Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Marta Ruiz-Ortega, Oscar Lorenzo, Monica Ruperez, and Jesus Egido

ACE inhibitors and AT₁ receptor antagonists—beyond the haemodynamic effect
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 561-565; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.561 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter M. Jehle and Daniela R. Jehle

Use of corticosteroids in nephrology — risk and prevention of osteoporosis induction
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 565-568; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.565 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Leo Monnens, Patrick Starremans, and René Bindels

Great strides in the understanding of renal magnesium and calcium reabsorption
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 568-571; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.568 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joyce Popoola, Andrew Swann, and Graham Warwick

Clostridium difficile in patients with renal failure — management of an outbreak using biotherapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 571-574; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.571 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juergen E. Scherberich and Wolfgang A. Nockher

Blood monocyte phenotypes and soluble endotoxin receptor CD14 in systemic inflammatory diseases and patients with chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 574-578; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.574 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Philippe Brunet and Yvon Berland

Water quality and complications of haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 578-580; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.578 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comment:

Birgitte Nielsen and Allan Flyvbjerg

Calcium channel blockers – the effect on renal changes in clinical and experimental diabetes: an overview
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 581-585; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.581 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rapid Communications:

Heidrun Knigge, Martin Blüthner, Angelika Brüntgens, Heike Sator, and Eberhard Ritz

G^-699/C polymorphism in the bradykinin-1 receptor gene in patients with renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 586-588; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.586 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Stephan R. Orth, Eberhard Ritz, and Clemens Suter-Crazzolara

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is expressed in the human kidney and is a growth factor for human mesangial cells
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 589-595; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.589 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Su-Kil Park, Won Seok Yang, Sang Koo Lee, Hanjong Ahn, Jung Sik Park, Onyou Hwang, and Jae Dam Lee

TGF-ß₁ down-regulates inflammatory cytokine-induced VCAM-1 expression in cultured human glomerular endothelial cells
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 596-604; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.596 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vincenzo Benigno, Claudia S. Canonica, Alberto Bettinelli, Rodo O. von Vigier, Anita C. Truttmann, and Mario G. Bianchetti

Hypomagnesaemia–hypercalciuria–nephrocalcinosis: a report of nine cases and a review
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 605-610; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.605 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Knut Aasarød, Bjarne M. Iversen, Jens Hammerstrøm, Leif Bostad, Lars Vatten, and Størker Jørstad

Wegener's granulomatosis: clinical course in 108 patients with renal involvement
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 611-618; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.611 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Satoru Suzuki, Shigeharu Fujieda, Hiroshi Sunaga, Chie Yamamoto, Hideki Kimura, and Fumitake Gejyo

Synthesis of immunoglobulins against Haemophilus parainfluenzae by tonsillar lymphocytes from patients with IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 619-624; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.619 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lise Tarnow, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Jef J. Emeis, Odette Poirier, François Cambien, Birgitte V. Hansen, and Hans-Henrik Parving

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms and diabetic angiopathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 625-630; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.625 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mathavakkannan Suresh, Paul Laboi, Hari Mamtora, and Philip A. Kalra

Relationship of renal dysfunction to proximal arterial disease severity in atherosclerotic renovascular disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 631-636; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.631 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pieter van Paassen, Dick de Zeeuw, Gerjan Navis, and Paul E. de Jong

Renal and systemic effects of continued treatment with renin inhibitor remikiren in hypertensive patients with normal and impaired renal function
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 637-643; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.637 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Oliver Schreiner, Eveline Wandel, Frido Himmelsbach, Peter R. Galle, and Elisabeth Märker-Hermann

Reduced secretion of proinflammatory cytokines of monosodium urate crystal-stimulated monocytes in chronic renal failure: an explanation for infrequent gout episodes in chronic renal failure patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 644-649; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.644 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David C. Holland and Miu Lam

Predictors of hospitalization and death among pre-dialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 650-658; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.650 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tetsuo Morishita, Masanori Nomura, Masato Hanaoka, Takayuki Saruta, Takatoshi Matsuo, and Yusuke Tsukamoto

A new assay method that detects only intact osteocalcin. Two-step non-invasive diagnosis to predict adynamic bone disease in haemodialysed patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 659-667; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.659 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katsuhiko Yonemura, Toshiaki Nakajima, Takayuki Suzuki, Shinichiro Ando, Rieko Genma, Hirotoshi Nakamura, and Akira Hishida

Low free thyroxine concentratios and deficient nocturnal surge of thyroid-stimulating hormone in haemodialysed patients compared with undialysed patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 668-672; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.668 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Harmen P. Krepel, Robert W. Nette, Emin Akçahüseyin, Willem Weimar, and Robert Zietse

Variability of relative blood volume during haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 673-679; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.673 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael J. Hausmann, Robert Yulzari, Eli Lewis, Yaniv Saisky, and Amos Douvdevani

Gel clot LAL assay in the initial management of peritoneal dialysis patients with peritonitis: a retrospective study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 680-683; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.680 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gilles Hufnagel, Catherine Michel, François Vrtovsnik, Guillaume Queffeulou, Niloufar Kossari, and Françoise Mignon

Effects of atorvastatin on dyslipidaemia in uraemic patients on peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 684-688; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.684 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kazumasa Oka, Enyu Imai, Toshiki Moriyama, Yoshitaka Akagi, Akio Ando, Masatsugu Hori, Akihiko Okuyama, Kiyohide Toki, Masahiro Kyo, Yukito Kokado, and Shiro Takahara

A clinicopathological study of IgA nephropathy in renal transplant recipients: beneficial effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 689-695; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.689 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johannes Waiser, Matthias Schreiber, Klemens Budde, Lutz Fritsche, Torsten Böhler, Ingeborg Hauser, and Hans-H. Neumayer

Age-matching in renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 696-700; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.696 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charlotte Medin, Carl-Gustaf Elinder, Britta Hylander, Birgit Blom, and Henryk Wilczek

Survival of patients who have been on a waiting list for renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 701-704; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.701 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eva Pokorná, Stefan Vítko, Maria Chadimová, and Otto Schück

Adverse effect of donor arteriolosclerosis on graft outcome after renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 705-710; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.705 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cornelis G. ter Meulen, Jack F. M. Wetzels, and Luuk B. Hilbrands

The influence of mycophenolate mofetil on the incidence and severity of primary cytomegalovirus infections and disease after renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 711-714; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.711 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Report:

Nader Bassilios, Vincent Launay-Vacher, Lucile Mercadal, and Gilbert Deray

Baclofen unerotoxicity in a chronic haemodialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 715-716; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.715 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paola Stella, Giancarlo Bignotti, Simona Zerbi, Daniele Ciurlino, Claudio Landoni, Ferruccio Fazio, and Giuseppe Bianchi

Concurrent pheochromocytoma, diabetes insipidus and cerebral venous thrombosis—a possible unique pathophysiological mechanism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 717-718; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.717 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Timothy B. L. Ho, Rebecca Cusack, Andrew Rhodes, and R. M. Grounds

Unsuspected cardiac tamponade following insertion of a haemodialysis catheter: a normal chest radiograph does not exclude a complication
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 719-721; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.719 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas Buerger, Thomas Gebauer, Frank Meyer, and Zuhir Halloul

Implantation of a new device for haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 722-724; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.722 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Julia Lepenies, Evjenia Toubekis, Ulrich Frei, and Ralf Schindler

Green urine after motorcycle accident
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 725-726; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.725 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Thiruventhiran and S. Y. Tan

The patient who had a picnic at a waterfall and presented with haemoptysis and renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 727-728; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.727 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Behzad Amir-Ansari, Samantha Negus, Hugh Cairns, and Huw Walters

Beware backache in chronic dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 729-730; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.729 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the Beginner:

Jonathan M. Gleadle, David Davies, and Paul Altmann

Pulmonary, cardiac and renal syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 731-732; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.731 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Special Announcements:

Berndt Tersteegen Award 2000
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 733; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.733 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

Giovanni B Fogazzi and Robert A. P. Koene

Unexplained haematuria
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 734-735; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.734 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stanley Shaldon and Belding H. Scribner

Can antihypertensive medications control BP in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 736; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.736 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

J. M. Verzijl, Th. J. Kamphuis, P. L. Rensma, and E. N. van Roon

Clearance of an oral delayed-release mesalazine preparation (Salofalk^®) by haemodialysis—pharmacokinetic profile of mesalazine related to the effects of dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 736-738; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.736-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert G. Luke

Renal terminology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 738; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.738 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pascal Meier and Edouard Blanc

Long-term efficacy of lipoprotein apheresis in homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 738-740; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.738-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eleanora Plotkin, Jacques Bernheim, Sydney Ben-Chetrit, Adam Mor, and Ze'ev Korzets

Influenza vaccine—a possible trigger of rhabdomyolysis induced acute renal failure due to the combined use of cerivastatin and bezafibrate
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 740-741; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.740 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Moon-Jae Kim, Seoung Woo Lee, Gyeong A Kim, and Joon Ho Song

Acute renal failure after transarterial chemoembolization progressing to chronic renal failure in hepatocellular carcinoma
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 741-742; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.741 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tekin Akpolat and Ali Emin Aydin

The beneficial effect of a journalist's death on organ transplantation and hepatitis B vaccination
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 742-743; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.742 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David W. Johnson and Karen A. Herzig

Isolated tuberculous pyomyositis in a renal transplant patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 743; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.743 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 744-746; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.5.744 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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