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Contents: Volume 13, Number 10 October 1998   [Index by Author]      Other Issues:

       Editorial Comments

       Original Articles

       Invited Comments

       Dialysis and Transplantation News

       Technical Report

       Case Reports

       The Interesting Cases

       Teaching Points

       Images in Nephrology

       Nephroquiz for the beginner

       Historical Notes

       Congress Reports

       Laudationes

       Letters

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Editorial Comments:

U Kunzendorf, T Tran, and S Bulfone-Paus: The Th1-Th2 paradigm in 1998: law of nature or rule with exceptions
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2445-2448; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2445 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R Wuthrich: The complex role of osteopontin in renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2448-2450; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2448 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

W Almawi and N Irani-Hakime: The antiproliferative effect of glucocorticoids: is it related to induction of TGF-{beta}?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2450-2452; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2450 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C Ponticelli and G Moroni: Renal biopsy in lupus nephritis - what for, when and how often?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2452-2454; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2452 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P Gibson and M Watson: Cyst infection in polycystic kidney disease: a clinical challenge
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2455-2457; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2455 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

I Mucsi and G Hercz: Control of serum phosphate in patients with renal failure - new approaches
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2457-2460; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2457 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Mamoun: Anorexia in patients with chronic renal failure - progress towards understanding the molecular basis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2460-2463; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2460 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Ejaz: Peritoneal fluid eosinophilia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2463-2464; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2463 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C Noel, M Hazzan, M Noel-Walter, and J Jouet: Renal failure and bone marrow transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2464-2466; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2464 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Y Vanrenterghem and R Verberckmoes: Pre-emptive kidney transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2466-2468; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2466 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C Doherty: Another compartment syndrome for Nephrologists?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2468-2470; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2468 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original Articles:

G MacGregor: Tony Raine memorial lecture. Salt: blood pressure, the kidney, and other harmful effects
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2471-2479; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2471 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Romagnoni, M Beccari, and G Sorgato: Errors in haemodialysis. Life-threatening hyperkalaemia during a haemodialysis session: an avoidable risk
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2480-2481; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2480 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Argiles, R Lorho, and G Mourad: Errors in haemodialysis. The irritable patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2481-2483; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2481 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J Bommer: Comment. Errors in dialysis - the lessons to learn
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2484-2485; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2484 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Kobayashi, K Muro, K Yoh, M Kondoh, S Iwabuchi, K Hirayama, T Ishizu, S Kikuchi, N Yamaguchi, and A Koyama: Effects of FK506 on experimental membranous glomerulonephritis induced by cationized bovine serum albumin in rats
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2501-2508; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2501 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N Gassler, M Elger, D Inoue, W Kriz, and M Amling: Oligonephronia, not exuberant apoptosis, accounts for the development of glomerulosclerosis in the bcl-2 knockout mouse
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2509-2518; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2509 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Y Horita, M Miyazaki, T Koji, N Kobayashi, M Shibuya, M Razzaque, M Cheng, Y Ozono, S Kohno, and T Taguchi: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors in rats with protein-overload nephrosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2519-2528; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2519 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Herten, W Lenz, R Gerzer, and C Drummer: The renal natriuretic peptide urodilatin is present in human kidney
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2529-2535; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2529 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

F Scolari, G Ghiggeri, G Casari, A Amoroso, D Puzzer, G Caridi, B Valzorio, R Tardanico, V Vizzardi, S Savoldi, B Viola, N Bossini, E Prati, R Gusmano, and R Maiorca: Autosomal dominant medullary cystic disease: a disorder with variable clinical pictures and exclusion of linkage with the NPH1 locus
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2536-2546; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2536 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Schwartz, E Lewis, T Leonard-Martin, J Lewis, D Batlle, and T Collaborative Study Group: Renal pathology patterns in type II diabetes mellitus: relationship with retinopathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2547-2552; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2547 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Freire, D van Dijk, A Erman, G Boner, J Warram, and A Krolewski: DNA polymorphisms in the ACE gene, serum ACE activity and the risk of nephropathy in insulin-dependent diabetes melitus
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2553-2558; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2553 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Pestana, H Jardim, C Afonso, P Serrao, N Santos, L Guerra, and P Soares-da-Silva: Renal dopaminergic system in nephrotic syndrome and after remission
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2559-2562; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2559 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J Rodriguez, E Carbajo-Perez, F Santos, S Carbajo, N Ferna, P Fernandez, M Fernandez, and E Garcia: Severe experimental uraemia does not decrease the population of rat pituitary somatotrophs
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2563-2565; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2563 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Nowicki, F Kokot, and A Surdacki: The influence of hyperinsulinaemia on calcium-phosphate metabolism in renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2566-2571; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2566 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J Silva, S Andrade, H Ventura, J Santos, S Colaco, C Oliveira, and P Ponce: Iron supplementation in haemodialysis - practical clinical guidelines
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2572-2577; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2572 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Kooistra and J Marx: The absorption of iron is disturbed in recombinant human erythropoietin-treated peritoneal dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2578-2582; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2578 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

O Sommerburg, T Grune, H Hampl, E Riedel, P van Kuijk, J Ehrich, and W Siems: Does long-term treatment of renal anaemia with recombinant erythropoietin influence oxidative stress in haemodialysed patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2583-2587; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2583 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

V Schettler, E Wieland, H Methe, P Schuff-Werner, and G Muller: Oxidative stress during dialysis: effect on free radical scavenging enzyme (FRSE) activities and glutathione (GSH) concentration in granulocytes
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2588-2593; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2588 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P Stenvinkel, I Holmberg, O Heimburger, and U Diczfalusy: A study of plasmalogen as an index of oxidative stress in patients with chronic renal failure. Evidence of increased oxidative stress in malnourished patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2594-2600; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2594 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J Grinyo, S Gil-Vernet, D Seron, M Hueso, X Fulladosa, J Cruzado, F Moreso, A Fernandez, J Torras, L Riera, A Castelao, and J Alsina: Primary immunosuppression with mycophenolate mofetil and antithymocyte globulin for kidney transplant recipients of a suboptimal graft
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2601-2604; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2601 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

F Caravaca, M Fernandez, R Ruiz-Calero, J Cubero, A Aparicio, F Jimenez, and M Garcia: Effects of oral phosphorus supplementation on mineral metabolism of renal transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2605-2611; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2605 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G Venkat-Raman, J Feehally, H Elliott, P Griffin, R Moore, J Olubodun, and R Wilkinson: Renal and haemodynamic effects of amlodipine and nifedipine in hypertensive renal transplant recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2612-2616; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2612 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Villa, G Fogazzi, and G Ambroso: The unusual case. Crescentic glomerulonephritis with normal renal function after 28 years of follow-up
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2671-2673; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2671 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Dickenmann and F Brunner: Continuing nephrological education. Hypernatraemia and polyuria in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia and allogeneic bone marrow transplant
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2687-2689; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2687 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

I Rvchlik, T Philipp, and H Orzechowski: Report. Workshop on Molecular Biology for the Nephrologist, Praha, Czech Republic, 25-29 March 1998
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2701; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2701 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Anon: Special announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2702; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2702 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Various: Book reviews
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2715; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2715 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Invited Comments:

G Fogazzi and S Grignani: Urine microscopic analysis - an art abandoned by nephrologists?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2485-2487; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2485 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D Lewis, C Bingham, M Beaman, A Nicholls, and H Riad: Polypropylene mesh hernia repair - an alternative permitting rapid return to peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2488-2489; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2488 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Dialysis and Transplantation News:

A Ready: Transplanting an ethnic community: approaches to the crisis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2490-2493; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2490 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Rao, R Juneja, R Shirly, and C Jacob: Haemodialysis for end-stage renal disease in Southern India - a perspective from a tertiary referral care centre
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2494-2500; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2494 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Technical Report:

S Daimon, S Yasuhara, T Saga, S Tokunaga, H Chikaki, and K Dan: Efficacy of extracorporeal ultrafiltration of ascitic fluid as a treatment of refractory ascites
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2617-2623; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2617 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case Reports:

H Tatsumi, S Tateno, Y Hiki, H Shigematsu, and Y Kobayashi: Crescentic glomerulonephritis associated with membranous nephropathy in a case with primary Sjogren's syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2624-2627; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2624 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Jose, K Bannister, A Clarkson, F Whitehead, and R Faull: Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis in a patient with Nocardia pneumonia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2628-2629; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2628 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B Dussol, G Kaplanski, L Daniel, P Brunet, J Pellissier, and Y Berland: Simultaneous occurrence of fibrillary glomerulopathy and AL amyloid
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2630-2632; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2630 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T Akpolat, E Yilmaz, S Ozen, I Akpolat, A Danaci, and B Kandemir: M680I(Arm2)/M694V(Med) mutations in a patient with familial Mediterranean fever and polyarteritis nodosa
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2633-2635; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2633 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K Hirayama, K Hanatsuka, T Ikeuchi, D Shida, K Ohtsuka, F Yoshimi, M Hori, M Itabashi, and A Koyama: Famotidine-induced acute interstitial nephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2636-2638; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2636 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

H Mocan, M Mocan, and K Kaynar: Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome following a scorpion sting
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2639-2640; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2639 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

V La Milia, F Tentori, C Pozzi, G Taddei, and F Locatelli: Primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome with membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava - successful PTA and thrombolytic therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2641-2644; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2641 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R Rysava, J Zabka, J Peregrin, V Tesar, M Merta, and I Rychlik: Acute renal failure due to bilateral renal artery thrombosis associated with primary antiphospholipid syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2645-2647; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2645 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

F Yanik, T Akpolat, and I Kocak: Acute renal failure - an unusual consequence of uterine prolapse
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2648-2650; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2648 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

I Tan and J Kua: Abdominal compartment syndrome and acute anuria
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2651-2653; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2651 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C Bingham, M Beaman, A Nicholls, and P Anthony: Necrotizing renal vasculopathy resulting in chronic renal failure after ingestion of methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ('ecstasy')
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2654-2655; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2654 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S Fletcher, G Stables, and J Turney: Icodextrin allergy in a peritoneal dialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2656-2658; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2656 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Carlini, D Angelini, L Burrows, G De Quirico, and A Antonelli: Cerebral aspergillosis: long term efficacy and safety of liposomal amphotericin B in kidney transplant
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2659-2661; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2659 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R Sharma, C Farmer, W Gransden, and C Ogg: Peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis due to Cylindrocarpon lichenicola infection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2662-2664; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2662 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P Anantharaman, G Abraham, U Shekar, A Moorthy, S Shroff, and P Soundararajan: Klebsiella endocarditis in the early post-operative period after renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2665-2666; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2665 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Claudon, V Panescu, L Le Chaffotec, J Hubert, A Martin-Bertaux, F Lefevre, J Andre, and M Kessler: Primary adenocarcinoma of the renal transplant
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2667-2670; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2667 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The Interesting Cases:

A Sanchez-Fructuoso, J Blanco, P Naranjo, D Prats, and A Barrientos: Antiglomerular basement membrane antibody-mediated nephritis in two patients with type II diabetes mellitus
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2674-2678; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2674 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Teaching Points:

G Wolf, B Pfalzer, U Helmchen, and R Stahl: Enlarged cervical lymph nodes two years after diagnosis of membranous glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2679-2681; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2679 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Nephrology:

V Blackburn, S Grignani, and G Fogazzi: Lipiduria as seen by transmission electron microscopy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2682-2684; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2682 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

C Jones: The orthopaedic-nephrology interface
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2685-2686; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2685 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Historical Notes:

V Torres and M Watson: Polycystic kidney disease: antiquity to the 20th century
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2690-2696; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2690 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Congress Reports:

J Torregrosa and J Campistol: International meeting on osteodystrophy and renal transplantation. Barcelona, Spain, 4-5 December, 1997
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2697-2698; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2697 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Laudationes:

C Jacobs: 'Bon anniversaire' for Marcel Legrain
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2699-2700; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2699 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters:

K Hirayama, M Kobayashi, M Kondoh, K Muro, S Iwabuchi, K Yoh, T Ishizu, S Kikuchi, N Yamaguchi, S Nagase, and A Koyama: Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2703-2704; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2703 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L Baker, B Tucker, I Mcdougal, and R Ooommen: Treatment of progressive renal failure in idiopathic membranous nephropathy with azathioprine and prednisolone
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2704a; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2704a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Schiller, G Gluhovschi, D Gavrilescu, and G Deutsch: Mesangial hyperplasia in a patient with renovascular hypertension and proteinuria
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2704b-2705b; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2704b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Dickenmann, M Filipovic, M Schneider, and F Brunner: Hydroxyethylstarch-associated transient acute renal failure after epidural anaesthesia for labour analgesia and Caesarean section
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2706a; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2706a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Buemi, A Allegra, F Corica, G Calapai, G Cavallaro, C Aloisi, G Pettinato, A Russo, and N Frisina: Does erythropoietin administration affect progression of atherosclerosis in Watanabe heritable hyperlipaemic rabbits?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2706b-2708b; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2706b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S Mandolfo, F Malberti, M Farina, G Villa, R Scanziani, M Surian, and E Imbasciati: Parathyroidectomy and response to erythropoietin therapy in anaemic patients with chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2708-2709; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2708 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K Hung, D Wu, K Wu, W Chen, and T Tsai: Serum ferritin level required for adequate response to recombinant human erythropoietin in haemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus infection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2709-2710; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2709 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Anon: C-reactive protein and atheroselerosis in dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2710-2711; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2710 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Taccone-Gallucci, R Lubrano, C Meloni, M Morosetti, C Adolfo, and C Casciani: Malonyldialdehyde content of cell membranes is the most important marker of oxidative stress in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2711-2712; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2711 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P Tattevin, T Messiaen, V Pras, P Ronco, and M Biour: Confusion and general seizures following ciprofloxacin administration
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2712-2713; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2712 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

H Okada, S Sugahara, H Nakamoto, R Omoto, and H Suzuki: Intensive perioperative dialysis can improve the hospital mortality of haemodialysis patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 13: 2713-2714; doi:10.1093/ndt/13.10.2713 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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