Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Report from the Editorial Offices
pp. 1-3(3)
Author: Zoccali, Carmine

Editorial
pp. 4-5(2)

Management of patients with membranous nephropathy
pp. 6-9(4)
Authors: Hofstra, Julia M.; Wetzels, Jack F.M.

Clinical application of calcium modeling in patients with chronic kidney disease
pp. 10-13(4)
Author: Bushinsky, David A.

Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in renal transplantation: time to review our practice?
pp. 13-15(3)
Authors: McCaughan, Jennifer A.; Courtney, Aisling E.

Midkine and the kidney: health and diseases
pp. 16-21(6)
Authors: Kosugi, Tomoki; Sato, Waichi

Fibrosis, regeneration and cancer: what is the link?
pp. 21-27(7)
Authors: Cernaro, Valeria; Lacquaniti, Antonio; Donato, Valentina; Fazio, Maria Rosaria; Buemi, Antoine; Buemi, Michele

Haematuria: the forgotten CKD factor?
pp. 28-34(7)
Authors: Moreno, Juan Antonio; Martn-Cleary, Catalina; Gutirrez, Eduardo; Rubio-Navarro, Alfonso; Ortiz, Alberto; Praga, Manuel; Egido, Jess

Medical management of hepatorenal syndrome
pp. 34-41(8)
Authors: Davenport, Andrew; Ahmad, Jawad; Al-Khafaji, Ali; Kellum, John A.; Genyk, Yuri S.; Nadim, Mitra K.

Outcome of the living kidney donor
pp. 41-50(10)
Authors: Delanaye, Pierre; Weekers, Laurent; Dubois, Bernard E.; Cavalier, Etienne; Detry, Olivier; Squifflet, Jean-Paul; Krzesinski, Jean-Marie

Obesity and iron deficiency in chronic kidney disease: the putative role of hepcidin
pp. 50-57(8)
Authors: Sarafidis, Pantelis A.; Rumjon, Adam; MacLaughlin, Helen L.; Macdougall, Iain C.

Uraemic toxins versus volume and water as the major factor that matters with dialysis
pp. 58-62(5)
Authors: Covic, Adrian; Voroneanu, Luminita; Locatelli, Francesco

The ultimate salt war? Uraemic toxins are all that count in dialysis patients
pp. 62-66(5)
Author: Vanholder, Raymond

The ERA-EDTA Working Group on inherited kidney disorders
pp. 67-69(3)
Authors: Devuyst, Olivier; Antignac, Corinne; Bindels, Ren J.M.; Chauveau, Dominique; Emma, Francesco; Gansevoort, Ron; Maxwell, Patrick H.; Ong, Albert C.M.; Remuzzi, Giuseppe; Ronco, Pierre; Schaefer, Franz

Macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1/GDF15) and mortality in end-stage renal disease
pp. 70-75(6)
Authors: Breit, Samuel N.; Carrero, Juan J.; Tsai, Vicky Wang-Wei; Yagoutifam, Nasreen; Luo, Wei; Kuffner, Tamara; Bauskin, Asne R.; Wu, Liyun; Jiang, Lele; Barany, Peter; Heimburger, Olof; Murikami, Mary-Ann; Apple, Fred S.; Marquis, Christopher P.; Macia, Laurence; Lin, Shu; Sainsbury, Amanda; Herzog, Herbert; Law, Matthew; Stenvinkel, Peter; Brown, David A.

High-intensity focussed ultrasound (HIFU) treatment in uraemic secondary hyperparathyroidism
pp. 76-80(5)
Authors: Kovatcheva, Roussanka D.; Vlahov, Jordan D.; Stoinov, Julian I.; Kirilov, Georgi G.; Krivoshiev, Stephan G.; Arnaud, Franoise; Ortuno, Catherine; Dreke, Tilman B.

Toll-like receptor 3 ligands induce CD80 expression in human podocytes via an NF-B-dependent pathway
pp. 81-89(9)
Authors: Shimada, Michiko; Ishimoto, Takuji; Lee, Pui Y.; Lanaspa, Miguel A.; Rivard, Christopher J.; Roncal-Jimenez, Carlos A.; Wymer, David T.; Yamabe, Hideaki; Mathieson, Peter W.; Saleem, Moin A.; Garin, Eduardo H.; Johnson, Richard J.

High glucose-induced hypertrophy of mesangial cells is reversed by connexin43 overexpression via PTEN/Akt/mTOR signaling
pp. 90-100(11)
Authors: Liu, Lin; Hu, Xiao; Cai, Guang-Yan; Lv, Yang; Zhuo, Li; Gao, Jian-Jun; Cui, Shao-Yuan; Feng, Zhe; Fu, Bo; Chen, Xiang-Mei

Quantification of glomerular number and size distribution in normal rat kidneys using magnetic resonance imaging
pp. 100-107(8)
Authors: Heilmann, Melanie; Neudecker, Sabine; Wolf, Ivo; Gubhaju, Lina; Sticht, Carsten; Schock-Kusch, Daniel; Kriz, Wilhelm; Bertram, John F.; Schad, Lothar R.; Gretz, Norbert

Angiotensin II receptor blocker pretreatment of rats undergoing sudden renal ablation
pp. 107-114(8)
Authors: Park, Hye Won; Kim, Youngki; Kim, Kee Hyuck; Rozen, Silvia; Najafian, Behzad; Mauer, Michael

Left ventricular periostin gene expression is associated with fibrogenesis in experimental renal insufficiency
pp. 115-122(8)
Authors: Pohjolainen, Virva; Rys, Jaana; Npnkangas, Juha; Kbi, Peeter; Erranta, Arttu; Ilves, Mika; Serpi, Raisa; Prsti, Ilkka; Ruskoaho, Heikki

Combined effects of ascorbic acid and phosphate on rat VSMC osteoblastic differentiation
pp. 122-127(6)
Authors: Ciceri, Paola; Volpi, Elisa; Brenna, Irene; Arnaboldi, Lorenzo; Neri, Luca; Brancaccio, Diego; Cozzolino, Mario

MR measures of renal perfusion, oxygen bioavailability and total renal blood flow in a porcine model: noninvasive regional assessment of renal function
pp. 128-135(8)
Authors: Wentland, Andrew L.; Artz, Nathan S.; Fain, Sean B.; Grist, Thomas M.; Djamali, Arjang; Sadowski, Elizabeth A.

Effect of captopril treatment on recuperation from ischemia/reperfusion-induced acute renal injury
pp. 136-145(10)
Authors: Efrati, Shai; Berman, Sylvia; Hamad, Ramzia Abu; Siman-Tov, Yariv; Ilgiyaev, Eduard; Maslyakov, Ilia; Weissgarten, Joshua

Extended daily on-line high-volume haemodiafiltration in septic multiple organ failure: a well-tolerated and feasible procedure
pp. 146-152(7)
Authors: Kron, Joachim; Kron, Susanne; Wenkel, Reinhard; Schuhmacher, Hans-Uwe; Thieme, Ulrike; Leimbach, Til; Kern, Hartmut; Neumayer, Hans-H.; Slowinski, Torsten

Effect of mean arterial pressure, haemoglobin and blood transfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass on post-operative acute kidney injury
pp. 153-160(8)
Authors: Haase, Michael; Bellomo, Rinaldo; Story, David; Letis, Angela; Klemz, Katja; Matalanis, George; Seevanayagam, Siven; Dragun, Duska; Seeliger, Erdmann; Mertens, Peter R.; Haase-Fielitz, Anja

Additional role of urine output criterion in defining acute kidney injury
pp. 161-165(5)
Authors: Han, Seung Seok; Kang, Kyung Ja; Kwon, Soon Jung; Wang, Su Jung; Shin, Sun Hee; Oh, Se-Won; Na, Ki Young; Chae, Dong-Wan; Kim, Suhnggwon; Chin, Ho Jun

Incidence of stroke symptoms among adults with chronic kidney disease: results from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study
pp. 166-173(8)
Authors: Muntner, Paul; Judd, Suzanne E.; McClellan, William; Meschia, James F.; Warnock, David G.; Howard, Virginia J.

Protective effects of PPAR agonist in acute nephrotic syndrome
pp. 174-181(8)
Authors: Zuo, Yiqin; Yang, Hai-Chun; Potthoff, Sebastian A.; Najafian, Behzad; Kon, Valentina; Ma, Li-Jun; Fogo, Agnes B.

Effects of atorvastatin on NGAL and cystatin C in chronic kidney disease: a post hoc analysis of the LORD trial
pp. 182-189(8)
Authors: Fassett, Robert G.; Robertson, Iain K.; Ball, Madeleine J.; Geraghty, Dominic P.; Cardinal, John W.; Coombes, Jeff S.

Predictive role of multilocus genetic polymorphisms in cardiovascular disease and inflammation-related genes on chronic kidney disease in Type 2 diabetesan 8-year prospective cohort analysis of 1163 patients
pp. 190-196(7)
Authors: Wang, Ying; Luk, Andrea O.Y.; Ma, Ronald C.W.; So, Wing-Yee; Tam, Claudia H.T.; Ng, Maggie C.Y.; Yang, Xilin; Lam, Vincent; Tong, Peter C.Y.; Chan, Juliana C.N.

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphism A1298C (Glu429Ala) predicts decline in renal function over time in the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK) Trial and Veterans Affairs Hypertension Cohort (VAHC)
pp. 197-205(9)
Authors: Fung, Maple M.; Salem, Rany M.; Lipkowitz, Michael S.; Bhatnagar, Vibha; Pandey, Braj; Schork, Nicholas J.; OConnor, Daniel T.

TRPC6 gene variants in Turkish children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
pp. 205-209(5)
Authors: Mir, Sevgi; Yavascan, Onder; Berdeli, Afig; Sozeri, Betul

The melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene is associated with recurrent and idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis
pp. 210-218(9)
Authors: Esposito, Teresa; Rendina, Domenico; Aloia, Andrea; Formicola, Daniela; Magliocca, Sara; De Filippo, Gianpaolo; Muscariello, Riccardo; Mossetti, Giuseppe; Gianfrancesco, Fernando; Strazzullo, Pasquale

Uremia induces functional incompetence of bone marrow-derived stromal cells
pp. 218-225(8)
Authors: Noh, Hyunjin; Yu, Mi Ra; Kim, Hyun Joo; Jeon, Jin Seok; Kwon, Soon Hyo; Jin, So Young; Lee, Jeeyun; Jang, Jiryeon; Park, Joon Oh; Ziyadeh, Fuad; Han, Dong Cheol; Lee, Hi Bahl

Sclerostin serum levels correlate positively with bone mineral density and microarchitecture in haemodialysis patients
pp. 226-230(5)
Authors: Cejka, Daniel; Jger-Lansky, Agnes; Kieweg, Heidi; Weber, Michael; Bieglmayer, Christian; Haider, Dominik G.; Diarra, Danielle; Patsch, Janina M.; Kainberger, Franz; Bohle, Barbara; Haas, Martin

Spontaneous remission of nephrotic syndrome in membranous nephropathy with chronic renal impairment
pp. 231-234(4)
Authors: Polanco, Natalia; Gutirrez, Elena; Rivera, Francisco; Castellanos, Ines; Baltar, Jos; Lorenzo, Dolores; Praga, Manuel

Idiopathic membranous nephropathy and nephrotic syndrome: outcome in the era of evidence-based therapy
pp. 235-242(8)
Authors: McQuarrie, Emily P.; Stirling, Catherine M.; Geddes, Colin C.

Performance evaluation of a novel chemiluminescence assay for detection of anti-GBM antibodies: an international multicenter study
pp. 243-252(10)
Authors: Mahler, Michael; Radice, Antonella; Sinico, Renato A.; Damoiseaux, Jan; Seaman, Andrea; Buckmelter, Kristen; Vizjak, Alenka; Buchner, Carol; Binder, Walter L.; Fritzler, Marvin J.; Cui, Zhao

The Oxford classification as a predictor of prognosis in patients with IgA nephropathy
pp. 252-258(7)
Authors: Kang, Seok Hui; Choi, Sun Ryoung; Park, Hoon Suk; Lee, Ja Young; Sun, In O; Hwang, Hyeon Seok; Chung, Byung Ha; Park, Cheol Whee; Yang, Chul Woo; Kim, Yong Soo; Choi, Yeong Jin; Choi, Bum Soon

Apoptosis occurs differentially according to glomerular size in diabetic kidney disease
pp. 259-266(8)
Authors: Jung, Dong-Sub; Lee, Sun Ha; Kwak, Seung-Jae; Li, Jin Ji; Kim, Do Hee; Nam, Bo-Young; Kang, Hye Young; Chang, Tae Ik; Park, Jung Tak; Han, Seung Hyeok; Yoo, Tae-Hyun; Kang, Shin-Wook

Higher hemoglobin level is associated with subtle declines in renal function and presence of cardiorenal risk factors in early CKD stages
pp. 267-275(9)
Authors: Oh, Se Won; Baek, Seon Ha; Kim, Yong Chul; Goo, Ho Suk; Chin, Ho Jun; Na, Ki Young; Chae, Dong Wan; Kim, Suhnggwon

Pharmacists interventions in the management of patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
pp. 276-292(17)
Authors: Salgado, Teresa M.; Moles, Rebekah; Benrimoj, Shalom I.; Fernandez-Llimos, Fernando

Aristolochic acid nephropathy: variation in presentation and prognosis
pp. 292-298(7)
Authors: Yang, Li; Su, Tao; Li, Xiao-Mei; Wang, Xuan; Cai, Shao-Qing; Meng, Li-Qiang; Zou, Wan-Zhong; Wang, Hai-Yan

Event-related distress in kidney disease patients
pp. 299-303(5)
Authors: Ramer, Sarah; Germain, Anne; Dohar, Sheena; Unruh, Mark

Altered carnitine metabolism in dialysis patients with reduced physical function may be due to dysfunctional fatty acid oxidation
pp. 304-310(7)
Authors: Murphy, William Jared Austin; Steiber, Alison; Connery, Grissim Clark; Carder, Jackie; Spry, Leslie; Hoppel, Charles

Long-term retinal, renal and cardiovascular outcomes in diabetic chronic kidney disease without proteinuria
pp. 310-317(8)
Authors: Agarwal, Rajiv; Debella, Yalew T.; Giduma, Habtamu D.; Light, Robert P.

Anklebrachial index, vascular calcifications and mortality in dialysis patients
pp. 318-325(8)
Authors: Adragao, Teresa; Pires, Ana; Branco, Patrcia; Castro, Rui; Oliveira, Ana; Nogueira, Cristina; Bordalo, Joaquim; Curto, Jos Dias; Prata, Mateus Martins

Patient stories about their dialysis experience biases others choices regardless of doctors advice: an experimental study
pp. 325-331(7)
Authors: Winterbottom, Anna E.; Bekker, Hilary L.; Conner, Mark; Mooney, Andrew F.

Coumarins and survival in incident dialysis patients
pp. 332-337(6)
Authors: Knoll, Florian; Sturm, Gisela; Lamina, Claudia; Zitt, Emanuel; Lins, Friederike; Freisttter, Otto; Kronenberg, Florian; Lhotta, Karl; Neyer, Ulrich

Exploration of the difference in incidence of renal replacement therapy in elderly patients in Flanders and the Netherlandsa comparison of referral policy
pp. 338-344(7)
Authors: Visser, Annemieke; Sunaert, Patricia; Franssen, Casper F.M.; Van Biesen, Wim; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.; Jager, Kitty J.; de Jong, Paul E.; Izaks, Gerbrand J.; Dijkstra, Geke J.; Gansevoort, Ron T.

Diagnostic usefulness of bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone turnover in predicting fracture in CKD stage 5D patientsa single-center cohort study
pp. 345-351(7)
Authors: Iimori, Soichiro; Mori, Yoshihiro; Akita, Wataru; Kuyama, Tamaki; Takada, Shigeru; Asai, Tomoki; Kuwahara, Michio; Sasaki, Sei; Tsukamoto, Yusuke

Incidence, complications and risk factors for severe falls in patients on maintenance haemodialysis
pp. 352-357(6)
Authors: Rossier, Alain; Pruijm, Menno; Hannane, Dores; Burnier, Michel; Teta, Daniel

Disturbed flow in radial-cephalic arteriovenous fistulae for haemodialysis: low and oscillating shear stress locates the sites of stenosis
pp. 358-368(11)
Authors: Ene-Iordache, Bogdan; Remuzzi, Andrea

Effect of low-GDP bicarbonatelactate-buffered peritoneal dialysis solutions on plasma levels of adipokines and gut appetite-regulatory peptides. A randomized crossover study
pp. 369-374(6)
Authors: Rodrguez-Carmona, Ana; Prez-Fontn, Miguel; Guitin, Ana; Peteiro, Javier; Garca-Falcn, Teresa; Lpez-Muiz, Andrs; Garca-Buela, Jess; Cordido, Fernando

Comparable outcome of acute unplanned peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis
pp. 375-380(6)
Authors: Koch, Michael; Kohnle, Matthias; Trapp, Rudolf; Haastert, Burkhard; Rump, Lars Christian; Aker, Sendogan

Use of aminoglycosides for peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis does not affect residual renal function
pp. 381-387(7)
Authors: Badve, Sunil V.; Hawley, Carmel M.; McDonald, Stephen P.; Brown, Fiona G.; Boudville, Neil C.; Wiggins, Kathryn J.; Bannister, Kym M.; Johnson, David W.

Peritoneal dialysis in infants: the experience of the Italian Registry of Paediatric Chronic Dialysis
pp. 388-395(8)
Authors: Vidal, Enrico; Edefonti, Alberto; Murer, Luisa; Gianoglio, Bruno; Maringhini, Silvio; Pecoraro, Carmine; Sorino, Palma; Leozappa, Giovanna; Lavoratti, Giancarlo; Ratsch, Ilse Maria; Chimenz, Roberto; Verrina, Enrico

Is N-terminal probrain-type natriuretic peptide a clinically useful biomarker of volume overload in peritoneal dialysis patients?
pp. 396-401(6)
Authors: Papakrivopoulou, Eugenia; Lillywhite, Samuel; Davenport, Andrew

Renal transplant recipients have elevated frequencies of circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells
pp. 402-410(9)
Authors: Hock, Barry D.; Mackenzie, Katarzyna A.; Cross, Nicholas B.; Taylor, Karen G.; Currie, Margaret J.; Robinson, Bridget A.; Simcock, Jeremy W.; McKenzie, Judith L.

Sirolimus-based regimen is associated with decreased expression of glomerular vascular endothelial growth factor
pp. 411-416(6)
Authors: Vuiblet, Vincent; Birembaut, Philippe; Franois, Arnaud; Cordonnier, Carole; Noel, Laure-Helene; Goujon, Jean-Michel; Paraf, Francois; Machet, Marie-Christine; Girardot-Seguin, Sandrine; Lebranchu, Yvon; Rieu, Philippe

Reninangiotensin system blockade and kidney transplantation: a longitudinal cohort study
pp. 417-422(6)
Authors: Hernndez, Domingo; Muriel, Alfonso; Abraira, Vctor; Prez, Germn; Porrini, Esteban; Marrero, Domingo; Zamora, Javier; Gonzlez-Posada, Jos Manuel; Delgado, Patricia; Rufino, Margarita; Torres, Armando

Immune response to an adjuvanted influenza A H1N1 vaccine (Pandemrix) in renal transplant recipients
pp. 423-428(6)
Authors: Brakemeier, Susanne; Schweiger, Brunhilde; Lachmann, Nils; Glander, Petra; Schnemann, Constanze; Diekmann, Fritz; Neumayer, Hans-Hellmut; Budde, Klemens

Quantifying the benefit of early living-donor renal transplantation with a simulation model of the Dutch renal replacement therapy population
pp. 429-434(6)
Authors: Liem, Ylian S.; Wong, John B.; Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C.; Weimar, Willem; Wetzels, Jack F. M.; de Charro, Frank Th.; Kaandorp, Guido C.; Stijnen, Theo; Hunink, M. G. Myriam

Impact of CMV infection on acute rejection and long-term renal allograft function: a systematic analysis in patients with protocol biopsies and indicated biopsies
pp. 435-443(9)
Authors: Erdbruegger, Uta; Scheffner, Irina; Mengel, Michael; Schwarz, Anke; Verhagen, Willem; Haller, Hermann; Gwinner, Wilfried

Overall and cardiovascular mortality in Norwegian kidney donors compared to the background population
pp. 443-447(5)
Authors: Mjen, Geir; Reisaeter, Anna; Hallan, Stein; Line, Pl-Dag; Hartmann, Anders; Midtvedt, Karsten; Foss, Aksel; Dahle, Dag Olav; Holdaas, Hallvard

Perirenal fluid collections and monoclonal gammopathy
pp. 448-449(2)
Authors: Viglietti, Denis; Sverzut, Jean-Michel; Peraldi, Marie-Nolle

Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma causing light chain cast nephropathy
pp. 450-453(4)
Authors: Prez, Nuria S.; Garcia-Herrera, Adriana; Rosiol, Laura; Palos, Lily; Santiago, Evelyn; Espinosa, Gerard; Sol, Manel; Campistol, Josep M.; Quintana, Luis F.

Drug-induced erythropoiesis and outcome: should we give up the haemoglobin target approach and return to the ratio between erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and haemoglobin?
pp. 454-454(1)
Authors: Canavese, Caterina; Salomone, Mario; Stratta, Piero

Reply
pp. 454-455(2)
Authors: Locatelli, Francesco; Del Vecchio, Lucia

Risk of urinary tract carcinoma in aristolochic acid nephropathy
pp. 456-456(1)
Authors: Pozdzik, Agnieszka A.; Baudoux, Thomas; Roumeguere, Thierry; Vanherweghem, Jean-Louis; Nortier, Jolle L.

We sincerely thank all our subject and section editors for their hard work over the past year.
pp. 457-468(12)

Announcements
pp. 469-471(3)