TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 70, Issue 2 (July (2) 2006)
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Commentaries |
Journal Club |
Mini Reviews |
Review |
Original Articles |
The Renal Consult |
Letters to the Editor
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Kidney Int 70: 235; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001718
See also: Original Article by Dijkman et al. See also: Mini Review by Brines & CeramiNephrology Image
Destructive spondyloarthropathy FREE
K M Chow, J F Griffith, L T-C Chow, C B Leung and C C Szeto
Kidney Int 70: 237; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001619
Commentaries
Hepatocyte growth factor: New arsenal in the fights against renal fibrosis?
Y Liu and J Yang
Kidney Int 70: 238-240; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001661
See also: Original Article by Herrero-Fresneda et al.The need for reliable serum parathyroid hormone measurements
P Ureña Torres
Kidney Int 70: 240-243; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001658
See also: Original Article by Souberbielle et al.Journal Club
Top of pageMini Reviews
Discovering erythropoietin's extra-hematopoietic functions: Biology and clinical promise
M Brines and A Cerami
Kidney Int 70: 246-250; advance online publication, May 31, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001546
Lessons in ethnonephrology
W E Hoy
Kidney Int 70: 251-257; advance online publication, June 14, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001555
Review
Meeting report: ISN forefronts in nephrology on endothelial biology and renal disease: from bench to prevention
M S Goligorsky and T Rabelink
Kidney Int 70: 258-264; advance online publication, June 14, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001559
Original Articles
Basic Research
HGF gene therapy attenuates renal allograft scarring by preventing the profibrotic inflammatory-induced mechanisms
I Herrero-Fresneda, J Torras, M Franquesa, A Vidal, J M Cruzado, N Lloberas, C Fillat and J M Grinyó
Kidney Int 70: 265-274; advance online publication, May 17, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001510
Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
See also: Commentary by Liu & YangThe PDZ domain protein PDZK1 interacts with human peptide transporter PEPT2 and enhances its transport activity
R Noshiro, N Anzai, T Sakata, H Miyazaki, T Terada, H J Shin, X He, D Miura, K Inui, Y Kanai and H Endou
Kidney Int 70: 275-282; advance online publication, May 31, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001522
The endogenous immune response modulates the course of IgA-immune complex mediated nephropathy
T-K Chao, A Rifai, S-M Ka, S-M Yang, H-A Shui, Y-F Lin, H-K Sytwu, W-H Lee, J T Kung and A Chen
Kidney Int 70: 283-297; advance online publication, May 31, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001533
Transcription factor Ets-1 is essential for mesangial matrix remodeling
M Mizui, Y Isaka, Y Takabatake, Y Sato, H Kawachi, F Shimizu, S Takahara, T Ito and E Imai
Kidney Int 70: 298-305; advance online publication, May 31, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001541
Upregulation of histidine decarboxylase expression in superficial cortical nephrons during pregnancy in mice and women
T K Morgan, K Montgomery, V Mason, R B West, L Wang, M van de Rijn and J P Higgins
Kidney Int 70: 306-314; advance online publication, June 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001553
Characterization of neointima lesions associated with arteriovenous fistulas in a mouse model
Y Castier, S Lehoux, Y Hu, G Fonteinos, A Tedgui and Q Xu
Kidney Int 70: 315-320; advance online publication, June 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001569
Effect of pre-treatment with catecholamines on cold preservation and ischemia/reperfusion-injury in rats
U Gottmann, P T Brinkkoetter, M Bechtler, S Hoeger, C Karle, M Schaub, P Schnuelle, B Yard, F J van der Woude and C Braun
Kidney Int 70: 321-328; advance online publication, June 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001501
Accelerated NaCl-induced hypertension in taurine-deficient rat: Role of renal function
M S Mozaffari, C Patel, R Abdelsayed and S W Schaffer
Kidney Int 70: 329-337; advance online publication, June 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001503
Proliferating cells in HIV and pamidronate-associated collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis are parietal epithelial cells
H B P M Dijkman, J J Weening, B Smeets, K C N Verrijp, T H van Kuppevelt, K K J M Assmann, E J Steenbergen and J F M Wetzels
Kidney Int 70: 338-344; advance online publication, June 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001574
Clinical Research
Inter-method variability in PTH measurement: Implication for the care of CKD patients
J-C Souberbielle, A Boutten, M-C Carlier, D Chevenne, G Coumaros, E Lawson-Body, C Massart, M Monge, J Myara, X Parent, E Plouvier and P Houillier Working group on PTH and vitamin D, Société Française de Biologie Clinique (SFBC)
Kidney Int 70: 345-350; advance online publication, June 21, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001606
See also: Commentary by TorresChanges in serum calcium, phosphate, and PTH and the risk of death in incident dialysis patients: A longitudinal study
M L Melamed, J A Eustace, L Plantinga, B G Jaar, N E Fink, J Coresh, M J Klag and N R Powe
Kidney Int 70: 351-357; advance online publication, May 31, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001542
Reduced expression of Toll-like receptor 4 contributes to impaired cytokine response of monocytes in uremic patients
M Ando, A Shibuya, K Tsuchiya, T Akiba and K Nitta
Kidney Int 70: 358-362; advance online publication, May 31, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001548
Persistent hyperparathyroidism in renal allograft recipients: Vitamin D receptor, calcium-sensing receptor, and apoptosis
M Taniguchi, M Tokumoto, D Matsuo, K Motoyama, A Sugitani, S Kuroki, H Yotsueda, K Tsuruya, H Hirakata and M Iida
Kidney Int 70: 363-370; advance online publication, May 31, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001549
Naïve and central memory T-cell lymphopenia in end-stage renal disease
J-W Yoon, S Gollapudi, M V Pahl and N D Vaziri
Kidney Int 70: 371-376; advance online publication, May 31, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001550
Late and early C4d-positive acute rejection: Different clinico-histopathological subentities in renal transplantation
Q Sun, Z-H Liu, S Ji, J Chen, Z Tang, C Zeng, C Zheng and L-S Li
Kidney Int 70: 377-383; advance online publication, June 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001552
Peripheral tissue release of interleukin-6 in patients with chronic kidney diseases: Effects of end-stage renal disease and microinflammatory state
G Garibotto, A Sofia, V Procopio, B Villaggio, A Tarroni, M Di Martino, V Cappelli, M T Gandolfo, F Aloisi, F De Cian, M R Sala and D Verzola
Kidney Int 70: 384-390; advance online publication, June 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001570
Electrolyzed-reduced water reduced hemodialysis-induced erythrocyte impairment in end-stage renal disease patients
K-C Huang, C-C Yang, S-P Hsu, K-T Lee, H-W Liu, S Morisawa, K Otsubo and C-T Chien
Kidney Int 70: 391-398; advance online publication, June 7, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001576
The Renal Consult
Therapeutic options in BK virus-associated interstitial nephritis
R J Crew, G Markowitz and J Radhakrishnan
Kidney Int 70: 399-402; advance online publication, June 14, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001540
Letters to the Editor
Is the reduction in urea distribution volume over time in clinically stable dialysis patients real?
C Basile
Kidney Int 70: 403; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001585
