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Editorial Comment
Leo Monnens and Elena Levtchenko
Evaluation of the proximal tubular function in hereditary renal Fanconi syndrome
NDT Advance Access published on July 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn373
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Wilhelm Schoner and Georgios Scheiner-Bobis
Role of endogenous cardiotonic steroids in sodium homeostasis
NDT Advance Access published on June 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn325
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Joris R. Delanghe
How to estimate GFR in children
NDT Advance Access published on May 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn306
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Editorial Comment
Dorine W. Swinkels and Jack F. M. Wetzels
Hepcidin: a new tool in the management of anaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease?
NDT Advance Access published on May 21, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn267
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Yusuke Tsukamoto
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) and its treatment in Japan
NDT Advance Access published on May 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn232
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Editorial Comment
Tomas Berl
Maximizing inhibition of the renin–angiotensin system with high doses of converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers
NDT Advance Access published on May 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn239
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Editorial Comment
Wim Van Biesen, Francis Verbeke, and Raymond Vanholder
An infallible recipe? A story of cinnamon, soufflé and meta-analysis
NDT Advance Access published on April 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn196
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Michael Fischereder
Cancer in patients on dialysis and after renal transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on April 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn183
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Howard M. Gebel and Robert A. Bray
Approaches for transplanting the sensitized patient: biology versus pharmacology
NDT Advance Access published on March 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn108
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Lei Jiang, Jun-jun Zhang, Ji-cheng Lv, Gang Liu, Wan-zhong Zou, Ming-hui Zhao, and Hong Zhang
Malignant hypertension in IgA nephropathy was not associated with background pathological phenotypes of glomerular lesions
NDT Advance Access published on July 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn371
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Bernard Canaud, Giulio Mingardi, Johann Braun, Pedro Aljama, Peter G. Kerr, Francesco Locatelli, Giuseppe Villa, Bruno Van Vlem, Alan W. McMahon, Cécile Kerloëguen, Ulrich Beyer, and on behalf of the STRIATA Study Investigators
Intravenous C.E.R.A. maintains stable haemoglobin levels in patients on dialysis previously treated with darbepoetin alfa: results from STRIATA, a randomized phase III study
NDT Advance Access published on July 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn320
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Ami M. Parekh, Elisa J. Gordon, Amit X. Garg, Amy D. Waterman, Sanjay Kulkarni, and Chirag R. Parikh
Living kidney donor informed consent practices vary between US and non-US centers
NDT Advance Access published on July 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn295
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Bernd Hohenstein, Christoph Daniel, Sandra Wittmann, and Christian Hugo
PDE-5 inhibition impedes TSP-1 expression, TGF-β activation and matrix accumulation in experimental glomerulonephritis
NDT Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn319
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Atsushi Komatsuda, Rie Masai, Hiroshi Ohtani, Masaru Togashi, Nobuki Maki, Ken-ichi Sawada, and Hideki Wakui
Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease associated with membranous features
NDT Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn363
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Yoshitaka Kumada, Toru Aoyama, Hideki Ishii, Miho Tanaka, Yoshihiro Kawamura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Takanobu Toriyama, Toru Aoyama, Yukio Yuzawa, Syoichi Maruyama, Seiichi Matsuo, and Toyoaki Murohara
Long-term outcome of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in chronic haemodialysis patients with peripheral arterial disease
NDT Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn378
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Original Article
Gert De Schoenmakere, Bruce Poppe, Birgitte Wuyts, Kathleen Claes, David Cassiman, Bart Maes, Dierik Verbeelen, Raymond Vanholder, Dirk R. Kuypers, Norbert Lameire, Anne De Paepe, and Wim Terryn
Two-tier approach for the detection of alpha-galactosidase A deficiency in kidney transplant recipients
NDT Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn370
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Mark Lambie, Nick Richards, and Steve Smith
Ethnicity, age and incidence rates for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in Birmingham, UK: 1990–2004
NDT Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn366
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Ulf Panzer, Gunther Zahner, Ulrike Wienberg, Oliver M. Steinmetz, Anett Peters, Jan-Eric Turner, Hans-Joachim Paust, Gunter Wolf, Rolf A. K. Stahl, and André Schneider
15-Deoxy-{Delta}12,14-prostaglandin J2 inhibits INF-{gamma}-induced JAK/STAT1 signalling pathway activation and IP-10/CXCL10 expression in mesangial cells
NDT Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn361
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Minoru Satoh, Sohachi Fujimoto, Sayaka Arakawa, Toyotaka Yada, Tamehachi Namikoshi, Yoshisuke Haruna, Hideyuki Horike, Tamaki Sasaki, and Naoki Kashihara
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker ameliorates uncoupled endothelial nitric oxide synthase in rats with experimental diabetic nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on July 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn357
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Original Article
Nelson A. Lutaif, Eduardo M. Rocha, Lício A. Veloso, Leda M. Bento, and José A. R. Gontijo
Renal contribution to thermolability in rats: role of renal nerves
NDT Advance Access published on July 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn368
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Faruk Tokmak, Ivo Quack, Gisela Schieren, Lorenz Sellin, Dirk Rattensperger, Tim Holland-Letz, Stefan M. Weiner, and Lars C. Rump
High-dose cholecalciferol to correct vitamin D deficiency in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on July 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn367
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Richard A. Watts, David G.I. Scott, David R.W. Jayne, Toshiko Ito-Ihara, Eri Muso, Shouichi Fujimoto, Yasuki Harabuchi, Shigeto Kobayashi, Kazuo Suzuki, and Hiroshi Hashimoto
Renal vasculitis in Japan and the UK—are there differences in epidemiology and clinical phenotype?
NDT Advance Access published on June 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn354
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Anne Lee, Claire Gudex, Johan V. Povlsen, Birgitte Bonnevie, and Camilla P. Nielsen
Patients' views regarding choice of dialysis modality
NDT Advance Access published on June 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn365
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Irit Krause, Roxana Cleper, Alexander Belenky, Eli Atar, Nathan Bar-Nathan, and Miriam Davidovits
Graft intolerance syndrome in children with failed kidney allografts—clinical presentation, treatment options and outcome
NDT Advance Access published on June 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn362
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Original Article
Irmgard Neumann, Heinz Fuhrmann, I-Fei Fang, Adelheid Jaeger, Peter Bayer, and Josef Kovarik
Association between mycophenolic acid 12-h trough levels and clinical endpoints in patients with autoimmune disease on mycophenolate mofetil
NDT Advance Access published on June 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn360
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Anne Gunther, Aksel Foss, Hallvard Holdaas, Knut Brabrand, Anders Hartmann, Paal-Dag Line, and Karsten Midtvedt
Increased peak systolic velocity in the renal artery of paediatric kidneys transplanted to adult recipients
NDT Advance Access published on June 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn358
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Guillaume Jean, Jean-Claude Terrat, Thierry Vanel, Jean-Marc Hurot, Christie Lorriaux, Brice Mayor, and Charles Chazot
Daily oral 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation for vitamin D deficiency in haemodialysis patients: effects on mineral metabolism and bone markers
NDT Advance Access published on June 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn339
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Original Article
Tadao Akizawa, Ronald L. Pisoni, Takashi Akiba, Akira Saito, Shunichi Fukuhara, Yasushi Asano, Takeshi Hasegawa, Friedrich K. Port, and Kiyoshi Kurokawa
Japanese haemodialysis anaemia management practices and outcomes (1999–2006): results from the DOPPS
NDT Advance Access published on June 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn346
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Original Article
Alastair J. Hutchison, Maurice Laville, and on behalf of the SPD405-313 Lanthanum Study Group
Switching to lanthanum carbonate monotherapy provides effective phosphate control with a low tablet burden
NDT Advance Access published on June 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn310
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Kevin McLaughlin, Heather Jones, Carmen VanderStraeten, Cynthia Mills, Marilyn Visser, Ken Taub, and Braden Manns
Why do patients choose self-care dialysis?
NDT Advance Access published on June 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn359
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Original Article
Solbjørg Sagedal, Steffen Thiel, Troels Krarup Hansen, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Halvor Rollag, and Anders Hartmann
Impact of the complement lectin pathway on cytomegalovirus disease early after kidney transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on June 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn355
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Regina Vargha, Thorsten O. Bender, Andrea Riesenhuber, Michaela Endemann, Klaus Kratochwill, and Christoph Aufricht
Effects of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition on acute stress response in human peritoneal mesothelial cells
NDT Advance Access published on June 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn353
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Original Article
Tessa O. van den Beukel, Friedo W. Dekker, and Carl E. H. Siegert
Increased survival of immigrant compared to native dialysis patients in an urban setting in the Netherlands
NDT Advance Access published on June 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn336
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Original Article
Rosemary Zvonar, Sabrina Natarajan, Cedric Edwards, and Virginia Roth
Assessment of vancomycin use in chronic haemodialysis patients: room for improvement
NDT Advance Access published on June 23, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn343
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Original Article
Fernando Dorado, Soraya Velasco, Azucena Esparís-Ogando, Miguel Pericacho, Atanasio Pandiella, Juan Silva, José M. López-Novoa, and Alicia Rodríguez-Barbero
The mitogen-activated protein kinase Erk5 mediates human mesangial cell activation
NDT Advance Access published on June 21, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn333
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Daniel Abramowicz, Karine Hadaya, Marc Hazzan, Nilufer Broeders, Anh-Dung Hoang, Lidia Ghisdal, Christian Noel, and Karl Martin Wissing
Conversion to sirolimus for chronic renal allograft dysfunction: risk factors for graft loss and severe side effects
NDT Advance Access published on June 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn332
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Wei Fang, Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos, and Joanne M. Bargman
Use of ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers and survival in patients on peritoneal dialysis
NDT Advance Access published on June 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn321
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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.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn348
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Original Article
Andreas Vychytil, César Remón, Catherine Michel, Paul Williams, Ana Rodríguez-Carmona, Belén Marrón, Ed Vonesh, Synke van der Heyden, Jose C. Divino Filho, and on behalf of the Extraneal Peritonitis Study Group
Icodextrin does not impact infectious and culture-negative peritonitis rates in peritoneal dialysis patients: a 2-year multicentre, comparative, prospective cohort study
NDT Advance Access published on June 18, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn322
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Susan Vickery, Michelle C. Webb, Christopher P. Price, Robert Ian John, Nasir A. Abbas, and Edmund J. Lamb
Prognostic value of cardiac biomarkers for death in a non-dialysis chronic kidney disease population
NDT Advance Access published on June 18, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn341
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Original Article
Julia M. Hofstra and Jack F. M. Wetzels
Introduction of a cyclophosphamide-based treatment strategy and the risk of ESRD in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy. A nationwide survey in the Netherlands.
NDT Advance Access published on June 17, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn350
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Original Article
Kathryn E. White, Sally M. Marshall, and Rudolf W. Bilous
Prevalence of atubular glomeruli in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on June 16, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn351
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Original Article
Nassim Kamar, Isabelle Gennero, Luciana Spataru, Laure Esposito, Joelle Guitard, Laurence Lavayssière, Olivier Cointault, Peggy Gandia, Dominique Durand, and Lionel Rostaing
Pharmacodynamic effects of cinacalcet after kidney transplantation: once- versus twice-daily dose
NDT Advance Access published on June 16, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn345
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Original Article
Jukka M. Rintala, Johanna Savikko, Sini E. Rintala, and Eva von Willebrand
FK778 ameliorates post-transplant expression of fibrogenic growth factors and development of chronic rejection changes in rat kidney allografts
NDT Advance Access published on June 16, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn340
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Original Article
Seung Hee Yang, Sung Joon Shin, Ji Eun Oh, Ji Zhe Jin, Nam Hyun Chung, Chun Soo Lim, Suhnggwon Kim, and Yon Su Kim
The protective role of uteroglobin through the modulation of tissue transglutaminase in the experimental crescentic glomerulonephritis
NDT Advance Access published on June 16, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn268
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Janet Graham, Swapnil Hiremath, Peter O. Magner, Greg A. Knoll, and Kevin D. Burns
Factors influencing the prevalence of central venous catheter use in a Canadian haemodialysis centre
NDT Advance Access published on June 14, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn317
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Original Article
Tetsuji Arakawa, Takao Masaki, Takayuki Hirai, Shigehiro Doi, Masatoshi Kuratsune, Koji Arihiro, Nobuoki Kohno, and Noriaki Yorioka
Activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 correlates with cell proliferation and renal injury in human glomerulonephritis
NDT Advance Access published on June 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn314
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Natalia Carrillo-López, Daniel Álvarez-Hernández, Ignacio González-Suárez, Pablo Román-García, Jose M. Valdivielso, José Luis Fernández-Martín, and Jorge B. Cannata-Andía
Simultaneous changes in the calcium-sensing receptor and the vitamin D receptor under the influence of calcium and calcitriol
NDT Advance Access published on June 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn338
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Original Article
Shirley Yumi Hayashi, Astrid Seeberger, Britta Lind, Jacek Nowak, Marcelo Mazza do Nascimento, Bengt Lindholm, and Lars-Åke Brodin
A single session of haemodialysis improves left ventricular synchronicity in patients with end-stage renal disease: a pilot tissue synchronization imaging study
NDT Advance Access published on June 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn311
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Joanne L. Carter, Shelagh E. O’Riordan, Gillian L. Eaglestone, Michael P. Delaney, and Edmund J. Lamb
Bone mineral metabolism and its relationship to kidney disease in a residential care home population: a cross-sectional study
NDT Advance Access published on June 10, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn302
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Eiji Higashihara, Kikuo Nutahara, Shigeo Horie, Satoru Muto, Tatsuo Hosoya, Kazushige Hanaoka, Ken Tuchiya, Kouichi Kamura, Kenmei Takaichi, Yoshifumi Ubara, Miho Itomura, and Tomohito Hamazaki
The effect of eicosapentaenoic acid on renal function and volume in patients with ADPKD
NDT Advance Access published on June 10, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn144
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Cheng-Hsu Chen, Mei-Chin Wen, Kuo-Jung Chen, Chi-Hung Cheng, Jong-Da Lian, Ming-Ju Wu, Tung-Min Yu, Kuo-Hsiung Shu, and Fuu-Jen Tsai
Impact of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene polymorphisms on  primary membranous nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on June 5, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn258
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Katrien Van Beneden, Leo A. van Grunsven, Caroline Geers, Marina Pauwels, Alexis Desmoulière, Dierik Verbeelen, Albert Geerts, and Christiane Van den Branden
CRBP-I in the renal tubulointerstitial compartment of healthy rats and rats with renal fibrosis
NDT Advance Access published on June 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn290
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Sven Schmidt, Timm H. Westhoff, Philipp Krauser, Ralf Ignatius, Joachim Jankowski, Vera Jankowski, Walter Zidek, and Markus van der Giet
The uraemic toxin phenylacetic acid impairs macrophage function
NDT Advance Access published on June 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn266
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Willemijn A. K. M. Windt, Robert H. Henning, Alex C. A. Kluppel, Ying Xu, Dick de Zeeuw, and Richard P. E. van Dokkum
Myocardial infarction does not further impair renal damage in 5/6 nephrectomized rats
NDT Advance Access published on June 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn233
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Na Guan, Li-Xia Yu, Guo-Hong Wu, Yan Xing, and Jie Ding
Antigen retrieval with protease digestion applied in immunohistochemical diagnosis of Alport syndrome
NDT Advance Access published on June 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn305
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Beatriz Santamaría, Alvaro C. Ucero, Ana Reyero, Rafael Selgas, Marta Ruiz-Ortega, Marina Catalán, Jesús Egido, and Alberto Ortiz
3,4-Dideoxyglucosone-3-ene as a mediator of peritoneal demesothelization
NDT Advance Access published on June 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn273
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Bernd Klanke, Nada Cordasic, Andrea Hartner, Roland E. Schmieder, Roland Veelken, and Karl F. Hilgers
Blood pressure versus direct mineralocorticoid effects on kidney inflammation and fibrosis in DOCA-salt hypertension
NDT Advance Access published on May 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn301
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Masatomo Taniguchi, Masanori Tokumoto, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Hideki Hirakata, and Mitsuo Iida
Intravenous calcitriol therapy in an early stage prevents parathyroid gland growth
NDT Advance Access published on May 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn264
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Yen-Ling Chiu, Hung-Yuan Chen, Yi-Fang Chuang, Shih-Ping Hsu, Chun-Fu Lai, Mei-Feng Pai, Shao-Yo Yang, and Yu-Seng Peng
Association of uraemic pruritus with inflammation and hepatitis infection in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on May 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn303
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Christian Rosenberger, Seymour Rosen, Ahuva Shina, Ulrich Frei, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Lee A. Flippin, Michael Arend, Stephen J. Klaus, and Samuel N. Heyman
Activation of hypoxia inducible factors (HIF) ameliorates hypoxic distal tubular injury in the isolated perfused rat kidney
NDT Advance Access published on May 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn276
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Martin Tepel, Werner Hopfenmueller, Alexandra Scholze, Alexandra Maier, and Walter Zidek
Effect of amlodipine on cardiovascular events in hypertensive haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on May 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn304
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Jean Ethier, David C. Mendelssohn, Stacey J. Elder, Takeshi Hasegawa, Tadao Akizawa, Takashi Akiba, Bernard J. Canaud, and Ronald L. Pisoni
Vascular access use and outcomes: an international perspective from the dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study
NDT Advance Access published on May 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn261
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Ana Merino, Sonia Nogueras, Tania García-Maceira, Mariano Rodríguez, Alejandro Martin-Malo, Rafael Ramirez, Julia Carracedo, and Pedro Aljama
Bacterial DNA and endothelial damage in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on May 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn308
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Nicola Tessitore, Valeria Bedogna, Albino Poli, William Mantovani, Giovanni Lipari, Elda Baggio, Giancarlo Mansueto, and Antonio Lupo
Adding access blood flow surveillance to clinical monitoring reduces thrombosis rates and costs, and improves fistula patency in the short term: a controlled cohort study
NDT Advance Access published on May 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn275
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Savas Ozturk, Dilek Guven Taymez, Gulistan Bahat, Reyhan Demirel, Halil Yazici, Nilgun Aysuna, Sule Sakar, and Alaattin Yildiz
The influence of low dialysate sodium and glucose concentration on volume distributions in body compartments after haemodialysis: a bioimpedance analysis study
NDT Advance Access published on May 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn274
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Xiang Xue, Ying Xiao, Hongli Zhu, Hui Wang, Yongzhen Liu, Tianpei Xie, and Jin Ren
Induction of P450 1A by 3-methylcholanthrene protects mice from aristolochic acid-I-induced acute renal injury
NDT Advance Access published on May 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn262
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Jean-Philippe Rérolle, Elisa Munteanu, Mireille Drouet, Jean-Christophe Szelag, Béatrice Champtiaux, Fatima Yagoubi, Pierre-Marie Preux, Jean-Claude Aldigier, and Yann Le Meur
PAI-1 donor polymorphism influences long-term kidney graft survival
NDT Advance Access published on May 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn241
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Georgia Winnett, Jonathan Nolan, Michael Miller, and Neil Ashman
Trisodium citrate (TSC) 46.7% selectively and safely reduces staphylococcal catheter-related bacteraemia (CRB)
NDT Advance Access published on May 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn299
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Sarah Seiler, Axel Schlitt, Xian-Cheng Jiang, Christof Ulrich, Stefan Blankenberg, Karl J. Lackner, Matthias Girndt, Karl Werdan, Michael Buerke, Danilo Fliser, and Gunnar H. Heine
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein activity and cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease stage V
NDT Advance Access published on May 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn296
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Cristina Costa, Massimiliano Bergallo, Sara Astegiano, Maria Elena Terlizzi, Francesca Sidoti, Giuseppe P. Segoloni, and Rossana Cavallo
Monitoring of BK virus replication in the first year following renal transplantation
NDT Advance Access published on May 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn289
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Bruce Mackinnon, Emily Fraser, Keith Simpson, Jonathan G. Fox, and Colin Geddes
Is it necessary to stop antiplatelet agents before a native renal biopsy?
NDT Advance Access published on May 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn282
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Miguel Pérez-Fontán, Fernando Cordido, Ana Rodríguez-Carmona, Manuel Penín, Helena Díaz-Cambre, Andrés López-Muñiz, Susana Sangiao-Alvarellos, and Jesús García-Buela
Short-term regulation of peptide YY secretion by a mixed meal or peritoneal glucose-based dialysate in patients with chronic renal failure
NDT Advance Access published on May 23, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn297
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Saskia F. Heeringa, Christopher N. Vlangos, Gil Chernin, Bernward Hinkes, Rasheed Gbadegesin, Jinhong Liu, Bethan E. Hoskins, Fatih Ozaltin, Friedhelm Hildebrandt, and Members of the APN Study Group
Thirteen novel NPHS1 mutations in a large cohort of children with congenital nephrotic syndrome
NDT Advance Access published on May 23, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn271
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Peng Lu, Sandor Boros, Qing Chang, René J. Bindels, and Joost G. Hoenderop
The β-glucuronidase klotho exclusively activates the epithelial Ca2+ channels TRPV5 and TRPV6
NDT Advance Access published on May 21, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn291
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Stephen D. Marks, Sue J. Williams, Kjell Tullus, and Neil J. Sebire
Glomerular expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 is predictive of poor renal prognosis in paediatric lupus nephritis
NDT Advance Access published on May 21, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn270
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Eva Maria Rüth, Katalin Dittrich, Jörg Jüngert, Michael Uder, Wolfgang Rascher, and Jörg Dötsch
Successful interventional treatment of arteriovenous fistula after kidney biopsy in pediatric patients—a report of three cases
NDT Advance Access published on May 21, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn253
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Lars P. Kihm, Dennis Wibisono, Sandra Müller-Krebs, Friederike Pfisterer, Christian Morath, Marie L. Gross, Michael Morcos, Yuri Seregin, Angelika Bierhaus, Peter P. Nawroth, Martin Zeier, and Vedat Schwenger
RAGE expression in the human peritoneal membrane
NDT Advance Access published on May 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn272
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Gábor Speer, Bertalan Cs. Fekete, Taha El Hadj Othmane, Tamás Szabó, József Egresits, Erzsébet Fodor, István Kiss, Alexander G. Logan, János Nemcsik, András Szabó, Zsófia K. Németh, Miklós Szathmári, and András Tislér
Serum osteoprotegerin level, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and cardiovascular survival in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on May 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn242
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Chia-Chao Wu, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Jin-Shuen Chen, Hsin-Yi Hsieh, Shih-Hua Lin, Pauling Chu, Jia-Yi Wang, Huey-Kang Sytwu, and Yuh-Feng Lin
HO-1 induction ameliorates experimental murine membranous nephropathy: anti-oxidative, anti-apoptotic and immunomodulatory effects
NDT Advance Access published on May 12, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn247
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Núria Lloberas, Joan Torras, Gabriela Alperovich, Josep M. Cruzado, Pepita Giménez-Bonafé, Immaculada Herrero-Fresneda, Marcel·la Franquesa, Inés Rama, and Josep M. Grinyó
Different renal toxicity profiles in the association of cyclosporine and tacrolimus with sirolimus in rats
NDT Advance Access published on May 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn223
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Helga Stopper, Anna-Teresa Treutlein, Udo Bahner, Nicole Schupp, Ursula Schmid, Andreas Brink, Alessandra Perna, and August Heidland
Reduction of the genomic damage level in haemodialysis patients by  folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation
NDT Advance Access published on May 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn254
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Joyce Geelen, Federica Valsecchi, Thea van der Velden, Lambertus van den Heuvel, Leo Monnens, and Marina Morigi
Shiga-toxin-induced firm adhesion of human leukocytes to endothelium is in part mediated by heparan sulfate
NDT Advance Access published on May 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn244
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Maria Heloisa Massola Shimizu, Alexandre Danilovic, Lucia Andrade, Rildo A. Volpini, Alexandre B. Libório, Talita R.C. Sanches, and Antonio Carlos Seguro
N-acetylcysteine protects against renal injury following bilateral ureteral obstruction
NDT Advance Access published on May 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn237
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Morten Baekken, Ingrid Os, Leiv Sandvik, and Olav Oektedalen
Microalbuminuria associated with indicators of inflammatory activity in an HIV-positive population
NDT Advance Access published on May 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn236
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Eva Riveira-Munoz, Olivier Devuyst, Hendrica Belge, Nikola Jeck, Laurence Strompf, Rosa Vargas-Poussou, Xavier Jeunemaître, Anne Blanchard, Nine V. Knoers, Martin Konrad, and Karin Dahan
Evaluating PVALB as a candidate gene for SLC12A3-negative cases of Gitelman's syndrome
NDT Advance Access published on May 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn229
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