Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Editorial Comments:

Robert Deicher and Walter H. Hörl

Hepcidin: a molecular link between inflammation and anaemia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 521-524; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg560 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Luis M. Ruilope

New European guidelines for management of hypertension: what is relevant for the nephrologist
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 524-528; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg589 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julio I. Osende, Marta Ruiz-Ortega, Luis Miguel Blanco-Colio, and Jesus Egido

Statins to prevent cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients. The ASCOT-LLA study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 528-531; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg538 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rainer Düsing and Hendrik Lehnert

Diabetogenic effect of antihypertensive treatment: primum nil nocere
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 531-534; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg543 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tilman B. Drüeke and Sharon M. Moe

Disturbances of bone and mineral metabolism in chronic kidney disease: an international initiative to improve diagnosis and treatment
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 534-536; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfh034 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wim Van Biesen, Norbert Lameire, Nic Veys, and Bert Vanderhaegen

From curing to caring: one character change makes a world of difference. Issues related to withholding/withdrawing renal replacement therapy (RRT) from patients with important co-morbidities
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 536-540; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg539 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Personal Opinions:

Vivekanand Jha

Paid transplants in India: the grim reality
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 541-543; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg576 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles:

Rosemary Masterson, Tim D. Hewitson, Kristen Kelynack, Marina Martic, Laura Parry, Ross Bathgate, Ian Darby, and Gavin Becker

Relaxin down-regulates renal fibroblast function and promotes matrix remodelling in vitro
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 544-552; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg598 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin Tiefenthaler, Susanne Hofer, Susanne Ebner, Lennart Ivarsson, Susanne Neyer, Manfred Herold, Gert Mayer, Peter Fritsch, and Christine Heufler

In vitro treatment of dendritic cells with tacrolimus: impaired T-cell activation and IP-10 expression
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 553-560; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg594 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Van Wyck, Jaime Anderson, and Kevin Johnson

Labile iron in parenteral iron formulations: a quantitative and comparative study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 561-565; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg579 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Moriz Buzello, Christian Stefan Haas, Frank Hauptmann, Marie Luise Gross, Jörg Faulhaber, Stefan Schultze-Mosgau, Heimo Ehmke, Eberhard Ritz, and Kerstin Amann

No aggravation of renal injury in apolipoprotein E knockout mice (ApoE^–/–) after subtotal nephrectomy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 566-573; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg578 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hiroshi Ohtani, Hideki Wakui, Atsushi Komatsuda, Shin Okuyama, Rie Masai, Nobuki Maki, Akihiro Kigawa, Ken-ichi Sawada, and Hirokazu Imai

Distribution of glomerular IgG subclass deposits in malignancy-associated membranous nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 574-579; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg616 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kohsuke Masutani, Masatomo Taniguchi, Hitoshi Nakashima, Hideki Yotsueda, Yuji Kudoh, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Masanori Tokumoto, Kyoichi Fukuda, Hidetoshi Kanai, Hideki Hirakata, and Mitsuo Iida

Up-regulated interleukin-4 production by peripheral T-helper cells in idiopathic membranous nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 580-586; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg572 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Piero Stratta, Francesca Bermond, Simonetta Guarrera, Caterina Canavese, Sonia Carturan, Annamaria Dall'Omo, Giovannino Ciccone, Laura Bertola, Gina Mazzola, Edvige Fasano, and Giuseppe Matullo

Interaction between gene polymorphisms of nitric oxide synthase and renin–angiotensin system in the progression of membranous glomerulonephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 587-595; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg604 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Oliver M. Steinmetz, Ulf Panzer, Sigrid Harendza, Peter R. Mertens, Tammo Ostendorf, Jürgen Floege, Udo Helmchen, and Rolf A. K. Stahl

No association of the –2518 MCP-1 A/G promoter polymorphism with incidence and clinical course of IgA nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 596-601; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg577 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yuichi Kikuchi, Shuzo Kobayashi, Noriaki Hemmi, Ryota Ikee, Naomi Hyodo, Takamitsu Saigusa, Tamehachi Namikoshi, Muneharu Yamada, Shigenobu Suzuki, and Soichiro Miura

Galectin-3-positive cell infiltration in human diabetic nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 602-607; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg603 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hanna Shalev, Igor Romanovsky, Nine V. Knoers, Salomon Lupa, and Daniel Landau

Bladder function impairment in aquaporin-2 defective nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 608-613; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg574 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elham Dadfar, Joachim Lundahl, and Stefan H. Jacobson

Monocyte adhesion molecule expression in interstitial inflammation in patients with renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 614-622; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg585 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Rokyta, Jr, Martin Matejovic, Ales Krouzecky, Karel Opatrny, Jr, Jiri Ruzicka, and Ivan Novak

Effects of continuous venovenous haemofiltration-induced cooling on global haemodynamics, splanchnic oxygen and energy balance in critically ill patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 623-630; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg615 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mariska L. M. Lieuw-A-Fa, Victor W. M. van Hinsbergh, Tom Teerlink, Rob Barto, Jos Twisk, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, and Casper G. Schalkwijk

Increased levels of N-(carboxymethyl)lysine and N-(carboxyethyl)lysine in type 1 diabetic patients with impaired renal function: correlation with markers of endothelial dysfunction
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 631-636; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg619 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Adrian Covic, David J. A. Goldsmith, Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir, and Maria Covic

Haemodialysis acutely improves endothelium-independent vasomotor function without significantly influencing the endothelium-mediated abnormal response to a ß2-agonist
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 637-643; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg568 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chih-Cheng Wu, Yao-Ping Lin, Wen-Chung Yu, Wen-Shin Lee, Tsei-Lieh Hsu, Philip Yu-An Ding, and Chen-Huan Chen

The assessment of fluid status in haemodialysis patients: usefulness of the Doppler echocardiographic parameters
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 644-651; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg621 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kevin L. Schroeder, Judith E. Sallustio, and Edward A. Ross

Continuous haematocrit monitoring during intradialytic hypotension: precipitous decline in plasma refill rates
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 652-656; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg590 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

José Edevanilson de Barros Gueiros, Maria Cristina Chammas, Renê Gerhard, Camila Freire Dente da Silva Dias Boilesen, Ilka Regina Souza de Oliveira, Rosa Maria Affonso Moysés, and Vanda Jorgetti

Percutaneous ethanol (PEIT) and calcitrol (PCIT) injection therapy are ineffective in treating severe secondary hyperparathyroidism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 657-663; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg586 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Krista L. Lentine and Steven S. Guest

Diabetic muscle infarction in end-stage renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 664-669; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg580 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marcel C. Weijmer, Marc G. Vervloet, and Piet M. ter Wee

Compared to tunnelled cuffed haemodialysis catheters, temporary untunnelled catheters are associated with more complications already within 2 weeks of use
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 670-677; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg581 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John H. Stewart, Margaret R. E. McCredie, and Stephen P. McDonald

The incidence of treated end-stage renal disease in New Zealand Maori and Pacific Island people and in Indigenous Australians
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 678-685; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg592 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Béatrice Birmelé, Maud François, Josette Pengloan, Patrick Français, Didier Testou, Georges Brillet, Didier Lechapois, Serge Baudin, Olivier Grezard, Jean-Louis Jourdan, Mohamed Fodil-Cherif, Mohamed Abaza, Luc Dupouet, Gilles Fournier, and Hubert Nivet

Death after withdrawal from dialysis: the most common cause of death in a French dialysis population
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 686-691; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg606 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Roderick, Ruth Davies, Chris Jones, Terry Feest, Steve Smith, and Ken Farrington

Simulation model of renal replacement therapy: predicting future demand in England
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 692-701; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg591 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Torsten Böhler, Johannes Waiser, Manuela Schuetz, Hans H. Neumayer, and Klemens Budde

FTY720 exerts differential effects on CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T-lymphocyte subpopulations expressing chemokine and adhesion receptors
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 702-713; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg599 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brief Reports:

Brendan B. McCormick, Andreas Pierratos, Stanley Fenton, V. Jain, Jeffrey Zaltzman, and Christopher T. Chan

Review of clinical outcomes in nocturnal haemodialysis patients after renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 714-719; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg582 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

John Main and Caroline Wroe

Stonemason's systemic vasculitis: three cases and a dilemma
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 720-722; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg561 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margarita Kunin, Juri Kopolovic, Abraham Avigdor, and Eliezer J. Holtzman

Collapsing glomerulopathy induced by long-term treatment with standard-dose pamidronate in a myeloma patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 723-726; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg567 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zelal Bircan, Demet Toprak, Isin Kilicaslan, Seyhun Solakoglu, Veli Uysal, Denis Ponard, and Gulcan Turker

Factor H deficiency and fibrillary glomerulopathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 727-730; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg605 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tzung-Hai Yen, Ping-Chin Lai, Chiu-Ching Huang, and Yu Chen

Single kidney eliciting a search for associated genital tract anomaly
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 731-732; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg612 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marianna Politou, Panagiotis Tsaftarides, John Vassiliades, Marina P. Siakantaris, Spyros Michail, Lydia Nakopoulou, Gerassimos A. Pangalis, and George Vaiopoulos

Thrombotic microangiopathy in a patient with Sezary syndrome treated with interferon-
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 733-735; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg537 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael J. D. Cassidy, Tom McCulloch, Lynette D. Fairbanks, and H. Anne Simmonds

Diagnosis of adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency as the underlying cause of renal failure in a renal transplant recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 736-738; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg562 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

Svetlana Karie, Hassane Izzedine, Hélène Beaufils, Frederic Charlotte, Vincent Launay-Vacher, and Gilbert Deray

Lymphadenopathy and proteinuria
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 739-741; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg544 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Gunter Wolf, Claus Schneider, Susan Petri, Udo Helmchen, and Rolf A. K. Stahl

A 63-year-old man with acute abdominal pain and laboratory signs of rapid progressive renal disease
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 742-744; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg540 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Stewart H. Lambie, Mario De Nunzio, J. Huw Williams, and Christopher W. McIntyre

Obstructive uropathy associated with endovascular repair of an inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 745-746; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg514 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

Amit Kumar Ghosh and Karthik Ghosh

Anti-proteinuric effect of losartan: statistical vs clinical significance
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 747; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg623 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Manuel Praga

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 747-748; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg624 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clement Kan Ackoundoun-N’guessan and Appollinaire Daze Gnionsahe

Renal artery thrombosis and acute renal failure after sartan withdrawal
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 748; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg565 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Einar Svarstad and Bjarne M. Iversen

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 748-749; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg566 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Solbjørg Sagedal

Prevention of activation of coagulation during haemodialysis and the use of warfarin
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 749; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg524 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Beata Naumnik, Jacek Borawski, and Michal Mysliwiec

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 749-750; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg525 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Veldhoven Karin Moret, Jeroen Kooman, Paul G. Gerlag, Frank M. van der Sande, and A. Warmold van den Wall Bake

Is there also a critical BV for minor intra-dialytic complaints?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 750; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg608 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jutta Passlick-Deetjen

Reply
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 750-751; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg609 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Miltiadis I. Matsagas, Chariklia D. Gouva, Charalampos Charissis, Konstantinos P. Katopodis, Michael Fatouros, and Angelos M. Kappas

Vascular access for haemodialysis in extreme situations: surgically placed inferior vena cava catheter
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 752; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg601 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sofia Spaia, Theodoros Eleftheriadis, Michalis Pazarloglou, Nikolaos Askepidis, Iraklis Ioannidis, Agoritsa Touboura, and Georgios Vayonas

Phenytoin efficacy in treating the diabetic foot ulcer of a haemodialysis patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 753; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg613 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Renzo Scanziani, Beatrice Dozio, Ivano Baragetti, and Serena Maroni

Intraperitoneal hydrostatic pressure and flow characteristics of peritoneal catheters in automated peritoneal dialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 754; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfh145 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernd Hoppe and Ernst Leumann

Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in hyperoxaluria: a plea for early intervention
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 19: 754; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfh146 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
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