TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 69, Issue 8 (April (2) 2006)
Editorials |
Nephrology Image |
Commentaries |
Journal Club |
Mini Reviews |
Review |
Original Articles |
Original Article |
Technical Notes |
The Renal Consult |
Letter to the Editor
In this Issue
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Kidney Int 69: 1283; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000427
See also: Review by Evan et al. See also: Mini Review by HaaseSee also: Original Article by Ayus et al.Editorials
Nephrologists Sans Frontières: A kidney foundation — advancing research and helping patients meet their needs
Miguel C Riella
Kidney Int 69: 1285-1287; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000386
Truth and trust in scientific publishing
Qais Al-Awqati
Kidney Int 69: 1288-1289; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000393
Nephrology Image
Infection hunter: gallium scintigraphy for hemodialysis access graft infection FREE
J-S Chiu, J-E Tzeng and Y-F Wang
Kidney Int 69: 1290; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000413
Commentaries
Symptomatic hyponatremia with hypoxia is a medical emergency
J P Kokko
Kidney Int 69: 1291-1293; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000252
See also: Original Article by Ayus et al.Time to consider ACE insertion/deletion genotypes and individual renoprotective treatment in diabetic nephropathy?
P K Jacobsen, L Tarnow and H-H Parving
Kidney Int 69: 1293-1295; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000283
See also: Original Article by So et al.Cellular contributions to glomerular size-selectivity
W M Deen
Kidney Int 69: 1295-1297; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000322
See also: Original Article by Rippe et al.
2-microglobulin, a uremic toxin with a double meaning
B Canaud, M Morena, J P Cristol and D Krieter
Kidney Int 69: 1297-1299; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000389
See also: Original Article by Ward et al.Journal Club
Top of pageMini Reviews
The VHL/HIF oxygen-sensing pathway and its relevance to kidney disease
V H Haase
Kidney Int 69: 1302-1307; advance online publication, March 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000221
Cholesterol crystal embolism: Diagnosis and treatment
A Meyrier
Kidney Int 69: 1308-1312; advance online publication, March 1, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000263
Review
Randall's plaque: Pathogenesis and role in calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis
A Evan, J Lingeman, F L Coe and E Worcester
Kidney Int 69: 1313-1318; advance online publication, March 1, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000238
Original Articles
Basic Research
Hyponatremia with hypoxia: Effects on brain adaptation, perfusion, and histology in rodents
J C Ayus, D Armstrong and A I Arieff
Kidney Int 69: 1319-1325; advance online publication, February 22, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000187
See also: Commentary by KokkoEffects of glomerular filtration rate on Ficoll sieving coefficients (
) in rats
C Rippe, D Asgeirsson, D Venturoli, A Rippe and B Rippe
Kidney Int 69: 1326-1332; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000027
See also: Commentary by DeenCharacterization of proteinuria and tubular protein uptake in a new model of oral L-lysine administration in rats
K Thelle, E I Christensen, H Vorum, H ørskov and H Birn
Kidney Int 69: 1333-1340; advance online publication, March 1, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000272
Contribution of Src-FAK signaling to the induction of connective tissue growth factor in renal fibroblasts
A Graness, I Cicha and M Goppelt-Struebe
Kidney Int 69: 1341-1349; advance online publication, March 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000296
The effect of dexamethasone on defective nephrin transport caused by ER stress: A potential mechanism for the therapeutic action of glucocorticoids in the acquired glomerular diseases
Y Fujii, J Khoshnoodi, H Takenaka, M Hosoyamada, A Nakajo, F Bessho, A Kudo, S Takahashi, Y Arimura, A Yamada, T Nagasawa, V Ruotsalainen, K Tryggvason, A S Lee and K Yan
Kidney Int 69: 1350-1359; advance online publication, March 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000317
Original Article
Urotensin II and renal function in the rat
W Song, A E S Abdel-Razik, W Lu, Z Ao, D G Johns, S A Douglas, R J Balment and N Ashton
Kidney Int 69: 1360-1368; advance online publication, March 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000290
Original Articles
Synergistic QTL interactions between Rf-1 and Rf-3 increase renal damage susceptibility in double congenic rats
S J Van Dijk, P A C Specht, J Lazar, H J Jacob and A P Provoost
Kidney Int 69: 1369-1376; advance online publication, March 15, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000301
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation through a VEGF-mediated pathway
A Cardús, E Parisi, C Gallego, M Aldea, E Fernández and J M Valdivielso
Kidney Int 69: 1377-1384; advance online publication, March 22, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000304
Role of caspases on cell death, inflammation, and cell cycle in glycerol-induced acute renal failure
E Homsi, P Janino and J B L de Faria
Kidney Int 69: 1385-1392; advance online publication, March 22, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000315
Biological responses to PDGF-BB versus PDGF-DD in human mesangial cells
C R C van Roeyen, T Ostendorf, B Denecke, D Bokemeyer, I Behrmann, F Strutz, H S Lichenstein, W J LaRochelle, C E Pena, A Chaudhuri and J Floege
Kidney Int 69: 1393-1402; advance online publication, March 22, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000332
Mitochondrial NOS upregulation during renal I/R causes apoptosis in a peroxynitrite-dependent manner
J L Viñas, A Sola and G Hotter
Kidney Int 69: 1403-1409; advance online publication, March 22, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000361
Pentoxifylline ameliorates proteinuria through suppression of renal monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in patients with proteinuric primary glomerular diseases
Y-M Chen, S-L Lin, W-C Chiang, K-D Wu and T-J Tsai
Kidney Int 69: 1410-1415; advance online publication, March 15, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000302
Increase of circulating neutrophil and platelet microparticles during acute vasculitis and hemodialysis
L Daniel, F Fakhouri, D Joly, L Mouthon, P Nusbaum, J-P Grunfeld, J Schifferli, L Guillevin, P Lesavre and L Halbwachs-Mecarelli
Kidney Int 69: 1416-1423; advance online publication, March 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000306
Phenotypic and genotypic risk factors for cardiovascular events in an incident dialysis cohort
G Pernod, J-L Bosson, D Golshayan, C Barro, G Forneris, G Martina, G Bonfant, J-M Hurot, C Turc-Baron, C Jouet, J Theytaz, A Jeantet, J-P Wauters and D Cordonnier
Kidney Int 69: 1424-1430; advance online publication, March 22, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000312
Clinical Research
Resistance to intercompartmental mass transfer limits 
2-microglobulin removal by post-dilution hemodiafiltration
R A Ward, T Greene, B Hartmann and W Samtleben
Kidney Int 69: 1431-1437; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000048
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition in type 2, diabetic patients – interaction with ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism
W Y So, R C W Ma, R Ozaki, P C Y Tong, M C Y Ng, C S Ho, C W K Lam, C C Chow, W B Chan, A P S Kong and J C N Chan
Kidney Int 69: 1438-1443; advance online publication, January 4, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000097
See also: Commentary by Jacobsen et al.Safety of low-dose radiocontrast for interventional AV fistula salvage in stage 4 chronic kidney disease patients
K Kian, C Wyatt, D Schon, J Packer, J Vassalotti and R Mishler
Kidney Int 69: 1444-1449; advance online publication, March 1, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000276
N-3 PUFAs reduce oxidative stress in ESRD patients on maintenance HD by inhibiting 5-lipoxygenase activity
M Taccone-Gallucci, S Manca-di-Villahermosa, L Battistini, R G Stuffler, M Tedesco and M Maccarrone
Kidney Int 69: 1450-1454; advance online publication, March 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000291
Is IgA nephropathy the commonest primary glomerulopathy among young adults in the USA?
R Nair and P D Walker
Kidney Int 69: 1455-1458; advance online publication, March 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000292
State-level adjusted ESRD incident rates: Use of observed vs model-predicted category-specific rates
J Liu, T A Louis, W Pan, J Z Ma and A J Collins
Kidney Int 69: 1459-1463; advance online publication, March 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000299
Chemical and hormonal determinants of vascular calcification in vitro
K Lomashvili, P Garg and W C O'Neill
Kidney Int 69: 1464-1470; advance online publication, March 8, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000297
Technical Notes
Collection, storage, preservation, and normalization of human urinary exosomes for biomarker discovery
H Zhou, P S T Yuen, T Pisitkun, P A Gonzales, H Yasuda, J W Dear, P Gross, M A Knepper and R A Star
Kidney Int 69: 1471-1476; advance online publication, February 22, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000273
The Renal Consult
Propylthiouracil-induced anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
M-H Zhao, M Chen, Y Gao and H-Y Wang
Kidney Int 69: 1477-1481; advance online publication, March 29, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5000387
