TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 54, Issue 1 (July 1998)

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Perspectives in Renal Medicine

Ischemic renal diseases: New insights into old entities FREE

Alain Meyrier, Gary S Hill and Pierre Simon

Kidney Int 54: 2-13; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00968.x

In vitro branching tubulogenesis: Implications for developmental and cystic disorders, nephron number, renal repair, and nephron engineering FREE

Hiroyuki Sakurai and Sanjay K Nigam

Kidney Int 54: 14-26; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00969.x

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Genetic disorders – Development

Transplantation of developing metanephroi into adult rats FREE

Sharon A Rogers, Jeffrey A Lowell, Nancy A Hammerman and Marc R Hammerman

Kidney Int 54: 27-37; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00971.x

Obstructive nephropathy in the neonatal rat is attenuated by epidermal growth factor FREE

Robert L Chevalier, Sharad Goyal, Jennifer T Wolstenholme and Barbara A Thornhill

Kidney Int 54: 38-47; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00966.x

Molecular genetics of cystinuria: Mutation analysis of SLC3A1 and evidence for another gene in the Type I (silent) phenotype FREE

Irfan Saadi, Xing-Zhen Chen, Matthias Hediger, Patricia Ong, Perpetual Pereira, Paul Goodyer and Rima Rozen

Kidney Int 54: 48-55; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00956.x

See also: Original Article by Chesney

Cystinuria subtype and the risk of nephrolithiasis  FREE

Paul Goodyer, Irfan Saadi, Patricia Ong, Gay Elkas and Rima Rozen

Kidney Int 54: 56-61; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00957.x

See also: Original Article by Chesney
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Hormones – Cytokines – Signaling

Cytokine interactions promote synergistic fibronectin accumulation by mesangial cells FREE

Izabella Z A Pawluczyk and Kevin P G Harris

Kidney Int 54: 62-70; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00965.x

Interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-4 synergistically stimulate NF-IL6 activity and IL-6 production in human mesangial cells FREE

Yuichi Nakazato, Tomoko Hayashida, Yoshihiko Kanno, Hiroyuki Sasamura, Hirokazu Okada, Hiromichi Suzuki and Takao Saruta

Kidney Int 54: 71-79; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00967.x

Regulation of cAMP production in initial and terminal inner medullary collecting ducts FREE

Gen Yasuda and William B Jeffries

Kidney Int 54: 80-86; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00990.x

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Cell Biology – Immunology – Pathology

PAI-1 secretion and matrix deposition in human peritoneal mesothelial cell cultures: Transcriptional regulation by TGF-beta1 FREE

Jean-Philippe Rougier, Sophie Guia, Jacqueline Hagège, Geneviève Nguyen and Pierre M Ronco

Kidney Int 54: 87-98; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00955.x

Pirfenidone improves renal function and fibrosis in the post-obstructed kidney FREE

Toshikatsu Shimizu, Takayuki Kuroda, Satoshi Hata, Masafumi Fukagawa, Solomon B Margolin and Kiyoshi Kurokawa

Kidney Int 54: 99-109; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00962.x

Up-regulation of HSP47 in the mouse kidneys with unilateral ureteral obstruction FREE

Toshiki Moriyama, Noritaka Kawada, Akio Ando, Atsushi Yamauchi, Masaru Horio, Kazuhiro Nagata, Enyu Imai and Masatsugu Hori

Kidney Int 54: 110-119; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00964.x

Expression of decay accelerating factor mRNA and complement C3 mRNA in human diseased kidney FREE

Katsushige Abe, Masanobu Miyazaki, Takehiko Koji, Akira Furusu, Yoshiyuki Ozono, Takashi Harada, Hideto Sakai, Paul K Nakane and Shigeru Kohno

Kidney Int 54: 120-130; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00961.x

Cloning of murine membrane-type-1-matrix metalloproteinase (MT-1-MMP) and its metanephric developmental regulation with respect to MMP-2 and its inhibitor FREE

Kosuke Ota, William G Stetler-Stevenson, Qiwei Yang, Anil Kumar, Jun Wada, Naoki Kashihara, Elisabeth I Wallner and Yashpal S Kanwar

Kidney Int 54: 131-142; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00975.x

Local macrophage proliferation in human glomerulonephritis FREE

Niansheng Yang, Nicole M Isbel, David J Nikolic-Paterson, Youji Li, Rengao Ye, Robert C Atkins and Hui Y Lan

Kidney Int 54: 143-151; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00978.x

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Ion channels – Membrane Transport – Integrative Physiology

Characteristics of urea transport of cells derived from rabbit thick ascending limb of Henle's loop FREE

R Willi Grunewald, Claudius H Reisse and Gerhard A Müller

Kidney Int 54: 152-159; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00980.x

Renal cortical mitochondrial aconitase is regulated in hypo- and hypercitraturia FREE

Joel Z Melnick, Patricia A Preisig, Orson W Moe, Paul Srere and Robert J Alpern

Kidney Int 54: 160-165; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00974.x

No net renal extraction of homocysteine in fasting humans FREE

Coen van Guldener, Ab J M Donker, Cornelis Jakobs, Tom Teerlink, Kees de Meer and Coen D A Stehouwer

Kidney Int 54: 166-169; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00983.x

Concentrating defect in experimental nephrotic syndrome: Altered expression of aquaporins and thick ascending limb Na+ transporters FREE

Patricia Fernández-Llama, Peter Andrews, Carolyn A Ecelbarger, Søren Nielsen and Mark A Knepper

Kidney Int 54: 170-179; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00984.x

Low Na+ diet inhibits Na+ and water transport response to vasopressin in rat cortical collecting duct FREE

James A Schafer, Lu Chen and with the technical assistance of Beverly D Corbitt

Kidney Int 54: 180-187; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00985.x

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Vascular Biology – Hemodynamics – Hypertension

Role of endothelin and nitric oxide imbalance in the pathogenesis of hypoxia-induced arterial hypertension FREE

Zhenmin Ni, Shahrooz Bemanian, Salah D Kivlighn and Nosratola D Vaziri

Kidney Int 54: 188-192; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00987.x

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Clinical Nephrology – Epidemiology – Clinical Trials

Free pentosidine and neopterin as markers of progression rate in diabetic nephropathy FREE

Miriam F Weiss, Roger A Rodby, Amy C Justice and Donald E Hricik the Collaborative Study Group

Kidney Int 54: 193-202; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00982.x

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Vascular Biology – Hemodynamics – Hypertension

Serum homocysteine level and protein intake are related to risk of microalbuminuria: The Hoorn Study  FREE

Ellen K Hoogeveen, Pieter J Kostense, Agnes Jager, Robert J Heine, Cornelis Jakobs, Lex M Bouter, Ab J M Donker and Coen D A Stehouwer

Kidney Int 54: 203-209; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.4495353

See also: Original Article by Robinson & Dennis
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Dialysis – Transplantation

Effect of hyperparathyroidism on arterial distensibility in renal transplant recipients FREE

Michael Barenbrock, Martin Hausberg, Markus Kosch, Klaus Kisters, Arnold P G Hoeks and Karl-Heinz Rahn

Kidney Int 54: 210-215; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00963.x

Cyclosporine suppresses rat hepatic cytochrome P450 in a time-dependent manner FREE

Lane J Brunner, William M Bennett and Dennis R Koop

Kidney Int 54: 216-223; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00970.x

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Original Articles

Effect of alternative peritoneal dialysis solutions on cell viability, apoptosis/necrosis and cytokine expression in human monocytes  FREE

Joerg Plum, Mohammad Reza Lordnejad and Bernd Grabensee

Kidney Int 54: 224-235; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00960.x

See also: Original Article by Cohen

Immunologic function and survival in hemodialysis patients FREE

Paul L Kimmel, Terry M Phillips, Samuel J Simmens, Rolf A Peterson, Karen L Weihs, Sylvan Alleyne, Illuminado Cruz, Jack A Yanovski and Judith H Veis

Kidney Int 54: 236-244; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00981.x

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Technical Note

Psychosocial factors, behavioral compliance and survival in urban hemodialysis patients  FREE

Paul L Kimmel, Rolf A Peterson, Karen L Weihs, Samuel J Simmens, Sylvan Alleyne, Illuminado Cruz and Judith H Veis

Kidney Int 54: 245-254; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00989.x

See also: Original Article by Levy

Diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of combined dipyridamole-exercise thallium imaging in hemodialysis patients FREE

Michel Dahan, Béatrice M Viron, Marc Faraggi, Dominique L Himbert, Bruno J J Legallicier, Amir M Kolta, Fabienne Pessione, Dominique Le Guludec, R Gourgon and Françoise E Mignon

Kidney Int 54: 255-262; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00988.x

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Original Articles

On-line assessment of delivered dialysis dose Technical Note  FREE

Salvatore Di Filippo, Simeone Andrulli, Celestina Manzoni, Mauro Corti and Francesco Locatelli

Kidney Int 54: 263-267; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00979.x

The acu-men™: A new device for continuous renal replacement therapy in acute renal failure FREE

Markus Manns, Hans D Polaschegg, Christian Schlaeper, Bernd Steinbach and Hans G Evering

Kidney Int 54: 268-274; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00959.x

A simple procedure for the isolation of rat kidney lysosomes FREE

Akira Kawashima, Atsushi Sato, Megumi Kawashima, Kosaku Nitta, Wako Yumura, Nobuhiro Sugino, Hiroshi Nihei and Yasuo Natori

Kidney Int 54: 275-278; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00958.x

Mutational analysis of patients with cystinuria detected by a genetic screening network: Powerful tools in understanding the several forms of the disorder FREE

Russell W Chesney

Kidney Int 54: 279-280; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00994.x

See also: Genetic disorders – Development by Saadi et al. See also: Genetic disorders – Development by Goodyer et al.

From microalbuminuria to hyperhomocysteinemia FREE

Killian Robinson and Vincent W Dennis

Kidney Int 54: 281-282; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00992.x

See also: Vascular Biology – Hemodynamics – Hypertension by Hoogeveen et al.

Dialysis fluids and monocytes: Suicide or murder? FREE

J John Cohen

Kidney Int 54: 283-284; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00993.x

See also: Original Article by Plum et al.

Nephrology's opportunity realized FREE

Norman B Levy

Kidney Int 54: 285; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00991.x

See also: Technical Note by Kimmel et al.

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