal dialysis patients on mesothelial cell ultrastructure and function
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1086-1094; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg096 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Henrik Birn, Ebba Nexø, Erik Ilsø Christensen, and Rikke Nielsen

Diversity in rat tissue accumulation of vitamin B₁₂ supports a distinct role for the kidney in vitamin B₁₂ homeostasis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1095-1100; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg089 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jose C. Estepa, Ignacio Lopez, Arnold J. Felsenfeld, Ping Gao, Tom Cantor, Mariano Rodríguez, and Escolastico Aguilera-Tejero

Dynamics of secretion and metabolism of PTH during hypo- and hypercalcaemia in the dog as determined by the ‘intact’ and ‘whole’ PTH assays
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1101-1107; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg104 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Akihiko Itoh, Hitoo Iwase, Toru Takatani, Ikuko Nakamura, Miyuki Hayashi, Kazuhito Oba, Yoshiyuki Hiki, Yutaka Kobayashi, and Makito Okamoto

Tonsillar IgA1 as a possible source of hypoglycosylated IgA1 in the serum of IgA nephropathy patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1108-1114; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg108 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hyeong Cheon Park, Zhong Gao Xu, Sorae Choi, Young Suck Goo, Shin Wook Kang, Kyu Hun Choi, Sung Kyu Ha, Ho Yung Lee, and Dae Suk Han

Effect of losartan and amlodipine on proteinuria and transforming growth factor-ß1 in patients with IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1115-1121; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg090 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Oliver Gross, Kai-Olaf Netzer, Romy Lambrecht, Stefan Seibold, and Manfred Weber

Novel COL4A4 splice defect and in-frame deletion in a large consanguine family as a genetic link between benign familial haematuria and autosomal Alport syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1122-1127; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg157 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Adrian Covic, David J. A. Goldsmith, Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir, Anca Seica, and Maria Covic

A retrospective 5-year study in Moldova of acute renal failure due to leptospirosis: 58 cases and a review of the literature
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1128-1134; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg095 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anders Helldén, Ingegerd Odar-Cederlöf, Per Diener, Lisbeth Barkholt, Charlotte Medin, Jan-Olof Svensson, Juliette Säwe, and Lars Ståhle

High serum concentrations of the acyclovir main metabolite 9-carboxymethoxymethylguanine in renal failure patients with acyclovir-related neuropsychiatric side effects: an observational study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1135-1141; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg119 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Filippo Aucella, Maurizio Margaglione, Mimmo Vigilante, Giuseppe Gatta, Elvira Grandone, Mauro Forcella, Maria Ktena, Alva De Min, Giovanna Salatino, Deni Aldo Procaccini, and Carmine Stallone

PAI-1 4G/5G and ACE I/D gene polymorphisms and the occurrence of myocardial infarction in patients on intermittent dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1142-1146; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg118 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jacobine M. A. van Ampting, Erik L. Penne, Frederik J. A. Beek, Hein A. Koomans, Walther H. Boer, and Jaap J. Beutler

Prevalence of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis in patients starting dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1147-1151; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg121 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sharon M. Moe, Kalisha D. O'Neill, Naomi Fineberg, Scott Persohn, Sadiq Ahmed, Patrick Garrett, and Cristopher A. Meyer

Assessment of vascular calcification in ESRD patients using spiral CT
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1152-1158; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg093 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Goce B. Spasovski, An R. J. Bervoets, Geert J. S. Behets, Ninoslav Ivanovski, Aleksander Sikole, Geert Dams, Marie-M. Couttenye, Marc E. De Broe, and Patrick C. D'Haese

Spectrum of renal bone disease in end-stage renal failure patients not yet on dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1159-1166; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg116 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Donal N. Reddan, Preston S. Klassen, Lynda A. Szczech, Joseph A. Coladonato, Susan O'Shea, William F. Owen, Jr, and Edmund G. Lowrie

White blood cells as a novel mortality predictor in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1167-1173; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg066 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charmaine E. Lok, Cynthia Bhola, Ruth Croxford, and Robert M.A. Richardson

Reducing vascular access morbidity: a comparative trial of two vascular access monitoring strategies
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1174-1180; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg122 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hsin-Hui Wang, Ching-Yuang Lin, and Tung-Po Huang

Patterns of CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio in dialysis effluents predict the long-term outcome of peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1181-1189; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg079 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Mengel, Magali Marwedel, Jörg Radermacher, Gabriele Eden, Anke Schwarz, Hermann Haller, and Hans Kreipe

Incidence of polyomavirus-nephropathy in renal allografts: influence of modern immunosuppressive drugs
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1190-1196; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg072 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mark A. Schnitzler, Karen E. Craig, Karen E. Hardinger, Jeffrey A. Lowell, and Daniel C. Brennan

Mycophenolate mofetil is associated with less death with function than azathioprine in cadaveric renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1197-1200; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg082 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Serge C. L. M. Cremers, Eduard M. Scholten, Rik C. Schoemaker, Eef G. W. M. Lentjes, Pieter Vermeij, Leendert C. Paul, Jan den Hartigh, and Johan W. de Fijter

A compartmental pharmacokinetic model of cyclosporin and its predictive performance after Bayesian estimation in kidney and simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1201-1208; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg065 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Communications:

Luigi Vernaglione, Anna Lisa Marangi, Claudio Cristofano, Rosa Giordano, Stefano Chimienti, and Carlo Basile

Predictors of serum creatinine in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional analysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1209-1213; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg269 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Interesting Case:

Bart De Keulenaer, Steven Van Outryve, Adelard De Backer, Lode Van Overbeke, Ronny Daelemans, Erik Van Marck, Dirk Schepens, and Dianne Stephens

Symptomatic lactic acidosis due to relapse of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in the kidney
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1214-1216; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg053 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Adrian Schreiber, Saban Elitok, and Ralph Kettritz

Solving electrolyte disturbances with the Ehrlich reagent
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1217-1219; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg270 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sofie Jamar, Pieter Evenepoel, Dirk Kuypers, Bart Maes, and Yves Vanrenterghem

A young patient with unexplained acute hepatorenal dysfunction
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1220-1222; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg024 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

Cheng-Hung Huang, Szu-Chun Hung, and Sze-Hung Hung

Painful haematuria following central venous catheter infection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1223-1225; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg076 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Szu-Chun Hung, Wu-Chang Yang, and Der-Cherng Tarng

Fistulizing TB peritonitis during CAPD (Section Editor: G. H. Neild)
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1226-1227; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg037 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

Johanna C. Korevaar, Friedo W. Dekker, and Raymond T. Krediet

Initiation of dialysis: is the problem solved by NECOSAD?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1228-1229; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg099 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Norbert Lameire, Raymond Vanholder, and Wim Van Biesen

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1229-1230; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg160 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nikolai Krivitski

Pitfalls of the glucose pump test for access flow measurements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1230-1231; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg126 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alberto Magnasco and Sandro Alloatti

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1231; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg127 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sean Fenwick and Gordon M. Bell

Aldactone therapy in a peritoneal dialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1232; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg098 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Raymond Azar, Laurence Hogede, and Valerie Carru

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1232; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg088 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael J. Hausmann and Noah Liel-Cohen

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1232-1233; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg178 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Momir Polenakovic, Ladislava Grcevska, and Sonja Dzikova

Mycophenolate mofetil in treatment of idiopathic stages III–IV membranous nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1233-1234; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg113 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giancarlo Tonolo, Patrizia Brizzi, Maria Grazia Melis, Giannina Secchi, and Mario Maioli

About the pleiotropic effects of statins in human
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1234; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg165 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Young Ok Kim, Sun Ae Yoon, Ki Jo Kim, Byung Oh Lee, Byung Soo Kim, Yoon Sik Chang, and Byung Kee Bang

Severe rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure due to multiple wasp stings
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1235; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg106 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ramón Peces

Acute renal failure in severe leptospirosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1235-1236; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg110 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Colm C. Magee

The living kidney donor: giving life, avoiding harm
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1236; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg137 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 1237-1239. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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