TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 69, Issue 4 (February (2) 2006)

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In this Issue

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Editorials

Unanswered questions in nephrology

Qais Al-Awqati

Kidney Int 69: 637-638; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000233

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Nephrology Images

Hemoperitoneum in a woman with acute paraplegia FREE

M-Y Lai, W-C Yang, J-Y Chen, C-C Lin and Y-Y Ng

Kidney Int 69: 639; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000242

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Commentaries

Hypertension, race, and glomeruli: more than simply a numbers game

M Haas

Kidney Int 69: 640-642; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000223

See also: Original Article by Hughson et al.

Is homocysteine an iron-dependent cardiovascular risk factor?

J L Sullivan

Kidney Int 69: 642-644; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000229

See also: Original Article by Zheng et al.

Fifty years of Balkan endemic nephropathy: daunting questions, elusive answers

V Batuman

Kidney Int 69: 644-646; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000231

See also: Original Article by Dimitrov et al.
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Journal Club

Journal club FREE

Kidney Int 69: 647-648; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000228

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Mini Review

Coordinated control of renal Ca2+ handling

T T Lambers, R J M Bindels and J G J Hoenderop

Kidney Int 69: 650-654; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000169

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Reviews

BK virus nephritis after renal transplantation

S Hariharan

Kidney Int 69: 655-662; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000040

Medullary sponge kidney (Lenarduzzi–Cacchi–Ricci disease): A Padua Medical School discovery in the 1930s

G Gambaro, G P Feltrin, A Lupo, L Bonfante, A D'Angelo and A Antonello

Kidney Int 69: 663-670; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000035

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Original Articles

Basic Research

Hypertension, glomerular number, and birth weight in African Americans and white subjects in the southeastern United States

M D Hughson, R Douglas-Denton, J F Bertram and W E Hoy

Kidney Int 69: 671-678; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000041

See also: Commentary by Haas
Iron sucrose augments homocysteine-induced endothelial dysfunction in normal subjects

H Zheng, X Huang, Q Zhang and S D Katz

Kidney Int 69: 679-684; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000046

See also: Commentary by Sullivan
Involvement of endothelium and endothelin-1 in lead-induced smooth muscle cell dysfunction in rats

L Molero, C Carrasco, M Marques, N D Vaziri, P J Mateos-Cáceres, S Casado, C Macaya, A Barrientos and A J López-Farré

Kidney Int 69: 685-690; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000103

Oxalobacter sp. reduces urinary oxalate excretion by promoting enteric oxalate secretion

M Hatch, J Cornelius, M Allison, H Sidhu, A Peck and R W Freel

Kidney Int 69: 691-698; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000162

Clinical Research

The course of diabetic glomerulopathy in patients with type I diabetes: A 6-year follow-up with serial biopsies

N E S S Perrin, T B Torbjörnsdotter, G A Jaremko and U B Berg

Kidney Int 69: 699-705; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000146

Effects of vitamin C infusion and vitamin E-coated membrane on hemodialysis-induced oxidative stress

C-C Yang, S-P Hsu, M-S Wu, S-M Hsu and C-T Chien

Kidney Int 69: 706-714; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000109

MR-derived renal morphology and renal function in patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease

C M Cheung, A E Shurrab, D L Buckley, J Hegarty, R J Middleton, H Mamtora and P A Kalra

Kidney Int 69: 715-722; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000118

Clinical markers in adult offspring of families with and without Balkan Endemic Nephropathy

P Dimitrov, S Tsolova, R Georgieva, D Bozhilova, V Simeonov, A Bonev and W Karmaus

Kidney Int 69: 723-729; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000120

Randomized comparison of ultrasound surveillance and clinical monitoring on arteriovenous graft outcomes

M L Robbin, R F Oser, J Y Lee, G R Heudebert, S T Mennemeyer and M Allon

Kidney Int 69: 730-735; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000129

Prednisolone inhibits hyperosmolarity-induced expression of MCP-1 via NF-kappaB in peritoneal mesothelial cells

H Matsuo, M Tamura, N Kabashima, R Serino, M Tokunaga, T Shibata, M Matsumoto, M Aijima, S Oikawa, H Anai and Y Nakashima

Kidney Int 69: 736-746; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000131

Measurement of urinary chemokine and growth factor messenger RNAs: A noninvasive monitoring in lupus nephritis

Y Avihingsanon, P Phumesin, T Benjachat, S Akkasilpa, V Kittikowit, K Praditpornsilpa, J Wongpiyabavorn, S Eiam-Ong, T Hemachudha, K Tungsanga and N Hirankarn

Kidney Int 69: 747-753; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000132

Reduction in urea distribution volume over time in clinically stable dialysis patients

S Di Filippo, S Andrulli, S Mangano, I Baragetti, A Masa, G Di Filippo, C Mura, J Nachtigal, M Baruffaldi, F Barbisoni, R Cravero, S Agliata, K Amar, P Faranna and F Locatelli

Kidney Int 69: 754-759; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000149

Renal stone epidemiology in Rochester, Minnesota: An update

J C Lieske, L S Peña de la Vega, J M Slezak, E J Bergstralh, C L Leibson, K-L Ho and M T Gettman

Kidney Int 69: 760-764; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000150

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Technical Notes

Detection of evolving acute tubular necrosis with renal 23Na MRI: Studies in rats

N Maril, R Margalit, S Rosen, S N Heyman and H Degani

Kidney Int 69: 765-768; advance online publication, January 18, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000152

Analysis of the optical concentration curve to detect access recirculation

L Mercadal, B Coevoet, M Albadawy, S Hacini, B Béné, G Deray and T Petitclerc

Kidney Int 69: 769-771; advance online publication, January 11, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000154

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The Renal Consult

Dysproteinemia, proteinuria, and glomerulonephritis

S H Nasr, G S Markowitz, B S Reddy, J Maesaka, M A Swidler and V D D'Agati

Kidney Int 69: 772-775; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000123

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Letter to the Editor

Long-term lamivudine therapy in hepatitis B-associated membranous nephropathy?

Y-Y Ng, W-C Yang and S-T Lee

Kidney Int 69: 776; advance online publication, January 18, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000171

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News from ISN

News from ISN

Kidney Int 69: 777-778; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000224

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