Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

NDT contributes to a collection of 100 seminal papers published by Oxford University Press
pp. 2047-2048(2)
Authors: Wheeler, D. C.; Floege, J.; Lameire, N.

Costs and benefits of improving renal failure treatment—where do we go?
pp. 2049-2052(4)
Author: Jacobs, Claude

Salt—friend or foe?
pp. 2052-2056(5)
Author: Ritz, Eberhard

Intestinal bacterial microflora—a potential source of chronic inflammation in patients with chronic kidney disease
pp. 2057-2060(4)
Authors: Kotanko, Peter; Carter, Mary; Levin, Nathan W.

Nephrotoxicity of ciclosporin A: short-term gain, long-term pain?
pp. 2060-2063(4)
Authors: Chapman, Jeremy R.; Nankivell, Brian J.

Is liver analysis still required for the diagnosis of primary hyperoxaluria type 2?
pp. 2063-2064(2)
Author: Rumsby, Gill

Phosphate binders and management of hyperphosphataemia in end-stage renal disease
pp. 2065-2068(4)
Authors: Savica, Vincenzo; Calò, Lorenzo A.; Monardo, Pietro; Santoro, Domenico; Bellinghieri, Guido

Aquaporin-1—a water channel on the move *Comment on Saadoun S, Papadopoulos MC, Hara-Chikuma M, Verkman AS. Impairment of angiogenesis and cell migration by targeted aquaporin-1 gene disruption. Nature 2005; 434: 786-792
pp. 2069-2071(3)
Authors: Belge, Hendrica; Devuyst, Olivier

Haematopoietic stem cells—role of calcium-sensing receptor in bone marrow homing *Comment on Adams GB, Chabner KT, Alley IR et al. Stem cell engraftment at the endosteal niche is specified by the calcium-sensing receptor. Nature 2006; 439: 599-603
pp. 2072-2074(3)
Authors: Drüeke, Tilman Bernhard

Anti-RANKL therapy—implications for the bone-vascular-axis in CKD? Denosumab in post-menopausal women with low bone mineral density *Comment on McClung MR, Lewiecki EM, Cohen SB et al. Denosumab in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density. N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 821-831
pp. 2075-2077(3)
Authors: Westenfeld, Ralf; Ketteler, Markus; Brandenburg, Vincent M.

Haploinsufficiency of Pkd2 is associated with increased tubular cell proliferation and interstitial fibrosis in two murine Pkd2 models
pp. 2078-2084(7)
Authors: Chang, Ming Yang; Parker, Emma; Ibrahim, Salwa; Shortland, John R.; Nahas, Meguid El; Haylor, John L.; Ong, Albert C. M.

Protective role of l-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid in cisplatin-induced renal injury
pp. 2085-2095(11)
Authors: Lee, Sik; Moon, Sang-Ok; Sung, Mi Jeong; Kim, Duk Hoon; Kang, Kyung Pyo; Jang, Yong Bum; Lee, Jung Eun; Jang, Kyu Yun; Lee, Sang Yong; Park, Sung Kwang

Rosiglitazone ameliorates cisplatin-induced renal injury in mice
pp. 2096-2105(10)
Authors: Lee, Sik; Kim, Won; Sung, Mi Jeong; Kim, Duk Hoon; Kang, Kyung Pyo; Jang, Yong Bum; Lee, Jung Eun; Jang, Kyu Yun; Park, Sung Kwang

Endoglin regulates renal ischaemia-reperfusion injury
pp. 2106-2119(14)
Authors: Docherty, Neil G.; López-Novoa, José M.; Arevalo, Miguel; Düwel, Annette; Rodriguez-Peña, Ana; Pérez-Barriocanal, Fernando; Bernabeu, Carmelo; Eleno, Nélida

A randomized trial of saline hydration to prevent contrast nephropathy in chronic renal failure patients
pp. 2120-2126(7)
Authors: Dussol, Bertrand; Morange, Sophie; Loundoun, Anderson; Auquier, Pascal; Berland, Yvon

Hydrochlorothiazide in CLDN16 mutation
pp. 2127-2132(6)
Authors: Zimmermann, Bettina; Plank, Christian; Konrad, Martin; Stöhr, Wolfgang; Gravou-Apostolatou, Chara; Rascher, Wolfgang; Dötsch, Jörg

Decline in kidney function before and after nephrology referral and the effect on survival in moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease
pp. 2133-2143(11)
Authors: Jones, Chris; Roderick, Paul; Harris, Scott; Rogerson, Mary

Fetuin-A and kidney function in persons with coronary artery disease—data from the heart and soul study
pp. 2144-2151(8)
Authors: Ix, Joachim H.; Chertow, Glenn M.; Shlipak, Michael G.; Brandenburg, Vincent M.; Ketteler, Markus; Whooley, Mary A.

Are prediction equations for glomerular filtration rate useful for the long-term monitoring of type 2 diabetic patients?
pp. 2152-2158(7)
Authors: Fontseré, Néstor; Salinas, Isabel; Bonal, Jordi; Bayés, Beatriz; Riba, Joaquim; Torres, Ferran; Rios, Jose; Sanmartí, Ana; Romero, Ramón

Low birth weight does not increase the risk of nephropathy in Finnish type 1 diabetic patients
pp. 2159-2165(7)
Authors: Fagerudd, Johan; Forsblom, Carol; Pettersson-Fernholm, Kim; Saraheimo, Markku; Wadén, Johan; Rönnback, Mats; Rosengård-Bärlund, Milla; Björkesten, Clas-Göran af; Thorn, Lena; Wessman, Maija; on behalf of the FinnDiane Study Group,

Renal glucose excretion as a function of blood glucose concentration in subjects with type 2 diabetes—results of a hyperglycaemic glucose clamp study
pp. 2166-2171(6)
Authors: Rave, Klaus; Nosek, Leszek; Posner, John; Heise, Tim; Roggen, Kerstin; van Hoogdalem, Ewoud-Jan

Polynocturia in chronic kidney disease is related to natriuresis rather than to water diuresis
pp. 2172-2177(6)
Authors: Fukuda, Michio; Motokawa, Masahiro; Miyagi, Sota; Sengo, Kinya; Muramatsu, Wataru; Kato, Nobuo; Usami, Takeshi; Yoshida, Atsuhiro; Kimura, Genjiro

Geographic, ethnic, age-related and temporal variation in the incidence of end-stage renal disease in Europe, Canada and the Asia-Pacific region, 1998-2002
pp. 2178-2183(6)

Mortality risk factors in chronic haemodialysis patients with infective endocarditis
pp. 2184-2190(7)
Authors: Nori, Uday S.; Manoharan, Anup; Thornby, John I.; Yee, Jerry; Parasuraman, Ravi; Ramanathan, Venkataraman

Relation of haemofilter type to venous catheter resistance is crucial for filtration performance and haemocompatibility in CVVH—an in vitro study
pp. 2191-2201(11)
Authors: Unger, Juliane K.; Haltern, Claudia; Portz, Britta; Dohmen, Bernd; Gressner, Axel; Rossaint, Rolf

Racial disparities in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease among incident end-stage renal disease patients
pp. 2202-2209(8)
Authors: Volkova, Nataliya; McClellan, William; Soucie, J. Michael; Schoolwerth, Anton

Patients receiving maintenance dialysis have more severe functionally significant skeletal muscle wasting than patients with dialysis-independent chronic kidney disease
pp. 2210-2216(7)
Authors: McIntyre, Christopher W.; Selby, Nicholas M.; Sigrist, Mhairi; Pearce, Lyndsay E.; Mercer, Thomas H.; Naish, Patrick F.

Evolution of bone and plasma concentration of lanthanum in dialysis patients before, during 1 year of treatment with lanthanum carbonate and after 2 years of follow-up
pp. 2217-2224(8)
Authors: Spasovski, Goce B.; Sikole, Aleksandar; Gelev, Saso; Masin-Spasovska, Jelka; Freemont, Tony; Webster, Isabel; Gill, Maggie; Jones, Chris; De Broe, Marc E.; D'Haese, Patrick C.

Dialysis dose (Kt/V) and clearance variation sensitivity using measurement of ultraviolet-absorbance (on-line), blood urea, dialysate urea and ionic dialysance
pp. 2225-2231(7)
Authors: Uhlin, Fredrik; Fridolin, Ivo; Magnusson, Martin; Lindberg, Lars-Göran

High-efficiency short daily haemodialysis—morbidity and mortality rate in a long-term study
pp. 2232-2238(7)
Authors: Martins Castro, Manuel Carlos; Luders, Cláudio; Elias, Rosilene Motta; Abensur, Hugo; Romão Junior, João Egidio

Positive effect of dietary soy in ESRD patients with systemic inflammation—correlation between blood levels of the soy isoflavones and the acute-phase reactants
pp. 2239-2246(8)
Authors: Fanti, Paolo; Asmis, Reto; Stephenson, Tammy J.; Sawaya, B. Peter; Franke, Adrian A.

Catheter lock solutions influence staphylococcal biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces
pp. 2247-2255(9)
Authors: Shanks, Robert M. Q.; Sargent, Jennifer L.; Martinez, Raquel M.; Graber, Martha L.; O'Toole, George A.

Switching immunosuppression medications after renal transplantation—a common practice
pp. 2256-2262(7)
Authors: Meier-Kriesche, Herwig-Ulf; Chu, Alice H.; David, Kristin M.; Chi-Burris, Katherine; Steffen, Bettina J.

Risk factors for chronic transplant dysfunction and cardiovascular disease are related to accumulation of advanced glycation end-products in renal transplant recipients
pp. 2263-2269(7)
Authors: Hartog, Jasper W. L.; de Vries, Aiko P. J.; Bakker, Stephan J. L.; Graaff, Reindert; van Son, Willem J.; van der Heide, Jaap J. Homan; Gans, Reinold O. B.; Wolffenbuttel, Bruce H. R.; de Jong, Paul E.; Smit, Andries J.

Reduced graft function (with or without dialysis) vs immediate graft function—a comparison of long-term renal allograft survival
pp. 2270-2274(5)
Authors: Johnston, Olwyn; O'Kelly, Patrick; Spencer, Susan; Donohoe, John; Walshe, J. Joseph; Little, Dilly M.; Hickey, David; Conlon, Peter J.

Effects of bisphosphonates on bone loss in the first year after renal transplantation—a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
pp. 2275-2281(7)
Authors: Mitterbauer, Christa; Schwarz, Christoph; Haas, Martin; Oberbauer, Rainer

Renal transplant dysfunction—importance quantified in comparison with traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease and mortality
pp. 2282-2289(8)
Authors: Soveri, Inga; Holdaas, Hallvard; Jardine, Alan; Gimpelewicz, Claudio; Staffler, Beatrix; Fellström, Bengt

Bovine ureter graft for haemodialysis access surgery *This article was presented as an oral presentation in the 54th International Congress of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Athens, Greece, May 19-22, Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 4 (Suppl 1), May 2005.
pp. 2290-2291(2)
Authors: Emrecan, Bilgin; Yilik, Levent; Özbek, Cengiz; Gürbüz, Ali

Glyoxylate reductase activity in blood mononuclear cells and the diagnosis of primary hyperoxaluria type 2
pp. 2292-2295(4)
Authors: Knight, John; Holmes, Ross P.; Milliner, Dawn S.; Monico, Carla G.; Cramer, Scott D.

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in children using the AQUARIUS™
pp. 2296-2300(5)
Authors: Hothi, Daljit Kaur; St George-Hyslop, Cecilia; Geary, Denis; Bohn, Desmond; Harvey, Elizabeth

Stop codon at arginine 586 is the prevalent nephronopthisis type 1 mutation in Italy
pp. 2301-2303(3)
Authors: Caridi, Gianluca; Dagnino, Monica; Trivelli, Antonella; Emma, Francesco; Perfumo, Francesco; Ghiggeri, Gian Marco

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever presenting as thrombotic microangiopathy and acute renal failure
pp. 2304-2307(4)
Authors: Ardalan, Mohammed Reza; Shane Tubbs, R.; Chinikar, Sadegh; Shoja, Mohammadali Mohajel

Hypothalamic neurocysticercosis presenting with polyuria: a first report of an unusual manifestation
pp. 2308-2310(3)
Authors: Ruangkanchanasetr, Prajej; Bangchuad, Thananat; Sithinamsuwan, Pasiri; Benjasuratwong, Yupin; Chuankrerkkul, Warin; Ubolwatra, Suchinta; Supaporn, Thanom

Granulomatous interstitial nephritis treated with a tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitor
pp. 2311-2314(4)
Authors: Tomlinson, Laurie; Davies, Kevin; Wright, David A.; Holt, Stephen

Successful endovascular treatment of bilateral renal artery paradoxical embolus by a modified standard technique *The authors wish it to be known that, in their opinion, the first two authors contributed equally to this work.
pp. 2315-2317(3)
Authors: Goueffic, Yann; Carbajal, Roger; Burban, Marc; Blancho, Gilles

Carbimazole therapy in the setting of end-stage renal disease and haemodialysis
pp. 2318-2319(2)
Authors: Varughese, George I.; Tahrani, Abd A.; Smith, Jen L.; Clayton, Richard N.; Hanna, Fahmy W.

Rituximab induces regression of hepatitis C virus-related membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a renal allograft
pp. 2320-2324(5)
Authors: Bestard, Oriol; Cruzado, Josep M.; Ercilla, Guadalupe; Gomà, Montse; Torras, Joan; Serón, Daniel; Rama, Inés; Ibernon, Meritxell; Viñas, Odette; Carrera, Marta; Grinyó, Josep M.

Unclear fever 7 weeks after renal transplantation in a 56-year-old patient
pp. 2325-2327(3)
Authors: Guetgemann, Anne; Brandenburg, Vincent M.; Ketteler, Markus; Riehl, Jochen; Floege, Jürgen

A Friday afternoon case of apparent anti-glomerular basement nephritis
pp. 2328-2330(3)
Authors: Rüster, Michael; Kiehntopf, Michael; Gröne, Hermann-Josef; Wolf, Gunter

Back pain in chronic renal failure
pp. 2331-2332(2)
Authors: Bansal, Ravi; Tiwari, Suresh C.

A patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney and liver disease presenting with urinary tract infection…`Unable to see the wood for the trees'
pp. 2333-2334(2)
Authors: Wenzel, Ulrich; Janneck, Matthias; Weber, Christoph; Stahl, Rolf A. K.; Brenner, Winfried

Juvenile nephronophtisis, short stature, partial adontia and skeletal abnormalities—a new syndromic association
pp. 2335-2336(2)
Authors: Sikora, Przemysław; Majewski, Marek; Kandzierski, Grzegorz; Zajączkowska, Małgorzata; Borzęcka, Halina; Korolczuk, Agnieszka; Kozlowski, Kazimierz

Changing mizoribine administration from three divided doses to one single dose induced remission of relapsed membranous nephropathy
pp. 2337-2338(2)
Authors: Nishioka, Yoshiaki; Horita, Yoshio; Tadokoro, Masato; Taura, Koichi; Suyama, Naofumi; Miyazaki, Masanobu; Harada, Takashi; Kohno, Shigeru

Oestroprogestagens and severe acute pyelonephritis: a casual or causal association?
pp. 2337-2337(1)
Authors: Piccoli, Giorgina Barbara; Colla, Loredana; Mezza, Elisabetta; Burdese, Manuel; Cammarota, Teresa; Piccoli, Giuseppe

Henoch-Schönlein purpura associated with propylthiouracil overdose
pp. 2338-2339(2)
Authors: Lee, Jung Eun; Jeon, Chan Hong; Chang, Dong Kyung; Lee, Myung-Shik; Oh, Ha Young

Ciprofloxacin crystal nephropathy—a `new' cause of acute renal failure
pp. 2339-2340(2)
Authors: Sedlacek, Martin; Suriawinata, Arief A.; Schoolwerth, Anton; Remillard, Brian D.

The search for a link between inflammation and hypertension—contribution from Bartter's/Gitelman's syndromes
pp. 2340-2342(3)
Authors: Pagnin, Elisa; Davis, Paul A.; Semplicini, Andrea; Calò, Lorenzo A.

Tubulointerstitial disease and ulcerative colitis
pp. 2340-2340(1)
Authors: Khosroshahi, Hamid T.; Shoja, Mohammadali Mohajel

Cockroft-Gault or abbreviated-MDRD equations—which `weighs' more in cardiovascular risk?
pp. 2342-2343(2)
Authors: Rodrigo, Pilar; Andrés, María Rosa

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pp. 2344-2345(2)