Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk: an update on what is going on in cardiology
pp. 1039-1041(3)
Author: Wolfgang Koenig

Update on interleukin-6 and its role in chronic renal failure
pp. 1042-1045(4)
Authors: Roberto Pecoits-Filho; Bengt Lindholm; Jonas Axelsson; Peter Stenvinkel

Surgical alternatives to central venous catheters in chronic renal replacement therapy
pp. 1045-1051(7)
Author: Volker Mickley

Skin cancers after transplantation
pp. 1052-1058(7)
Author: Brigitte Dreno

Reflections on the HEMO study: the American viewpoint
pp. 1059-1060(2)
Authors: Nathan Levin; Roger Greenwood

Dose of dialysis, convection and haemodialysis patients outcome—what the HEMO study doesn't tell us: the European viewpoint
pp. 1061-1065(5)
Author: Francesco Locatelli

Renal replacement therapy in Hungary: the decade of transition
pp. 1066-1071(6)
Authors: Zsolt Mogyorosy; Istvan Mucsi; Laszlo Rosivall

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
pp. 1072-1078(7)
Authors: Jaimar Rincon; Ninoska T. Viera; Maritza J. Romero; Jesus A. Mosquera

Uraemic medium accelerates proliferation but does not induce apoptosis of endothelial cells in culture
pp. 1079-1085(7)
Authors: Mireia Serradell; Maribel Díaz-Ricart; Aleix Cases; Jordi Petriz; Antonio Ordinas; Ginés Escolar

Different effects of amino acid-based and glucose-based dialysate from peritoneal dialysis patients on mesothelial cell ultrastructure and function
pp. 1086-1094(9)
Authors: Tak-Mao Chan; Jack Kok-Hung Leung; Yuling Sun; Kar-Neng Lai; Ryan Chi-Wai Tsang; Susan Yung

Diversity in rat tissue accumulation of vitamin B₁₂ supports a distinct role for the kidney in vitamin B₁₂ homeostasis
pp. 1095-1100(6)
Authors: Henrik Birn; Ebba Nexø; Erik Ilsø Christensen; Rikke Nielsen

Dynamics of secretion and metabolism of PTH during hypo- and hypercalcaemia in the dog as determined by the ‘intact’ and ‘whole’ PTH assays
pp. 1101-1107(7)
Authors: Jose C. Estepa; Ignacio Lopez; Arnold J. Felsenfeld; Ping Gao; Tom Cantor; Mariano Rodríguez; Escolastico Aguilera-Tejero

Tonsillar IgA1 as a possible source of hypoglycosylated IgA1 in the serum of IgA nephropathy patients
pp. 1108-1114(7)
Authors: Akihiko Itoh; Hitoo Iwase; Toru Takatani; Ikuko Nakamura; Miyuki Hayashi; Kazuhito Oba; Yoshiyuki Hiki; Yutaka Kobayashi; Makito Okamoto

Effect of losartan and amlodipine on proteinuria and transforming growth factor-1 in patients with IgA nephropathy
pp. 1115-1121(7)
Authors: Hyeong Cheon Park; Zhong Gao Xu; Sorae Choi; Young Suck Goo; Shin Wook Kang; Kyu Hun Choi; Sung Kyu Ha; Ho Yung Lee; Dae Suk Han

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
pp. 1122-1127(6)
Authors: Oliver Gross; Kai-Olaf Netzer; Romy Lambrecht; Stefan Seibold; Manfred Weber

A retrospective 5-year study in Moldova of acute renal failure due to leptospirosis: 58 cases and a review of the literature
pp. 1128-1134(7)
Authors: Adrian Covic; David J. A. Goldsmith; Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir; Anca Seica; Maria Covic

High serum concentrations of the acyclovir main metabolite 9-carboxymethoxymethylguanine in renal failure patients with acyclovir-related neuropsychiatric side effects: an observational study
pp. 1135-1141(7)
Authors: Anders Helldén; Ingegerd Odar-Cederlöf; Per Diener; Lisbeth Barkholt; Charlotte Medin; Jan-Olof Svensson; Juliette Säwe; Lars Ståhle

PAI-1 4G/5G and ACE I/D gene polymorphisms and the occurrence of myocardial infarction in patients on intermittent dialysis
pp. 1142-1146(5)
Authors: Filippo Aucella; Maurizio Margaglione; Mimmo Vigilante; Giuseppe Gatta; Elvira Grandone; Mauro Forcella; Maria Ktena; Alva De Min; Giovanna Salatino; Deni Aldo Procaccini; Carmine Stallone

Prevalence of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis in patients starting dialysis
pp. 1147-1151(5)
Authors: Jacobine M. A. van Ampting; Erik L. Penne; Frederik J. A. Beek; Hein A. Koomans; Walther H. Boer; Jaap J. Beutler

Assessment of vascular calcification in ESRD patients using spiral CT
pp. 1152-1158(7)
Authors: Sharon M. Moe; Kalisha D. O'Neill; Naomi Fineberg; Scott Persohn; Sadiq Ahmed; Patrick Garrett; Cristopher A. Meyer

Spectrum of renal bone disease in end-stage renal failure patients not yet on dialysis
pp. 1159-1166(8)
Authors: Goce B. Spasovski; An R. J. Bervoets; Geert J. S. Behets; Ninoslav Ivanovski; Aleksander Sikole; Geert Dams; Marie-M. Couttenye; Marc E. De Broe; Patrick C. D'Haese

White blood cells as a novel mortality predictor in haemodialysis patients
pp. 1167-1173(7)
Authors: Donal N. Reddan; Preston S. Klassen; Lynda A. Szczech; Joseph A. Coladonato; Susan O'Shea; William F. Owen Jr; Edmund G. Lowrie

Reducing vascular access morbidity: a comparative trial of two vascular access monitoring strategies
pp. 1174-1180(7)
Authors: Charmaine E. Lok; Cynthia Bhola; Ruth Croxford; Robert M.A. Richardson

Patterns of CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio in dialysis effluents predict the long-term outcome of peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis
pp. 1181-1189(9)
Authors: Hsin-Hui Wang; Ching-Yuang Lin; Tung-Po Huang

Incidence of polyomavirus-nephropathy in renal allografts: influence of modern immunosuppressive drugs
pp. 1190-1196(7)
Authors: Michael Mengel; Magali Marwedel; Jörg Radermacher; Gabriele Eden; Anke Schwarz; Hermann Haller; Hans Kreipe

Mycophenolate mofetil is associated with less death with function than azathioprine in cadaveric renal transplantation
pp. 1197-1200(4)
Authors: Mark A. Schnitzler; Karen E. Craig; Karen E. Hardinger; Jeffrey A. Lowell; Daniel C. Brennan

A compartmental pharmacokinetic model of cyclosporin and its predictive performance after Bayesian estimation in kidney and simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplant recipients
pp. 1201-1208(8)
Authors: Serge C. L. M. Cremers; Eduard M. Scholten; Rik C. Schoemaker; Eef G. W. M. Lentjes; Pieter Vermeij; Leendert C. Paul; Jan den Hartigh; Johan W. de Fijter

Predictors of serum creatinine in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional analysis
pp. 1209-1213(5)
Authors: Luigi Vernaglione; Anna Lisa Marangi; Claudio Cristofano; Rosa Giordano; Stefano Chimienti; Carlo Basile

Symptomatic lactic acidosis due to relapse of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in the kidney
pp. 1214-1216(3)
Authors: Bart De Keulenaer; Steven Van Outryve; Adelard De Backer; Lode Van Overbeke; Ronny Daelemans; Erik Van Marck; Dirk Schepens; Dianne Stephens

Solving electrolyte disturbances with the Ehrlich reagent
pp. 1217-1219(3)
Authors: Adrian Schreiber; Saban Elitok; Ralph Kettritz

A young patient with unexplained acute hepatorenal dysfunction
pp. 1220-1222(3)
Authors: Sofie Jamar; Pieter Evenepoel; Dirk Kuypers; Bart Maes; Yves Vanrenterghem

Painful haematuria following central venous catheter infection
pp. 1223-1225(3)
Authors: Cheng-Hung Huang; Szu-Chun Hung; Sze-Hung Hung

Fistulizing TB peritonitis during CAPD (Section Editor: G. H. Neild)
pp. 1226-1227(2)
Authors: Szu-Chun Hung; Wu-Chang Yang; Der-Cherng Tarng

Initiation of dialysis: is the problem solved by NECOSAD?
pp. 1228-1229(2)
Authors: Johanna C. Korevaar; Friedo W. Dekker; Raymond T. Krediet

Reply
pp. 1229-1230(2)
Authors: Norbert Lameire; Raymond Vanholder; Wim Van Biesen

Pitfalls of the glucose pump test for access flow measurements
pp. 1230-1231(2)
Author: Nikolai Krivitski

Reply
pp. 1231-1231(1)
Authors: Alberto Magnasco; Sandro Alloatti

Reply
pp. 1232-a-1232(1)
Authors: Raymond Azar; Laurence Hogede; Valerie Carru

Reply
pp. 1232-b-1233(2)
Authors: Michael J. Hausmann; Noah Liel-Cohen

Aldactone therapy in a peritoneal dialysis patient
pp. 1232-1232(1)
Authors: Sean Fenwick; Gordon M. Bell

Mycophenolate mofetil in treatment of idiopathic stages III–IV membranous nephropathy
pp. 1233-1234(2)
Authors: Momir Polenakovic; Ladislava Grcevska; Sonja Dzikova

About the pleiotropic effects of statins in human
pp. 1234-1234(1)
Authors: Giancarlo Tonolo; Patrizia Brizzi; Maria Grazia Melis; Giannina Secchi; Mario Maioli

Acute renal failure in severe leptospirosis
pp. 1235-a-1236(2)
Authors: Ramón Peces

Severe rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure due to multiple wasp stings
pp. 1235-1235(1)
Authors: Young Ok Kim; Sun Ae Yoon; Ki Jo Kim; Byung Oh Lee; Byung Soo Kim; Yoon Sik Chang; Byung Kee Bang

The living kidney donor: giving life, avoiding harm
pp. 1236-1236(1)
Author: Colm C. Magee

Announcements
pp. 1237-1239(3)