Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Arno Fuchshuber and Otto Mehls

Familial steroid-resistant nephrotic syndromes: recent advances
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1897-1900; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1897 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Piero Ruggenenti and Giuseppe Remuzzi

Nephropathy of type 1 and type 2 diabetes: diverse pathophysiology, same treatment?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1900-1902; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1900 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antonio J. Magaldi

New insights into the paradoxical effect of thiazides in diabetes insipidus therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1903-1905; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1903 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Russell G. Roberts, Jonathan D. Louden, and Timothy H. J. Goodship

An assessment of the methods available to determine nutritional equilibrium in patients with chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1906-1908; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1906 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sabine Schmaldienst and Walter H. Hörl

Degranulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes by dialysis membranes—the mystery clears up?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1909-1910; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1909 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fredric O. Finkelstein and Susan H. Finkelstein

Depression in chronic dialysis patients: assessment and treatment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1911-1913; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1911 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles G. Newstead

Lymphoproliferative disease post-renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1913-1916; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1913 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wassim Y. Almawi and Ohannes K. Melemedjian

Clinical and mechanistic differences between FK506 (tacrolimus) and cyclosporin A
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1916-1918; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1916 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmine Zoccali

Sleep apnoea and nocturnal hypoxaemia in dialysis patients: mere risk-indicators or causal factors for cardiovascular disease?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1919-1921; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1919 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Personal Opinion:

Klaus Konner

Interventional strategies for haemodialysis fistulae and grafts: interventional radiology or surgery?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1922-1923; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1922 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Child - Adult Interface:

Pierre Cochat, Sabina De Geest, and Eberhard Ritz

Drug holiday: a challenging child–adult interface in kidney transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1924-1927; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1924 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Akio Nakamura, Edward James Johns, Akira Imaizumi, Yukishige Yanagawa, and Takao Kohsaka

ß₂-Adrenoceptor agonist suppresses renal tumour necrosis factor and enhances interleukin-6 gene expression induced by endotoxin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1928-1934; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1928 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gunter Wolf, Ulrich Wenzel, Karel J. M. Assmann, and Rolf A. K. Stahl

Renal expression of aminopeptidase A in rats with two-kidney, one-clip hypertension
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1935-1942; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1935 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stanley L.-S. Fan, Neil J. Schroeder, Martin J. Calverley, Jacky M. Burrin, Hugh L.J. Makin, and John Cunningham

Potent suppression of the parathyroid glands by hydroxylated metabolites of dihydrotachysterol₂
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1943-1949; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1943 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marion K. Campbell, Conal Daly, Sheila A. Wallace, D. June Cody, Cam Donaldson, Adrian M. Grant, Izhar H. Khan, Paul Lawrence, Luke Vale, and Alison M. MacLeod

Evidence-based medicine in nephrology: identifying and critically appraising the literature
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1950-1955; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1950 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evelyne Fischer, Béatrice Mougenot, Patrice Callard, Pierre Ronco, and Jérôme Rossert

Abnormal expression of glomerular basement membrane laminins in membranous glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1956-1964; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1956 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marcin J. Zychma, Ewa Zukowska-Szczechowska, Beata I. Lacka, and Wladyslaw Grzeszczak

Angiotensinogen M235T and chymase gene CMA/B polymorphisms are not associated with nephropathy in type II diabetes
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1965-1970; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1965 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Samy Hadjadj, Yves Gallois, Gilles Simard, Béatrice Bouhanick, Philippe Passa, André Grimaldi, Pierre Drouin, Jean Tichet, and Michel Marre

Lack of relationship in long-term type 1 diabetic patients between diabetic nephropathy and polymorphisms in apolipoprotein , lipoprotein lipase and cholesteryl ester transfer protein
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1971-1976; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1971 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Philip L. Beales, Hugh A.S. Reid, Meryl H. Griffiths, Eamonn R. Maher, Frances A. Flinter, and Adrian S. Woolf

Renal cancer and malformations in relatives of patients with Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1977-1985; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1977 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Denis Fouque, Ping Wang, Maurice Laville, and Jean-Pierre Boissel

Low protein diets delay end-stage renal disease in non-diabetic adults with chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1986-1992; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1986 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nilufer Broeders, Christiane Knoop, Martine Antoine, Christian Tielemans, and Daniel Abramowicz

Fibrate-induced increase in blood urea and creatinine: is gemfibrozil the only innocuous agent?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 1993-1999; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.1993 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Jungers, Gabriel Choukroun, Christophe Robino, Ziad A. Massy, Pierre Taupin, Mathilde Labrunie, Nguyen-Khoa Man, and Paul Landais

Epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in the Ile-de-France area: a prospective study in 1998
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2000-2006; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2000 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Donald Richardson, Cherry Bartlett, and Eric J. Will

Intervention thresholds and ceilings can determine the haemoglobin outcome distribution in a haemodialysis population
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2007-2013; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2007 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lars G. Weiss, Naomi Clyne, Jose Divino Fihlho, Carsten Frisenette-Fich, Jan Kurkus, and Birgitta Svensson

The efficacy of once weekly compared with two or three times weekly subcutaneous epoetin ß: results from a randomized controlled multicentre trial
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2014-2019; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2014 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dominique Bonnefont-Rousselot, Eric Lehmann, Marie-Chantal Jaudon, Jacques Delattre, Bruno Perrone, and Jean-Pierre Rechke

Blood oxidative stress and lipoprotein oxidizability in haemodialysis patients: effect of the use of a vitamin E-coated dialysis membrane
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2020-2028; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2020 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Luc Turmel-Rodrigues, Josette Pengloan, Serge Baudin, Didier Testou, Mohamed Abaza, Georges Dahdah, Albert Mouton, and Didier Blanchard

Treatment of stenosis and thrombosis in haemodialysis fistulas and grafts by interventional radiology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2029-2036; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2029 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Murat Tuncer, Metin Sarikaya, Tugrul Sezer, Sadife Özcan, Gültekin Süleymanlar, Gülsen Yakupoglu, and F. Fevzi Ersoy

Chemical peritonitis associated with high dialysate acetaldehyde concentrations
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2037-2040; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2037 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emilio Rodrigo, Marcos López-Hoyos, Rafael Escallada, Gema Fernández-Fresnedo, Juan C. Ruiz, Celestino Piñera, Julio G. Cotorruelo, Jose A. Zubimendi, Angel L. M. de Francisco, and Manuel Arias

Circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinases MMP-3 and MMP-2 in renal transplant recipients with chronic transplant nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2041-2045; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2041 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Tzung-Hai Yen, Jeng-Yi Huang, Ching-Herng Wu, Kam-Fai Lee, and Chiu-Ching Huang

Severe hypercalcaemia with normal serum calcitriol in a diabetic patient with chronic renal failure, autoimmune hepatitis and disseminated tuberculosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2046-2049; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2046 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Rita Rachmani, Zohar Levi, Rivka Zissin, Jacques Bernheim, and Ze'ev Korzets

Acute renal failure and paraplegia in a patient with a pelvic-ring fracture
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2050-2052; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2050 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mai Ots, Andres Kulla, Merike Luman, Kaja Metsküla, Vitali Leiba, and Eberhard Ritz

Non-diabetic nodular glomerulosclerosis recurring in a renal graft
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2053-2056; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2053 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Rafel Tappouni and Aine Burns

Pituitary involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2057-2058; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2057 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz for the beginner:

G. Meeus, T. Messiaen, G. Verhoef, and Y. Vanrenterghem

New-onset anaemia following kidney transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2059-2061; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2059 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Boucar Diouf, El Hadj Fary Ka, Alain Calender, Sophie Giraud, and Thérèse Moreira Diop

Association of medullary sponge kidney disease and multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIA due to RET gene mutation: is there a causal relationship?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2062-2063; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2062 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Maduell and V. Navarro

Dietary salt intake and blood pressure control in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2063; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2063 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Murray J. Leikis, Aran J. B. Denford, Grant B. Pidgeon, and Peter J. Hatfield

Post-renal transplant obstruction caused by cytomegalovirus ureteritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2063-2064; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2063-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. K. Agarwal, S. Gulati, A. Mehta, A. Kumar, R. K. Sharma, B. Mehta, A. Gupta, and R. K. Gupta

Mycophenolate mofetil as an effective alternative to cyclosporin in post-transplant haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2064-2065; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2064 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Simon Satchell, John Moppett, Michael Quinn, and Anthony Nicholls

Pregnancy, tacrolimus, and renal transplantation: survival of a 358-g baby
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2065-2066; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2065 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15: 2067-2069; doi:10.1093/ndt/15.12.2067 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

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: 2069. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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