Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Nitric oxide triggers the expression of proinflammatory and protective gene products in mesangial cells and the inflamed glomerulus
pp. 347-348(2)

Statins and angiotensin II-induced vascular injury
pp. 349-353(5)
Authors: Ralf Dechend; Dominik Müller; Jeun Koon Park; Anette Fiebeler; Hermann Haller

Managing big issues on lean evidence: treating obesity hypertension
pp. 353-355(3)
Author: Arya M. Sharma

Erythropoietin, tumours and the von Hippel–Lindau gene: towards identification of mechanisms and dysfunction of oxygen sensing
pp. 356-359(4)
Author: Michael S. Wiesener

Epoetin treatment: what are the arguments to expect a beneficial effect on renal disease progression?
pp. 359-362(4)
Authors: Jerome Rossert; William M. McClellan; Simon D. Roger

The inflammatory component in progressive renal disease—are interventions possible?
pp. 363-368(6)
Authors: Irene L. Noronha; Clarice K. Fujihara

Sexual hormone abnormalities in male patients with renal failure
pp. 368-371(4)
Authors: Alice Schmidt; Anton Luger

Late referral: loss of chance for the patient, loss of money for society
pp. 371-375(5)

The anastomosis of the arteriovenous fistula—common errors and their avoidance
pp. 376-379(4)

Guidelines by an ad hoc European committee on adequacy of the paediatric peritoneal dialysis prescription
pp. 380-385(6)
Authors: Michel Fischbach; Constantinos J. Stefanidis; Alan R. Watson

Influence of high glucose concentrations on the expression of glycosaminoglycans and N-deacetylase/N-sulphotransferase mRNA in cultured skin fibroblasts from diabetic patients with or without nephropathy
pp. 386-391(6)
Authors: Benito Yard; Yuxi Feng; Hanno Keller; Christa Mall

Mechanism of vascular smooth muscle cells activation by hydrogen peroxide: role of phospholipase C gamma
pp. 392-398(7)
Authors: Francisco R. González-Pacheco; Carlos Caramelo; Maria Ángeles Castilla; Juan J. P. Deudero; Javier Arias; Susana Yagüe; Sonsoles Jiménez; Rafael Bragado

Administration of FR167653, a new anti-inflammatory compound, prevents renal ischaemia/reperfusion injury in mice
pp. 399-407(9)
Authors: Kengo Furuichi; Takashi Wada; Yasunori Iwata; Norihiko Sakai; Keiichi Yoshimoto; Ken-ichi Kobayashi; Naofumi Mukaida; Kouji Matsushima

Progression rate of Chinese herb nephropathy: impact of Aristolochia fangchi ingested dose
pp. 408-412(5)
Authors: Marie-Carmen Muniz Martinez; Joëlle Nortier; Pierre Vereerstraeten

Free amino acids in plasma, red blood cells, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and muscle in normal and uraemic children
pp. 413-421(9)
Authors: Alberto Canepa; José Carolino Divino Filho; Alberto Gutierrez; Alba Carrea; Ann-Marie Forsberg; Eva Nilsson; Enrico Verrina; Francesco Perfumo

Convective and diffusive losses of vitamin C during haemodiafiltration session: a contributive factor to oxidative stress in haemodialysis patients
pp. 422-427(6)
Authors: Marion Morena; Jean-Paul Cristol; Jean-Yves Bosc; Ciro Tetta; Gilles Forret; Claude-Louis Leger; Cécile Delcourt; Laure Papoz; Bernard Descomps

The effect of LPS, uraemia, and haemodialysis membrane exposure on CD14 expression in mononuclear cells and its relation to apoptosis
pp. 428-434(7)
Authors: Julia Carracedo; Rafael Ramírez; Alejandro Martin-Malo; Mariano Rodríguez

Circulating levels of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and MCP-1 are increased in haemodialysis patients: association with inflammation, dyslipidaemia, and vascular events
pp. 435-441(7)
Authors: Aikaterini Papayianni; Efstathios Alexopoulos; Panagiotis Giamalis; Lazaros Gionanlis; Anna-Maria Belechri; Paraschos Koukoudis

Muscle mass index in haemodialysis patients: a comparison of indices obtained by routine clinical examinations
pp. 442-448(7)
Authors: Yukiko Kaizu; Sakae Ohkawa

Fluoride and strontium accumulation in bone does not correlate with osteoid tissue in dialysis patients
pp. 449-454(6)
Authors: Martine E. Cohen-Solal; Françoise Augry; Yves Mauras; Caroline Morieux; Pierre Allain

Hyperhomocysteinaemia, folate and vitamin B12 in unsupplemented haemodialysis patients: effect of oral therapy with folic acid and vitamin B12
pp. 455-461(7)
Authors: Stéphane Billion; Bruno Tribout; Estelle Cadet; Colette Queinnec; Jacques Rochette; Pascal Wheatley

Detection of microemboli in the subclavian vein of patients undergoing haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration using pulsed Doppler ultrasound
pp. 462-466(5)
Authors: Dirk W. Droste; Karsten Kühne; Roland M. Schaefer

Percutaneous thrombolysis of thrombosed haemodialysis access grafts: comparison of three mechanical devices
pp. 467-473(7)
Authors: Henk F. M. Smits; Johannes H. M. Smits; Aloys F. J. Wüst; Erik Buskens

Attitudes of British Isles nephrologists towards dialysis modality selection: a questionnaire study
pp. 474-477(4)
Authors: Sarbjit Vanita Jassal; Ganesh Krishna; Netar P. Mallick

Expression of nephrin in acquired human glomerular disease
pp. 478-484(7)
Authors: Wooseong Huh; Dae Joong Kim; Mi-Kyung Kim; Yoon Goo Kim; Ha-Young Oh; Vesa Ruotsalainen

Soluble Fas is a marker of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in haemodialysis patients
pp. 485-491(7)
Authors: Mélanie Masse; Marie-Josée Hébert; Stéphan Troyanov; Normand Vigneault; Isabelle Sirois

An unusual evolution of the systemic capillary leak syndrome
pp. 492-494(3)
Authors: Cécile Vigneau; Jean-Philippe Haymann; Noujoud Khoury; Jean-Daniel Sraer

Mycoplasma hominis infection in renal transplantation
pp. 495-496(2)
Authors: Myriam Pastural; Vincent Audard; Marie-Pierre Bralet; Philippe Rémy; Laurent Salomon; Jacques Tankovic; Christian Brun Buisson

A fatal case of bowel and cardiac involvement in Henoch–Schönlein purpura
pp. 497-499(3)
Authors: Paul Carmichael; Elizabeth Brun; Satish Jayawardene; Amino Abdulkadir

Dialysis-associated acquired cystic kidney disease imitating autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in a patient receiving long-term peritoneal dialysis
pp. 500-503(4)
Authors: Daniel Neureiter; Helga Frank; Ulrich Kunzendorf; Rüdiger Waldherr

Bone pain with scintigraphy suggestive of widespread metastases—do not forget phosphate
pp. 504-507(4)
Authors: Vincent M. Brandenburg; Markus Ketteler; Rolf D. Frank; Hans Schmitt; Jürgen Floege; Caroline M. Behler

A 67-year-old kidney transplant patient with headache of uncertain origin
pp. 508-510(3)
Authors: Maria E. Ostermann; Pranabh Gyawali; Susan A. Snowden; John B. Eastwood

Migration of intra-vascular metallic stent into pulmonary artery
pp. 511-511(1)
Authors: Ajay K. Sharma; Sanjay Sinha

Transplant-associated inflammatory breast disease
pp. 512-515(4)
Authors: Kevin S. Eardley; Davy Ip Min Wan; Mark E. Thomas; Arpan K. Banerjee; Miroslav Radojkovic

A particularly private pain
pp. 516-518(3)
Authors: Ursula Göbel; Ralph Kettritz; Wolfgang Schneider

Vascular access care and interventional radiology
pp. 519-520(2)

Lupus nephritis in the new millennium
pp. 519-519(1)

Dent's disease
pp. 520-521(2)
Authors: Martin Bald; Udo Vester

Bartter syndrome type 3: an unusual cause of nephrolithiasis
pp. 521-523(3)
Authors: Giacomo Colussi; Maria Elisabetta De Ferrari; Silvana Tedeschi; Silvia Prandoni; Marie Louise Syrén

Pulmonary hydatid disease associated with nephrotic syndrome in a paediatric patient
pp. 523-524(2)
Authors: Cansin Saçkesen; Halil Atasoy; Nural Kiper

Aristolochic acid as a causative factor in a case of Chinese herbal nephropathy
pp. 524-525(2)
Authors: Antonia J. Cronin; Geoffrey Maidment; Terry Cook; Geoffrey C. Kite; Monique S. J. Simmonds; Charles D. Pusey

Lupus nephritis: physicians' preparedness for communication of evidence-based therapy
pp. 525-526(2)

Renal function, proteinuria and ACE-inhibitor therapy as determinants of plasma levels of endothelial markers
pp. 526-528(3)
Authors: Beata Naumnik; Jacek Borawski; Krystyna Pawlak

Accumulation of taurine in patients with renal failure
pp. 528-529(2)
Authors: Mohamed E. Suliman; Peter Bárány; José C. Divino Filho; Bengt Lindholm

Can choice of dialyser membrane have a beneficial effect on HIV load in the HIV-infected dialysis patient?
pp. 529-530(2)
Authors: Donna Fontana; Ronald Schut

Should low-dose methotrexate therapy be prescribed to dialysis patients?
pp. 530-531(2)
Authors: Carlo Basile; Alessio Montanaro

Pharmacokinetics and dosage adjustment of rifabutin in a haemodialysis patient
pp. 531-532(2)
Authors: Nader Bassilios; Vincent Launay-Vacher; Abdel-Aziz Hamani; Laurent Masias; Gilles Peytavin; Jean-Baptiste Fau

Heparin and dialysis: reasons to make a change?
pp. 531-532(2)
Authors: Decenzio M. Bonucchi; Gianni Cappelli

Intracerebral haemorrhage caused by cefazoline-induced hypoprothrombinaemia in a renal transplant recipient
pp. 532-533(2)
Author: Dirk R. J. Kuypers

Kidney donor evaluation with helical CT angiography
pp. 533-534(2)
Authors: Sydney Tang; Tak Mao Chan

Announcements
pp. 535-537(3)