Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Alain Vandewalle

Diversity within the CLC chloride channel family involved in inherited diseases: from plasma membranes to acidic organelles
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1-3; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.1 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Israel Nussenzveig, Thales De Brito, Celia Regina W. Carneiro, and Ana Maria G. Silva

Human Schistosoma mansoni-associated glomerulopathy in Brazil
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 4-7; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.4 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles A. Herzog

Dismal long-term survival of dialysis patients after acute myocardial infarction: can we alter the outcome?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 7-10; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.7 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul G. Schmitz and Karthikapallil A. Antony

-3 fatty acids in ESRD: should patients with ESRD eat more fish?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 11-14; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.11 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Olaf Hergesell and Eberhard Ritz

Phosphate binders in uraemia: pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoethics
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 14-17; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.14 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ralf Schindler, Raimund Senf, and Ulrich Frei

Influencing the inflammatory response of haemodialysis patients by cytokine elimination using large-pore membranes
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 17-19; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.17 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Decenzio Bonucchi, Gianni Cappelli, and Alberto Albertazzi

Which is the preferred vascular access in diabetic patients? A view from Europe
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 20-22; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.20 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comment:

Donald Richardson and Mark Bellamy

Intracranial hypertension in acute liver failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 23-27; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.23 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis and Transplantation News:

Ali Nobakht Haghighi, Behrooz Broumand, Marco D'Amico, Francesco Locatelli, and Eberhard Ritz

The epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in Iran in an international perspective
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 28-32; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.28 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ekrem Erek, Mehmet Sükrü Sever, Kamil Serdengecti, Raymond Vanholder, Emel Akoglu, Mahmut Yavuz, Hülya Ergin, Mustafa Tekce, Neval Duman, and Norbert Lameire

An overview of morbidity and mortality in patients with acute renal failure due to crush syndrome: the Marmara earthquake experience
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 33-40; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.33 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Special Feature:

Tilman B. Drüeke and Norbert Lameire

Report from the Editorial Office
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 41; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.41 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Paolo Menè, Francescaromana Festuccia, Rosaria Polci, Francesco Pugliese, and Giulio A. Cinotti

Transmembrane signalling in human monocyte/mesangial cell co-cultures: role of cytosolic Ca²⁺
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 42-49; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.42 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takashi Sano, Yoshiyuki Hiki, Tohru Kokubo, Hitoo Iwase, Hidekazu Shigematsu, and Yutaka Kobayashi

Enzymatically deglycosylated human IgA1 molecules accumulate and induce inflammatory cell reaction in rat glomeruli
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 50-56; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.50 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aikaterini A. Papagianni, Efstathios Alexopoulos, Maria Leontsini, and Menelaos Papadimitriou

C5b–9 and adhesion molecules in human idiopathic membranous nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 57-63; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.57 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Philip Kam Tao Li, Kelvin Kai Leung Ho, Cheuk Chun Szeto, LyMee Yu, and Fernand Mac-Moune Lai

Prognostic indicators of IgA nephropathy in the Chinese—clinical and pathological perspectives
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 64-69; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.64 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Henning Mothes, Laurence Heidet, Christelle Arrondel, Konrad Klaus Richter, Mariana Thiele, Ludwig Patzer, Yoshikazu Sado, Marie-Claire Gubler, Corinne Antignac, and Johannes Scheele

Alport syndrome associated with diffuse leiomyomatosis: COL4A5-COL4A6 deletion associated with a mild form of Alport nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 70-74; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.70 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lan Ding, Sizhong Zhang, Weimin Qiu, Cuiying Xiao, Shaoqing Wu, Ge Zhang, Lu Cheng, and Sixiao Zhang

Novel mutations of PKD1 gene in Chinese patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 75-80; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.75 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ulla Derhaschnig, Harald Kittler, Christian Woisetschläger, Andreas Bur, Harald Herkner, and Michael M. Hirschl

Microalbumin measurement alone or calculation of the albumin/creatinine ratio for the screening of hypertension patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 81-85; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.81 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Ardine de Wit, Maruschka P. Merkus, Raymond T. Krediet, and Frank Th. de Charro

Health profiles and health preferences of dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 86-92; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.86 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nancy G. Kutner, Rebecca Zhang, William M. McClellan, and Steven A. Cole

Psychosocial predictors of non-compliance in haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 93-99; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.93 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hiroki Hase, Nobuhiko Joki, Masato Nakamura, Taro Tsunoda, Yuri Tanaka, Masayuki Fukazawa, Yasunori Takahashi, Yoshihiko Imamura, Ryoichi Nakamura, and Tetsu Yamaguchi

Favourable long-term outcome by repeated percutaneous coronary revascularization in diabetic haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 100-105; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.100 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lucile Mercadal, Sophie Tézenas Du Montcel, Marie-Chantal Jaudon, Abdelaziz Hamani, Hassane Izzedine, Gilbert Deray, Bernard Béné, and Thierry Petitclerc

Ionic dialysance vs urea clearance in the absence of cardiopulmonary recirculation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 106-111; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.106 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James G. Heaf, Hans Løkkegaard, and Melvin Madsen

Initial survival advantage of peritoneal dialysis relative to haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 112-117; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.112 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miguel Pérez-Fontán, Ana Rodríguez-Carmona, Miguel Rosales, Teresa García-Falcón, and Francisco Valdés

Incidence and clinical significance of nasal and pericatheter colonization by Gram-negative bacteria among patients undergoing chronic peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 118-122; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.118 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Burapa Kanchanabat, Mark Siddins, Toby Coates, Mark Tie, Christine H. Russell, Timothy Mathew, and Mohan M. Rao

Segmental infarction with graft dysfunction: an emerging syndrome in renal transplantation?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 123-128; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.123 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hervé Zylberberg, Bertrand Nalpas, Françoise Carnot, Habib Skhiri, Hélène Fontaine, Christophe Legendre, Henri Kreis, Christian Bréchot, and Stanislas Pol

Severe evolution of chronic hepatitis C in renal transplantation: a case control study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 129-133; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Reports:

Abel G. Archundia, Axayacatl C. Mendoza, Manuel N. Manrique, and Siegfried A. Figueroa

A method to insert a haemodialysis catheter by parasternal access
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 134-136; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.134 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

John Northfield, Christopher J. M. Whitty, and Iain A. M. MacPhee

Burkholderia pseudomallei infection, or melioidosis, and nephrotic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 137-139; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.137 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kenichi Miyazaki, Masanobu Miyazaki, Hiroko Tsurutani, Osamu Sasaki, Akira Furusu, Takashi Taguchi, Takashi Harada, Yoshiyuki Ozono, and Shigeru Kohno

Development of IgA nephropathy 14 years after diagnosis of membranous nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 140-143; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.140 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kazuyuki Hida, Jun Wada, Hiroko Yamasaki, Yoshio Nagake, Hong Zhang, Hitoshi Sugiyama, Kenichi Shikata, and Hirofumi Makino

Cyanotic congenital heart disease associated with glomerulomegaly and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: remission of nephrotic syndrome with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 144-147; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.144 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pascal Meier, Sandrine Dautheville-Guibal, Pierre M. Ronco, and Jérôme Rossert

Cidofovir-induced end-stage renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 148-149; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.148 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Asher Korzets, Yaacov Ori, Dina Zevin, Miriam Weinberger, Jerome Kesslin, Dan Seror, Anna Kuperman, and Uzi Gafter

Group A Streptococcal bacteraemia and necrotizing faciitis in a renal transplant patient: a case for intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 150-152; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.150 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Heiner H. Wolters, Thorsten Vowinkel, Marc Schult, Stefan Heidenreich, Norbert Senninger, and Karl-Heinz Dietl

Fibromuscular dysplasia in a living donor: early post-operative allograft artery stenosis with successful venous interposition
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 153-155; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.153 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Interesting Case:

Gaëlle Gillerot, Christine Sempoux, Yves Pirson, and Olivier Devuyst

Which type of dialysis in patients with cholesterol crystal embolism?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 156-158; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.156 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

Eleanora Plotkin, Eliezer Golan, Tuvia Shimoni, and Ze'ev Korzets

Stupor and flaccid paralysis in a patient with end-stage renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 159-160; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.159 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ze'ev Korzets, Galit Hasdan, Eduardo Podjarny, and Jacques Bernheim

Excessive fluid gain in a chronic laxative abuser: "pseudo-idiopathic" oedema
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 161-162; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.161 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kai Lopau and Christoph Wanner

Progressive anorexia and chronic ascites after termination of CAPD
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 163-165; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.163 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Samantha Hocking, Sunil Bhandari, and Geoff Duggin

An eye for the diagnosis of chronic renal failure in young patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 166-168; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.166 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Nitin Kolhe, John Stoves, Eric J. Will, and Barry Hartley

Nail-patella syndrome—renal and musculo-skeletal features
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 169-170; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.169 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter and Replies:

Jeroen P. Kooman, Frank M. van der Sande, Karel M. L. Leunissen, and Paolo Altieri

Predilution haemofiltration
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 171-172; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.171 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Chikako Segawa-Takaeda, Shin-ichi Takeda, Yasuhiko Ieki, Eisuke Takazakura, Joji Haratake, Takashi Wada, and Hitoshi Yokoyama

Focal glomerulosclerosis expanding from the glomerular vascular pole in a Japanese male with mitochondrial-DNA mutation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 172-174; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.172 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dominique Pouthier, Francois Theissen, and René-Louis Humbel

Lupus syndrome, hypothyroidism and bullous skin lesions after interferon alfa therapy for hepatitis C in a haemodialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 174; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.174 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Susannah Barnard, Rob Marshall, Rob G. Parry, and Paul Johnston

Sarcoid presenting with hypercalcaemia and erythema nodosum in a haemodialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 175; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.175 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ajay Gupta

Does iron depletion induced by erythropoietin slow the progression of chronic kidney disease?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 175-176; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.175-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

Jean Louis Vanherweghem

Delayed life threatening complications after insertion of dialysis catheters
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 176; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.176 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 177-179; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.177 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Acknowledgement:

Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 180-190; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.1.180 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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