Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Josef Pfeilschifter

Nitric oxide triggers the expression of proinflammatory and protective gene products in mesangial cells and the inflamed glomerulus
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 347-348; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.347 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ralf Dechend, Dominik Müller, Jeun Koon Park, Anette Fiebeler, Hermann Haller, and Friedrich C. Luft

Statins and angiotensin II-induced vascular injury
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 349-353; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.349 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arya M. Sharma and Stefan Engeli

Managing big issues on lean evidence: treating obesity hypertension
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 353-355; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.353 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael S. Wiesener and Kai-Uwe Eckardt

Erythropoietin, tumours and the von Hippel–Lindau gene: towards identification of mechanisms and dysfunction of oxygen sensing
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 356-359; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.356 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jerome Rossert, William M. McClellan, Simon D. Roger, and Dierik L. Verbeelen

Epoetin treatment: what are the arguments to expect a beneficial effect on renal disease progression?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 359-362; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.359 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Irene L. Noronha, Clarice K. Fujihara, and Roberto Zatz

The inflammatory component in progressive renal disease—are interventions possible?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 363-368; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.363 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alice Schmidt, Anton Luger, and Walter H. Hörl

Sexual hormone abnormalities in male patients with renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 368-371; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.368 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Jungers

Late referral: loss of chance for the patient, loss of money for society
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 371-375; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.371 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comment:

Klaus Konner

The anastomosis of the arteriovenous fistula—common errors and their avoidance
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 376-379; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.376 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Special Feature:

Michel Fischbach, Constantinos J. Stefanidis, and Alan R. Watson

Guidelines by an ad hoc European committee on adequacy of the paediatric peritoneal dialysis prescription
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 380-385; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.380 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Benito Yard, Yuxi Feng, Hanno Keller, Christa Mall, and Fokko van der Woude

Influence of high glucose concentrations on the expression of glycosaminoglycans and N-deacetylase/N-sulphotransferase mRNA in cultured skin fibroblasts from diabetic patients with or without nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 386-391; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.386 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francisco R. González-Pacheco, Carlos Caramelo, Maria Ángeles Castilla, Juan J. P. Deudero, Javier Arias, Susana Yagüe, Sonsoles Jiménez, Rafael Bragado, and Maria Victoria Álvarez-Arroyo

Mechanism of vascular smooth muscle cells activation by hydrogen peroxide: role of phospholipase C gamma
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 392-398; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.392 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kengo Furuichi, Takashi Wada, Yasunori Iwata, Norihiko Sakai, Keiichi Yoshimoto, Ken-ichi Kobayashi, Naofumi Mukaida, Kouji Matsushima, and Hitoshi Yokoyama

Administration of FR167653, a new anti-inflammatory compound, prevents renal ischaemia/reperfusion injury in mice
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 399-407; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.399 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marie-Carmen Muniz Martinez, Joëlle Nortier, Pierre Vereerstraeten, and Jean-Louis Vanherweghem

Progression rate of Chinese herb nephropathy: impact of Aristolochia fangchi ingested dose
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 408-412; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.408 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alberto Canepa, José Carolino Divino Filho, Alberto Gutierrez, Alba Carrea, Ann-Marie Forsberg, Eva Nilsson, Enrico Verrina, Francesco Perfumo, and Jonas Bergström

Free amino acids in plasma, red blood cells, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and muscle in normal and uraemic children
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 413-421; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.413 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marion Morena, Jean-Paul Cristol, Jean-Yves Bosc, Ciro Tetta, Gilles Forret, Claude-Louis Leger, Cécile Delcourt, Laure Papoz, Bernard Descomps, and Bernard Canaud

Convective and diffusive losses of vitamin C during haemodiafiltration session: a contributive factor to oxidative stress in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 422-427; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.422 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julia Carracedo, Rafael Ramírez, Alejandro Martin-Malo, Mariano Rodríguez, and Pedro Aljama

The effect of LPS, uraemia, and haemodialysis membrane exposure on CD14 expression in mononuclear cells and its relation to apoptosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 428-434; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.428 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aikaterini Papayianni, Efstathios Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Giamalis, Lazaros Gionanlis, Anna-Maria Belechri, Paraschos Koukoudis, and Dimitrios Memmos

Circulating levels of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and MCP-1 are increased in haemodialysis patients: association with inflammation, dyslipidaemia, and vascular events
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 435-441; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.435 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yukiko Kaizu, Sakae Ohkawa, and Hiromichi Kumagai

Muscle mass index in haemodialysis patients: a comparison of indices obtained by routine clinical examinations
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 442-448; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.442 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martine E. Cohen-Solal, Françoise Augry, Yves Mauras, Caroline Morieux, Pierre Allain, and Marie-Christine de Vernejoul

Fluoride and strontium accumulation in bone does not correlate with osteoid tissue in dialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 449-454; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.449 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stéphane Billion, Bruno Tribout, Estelle Cadet, Colette Queinnec, Jacques Rochette, Pascal Wheatley, and Pierre Bataille

Hyperhomocysteinaemia, folate and vitamin B12 in unsupplemented haemodialysis patients: effect of oral therapy with folic acid and vitamin B12
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 455-461; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.455 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dirk W. Droste, Karsten Kühne, Roland M. Schaefer, and E. Bernd Ringelstein

Detection of microemboli in the subclavian vein of patients undergoing haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration using pulsed Doppler ultrasound
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 462-466; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.462 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Henk F. M. Smits, Johannes H. M. Smits, Aloys F. J. Wüst, Erik Buskens, and Peter J. Blankestijn

Percutaneous thrombolysis of thrombosed haemodialysis access grafts: comparison of three mechanical devices
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 467-473; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.467 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sarbjit Vanita Jassal, Ganesh Krishna, Netar P. Mallick, and David C. Mendelssohn

Attitudes of British Isles nephrologists towards dialysis modality selection: a questionnaire study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 474-477; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.474 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Preliminary Reports:

Wooseong Huh, Dae Joong Kim, Mi-Kyung Kim, Yoon Goo Kim, Ha-Young Oh, Vesa Ruotsalainen, and Karl Tryggvason

Expression of nephrin in acquired human glomerular disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 478-484; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.478 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mélanie Masse, Marie-Josée Hébert, Stéphan Troyanov, Normand Vigneault, Isabelle Sirois, and François Madore

Soluble Fas is a marker of peripheral arterial occlusive disease in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 485-491; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.485 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Cécile Vigneau, Jean-Philippe Haymann, Noujoud Khoury, Jean-Daniel Sraer, and Eric Rondeau

An unusual evolution of the systemic capillary leak syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 492-494; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.492 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Myriam Pastural, Vincent Audard, Marie-Pierre Bralet, Philippe Rémy, Laurent Salomon, Jacques Tankovic, Christian Brun Buisson, and Philippe Lang

Mycoplasma hominis infection in renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 495-496; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.495 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Carmichael, Elizabeth Brun, Satish Jayawardene, Amino Abdulkadir, and Patrick J. O'Donnell

A fatal case of bowel and cardiac involvement in Henoch–Schönlein purpura
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 497-499; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.497 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Interesting Case:

Daniel Neureiter, Helga Frank, Ulrich Kunzendorf, Rüdiger Waldherr, and Kerstin Amann

Dialysis-associated acquired cystic kidney disease imitating autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in a patient receiving long-term peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 500-503; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.500 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Vincent M. Brandenburg, Markus Ketteler, Rolf D. Frank, Hans Schmitt, Jürgen Floege, Caroline M. Behler, and Jochen Riehl

Bone pain with scintigraphy suggestive of widespread metastases—do not forget phosphate
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 504-507; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.504 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maria E. Ostermann, Pranabh Gyawali, Susan A. Snowden, John B. Eastwood, and Christopher P. Streather

A 67-year-old kidney transplant patient with headache of uncertain origin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 508-510; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.508 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Ajay K. Sharma, Sanjay Sinha, and Ali Bakran

Migration of intra-vascular metallic stent into pulmonary artery
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 511; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.511 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

Kevin S. Eardley, Davy Ip Min Wan, Mark E. Thomas, Arpan K. Banerjee, Miroslav Radojkovic, and John L. Taylor

Transplant-associated inflammatory breast disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 512-515; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.512 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ursula Göbel, Ralph Kettritz, Wolfgang Schneider, and Friedrich C. Luft

A particularly private pain
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 516-518; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.516 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

E. Nigel Wardle and Dwomoa Adu

Lupus nephritis in the new millennium
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 519; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.519 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Luc Turmel-Rodrigues and Raymond Vanholder

Vascular access care and interventional radiology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 519-520; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.519-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Martin Bald, Udo Vester, and Ann-Margret Wingen

Dent's disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 520-521; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.520 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giacomo Colussi, Maria Elisabetta De Ferrari, Silvana Tedeschi, Silvia Prandoni, Marie Louise Syrén, and Giovanni Civati

Bartter syndrome type 3: an unusual cause of nephrolithiasis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 521-523; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.521 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cansin Saçkesen, Halil Atasoy, Nural Kiper, and Seza Ozen

Pulmonary hydatid disease associated with nephrotic syndrome in a paediatric patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 523-524; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.523 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antonia J. Cronin, Geoffrey Maidment, Terry Cook, Geoffrey C. Kite, Monique S. J. Simmonds, Charles D. Pusey, and Graham M. Lord

Aristolochic acid as a causative factor in a case of Chinese herbal nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 524-525; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.524 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Amit Kumar Ghosh

Lupus nephritis: physicians' preparedness for communication of evidence-based therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 525-526; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.525 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Beata Naumnik, Jacek Borawski, Krystyna Pawlak, and Michal Mysliwiec

Renal function, proteinuria and ACE-inhibitor therapy as determinants of plasma levels of endothelial markers
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 526-528; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.526 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mohamed E. Suliman, Peter Bárány, José C. Divino Filho, Bengt Lindholm, and Jonas Bergström

Accumulation of taurine in patients with renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 528-529; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.528 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Donna Fontana, Ronald Schut, and Hamid Rabb

Can choice of dialyser membrane have a beneficial effect on HIV load in the HIV-infected dialysis patient?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 529-530; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.529 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carlo Basile, Alessio Montanaro, and Angelo Semeraro

Should low-dose methotrexate therapy be prescribed to dialysis patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 530-531; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.530 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Decenzio M. Bonucchi, Gianni Cappelli, and Alberto Albertazzi

Heparin and dialysis: reasons to make a change?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 531-532; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.531 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nader Bassilios, Vincent Launay-Vacher, Abdel-Aziz Hamani, Laurent Masias, Gilles Peytavin, Jean-Baptiste Fau, and Gilbert Deray

Pharmacokinetics and dosage adjustment of rifabutin in a haemodialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 531-532; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.531-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dirk R. J. Kuypers and Kathleen Claes

Intracerebral haemorrhage caused by cefazoline-induced hypoprothrombinaemia in a renal transplant recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 532-533; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.532 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sydney Tang, Tak Mao Chan, and Kar Neng Lai

Kidney donor evaluation with helical CT angiography
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 533-534; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.533 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 535-537; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.3.535 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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