TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 66, Issue 1 (July 2004)
Genetic Disorders – Development |
Hormones – Cytokines – Signaling |
Cell Biology – Immunology – Pathology |
Ion Channels – Membrane Transport – Integrative Physiology |
Vascular Biology – Hemodynamics – Hypertension |
Clinical Nephrology – Epidemiology – Clinical Trials |
Dialysis – Transplantation |
Technical Notes |
Editorials |
Letters to the Editor |
Nephrology Forum |
International Society of Nephrology
Perspectives in Renal Medicine
Aldosterone in the development and progression of renal injury FREE
NORMAN K HOLLENBERG
Kidney Int 66: 1-9; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00701.x
Genetic Disorders – Development
Lack of major involvement of human uroplakin genes in vesicoureteral reflux: Implications for disease heterogeneity FREE
SONGSHAN JIANG, JORDAN GITLIN, FANG-MING DENG, FENG-XIA LIANG, ANDY LEE, ANTHONY ATALA, STUART B BAUER, GARTH D EHRLICH, SALLY A FEATHER, JUDITH D GOLDBERG, JUDITH A GOODSHIP, TIMOTHY H J GOODSHIP, MONIKA HERMANNS, FEN ZE HU, KATRIN E JONES, SUE MALCOLM, CATHY MENDELSOHN, ROBERT A PRESTON, ALAN B RETIK, FRANCIS X SCHNECK, VICTORIA WRIGHT, XIANG Y YE, ADRIAN S WOOLF, XUE-RU WU, HARRY OSTRER, ELLEN SHAPIRO, JUN YU and TUNG-TIEN SUN
Kidney Int 66: 10-19; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00703.x
Mutant prenyltransferase-like mitochondrial protein (PLMP) and mitochondrial abnormalities in kd/kd mice FREE
MIN PENG, LEONARD JARETT, RAY MEADE, MICHAEL P MADAIO, WAYNE W HANCOCK, ALFRED L GEORGE JR, ERIC G NEILSON and DAVID L GASSER
Kidney Int 66: 20-28; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00702.x
Gene expression variance based on random sequencing in rat remnant kidney FREE
NAOSHI HORIBA, SATOHIRO MASUDA, AYAKO TAKEUCHI, HIDEYUKI SAITO, MASAHIRO OKUDA and KEN-ICHI INUI
Kidney Int 66: 29-45; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00704.x
Hormones – Cytokines – Signaling
Reduced gene expression of adiponectin in fat tissue from patients with end-stage renal disease FREE
ALICIA MARCHLEWSKA, PETER STENVINKEL, BENGT LINDHOLM, ANDERS DANIELSSON, ROBERTO PECOITS-FILHO, FREDRIK LÖNNQVIST, MARTIN SCHALLING, OLOF HEIMBÜRGER and LOUISE NORDFORS
Kidney Int 66: 46-50; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00705.x
Chondromodulin-I expression in the growth plate of young uremic rats FREE
BENITO AMIL, MARTA FERNANDEZ-FUENTE, INES MOLINOS, JULIAN RODRIGUEZ, EDUARDO CARBAJO-PéREZ, ENRIQUE GARCIA, TADASHI YAMAMOTO and FERNANDO SANTOS
Kidney Int 66: 51-59; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00708.x
Cell Biology – Immunology – Pathology
Decreased expression of T-cell NF-
B p65 subunit in steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome FREE
DIEGO H AVILES, V MATTI VEHASKARI, JENNIFER MANNING, AUGUSTO C OCHOA and ARNOLD H ZEA
Kidney Int 66: 60-67; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00706.x
Plasmin is not protective in experimental renal interstitial fibrosis FREE
KRISTY L EDGTTON, RENAE M GOW, DARREN J KELLY, PETER CARMELIET and A RICHARD KITCHING
Kidney Int 66: 68-76; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00707.x
See also: Editorial by ZHENG & HARRISA pathophysiologic study of the kidney tubule to optimize organ preservation solutions FREE
NIAZ AHMAD, LUTZ HOSTERT, JULIAN R PRATT, KATHARINE J BILLAR, DAVID J POTTS and J PETER A LODGE
Kidney Int 66: 77-90; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00709.x
Stable expression of nephrin and localization to cell-cell contacts in novel murine podocyte cell lines FREE
DANIEL SCHIWEK, NICOLE ENDLICH, LAWRENCE HOLZMAN, HARRY HOLTHöFER, WILHELM KRIZ and KARLHANS ENDLICH
Kidney Int 66: 91-101; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00711.x
DDR1-deficient mice show localized subepithelial GBM thickening with focal loss of slit diaphragms and proteinuria FREE
OLIVER GROSS, BOGDAN BEIROWSKI, SCOTT J HARVEY, CATHERINE MCFADDEN, DILYS CHEN, STEPHANIE TAM, PAUL S THORNER, NEIL SMYTH, KLAUS ADDICKS, WILHELM BLOCH, YOSHIFUMI NINOMIYA, YOSHIKAZU SADO, MANFRED WEBER and WOLFGANG F VOGEL
Kidney Int 66: 102-111; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00712.x
Curcumin blocks multiple sites of the TGF-
signaling cascade in renal cells FREE
JENS GAEDEKE, NANCY A NOBLE and WAYNE A BORDER
Kidney Int 66: 112-120; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00713.x
Staphylococcus aureus cell envelope antigen is a new candidate for the induction of IgA nephropathy FREE
AKIO KOYAMA, SAMINA SHARMIN, HIDEKO SAKURAI, YOSHIO SHIMIZU, KOUICHI HIRAYAMA, JOICHI USUI, MICHIO NAGATA, KEIGYOU YOH, KUNIHIRO YAMAGATA, KAORI MURO, MASAKI KOBAYASHI, KAORI OHTANI, TAKESHI SHIMIZU and TOHRU SHIMIZU
Kidney Int 66: 121-132; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00714.x
Proteinuria in rats induced by serum from patients with collapsing glomerulopathy FREE
MARIA DEL CARMEN AVILA-CASADO, ISRAEL PEREZ-TORRES, ARI AURON, VIRGILIA SOTO, TERESA I FORTOUL and JAIME HERRERA-ACOSTA
Kidney Int 66: 133-143; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00715.x
Parenteral iron nephrotoxicity: Potential mechanisms and consequences FREE
RICHARD A ZAGER, ALI CM JOHNSON and SHERRY Y HANSON
Kidney Int 66: 144-156; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00716.x
See also: Editorial by ALAM et al.Glomerular expression of the ATP-sensitive P2X7 receptor in diabetic and hypertensive rat models FREE
OLIVER VONEND, CLARE M TURNER, CHOONG M CHAN, ANDREW LOESCH, G CARMEN DELL'ANNA, KAILA S SRAI, GEOFFREY BURNSTOCK and ROBERT J UNWIN
Kidney Int 66: 157-166; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00717.x
Altered NMDA receptor expression in renal toxicity: Protection with a receptor antagonist FREE
JOCELYN C LEUNG, TARA MARPHIS, RANDALL D CRAVER and DOUGLAS M SILVERSTEIN
Kidney Int 66: 167-176; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00718.x
High nephritogenicity of monoclonal antibodies belonging to IgG2a and IgG2b subclasses in rat anti-GBM nephritis FREE
TAKAYUKI KOHDA, SHIN-ICHI OKADA, ATSUSHI HAYASHI, SUSUMU KANZAKI, YOSHIFUMI NINOMIYA, MASAFUMI TAKI and YOSHIKAZU SADO
Kidney Int 66: 177-186; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00719.x
Differential effects of simvastatin on mesangial cells FREE
JULIANE HEUSINGER-RIBEIRO, BARBARA FISCHER and MARGARETE GOPPELT-STRUEBE
Kidney Int 66: 187-195; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00710.x
Ion Channels – Membrane Transport – Integrative Physiology
Nephrotoxicity of platinum complexes is related to basolateral organic cation transport FREE
THOMAS LUDWIG, CHRISTOPH RIETHMÜLLER, MICHAEL GEKLE, GERALD SCHWERDT and HANS OBERLEITHNER
Kidney Int 66: 196-202; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00720.x
Neonatal ureteral obstruction alters expression of renal sodium transporters and aquaporin water channels FREE
YIMIN SHI, CHUNLING LI, KLAUS THOMSEN, TROELS MUNCH JøRGENSEN, MARK A KNEPPER, SøREN NIELSEN, JENS CHRISTIAN DJURHUUS and JøRGEN FRøKIæR
Kidney Int 66: 203-215; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00721.x
Over-expression of renal LAT1 and LAT2 and enhanced L-DOPA uptake in SHR immortalized renal proximal tubular cells FREE
MARIA JOÃO PINHO, MARIA PAULA SERRÃO, PEDRO GOMES, ULRICH HOPFER, PEDRO A JOSE and P SOARES-DA-SILVA
Kidney Int 66: 216-226; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00722.x
Ouabain induces endocytosis of plasmalemmal Na/K-ATPase in LLC-PK1 cells by a clathrin-dependent mechanism FREE
JIANG LIU, RIAD KESIRY, SANKARIDRUG M PERIYASAMY, DEEPAK MALHOTRA, ZIJIAN XIE and JOSEPH I SHAPIRO
Kidney Int 66: 227-241; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00723.x
Aldosterone enhances renal calcium reabsorption by two types of channels FREE
MARIE LECLERC, MICHÈLE G BRUNETTE and DENIS COUCHOUREL
Kidney Int 66: 242-250; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00725.x
Human organic anion transporter 1 mediates cellular uptake of cysteine-S conjugates of inorganic mercury FREE
RUDOLFS K ZALUPS, AMY G ASLAMKHAN and SARFARAZ AHMAD
Kidney Int 66: 251-261; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00726.x
Up-regulation of hepatic Acyl CoA: Diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 (DGAT-1) expression in nephrotic syndrome FREE
NOSRATOLA D VAZIRI, CHOONG H KIM, DENNIS PHAN, SARA KIM and KAIHUI LIANG
Kidney Int 66: 262-267; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00724.x
Vascular Biology – Hemodynamics – Hypertension
Superoxide enhances tubuloglomerular feedback by constricting the afferent arteriole FREE
RUISHENG LIU, YILIN REN, JEFFREY L GARVIN and OSCAR A CARRETERO
Kidney Int 66: 268-274; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00727.x
Transvascular lipoprotein transport in patients with chronic renal disease FREE
TRINE KROGSGAARD JENSEN, BøRGE GRøNNE NORDESTGAARD, BO FELDT-RASMUSSEN, KURT SVARRE JENSEN and JAN SKOV JENSEN
Kidney Int 66: 275-280; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00728.x
Clinical Nephrology – Epidemiology – Clinical Trials
Hypothesis: Uric acid, nephron number, and the pathogenesis of essential hypertension FREE
DANIEL I FEIG, TAKAHIKO NAKAGAWA, S ANANTH KARUMANCHI, WILLIAM J OLIVER, DUK-HEE KANG, JENNIFER FINCH and RICHARD J JOHNSON
Kidney Int 66: 281-287; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00729.x
Association of interleukin-10 gene G-1082A polymorphism with the progression of primary glomerulonephritis FREE
CHRISTOS BANTIS, PETER J HEERING, SENDOGAN AKER, NICOLA KLEIN-VEHNE, BERND GRABENSEE and KATRIN IVENS
Kidney Int 66: 288-294; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00730.x
Dose-dependent effect of parenteral iron therapy on bleomycin-detectable iron in immune apheresis patients FREE
GÜRKAN SENGOELGE, VERENA RAINER, JOSEF KLETZMAYR, MARTIN JANSEN, KURT DERFLER, MANUELA FöDINGER, WALTER H HöRL and GERE SUNDER-PLASSMANN
Kidney Int 66: 295-302; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00731.x
Association between serum homocysteine and markers of impaired kidney function in adults in the United States FREE
MILDRED E FRANCIS, PAUL W EGGERS, THOMAS H HOSTETTER and JOSEPHINE P BRIGGS
Kidney Int 66: 303-312; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00732.x
Chronic kidney disease: The distribution of health care dollars FREE
WENDY L ST PETER, SAMINA S KHAN, JAMES P EBBEN, BRIAN JG PEREIRA and ALLAN J COLLINS
Kidney Int 66: 313-321; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00733.x
G protein
3 subunit C825T polymorphism in primary IgA nephropathy FREE
LISE THIBAUDIN, PATRICIA BERTHOUX, DAMIEN THIBAUDIN, CHRISTOPHE MARIAT and FRANÇOIS BERTHOUX
Kidney Int 66: 322-328; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00734.x
Impact of early cytomegalovirus infection and disease on long-term recipient and kidney graft survival FREE
SOLBJøRG SAGEDAL, ANDERS HARTMANN, KNUT P NORDAL, KÅRE OSNES, TORBJøRN LEIVESTAD, AKSEL FOSS, MIKLOS DEGRé, PER FAUCHALD and HALVOR ROLLAG
Kidney Int 66: 329-337; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00735.x
Potential cardiovascular risk factors in chronic kidney disease: AGEs, total homocysteine and metabolites, and the C-reactive protein FREE
MARTIN BUSCH, SYBILLE FRANKE, ANDREAS MÜLLER, MARCO WOLF, JENS GERTH, UNDINE OTT, TOSHIMITSU NIWA and GÜNTER STEIN
Kidney Int 66: 338-347; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00736.x
Lipoprotein(a)- and low-density lipoprotein–derived cholesterol in nephrotic syndrome: Impact on lipid-lowering therapy? FREE
FLORIAN KRONENBERG, ARNO LINGENHEL, KARL LHOTTA, BARBARA RANTNER, MARTINA F KRONENBERG, PAUL KöNIG, JOACHIM THIERY, MICHAEL KOCH, ARNOLD VON ECKARDSTEIN and HANS DIEPLINGER
Kidney Int 66: 348-354; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00737.x
Effects of hemodialysis dose and membrane flux on health-related quality of life in the HEMO Study FREE
MARK UNRUH, ROBERT BENZ, TOM GREENE, GUOFEN YAN, SRINIVASAN BEDDHU, MARIA DEVITA, JOHANNA T DWYER, PAUL L KIMMEL, JOHN W KUSEK, ALICE MARTIN, JOSEPHINE REHM-MCGILLICUDDY, BRENDAN P TEEHAN, KLEMENS B MEYER and T
Kidney Int 66: 355-366; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00738.x
Dialysis – Transplantation
The pharmacokinetics and hemodynamics of sildenafil citrate in male hemodialysis patients FREE
ERIC B GROSSMAN, SUZANNE K SWAN, GARY J MUIRHEAD, MICHAEL GAFFNEY, MENGER CHUNG, HERB DERIESTHAL, DIANE CHOW and LEOPOLDO RAIJ
Kidney Int 66: 367-374; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00739.x
The willingness of patients to accept an additional mortality risk in order to improve renal graft survival FREE
VINCENZO GIRARDI, FRANZISKA SCHAEDELI, HANS-PETER MARTI, FELIX J FREY and DOMINIK E UEHLINGER
Kidney Int 66: 375-382; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00740.x
Risk of malignancy with long-term immunosuppression in renal transplant recipients FREE
MAHENDRA L AGRAHARKAR, ROBERT D CINCLAIR, YONG-FANG KUO, JOHN A DALLER and VAHAKN B SHAHINIAN
Kidney Int 66: 383-389; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00741.x
Randomized controlled trial of prophylactic repair of hemodialysis arteriovenous graft stenosis FREE
LAURA M DEMBER, ERIKA F HOLMBERG and JAMES S KAUFMAN
Kidney Int 66: 390-398; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00743.x
Usefulness of artificial neural networks to predict follow-up dietary protein intake in hemodialysis patients FREE
LUCA GABUTTI, MICHEL BURNIER, GIORGIO MOMBELLI, FRANCESCA MALé, LISA PELLEGRINI and CLAUDIO MARONE
Kidney Int 66: 399-407; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00744.x
The Euro-Balance Trial: The effect of a new biocompatible peritoneal dialysis fluid (balance) on the peritoneal membrane FREE
JOHN D WILLIAMS, NICHOLAS TOPLEY, KATHRINE J CRAIG, RUTH K MACKENZIE, MONIKA PISCHETSRIEDER, CRISTINA LAGE, JUTTA PASSLICK-DEETJEN and E
Kidney Int 66: 408-418; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00747.x
Transforming growth factor-beta 1 gene polymorphisms and cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients FREE
MADHUMATHI RAO, DAQING GUO, BERTRAND L JABER, HOCINE TIGHIOUART, BRIAN JG PEREIRA, VAIDYANATHAPURAM S BALAKRISHNAN and T
Kidney Int 66: 419-427; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00748.x
Nonimmunologic complications and gene polymorphisms of immunoregulatory cytokines in long-term renal transplants FREE
NINA BABEL, GEORGIY CHEREPNEV, ALEXANDER KOWALENKO, JAN HORSTRUP, HANS-DIETER VOLK and PETRA REINKE
Kidney Int 66: 428-432; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00749.x
Alterations of CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein activity in vivo with time in renal graft recipients FREE
WIM PD LEMAHIEU, BART D MAES, KIRSTIN VERBEKE and YVES FCH VANRENTERGHEM
Kidney Int 66: 433-440; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00750.x
Predicting coronary heart disease in renal transplant recipients: A prospective study FREE
DIDIER DUCLOUX, AMIR KAZORY and JEAN-MARC CHALOPIN
Kidney Int 66: 441-447; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00751.x
Technical Notes
Subclinical atherosclerosis is increased in type 2 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria evaluated by intima-media thickness and pulse wave velocity FREE
HIROKI YOKOYAMA, TOMOMI AOKI, MASUMI IMAHORI and MASAE KURAMITSU
Kidney Int 66: 448-454; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00752.x
Editorials
Plasmin in renal interstitial fibrosis: Innocent or guilty? FREE
GUOPING ZHENG and DAVID CH HARRIS
Kidney Int 66: 455-456; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00811.x
See also: Cell Biology – Immunology – Pathology by EDGTTON et al.Parenteral iron therapy: Beyond anaphylaxis FREE
MUHAMMAD G ALAM, MICHELLE W KRAUSE and SUDHIR V SHAH
Kidney Int 66: 457-458; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00819.x
See also: Cell Biology – Immunology – Pathology by ZAGER et al.Letters to the Editor
Parathyroidectomy in ESRD FREE
ERIC P COHEN and JOHN E MOULDER
Kidney Int 66: 459; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_1.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by KESTENBAUM & STEHMAN-BREENReply from the Authors FREE
BRYAN KESTENBAUM and CATHERINE STEHMAN-BREEN
Kidney Int 66: 459; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_2.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by COHEN & MOULDERHow can stenosis of one renal artery cause failure of two kidneys? FREE
JOHN MAIN
Kidney Int 66: 460; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_3.x
Icodextrin-induced sterile peritonitis: Neutrophil activation and peritoneal injury FREE
MICHEL G TINTILLIER
Kidney Int 66: 460-461; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_4.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by RIEU & TOURéReply from the Authors FREE
PHILIPPE RIEU and FATOUMA TOURé
Kidney Int 66: 461; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_5.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by TINTILLIER7-84 PTH lowers bone turnover and explains why the 1-84 PTH/7-84 PTH ratio predicts bone turnover FREE
THOMAS L CANTOR
Kidney Int 66: 461; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_6.x
Are associational studies obfuscating? FREE
MAE THAMER
Kidney Int 66: 462; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_7.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by LI & COLLINSReply from the Authors FREE
SUYING LI and ALLAN J COLLINS
Kidney Int 66: 462-463; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_8.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by THAMERChallenges from bias when estimating change of renal allograft function FREE
KEVIN C MANGE
Kidney Int 66: 463; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_9.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by GILLReply from the Authors FREE
JOHN S GILL
Kidney Int 66: 463-464; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_10.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by MANGEDevelopment of malignancy after treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy FREE
MING-YU LAI, WU-CHANG YANG and CHIH-CHING LIN
Kidney Int 66: 464; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_11.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by YOSHIMOTO et al.Reply from the authors FREE
KEIICHI YOSHIMOTO, HITOSHI YOKOYAMA, TAKASHI WADA, KENGO FURUICHI, SATOSHI GOSHIMA and HIROSHI KIDA
Kidney Int 66: 464-465; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_12.x
See also: Letter to the Editor by LAI et al.Plasma activin A in hemodialysis patients: Does brand of immunoassay matter? FREE
JACEK BORAWSKI, BEATA NAUMNIK and MICHA
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LIWIEC
Kidney Int 66: 465; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.669_13.x
Nephrology Forum
Restructuring the ESRD payment system in the United States FREE
ALLEN R NISSENSON Principal discussant:
Kidney Int 66: 466-476; doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00753.x


