Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Cell therapy for renal regeneration—time for some joined-up thinking?
pp. 3349-3353(5)
Authors: Poulsom, Richard; Prodromidi, Evangelia I.; Pusey, Charles D.; Cook, H. Terence

Beyond phosphate—role of uraemic toxins in cardiovascular calcification
pp. 3354-3357(4)
Authors: Nikolov, Igor; Joki, Nobuhiko; Drüeke, Tilman; Massy, Ziad

IgA nephritis: ACE inhibitors, steroids, both or neither?
pp. 3357-3361(5)
Authors: Locatelli, Francesco; Pozzi, Claudio; Andrulli, Simeone

Trials and trade-offs in haemodialysis vascular access monitoring
pp. 3362-3363(2)
Authors: Ikizler, Talat Alp; Himmelfarb, Jonathan

Current recommendations for diagnosis and management of polyoma BK virus nephropathy in renal transplant recipients
pp. 3364-3367(4)
Authors: Blanckaert, Katrien; De Vriese, An S.

Renal fibrosis and the origin of the renal fibroblast
pp. 3368-3370(3)
Authors: Strutz, Frank; Müller, Gerhard A.

Complement-ary matching: a definite maybe*Comment on Brown KM, Kondeatis E, Vaughan R et al. Influence of Donor C3 allotype on late renal-transplantation outcome. N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 2014-2024
pp. 3371-3373(3)
Author: Dragun, Duska

Compliments from complement: a fourth pathway of complement activation?
pp. 3374-3376(3)
Authors: Daha, Mohamed R.; van Kooten, Cees; Roos, Anja

Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate exerts anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in renal cell carcinoma cell lines
pp. 3377-3388(12)
Authors: Morais, Christudas; Pat, Betty; Gobe, Glenda; Johnson, David W.; Healy, Helen

Urinary biochemistry in experimental septic acute renal failure
pp. 3389-3397(9)
Authors: Langenberg, Christoph; Wan, Li; Bagshaw, Sean M.; Egi, Moritoki; May, Clive N.; Bellomo, Rinaldo

Strain susceptibility to active induction and passive transfer of experimental autoimmune glomerulonephritis in the rat
pp. 3398-3408(11)
Authors: Reynolds, John; Albouainain, Amina; Duda, Mark Anthony; Evans, David John; Pusey, Charles Dickson

Differential regulation of l-arginine transporters (cationic amino acid transporter-1 and -2) by peroxynitrite in rat mesangial cells
pp. 3409-3414(6)
Authors: Schwartz, Idit Feenberg; Chernichovsky, Tamara; Hagin, David; Ingbir, Meirav; Reshef, Ran; Chernin, Gil; Levo, Yoram; Schwartz, Doron

Mutation analyses of Uroplakin II in children with renal tract malformations
pp. 3415-3421(7)
Authors: Jenkins, Dagan; Bitner-Glindzicz, Maria; Malcolm, Sue; Allison, Jennifer; de Bruyn, Rose; Flanagan, Sarah; Thomas, David F. M.; Belk, Rachel A.; Feather, Sally A.; Bingham, Coralie; Southgate, Jennifer; Woolf, Adrian S.

Kidney growth in small-for-gestational-age infants: evidence of early accelerated renal growth
pp. 3422-3427(6)
Authors: Giapros, Vasileios; Drougia, Aikaterini; Hotoura, Efthalia; Papadopoulou, Frederica; Argyropoulou, Maria; Andronikou, Styliani

Urinary tumour necrosis factor-α excretion independently correlates with clinical markers of glomerular and tubulointerstitial injury in type 2 diabetic patients
pp. 3428-3434(7)
Authors: Navarro, Juan F.; Mora, Carmen; Muros, Mercedes; García, Javier

High glucose increases the expression of Cbfa1 and BMP-2 and enhances the calcification of vascular smooth muscle cells
pp. 3435-3442(8)
Authors: Chen, Neal X.; Duan, Danxia; O'Neill, Kalisha D.; Moe, Sharon M.

Low albumin levels increase endothelial NO production and decrease vascular NO sensitivity
pp. 3443-3449(7)
Authors: Bevers, Lonneke M.; van Faassen, Ernst E.; Vuong, Thi Danh; Ni, Zhenmin; Boer, Peter; Koomans, Hein A.; Braam, Branko; Vaziri, Nosratola D.; Joles, Jaap A.

Tissue factor and its inhibitor in human non-crescentic glomerulonephritis—immunostaining vs plasma and urinary levels
pp. 3450-3457(8)
Authors: Naumnik, Beata; Borawski, Jacek; Chyczewski, Lech; Pawlak, Krystyna; Mysliwiec, Michal

Predictors of worsening renal function in adult patients with congestive heart failure receiving recombinant human B-type brain natriuretic peptide (nesiritide)
pp. 3458-3465(8)
Authors: Iglesias, Jose; Hom, Deborah; Antoniotti, Maria; Ayoub, Sammy; Levine, Jerrold S.

Histological differences in new-onset IgA nephropathy between children and adults
pp. 3466-3474(9)
Authors: Ikezumi, Yohei; Suzuki, Toshiaki; Imai, Naofumi; Ueno, Mitsuhiro; Narita, Ichiei; Kawachi, Hiroshi; Shimizu, Fujio; Nikolic-Paterson, David J.; Uchiyama, Makoto

Steroid pulse therapy impaired endothelial function while increasing plasma high molecule adiponectin concentration in patients with IgA nephropathy
pp. 3475-3480(6)
Authors: Uchida, Haruhito Adam; Nakamura, Yoshio; Kaihara, Masanobu; Norii, Hisanao; Hanayama, Yoshihisa; Sugiyama, Hitoshi; Maeshima, Yohei; Yamasaki, Yasushi; Makino, Hirofumi

Bioelectrical impedance can be used to predict muscle mass and hence improve estimation of glomerular filtration rate in non-diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease
pp. 3481-3487(7)
Authors: Macdonald, Jamie H.; Marcora, Samuele M.; Jibani, Mahdi; Roberts, Gareth; Kumwenda, Mick John; Glover, Ruth; Barron, Jeffrey; Lemmey, Andrew Bruce

The relationship between estimated glomerular filtration rate, demographic and anthropometric variables is mediated by muscle mass in non-diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease
pp. 3488-3494(7)
Authors: Macdonald, Jamie Hugo; Marcora, Samuele Maria; Kumwenda, Mick John; Jibani, Mahdi; Roberts, Gareth; Glover, Ruth; Barron, Jeffrey; Lemmey, Andrew Bruce

Pruritus in haemodialysis patients: international results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)
pp. 3495-3505(11)
Authors: Pisoni, Ronald L.; Wikström, Björn; Elder, Stacey J.; Akizawa, Tadao; Asano, Yashushi; Keen, Marcia L.; Saran, Rajiv; Mendelssohn, David C.; Young, Eric W.; Port, Friedrich K.

Long-term survival rates in haemodialysis patients treated with strict volume control
pp. 3506-3513(8)
Authors: Ozkahya, Mehmet; Ok, Ercan; Toz, Huseyin; Asci, Gulay; Duman, Soner; Basci, Ali; Kose, Timur; Dorhout Mees, E. J.

Impact of a quality improvement programme based on vascular access flow monitoring on costs, access occlusion and access failure
pp. 3514-3519(6)
Authors: Wijnen, Edwin; Planken, Nils; Keuter, Xavier; Kooman, Jeroen P.; Tordoir, Jan H. M.; de Haan, Michiel W.; Leunissen, Karel M. L.; van der Sande, Frank

Increased injection pain with darbepoetin-α compared to epoetin-β in paediatric dialysis patients
pp. 3520-3524(5)
Authors: Schmitt, Claus Peter; Nau, Barbara; Brummer, Christiane; Rosenkranz, Joachim; Schaefer, Franz

Peripheral arterial disease in patients with stages IV and V chronic renal failure
pp. 3525-3531(7)
Authors: Guerrero, Angeles; Montes, Rafael; Muñoz-Terol, José; Gil-Peralta, Alberto; Toro, Javier; Naranjo, Macarena; González-Pérez, Paloma; Martín-Herrera, Carmen; Ruiz-Fernández, Ana

Effect of dialysis membrane biocompatibility on polymorphonuclear granulocyte activity in dialysis patients*This study was presented in part at the ASN meeting, October 27-November 1 2004, St Louis, MO, USA.
pp. 3532-3538(7)
Authors: Banche, Giuliana; Allizond, Valeria; Giacchino, Franca; Mandras, Narcisa; Roana, Janira; Bonello, Franco; Belardi, Paola; Tullio, Vivian; Merlino, Chiara; Carlone, Nicola; Cuffini, Anna Maria

Effect of peritoneal dialysis on renal morphology and function
pp. 3539-3544(6)
Authors: Bręborowicz, Andrzej; Pawlaczyk, Krzysztof; Połubinska, Alicja; Górna, Kinga; Wieslander, Anders; Carlsson, Ola; Tam, Paul; Wu, George

Streptococcal PD peritonitis—a 10-year review of one centre's experience
pp. 3545-3549(5)
Authors: Shukla, Ashutosh; Abreu, Zita; Bargman, Joanne M.

Does angiotensin blockade influence graft outcome in renal transplant recipients with IgA nephropathy?
pp. 3550-3554(5)
Authors: Courtney, Aisling E.; McNamee, Peter T.; Nelson, William E.; Maxwell, Alexander Peter

Thrombophilia and avascular necrosis of femoral head in kidney allograft recipients
pp. 3555-3558(4)
Authors: Ekmekci, Yakup; Keven, Kenan; Akar, Nejat; Egin, Yonca; Sengul, Sule; Kutlay, Sim; Erturk, Sehsuvar; Erbay, Bulent

A prospective study of anaemia and long-term outcomes in kidney transplant recipients
pp. 3559-3566(8)
Authors: Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C.; Chandraker, Anil; Alan Brookhart, M.; Kramar, Reinhard; Sunder-Plassmann, Gere

Intra-abdominal hypertension is an under-appreciated cause of acute renal failure
pp. 3567-3570(4)
Authors: Shibagaki, Yugo; Tai, Cynthia; Nayak, Alice; Wahba, Ihab

Idiopathic nodular glomerulosclerosis in a non-diabetic hypertensive smoker—case report and review of literature
pp. 3571-3575(5)
Authors: Kuppachi, Sarat; Idris, Naqi; Chander, Praveen N.; Yoo, Jinil

Duodenal diverticulosis in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
pp. 3576-3578(3)
Authors: Kumar, Sumedha; Adeva, Magdalena; King, Bernard F.; Kamath, Patrick S.; Torres, Vicente E.

Gross proteinuria post transplant in a child with nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type—mechanical vs immunological pathogenesis
pp. 3579-3582(4)
Authors: Lorton, Fleur; Raynot, Jérémy; Letavernier, Béatrice; Isapof, Arnaud; Debiec, Hanna; Pressac, Monique; Deschênes, Georges; Lenoir, Marion; Ross-Cerdan, Laurence; Grapin, Christine; Bensman, Albert; Ulinski, Tim

Renal allograft failure related to a lower extremity vascular access—a case report
pp. 3583-3584(2)
Authors: Willems, Martine C. M.; Ernest van Heurn, L. W.; Schurink, Geert W.; van der Sande, Frank M.; Tordoir, Jan H. M.

A case of successful double sequential bone marrow and kidney transplantations in a patient with multiple myeloma
pp. 3585-3588(4)
Authors: Khoriaty, Rami; Otrock, Zaher K.; Medawar, Walid A.; Khauli, Raja B.; Bazarbachi, Ali

Light chain tubulopathy without Fanconi syndrome
pp. 3589-3590(2)
Authors: Said, Samar M.; Assaad, Adel M.; Cerda, Jorge; Nasr, Samih H.

A renal transplant recipient with multiple facial nodules
pp. 3591-3592(2)
Authors: Yeung, Chi-Keung; Tse, Kai-Chung; Lam, Man-Fai; Chan, Tak-Mao; Lai, Kar-Neng

An unusual cause of ureteral obstruction in a renal allograft
pp. 3593-3594(2)
Authors: Smets, Sven; Oyen, Raymond; Coosemans, Willy; Kuypers, Dirk R. J.

Median nerve dysfunction from anastomotic calcified aneurysm of a Cimino-Brescia fistula in a long-term dialysis patient
pp. 3595-3596(2)
Authors: Zerbi, Simona; Cozzi, Giorgio; Pedrini, Luciano A.

`Vas-Peritonitis'—Stephen Vas: A Pioneer in CAPD Peritonitis, 1926-2006
pp. 3597-3598(2)
Author: Oreopoulos, Dimitrios

Nephrology, Hypertension, Dialysis, Transplantation
pp. 3599-3599(1)
Author: Jacobs, C.

Anticoagulation in haemodialysis
pp. 3600-3601(2)
Authors: Chanard, Jacques; Lavaud, Sylvie; Rieu, Philippe

Kidney biopsy in myeloma
pp. 3601-3602(2)
Author: Magee, Colm C.

Reply
pp. 3601-3601(1)
Authors: Frank, Rolf Dario; Floege, Juergen

Markers of bone turnover in haemodialysis patients
pp. 3602-3603(2)
Author: Grzegorzewska, Alicja E.

Reply
pp. 3602-3602(1)
Authors: Haubitz, Marion; Peest, Dietrich

Dermal and extra-dermal manifestations of gadolinium-triggered nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy
pp. 3604-3604(1)
Authors: Stöllberger, Claudia; Finsterer, Josef

Reply
pp. 3604-3605(2)
Author: Grobner, Thomas

Reply
pp. 3604-3604(1)
Authors: Albalate, Marta; Caramelo, Carlos

Pulse wave velocity and proteins regulating vascular calcification and bone mineralization in patients treated with peritoneal dialysis
pp. 3605-3606(2)
Authors: Stompór, Tomasz; Krzanowski, Marcin; Kuśnierz-Cabala, Beata; Dubiel, Marzena; Stompór, Małgorzata; Grodzicki, Tomasz; Sułowicz, Władysław

Pharmacokinetics and dosage adjustment of oseltamivir and zanamivir in patients with renal failure
pp. 3606-3608(3)
Authors: Karie, Svetlana; Launay-Vacher, Vincent; Janus, Nicolas; Izzedine, Hassane; Deray, Gilbert

Reply
pp. 3606-3606(1)
Authors: Hermans, M. M. H.; Kooman, J. P.

Associations of chronic kidney disease with the metabolic syndrome in non-diabetic elderly
pp. 3608-3609(2)
Authors: Kanauchi, Masao; Kanauchi, Kimiko; Kimura, Kuniko; Inoue, Tomoko; Saito, Yoshihiko

Nephrotoxicity of vancomycin in patients with normal serum creatinine
pp. 3608-3608(1)
Authors: Colares, Vinícius S.; Oliveira, Rodrigo B.; Abdulkader, Regina C. R. M.

Progression of vascular calcification increases QT interval in haemodialysis patients
pp. 3609-3610(2)
Authors: Di Iorio, Biagio Raffaele; D'Avanzo, Ernesto; Piscopo, Carmine; Grimaldi, Pellegrino; Cucciniello, Emanuele; Cillo, Nicola; Bellizzi, Vincenzo

Origin of home haemodialysis
pp. 3610-3611(2)
Author: Shaldon, Stanley

Lysophospholipase D activity exists in the urine to catalyse the formation of lysophosphatidic acid
pp. 3612-3613(2)
Authors: Ohkawa, Ryunosuke; Hisano, Nobuo; Nakamura, Kazuhiro; Okubo, Shigeo; Yokota, Hiromitsu; Yatomi, Yutaka

Efficient treatment of crescentric glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis B virus with lamivudin in a case referred with acute renal failure
pp. 3613-3614(2)
Authors: Dede, Fatih; Aylı, Deniz

Utility of cystatin C measurement—precision or secretion?
pp. 3614-3614(1)
Author: Ix, Joachim H.

Announcements
pp. 3615-3616(2)