Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

In This Issue

In this issue
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: i; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn765 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Comments

Jean-Louis Vincent and Diego Castanares Zapatero

The role of hypotension in the development of acute renal failure
NDT Advance Access published on December 15, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 337-338; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn679 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Masakazu Haneda and Akizuki Morikawa

Which hypoglycaemic agents to use in type 2 diabetic subjects with CKD and how?
NDT Advance Access published on November 17, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 338-341; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn616 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Armando L. Negri

Association of oral calcitriol with improved survival in non-dialysed and dialysed patients with CKD
NDT Advance Access published on November 7, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 341-344; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn624 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clara J. Day, Graham W. Lipkin, and Caroline O. S. Savage

Lupus nephritis and pregnancy in the 21st century
NDT Advance Access published on November 26, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 344-347; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn651 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francesco Locatelli, Adrian Covic, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Andrzej Wiecek, Raymond Vanholder, and on behalf of the ERA-EDTA ERBP Advisory Board

Anaemia management in patients with chronic kidney disease: a position statement by the Anaemia Working Group of European Renal Best Practice (ERBP)
NDT Advance Access published on November 26, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 348-354; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn653 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Olivier Joannes-Boyau, Patrick M. Honore, Willem Boer, and Vincent Collin

Are the synergistic effects of high-volume haemofiltration and enhanced adsorption the missing key in sepsis modulation?
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 354-357; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn666 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miran Epstein and Gabriel Danovitch

Is altruistic-directed living unrelated organ donation a legal fiction?
NDT Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 357-360; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn669 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Review

Kaivan Khavandi, Adam S. Greenstein, Kazuhiko Sonoyama, Sarah Withers, Anna Price, Rayaz A. Malik, and Anthony M. Heagerty

Myogenic tone and small artery remodelling: insight into diabetic nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on November 21, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 361-369; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn583 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joseph T. Flynn

Hypertension in the young: epidemiology, sequelae and therapy
NDT Advance Access published on November 7, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 370-375; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn597 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmine Zoccali

The obesity epidemics in ESRD: from wasting to waist?
NDT Advance Access published on October 24, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 376-380; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn589 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joanne M. Bargman

How did cyclophosphamide become the drug of choice for lupus nephritis?
NDT Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 381-384; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn640 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Translational Nephrology

Peter F. Zipfel, Richard J. H. Smith, and Christine Skerka

Factor I and factor H deficiency in renal diseases: similar defects in the fluid phase have a different outcome at the surface of the glomerular basement membrane
NDT Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 385-387; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn652 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kai-Uwe Eckardt

Erythropoietin and microvascular diabetic complications
NDT Advance Access published on October 24, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 388-390; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn590 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kidney Diseases beyond Nephrology

Zaccaria Ricci and Claudio Ronco

Kidney diseases beyond nephrology: intensive care
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 391-395; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn740 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guntram Schernthaner

Kidney disease in diabetology: lessons from 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 396-399; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn694 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

II. Scientific Papers

Original Articles

Experimental Nephrology

Get checked abstract Kimberley Edwards, David Griffiths, John Morgan, Ruth Pitman, and Christopher von Ruhland

Can the choice of intermediate solvent or resin affect glomerular basement membrane thickness?
NDT Advance Access published on September 2, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 400-403; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn504 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fionnuala C. Cormack-Aboud, Paul T. Brinkkoetter, Jeffrey W. Pippin, Stuart J. Shankland, and Raghu V. Durvasula

Rosuvastatin protects against podocyte apoptosis in vitro
NDT Advance Access published on September 27, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 404-412; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn528 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Peter Ochodnicky, Robert H. Henning, Hendrik Buikema, Alex C. A. Kluppel, Marjolein van Wattum, Dick de Zeeuw, and Richard P. E. van Dokkum

Renal endothelial function and blood flow predict the individual susceptibility to adriamycin-induced renal damage
NDT Advance Access published on August 26, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 413-420; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn483 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Thomas Rimmelé, Abdulnasser Assadi, Mathilde Cattenoz, Olivier Desebbe, Corine Lambert, Emmanuel Boselli, Joëlle Goudable, Jérôme Étienne, Dominique Chassard, Giampiero Bricca, and Bernard Allaouchiche

High-volume haemofiltration with a new haemofiltration membrane having enhanced adsorption properties in septic pigs
NDT Advance Access published on September 17, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 421-427; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ichiro Hirahara, Yoshitaka Ishibashi, Shinya Kaname, Eiji Kusano, and Toshiro Fujita

Methylglyoxal induces peritoneal thickening by mesenchymal-like mesothelial cells in rats
NDT Advance Access published on September 12, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 437-447; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn495 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Davide Cina, Pranali Patel, Jessica C. Bethune, Jessica Thoma, Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Lecompte, Catherine M. Hoff, Limin Liu, and Peter J. Margetts

Peritoneal morphological and functional changes associated with platelet-derived growth factor B
NDT Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 448-457; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn498 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joseph C. K. Leung, Loretta Y. Y. Chan, Ka Ying Tam, Sydney C. W. Tang, Man Fai Lam, Amy S. Cheng, Kent Man Chu, and Kar Neng Lai

Regulation of CCN2/CTGF and related cytokines in cultured peritoneal cells under conditions simulating peritoneal dialysis
NDT Advance Access published on September 19, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 458-469; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn524 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Nephrology

Get checked abstract Ajay P. Sharma, Anusha Kathiravelu, Renisha Nadarajah, Abeer Yasin, and Guido Filler

Body mass does not have a clinically relevant effect on cystatin C eGFR in children
NDT Advance Access published on September 11, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 470-474; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn505 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yoshio Uehara, Hirofumi Makino, Kousuke Seiki, Yoshihiro Urade, and on behalf of L-PGDS Clinical Research Group of Kidney

Urinary excretions of lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase predict renal injury in type-2 diabetes: a cross-sectional and prospective multicentre study
NDT Advance Access published on September 17, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 475-482; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn515 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Catherine L. Weber, Caren L. Rose, and Alex B. Magil

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in mild IgA nephropathy: a clinical-pathologic study
NDT Advance Access published on September 11, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 483-488; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn513 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Scott S. Billecke, Louis G. D’Alecy, Raylene Platel, Steven E. Whitesall, Kenneth A. Jamerson, Rachel L. Perlman, and Crystal A. Gadegbeku

Blood content of asymmetric dimethylarginine: new insights into its dysregulation in renal disease
NDT Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 489-496; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn500 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Santina Cottone, Giuseppe Mulè, Marco Guarneri, Alessandro Palermo, Maria C. Lorito, Raffaella Riccobene, Rosalia Arsena, Francesco Vaccaro, Anna Vadalà, Emilio Nardi, Paola Cusimano, and Giovanni Cerasola

Endothelin-1 and F2-isoprostane relate to and predict renal dysfunction in hypertensive patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 497-503; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn489 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yan Lun Liu, John Prowle, Elisa Licari, Shigehiko Uchino, and Rinaldo Bellomo

Changes in blood pressure before the development of nosocomial acute kidney injury
NDT Advance Access published on September 3, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 504-511; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn490 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Robert L. Lins, Monique M. Elseviers, Patricia Van der Niepen, Eric Hoste, Manu L. Malbrain, Pierre Damas, Jacques Devriendt, and for the SHARF investigators

Intermittent versus continuous renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury patients admitted to the intensive care unit: results of a randomized clinical trial
NDT Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 512-518; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn560 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Enrico Imbasciati, Angela Tincani, Gina Gregorini, Andrea Doria, Gabriella Moroni, Gianfranca Cabiddu, and Daniele Marcelli

Pregnancy in women with pre-existing lupus nephritis: predictors of fetal and maternal outcome
NDT Advance Access published on June 18, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 519-525; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis

Get checked abstract Pedro Ponce, Ana Mateus, and Lidia Santos

Anatomical correlation of a well-functioning access graft for haemodialysis
NDT Advance Access published on September 5, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 535-538; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn512 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lucien E. M. Duijm, Evert H. Overbosch, Ylian S. Liem, Robrecht N. Planken, Jan H. M. Tordoir, Philippe W. M. Cuypers, Petra Douwes-Draaijer, and Michiel W. de Haan

Retrograde catheterization of haemodialysis fistulae and grafts: angiographic depiction of the entire vascular access tree and stenosis treatment
NDT Advance Access published on September 18, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 539-547; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Griet Glorieux, Eva Schepers, Ralf Schindler, Horst-Dieter Lemke, Francis Verbeke, Annemieke Dhondt, Norbert Lameire, and Raymond Vanholder

A novel bio-assay increases the detection yield of microbiological impurity of dialysis fluid, in comparison to the LAL-test
NDT Advance Access published on September 3, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 548-554; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn485 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract David C. Mendelssohn, Salim K. Mujais, Steven D. Soroka, John Brouillette, Tomoko Takano, Paul E. Barre, Bharati V. Mittal, Ajay Singh, Catherine Firanek, Ken Story, and Fredric O. Finkelstein

A prospective evaluation of renal replacement therapy modality eligibility
NDT Advance Access published on August 28, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 555-561; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn484 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Natalie Meert, Sunny Eloot, Marie-Anne Waterloos, Maria Van Landschoot, Annemieke Dhondt, Griet Glorieux, Ingrid Ledebo, and Raymond Vanholder

Effective removal of protein-bound uraemic solutes by different convective strategies: a prospective trial
NDT Advance Access published on September 22, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 562-570; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Senji Okuno, Eiji Ishimura, Kaori Kohno, Yoko Fujino-Katoh, Yoshifumi Maeno, Tomoyuki Yamakawa, Masaaki Inaba, and Yoshiki Nishizawa

Serum β₂-microglobulin level is a significant predictor of mortality in maintenance haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 17, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 571-577; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn521 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tomasz Porazko, Jakub Kuzniar, Mariusz Kusztal, Tomasz J. Kuzniar, Waclaw Weyde, Magdalena Kuriata-Kordek, and Marian Klinger

IL-18 is involved in vascular injury in end-stage renal disease patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 589-596; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn486 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Shinichiro Niizuma, Yoshitaka Iwanaga, Takaharu Yahata, Yoichi Goto, Toru Kita, Shunichi Miyazaki, and Hajime Nakahama

Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels reflect the presence and severity of stable coronary artery disease in chronic haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on August 31, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 597-603; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn491 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Judith J. Dasselaar, Riemer H. J. A. Slart, Martine Knip, Jan Pruim, René A. Tio, Christopher W. McIntyre, Paul E. de Jong, and Casper F. M. Franssen

Haemodialysis is associated with a pronounced fall in myocardial perfusion
NDT Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 604-610; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn501 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Patrícia João Matias, Carina Ferreira, Cristina Jorge, Marília Borges, Inês Aires, Tiago Amaral, Célia Gil, José Cortez, and Aníbal Ferreira

25-Hydroxyvitamin D3, arterial calcifications and cardiovascular risk markers in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 611-618; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn502 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract David M. Spiegel, Roger W. Evans, Matthew Gitlin, and Tracy J. Mayne

Psychometric evaluation of the National Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation Study symptom checklist: reliability and validity
NDT Advance Access published on September 17, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 619-625; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Anca Seica, Liviu Segall, Constantin Verzan, Nina Vaduva, Maria Madincea, Simona Rusoiu, Sorina Cristea, Maria Stefan, Daniela Serbanescu, Petronela Morosanu, Luminita Grajdeanu, Roxana Andronache, Maria Nechita, Dorina Dragos, Anca Dronca, Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir, Gabriel Mircescu, and Adrian Covic

Factors affecting the quality of life of haemodialysis patients from Romania: a multicentric study
NDT Advance Access published on September 15, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 626-629; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn506 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Transplantation

Get checked abstract Emmanuel Letavernier, Patrick Bruneval, Sophie Vandermeersch, Joelle Perez, Chantal Mandet, Marie-France Belair, Jean-philippe Haymann, Christophe Legendre, and Laurent Baud

Sirolimus interacts with pathways essential for podocyte integrity
NDT Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 630-638; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn574 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Nadeem Ahmad, Kamran Ahmed, and Nizam Mamode

Does nephrectomy of failed allograft influence graft survival after re-transplantation?
NDT Advance Access published on October 13, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 639-642; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn567 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Anja K. Arbeiter, Rainer Büscher, Stephan Petersenn, Berthold P. Hauffa, Klaus Mann, and Peter F. Hoyer

Ghrelin and other appetite-regulating hormones in paediatric patients with chronic renal failure during dialysis and following kidney transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on September 22, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 643-646; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn529 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Aisling E. Courtney, Niall Leonard, Ciaran J. O’Neill, Peter T. McNamee, and Alexander P. Maxwell

The uptake of cervical cancer screening by renal transplant recipients
NDT Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 647-652; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn607 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Eszter Panna Vamos, Gabor Csepanyi, Monika Zambo, Miklos Zsolt Molnar, Janos Rethelyi, Agnes Kovacs, Adrienn Marton, Zsofia Nemeth, Marta Novak, and Istvan Mucsi

Sociodemographic factors and patient perceptions are associated with attitudes to kidney transplantation among haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on November 30, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 653-660; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn660 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Note

Kathryn J. Wiggins, Renae M. Gow, John Kanellis, Prue Hill, Darren J. Kelly, Alison Skene, David J. Goodman, and Robyn G. Langham

BK virus RNA can be detected in archival renal transplant biopsies using the reverse trancription polymerase chain reaction
NDT Advance Access published on December 4, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 661-666; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn656 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Exceptional Cases

Get checked abstract Tung-Min Yu, Shih-Hua Lin, Chuang Ya-Wen, Mei-Chin Wen, Yi-Hsing Chen, Chi-Hung Cheng, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Chung-Shi Chin, and Kuo-Hsiung Shu

A syndrome resembling Bartter's syndrome in sarcoidosis
NDT Advance Access published on November 5, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 667-669; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn600 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Elisabetta Mezza, Luigi Biancone, Fabio Tattoli, Maria Messina, Laura Rizzo, Elisabetta Tola, and Giuseppe Paolo Segoloni

‘Bench’ MRI before transplant on harvested kidneys: a possible tool for diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis
NDT Advance Access published on November 11, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 670-672; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn618 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Simon K. Winn, Sarah Ellis, Philip Savage, Stephen Sampson, and James E. Marsh

Biopsy-proven acute interstitial nephritis associated with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib: a class effect?
NDT Advance Access published on November 27, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 673-675; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn625 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Christian Moser, Gudrun Pohl, Isabella Haslinger, Sylvia Knapp, Dorota Rowczenio, Tonia Russel, Helen J. Lachmann, Ursula Lang, and Josef Kovarik

Successful treatment of familial Mediterranean fever with Anakinra and outcome after renal transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on November 25, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 676-678; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn646 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Javed Mohammed, Guido Filler, April Price, and Ajay P. Sharma

Cardiac tamponade in diarrhoea-positive haemolytic uraemic syndrome
NDT Advance Access published on November 25, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 679-681; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn649 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Guillaume Bollée, Natacha Patey, Géraldine Cazajous, Caroline Robert, Jean-Michel Goujon, Fadi Fakhouri, Patrick Bruneval, Laure-Hélène Noël, and Bertrand Knebelmann

Thrombotic microangiopathy secondary to VEGF pathway inhibition by sunitinib
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 682-685; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn657 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Victoria Bradley, Elizabeth Helen Kemp, Claire Dickinson, Tim Key, Paul Gibbs, and Menna R. Clatworthy

Vitiligo following a combined liver–kidney transplant
NDT Advance Access published on November 28, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 686-688; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn661 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

III. Varia

Letters

Marcin Renke, Leszek Tylicki, Narcyz Knap, Przemyslaw Rutkowski, Alexander Neuwelt, Andriy Petranyuk, Wojciech Larczynski, Michal Wozniak, and Boleslaw Rutkowski

High-dose angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor attenuates oxidative stress in patients with chronic kidney disease
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 689-690; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn665 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Damien Sarret, Jacques Labaye, and Michel Herody

Meningococcal vaccination and chronic kidney disease
NDT Advance Access published on December 5, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 690; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn664 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter and Reply

Hiroyuki Terawaki, Hirofumi Nakano, Fumihiro Takeguchi, Toshio Hasegawa, Masaaki Nakayama, Masao Okazaki, and Tatsuo Hosoya

Regression of parathyroid gland swelling by treatment with cinacalcet
NDT Advance Access published on November 5, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 690-691; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn579 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hirotaka Komaba, Motoko Tanaka, and Masafumi Fukagawa

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on November 5, 2008
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 691-692; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn587 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 2009 24: 693; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn766 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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