Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Manuel Praga

Obesity—a neglected culprit in renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1157-1159; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1157 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giovanni Gambaro

Strategies to safely interfere with prostanoid activity while avoiding adverse renal effects: could COX-2 and COX-LOX dual inhibition be the answer?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1159-1162; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1159 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stanley Shaldon

Dietary salt restriction and drug-free treatment of hypertension in ESRD patients: a largely abandoned therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1163-1165; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1163 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karsten Midtvedt and Anders Hartmann

Hypertension after kidney transplantation: are treatment guidelines emerging?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1166-1169; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1166 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Invited Comment:

Hartmut H. Malluche and Hanna Mawad

Management of hyperphosphataemia of chronic kidney disease: lessons from the past and future directions
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1170-1175; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1170 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hypothesis:

Noha R. Barsoum and Barton S. Levine

Current prescriptions for the correction of hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia: are they too simple?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1176-1180; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1176 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Rene C. Bakker, Cees van Kooten, Marion E. van de Lagemaat-Paape, Mohamed R. Daha, and Leendert C. Paul

Renal tubular epithelial cell death and cyclosporin A
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1181-1188; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1181 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maki Urushihara, Shoji Kagami, Takashi Kuhara, Toshiaki Tamaki, and Yasuhiro Kuroda

Glomerular distribution and gelatinolytic activity of matrix metalloproteinases in human glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1189-1196; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1189 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James V. Donadio, Erik J. Bergstralh, Joseph P. Grande, and Diana M. Rademcher

Proteinuria patterns and their association with subsequent end-stage renal disease in IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1197-1203; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1197 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gabriella Moroni, Claudio Pozzi, Silvana Quaglini, Siro Segagni, Giovanni Banfi, Ambrogio Baroli, Loredana Picardi, Sara Colzani, Paola Simonini, Michael J. Mihatsch, and Claudio Ponticelli

Long-term prognosis of diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis associated with infection in adults
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1204-1211; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1204 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Catherine Dodé, Bouke PC Hazenberg, Christophe Pêcheux, Daniel Cattan, Bruno Moulin, Anne Barthélémy, Marie-Claire Gubler, Marc Delpech, and Gilles Grateau

Mutational spectrum in the MEFV and TNFRSF1A genes in patients suffering from AA amyloidosis and recurrent inflammatory attacks
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1212-1217; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1212 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Oliver Gross, Kai-Olaf Netzer, Romy Lambrecht, Stefan Seibold, and Manfred Weber

Meta-analysis of genotype–phenotype correlation in X-linked Alport syndrome: impact on clinical counselling
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1218-1227; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1218 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Isabelle Tostivint, Béatrice Mougenot, Antoine Flahault, Cécile Vigneau, Marie-Alyette Costa, Jean-Philippe Haymann, Jean-Daniel Sraer, and Eric Rondeau

Adult haemolytic and uraemic syndrome: causes and prognostic factors in the last decade
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1228-1234; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1228 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Caroline Booth, Rebecca Preston, Godfrey Clark, and John Reidy

Management of renal vascular disease in neurofibromatosis type 1 and the role of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1235-1240; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1235 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giorgina Barbara Piccoli, Giorgio Grassi, Elisabetta Mezza, Massimo Gai, Candida Iacuzzo, Francesca Bechis, Luigi Biancone, Alberto Jeantet, Franco Dani, Paolo Cavallo Perin, and Giuseppe Paolo Segoloni

Early referral of Type 2 diabetic patients: are we ready for the assault?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1241-1247; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1241 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ali Ihsan Gunal, Ilgin Karaca, Huseyin Celiker, Erdogan Ilkay, and Soner Duman

Strict volume control in the treatment of nephrogenic ascites
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1248-1251; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1248 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Roderick, Chris Jones, Nick Drey, Sara Blakeley, Premila Webster, Jonathan Goddard, Sue Garland, Linda Bourton, Juan Mason, and Charlie Tomson

Late referral for end-stage renal disease: a region-wide survey in the south west of England
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1252-1259; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1252 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernd M. Sanner, Martin Tepel, Martina Esser, Joerg Klewer, Beate Hoehmann-Riese, Walter Zidek, and Bernhard Hellmich

Sleep-related breathing disorders impair quality of life in haemodialysis recipients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1260-1265; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1260 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Stenvinkel, Peter Barany, Sung Hee Chung, Bengt Lindholm, and Olof Heimbürger

A comparative analysis of nutritional parameters as predictors of outcome in male and female ESRD patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1266-1274; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1266 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert W. Nette, Harmen P. Krepel, Anton H. van den Meiracker, Willem Weimar, and Robert Zietse

Specific effect of the infusion of glucose on blood volume during haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1275-1280; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Raoul Bergner, Katja Dill, Dietmar Boerner, and Michael Uppenkamp

Elimination of intravenously administered ibandronate in patients on haemodialysis: a monocentre open study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1281-1285; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1281 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernard Canaud, Hélene Leray-Moragues, Nadia Kerkeni, Jean-Yves Bosc, and Katja Martin

Effective flow performances and dialysis doses delivered with permanent catheters: a 24-month comparative study of permanent catheters versus arterio-venous vascular accesses
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1286-1292; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1286 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yuichi Nakazato, Yasuyoshi Yamaji, Naoki Oshima, Matsuhiko Hayashi, and Takao Saruta

Calcification and osteopontin localization in the peritoneum of patients on long-term continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1293-1303; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1293 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Godfrey Clark, Gráinne Walsh, Pankaj Deshpande, and Geoff Koffman

Improved efficacy of basiliximab over antilymphocyte globulin induction therapy in paediatric renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1304-1309; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1304 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johannes Waiser, Torsten Slowinski, Andrea Brinker-Paschke, Klemens Budde, Matthias Schreiber, Torsten Böhler, Ingeborg Hauser, and Hans-Hellmut Neumayer

Impact of the variability of cyclosporin A trough levels on long-term renal allograft function
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1310-1317; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1310 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jean-Paul Casez, Kurt Lippuner, Fritz F. Horber, André Montandon, and Philippe Jaeger

Changes in bone mineral density over 18 months following kidney transplantation: the respective roles of prednisone and parathyroid hormone
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1318-1326; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1318 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Darren J. Kelly, Petri Aaltonen, Alison J. Cox, Jon R. Rumble, Robyn Langham, Sianna Panagiotopoulos, George Jerums, Harry Holthöfer, and Richard E. Gilbert

Expression of the slit-diaphragm protein, nephrin, in experimental diabetic nephropathy: differing effects of anti-proteinuric therapies
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1327-1332; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1327 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Peter Kotanko, Eva Gebetsroither, and Falko Skrabal

Familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy in a Caucasian family associated with inborn malformations
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1333-1335; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1333 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Theofanis Apostolou, Flora Sotsiou, Constantinos Pappas, Dimitra Rontoianni, John Apostolidis, and Nikoletta Nikolopoulou

Atheroembolic renal disease and membranous nephropathy, in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome, eosinophilia, and trisomy 8
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1336-1338; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1336 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christian Delles, Sven Weidner, Hans P. Schobel, and Harald D. Rupprecht

Renal-artery stenosis in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1339-1341; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1339 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Simon Desmeules, Paul René de Cotret, and Paul Isenring

A woman with hyponatraemia, acidosis, aneuria and terminal ileostomy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1342-1347; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1342 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

Fadi Fakhouri, Dominique Chauveau, Malik Touam, Laure-Hélène Noël, and Jean-Pierre Grünfeld

Crystals from fat
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1348-1350; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1348 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gabriel Vainstein, Ze'ev Korzets, Avishalom Pomeranz, and Nathan Gadot

Deepening coma in an epileptic patient: the missing link to the urea cycle
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1351-1353; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1351 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

Amit Kumar Ghosh and Chen H. Hsu

Efficacy of ferric citrate as a phosphate-binding agent in end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1354; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1354 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Jose-Luis Górriz, Asunción Sancho, Luis M. Pallardó, Maria-Luisa Amoedo, Guillermina Barril, Mercedes Salgueira, and Manuel de la Torre

Longer pre-dialysis nephrological care is associated with improved long-term survival of dialysis patients. More facts
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1354-1355; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1354-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17: 1356-1358; doi:10.1093/ndt/17.7.1356 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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