Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Fernando Valderrabano Memorial Lecture:

Kerstin Amann, Christina Ritz, Marcin Adamczak, and Eberhard Ritz

Why is coronary heart disease of uraemic patients so frequent and so devastating?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 631-640; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg059 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Comments:

Takahito Ito

Stem cells of the adult kidney: where are you from?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 641-644; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg028 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christian Morath, Eberhard Ritz, and Martin Zeier

Protocol biopsy: what is the rationale and what is the evidence?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 644-647; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg036 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicholas A. Hoenich and Nathan W. Levin

Can technology solve the clinical problem of ‘dry weight’?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 647-650; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg008 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Detlef H. Krieter and Bernard Canaud

High permeability of dialysis membranes: what is the limit of albumin loss?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 651-654; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg054 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comment:

Bela Ivanyi

Transplant capillaropathy and transplant glomerulopathy: ultrastructural markers of chronic renal allograft rejection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 655-660; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg139 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dialysis and Transplantation News:

Enisa Mesic, Halima Resic, Ahmet Halilbasic, Ivo Komljenovic, Mira Vasilj, Ljubica Vucicevic, and Senaid Trnacevic

Renal replacement therapy in Bosnia and Herzegovina: report of the Society of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 661-663; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg032 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Tohru Umekawa, Nasser Chegini, and Saeed R. Khan

Increased expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) by renal epithelial cells in culture on exposure to calcium oxalate, phosphate and uric acid crystals
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 664-669; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg140 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kuan-Yu Hung, Jenq-Wen Huang, Chin-Tin Chen, Po-Huang Lee, and Tun-Jun Tsai

Pentoxifylline modulates intracellular signalling of TGF-ß in cultured human peritoneal mesothelial cells: implications for prevention of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 670-676; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg141 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alessandro Amore, Giorgio Cappelli, Paola Cirina, Giovanni Conti, Caterina Gambaruto, Leandra Silvestro, and Rosanna Coppo

Glucose degradation products increase apoptosis of human mesothelial cells
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 677-688; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg003 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michele Carraro, Cristina Zennaro, Giovanni Candiano, Luca Musante, Maurizio Bruschi, Gian Marco Ghiggeri, Mary Artero, and Luigi Faccini

Nephrotic urine prevents increased rat glomerular albumin permeability induced by serum from the same patient with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 689-693; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg013 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel Landau, Eytan Israel, Inessa Rivkis, Leonid Kachko, Bieke F. Schrijvers, Allan Flyvbjerg, Moshe Phillip, and Yael Segev

The effect of growth hormone on the development of diabetic kidney disease in rats
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 694-702; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg142 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephanie H. Wilson, Alejandro R. Chade, Ariel Feldstein, Tatsuya Sawamura, Claudio Napoli, Amir Lerman, and Lilach O. Lerman

Lipid-lowering-independent effects of simvastatin on the kidney in experimental hypercholesterolaemia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 703-709; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg143 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jochen W. U. Fries, Tanja Roth, Hans-Peter Dienes, Manfred Weber, and Margarete Odenthal

A novel evaluation method for paraffinized human renal biopsies using quantitative analysis of microdissected glomeruli and VCAM-1 as marker of inflammatory mesangial cell activation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 710-716; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg045 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Irma Carballo-Trujillo, Victor Garcia-Nieto, Francisco J. Moya-Angeler, Montserrat Antón-Gamero, Cesar Loris, Sebastián Méndez-Alvarez, and Felix Claverie-Martin

Novel truncating mutations in the ClC-5 chloride channel gene in patients with Dent's disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 717-723; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg016 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Serhan Tuglular, Patricia Berthoux, and François Berthoux

Polymorphisms of the tumour necrosis factor gene at position -308 and TNFd microsatellite in primary IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 724-731; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg010 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nele Van Den Noortgate, Veerle Mouton, Caroline Lamot, Guido Van Nooten, Annemieke Dhondt, Raymond Vanholder, Marcel Afschrift, and Norbert Lameire

Outcome in a post-cardiac surgery population with acute renal failure requiring dialysis: does age make a difference?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 732-736; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg043 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Benjamin Scott, An Deman, Patrick Peeters, Christiane Van den Branden, Jean-Claude Stolear, Guy Van Camp, and Dierik Verbeelen

Cardiac troponin T and malondialdehyde modified plasma lipids in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 737-742; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg020 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

André Falcão Pedrosa Costa, Luciene Machado dos Reis, Melani Custódio Ribeiro, Rosa Maria Affonso Moysés, and Vanda Jorgetti

Effects of calcitriol on parathyroid function and on bone remodelling in secondary hyperparathyroidism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 743-749; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg017 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert A. Upton, Joyce C. Knutson, Charles W. Bishop, and Leon W. LeVan

Pharmacokinetics of doxercalciferol, a new vitamin D analogue that lowers parathyroid hormone
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 750-758; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg030 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Helmut Reichel, Angela Esser, Heinz-Jürgen Roth, and Heinrich Schmidt-Gayk

Influence of PTH assay methodology on differential diagnosis of renal bone disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 759-768; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg144 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John K. Leypoldt, Bertrand L. Jaber, Michael J. Lysaght, James T. McCarthy, and John Moran

Kinetics and dosing predictions for daily haemofiltration
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 769-776; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg019 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jaakko A. Antonen, Reijo Pyhälä, Päivi M. Hannula, Ilpo O. Ala-Houhala, Riitta Santanen, Niina Ikonen, and Heikki H. T. Saha

Influenza vaccination of dialysis patients: cross-reactivity of induced haemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies to H3N2 subtype antigenic variants is comparable with the response of naturally infected young healthy adults
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 777-781; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg012 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kunitoshi Iseki, Masahiko Tozawa, and Shuichi Takishita

Effect of the duration of dialysis on survival in a cohort of chronic haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 782-787; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg145 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wim Van Biesen, Ola Carlsson, Roberto Bergia, Michael Brauner, Anders Christensson, Sandrine Genestier, Marianne Haag-Weber, James Heaf, Preben Joffe, Ann-Cathrine Johansson, Bertrand Morel, Friedrich Prischl, Dirk Verbeelen, and Andreas Vychytil

Personal dialysis capacity (PDC^TM) test: a multicentre clinical study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 788-796; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg146 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Constantijn J. A. M. Konings, Jeroen P. Kooman, Marc Schonck, Dick G. Struijk, Ulrich Gladziwa, Steven J. Hoorntje, A. Warmold van der Wall Bake, Frank M. van der Sande, and Karel M. L. Leunissen

Fluid status in CAPD patients is related to peritoneal transport and residual renal function: evidence from a longitudinal study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 797-803; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg147 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sydney Tang, Wing Hung Chui, Anthony W. C. Tang, Fu Keung Li, Wing Shun Chau, Yiu Wing Ho, Tak Mao Chan, and Kar Neng Lai

Video-assisted thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis is effective for maintenance of peritoneal dialysis in acute hydrothorax complicating peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 804-808; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg042 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Angelito Yango, Paul Morrissey, Abdurahman Zanabli, James Beaulieu, Douglas Shemin, Lance Dworkin, Anthony Monaco, and Reginald Gohh

Comparative study of prophylactic oral ganciclovir and valacyclovir in high-risk kidney transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 809-813; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg039 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Rick de Graaf, Ruben Dammers, Tryfon Vainas, Arnold P. G. Hoeks, and Jan H. M. Tordoir

Detection of cell-cycle regulators in failed arteriovenous fistulas for haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 814-818; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg033 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ingrid Mai, Elke Störmer, Steffen Bauer, Hagen Krüger, Klemens Budde, and Ivar Roots

Impact of St John's wort treatment on the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus and mycophenolic acid in renal transplant patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 819-822; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg002 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Chantal Loirat, Jean Luc André, Jacqueline Champigneulle, Cécile Acquaviva, Dominique Chantereau, Rosine Bourquard, Jacques Elion, and Erick Denamur

WT1 splice site mutation in a 46,XX female with minimal-change nephrotic syndrome and Wilms' tumour
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 823-825; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg041 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin Buysschaert, Jean-Pierre Cosyns, Leonel Barreto, and Michel Jadoul

Pamidronate-induced tubulointerstitial nephritis with Fanconi syndrome in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 826-829; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg044 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Massimo Punzi, Francesco Ferro, Fernando Petrosino, Paolo Masiello, Vincenzo Villari, Vincenzo Sica, and Giuseppe Cavaliere

Use of an intra-aortic Tesio catheter as vascular access for haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 830-832; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg025 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Interesting Case:

Kuo-Liang Cheng, Shiou-Shan Tseng, and Der-Cherng Tarng

Acute renal failure caused by unilateral renal artery thromboembolism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 833-835; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg022 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Markus Bieringer and Ralph Kettritz

A wretching business: ‘how to get the most out of the numbers’
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 836-839; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg148 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brian Camilleri, Judy Wyatt, and Chas Newstead

Acute renal failure in a patient suffering from chronic alcoholism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 840-842; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg149 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

Ze'ev Korzets, Suzy Kovatz, Jacques Bernheim, Ahmed Iraqi, and Louis Shenkman

Myoclonic jerks in a post-transplant patient: is tacrolimus the sole culprit?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 843-844; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg006 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Vincent M. Brandenburg, Rolf D. Frank, Ulf Janssen, Patrick Wurth, Jürgen Floege, and Jochen Riehl

Ultrasonographic fata morgana
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 845-846; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg150 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vignette:

C. G. Winearls

A Christmas Dialysis Vignette
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 847; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg123 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

Marcello Amato and Stefano Aterini

Management of hyperphosphataemia in chronic renal disease: lessons from the past and future directions
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 848; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg014 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hartmut Malluche

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 848-849; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg151 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Masao Kanauchi

Comparison in renal histology between Japanese obese and non-obese microalbuminuric type 2 diabetic patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 849-850; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg046 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Séverine Beaudreuil, Matthias Buchler, Azmi Al Najjar, Frédéric Bastides, Maud Francois, Tanh Hai Duong, Hubert Nivet, Dominique Richard-Lenoble, and Yvon Lebranchu

Acute septic arthritis after kidney transplantation due to Acremonium
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 850-851; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg040 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rob Higgins, Nick West, Simon Fletcher, Andy Stein, For Lam, and Habib Kashi

Kidney transplantation in patients travelling from the UK to India or Pakistan
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 18: 851-852; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg026 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
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