TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 71, Issue 5 (March (1) 2007)
Editorials |
Nephrology Image |
Commentaries |
Journal Club |
Mini Review |
Original Articles |
The Renal Consult |
Letters to the Editor
In This Issue
Aldosterone blockade, ACE inhibition, and proteinuria FREE
Kidney Int 71: 367; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002166
See also: Original Article by Kramer et al. See also: Original Article by Purkerson et al. See also: Original Article by Li et al.Editorials
A call to action on World Kidney Day, 8 March 2007
William G Couser MD President, International Society of Nephrology, Sudhir Shah MD President, International Federation of Kidney Foundations For the joint International Society of Nephrology/International Federation of Kidney Foundations World Kidney Day 2007 Steering Committee:, Joel Kopple MD IFKF Executive Member, Paul Beerkens IFKF President-Elect, Anne Wilson IFKF Secretary Treasurer, John Feehally MD ISN Secretary General, Thomas Reiser ISN Executive Director and Miguel Riella MD ISN Committee Chair
Kidney Int 71: 369-370; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002144
Hypertension: The kidney is the culprit even in the absence of kidney disease
Eberhard Ritz
Kidney Int 71: 371-372; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002142
Nephrology Image
An unusual cause of renal failure: Bilateral ureteral obstruction by Candida tropicalis fungus balls FREE
C-C Yang, M-C Lee, Y-H Tzeng, C-C Chang and S-H Tsai
Kidney Int 71: 373; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002004
Commentaries
Aldosterone antagonists: Silver bullet or just sodium excretion and potassium retention?
U Wenzel
Kidney Int 71: 374-376; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002141
See also: Original Article by Kramer et al.Control of hyperphosphatemia beyond phosphate
P Evenepoel
Kidney Int 71: 376-379; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002138
See also: Original Article by Block et al.The genetic susceptibility to IgA nephropathy: A novel functional candidate gene for incomplete O-glycosylation of IgA1
I Narita, Y Kaneko, D Kondo, S Goto, M Sakatsume and F Gejyo
Kidney Int 71: 379-381; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002139
See also: Original Article by Li et al.Journal Club
Top of pageMini Review
Urinalysis in Western culture: A brief history
J A Armstrong
Kidney Int 71: 384-387; advance online publication, December 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002057
Original Articles
Basic Research
Respiratory syncytial virus nephropathy in rats
X-M Liu, Z Wang and Y Guo
Kidney Int 71: 388-396; advance online publication, January 3, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002030
Mitogen-activated protein kinase upregulation reduces renal D1 receptor affinity and G-protein coupling in obese rats
A A Banday, F R Fazili, A Marwaha and M F Lokhandwala
Kidney Int 71: 397-406; advance online publication, December 27, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002055
Basolateral carbonic anhydrase IV in the proximal tubule is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein
J M Purkerson, A M Kittelberger and G J Schwartz
Kidney Int 71: 407-416; advance online publication, January 17, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002071
Effect of combining ACE inhibition with aldosterone blockade on proteinuria and renal damage in experimental nephrosis
A B Kramer, E F van der Meulen, I Hamming, H van Goor and G Navis
Kidney Int 71: 417-424; advance online publication, January 10, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002075
See also: Commentary by WenzelClinical Research
Epoetin use and Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative hemoglobin targets in patients returning to dialysis with failed renal transplants
C A Solid, R N Foley, J S Gill, D T Gilbertson and A J Collins
Kidney Int 71: 425-430; advance online publication, January 10, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002056
TNFA2 and d2 alleles of the tumor necrosis factor alpha gene polymorphism are associated with onset/occurrence of idiopathic membranous nephropathy
D Thibaudin, L Thibaudin, P Berthoux, C Mariat, J-P Filippis, B Laurent, E Alamartine and F Berthoux
Kidney Int 71: 431-437; advance online publication, January 10, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002054
Mortality effect of coronary calcification and phosphate binder choice in incident hemodialysis patients
G A Block, P Raggi, A Bellasi, L Kooienga and D M Spiegel
Kidney Int 71: 438-441; advance online publication, January 3, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002059
See also: Commentary by EvenepoelThe importance of transitions between dialysis and transplantation in the care of end-stage renal disease patients
J S Gill, C Rose, B J G Pereira and M Tonelli
Kidney Int 71: 442-447; advance online publication, January 17, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002072
Variants of C1GALT1 gene are associated with the genetic susceptibility to IgA nephropathy
G-S Li, H Zhang, J-C Lv, Y Shen and H-Y Wang
Kidney Int 71: 448-453; advance online publication, January 17, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002088
See also: Commentary by Narita et al.Association of intradialytic blood pressure changes with hospitalization and mortality rates in prevalent ESRD patients
J K Inrig, E Z Oddone, V Hasselblad, Barbara Gillespie, U D Patel, D Reddan, R Toto, J Himmelfarb, J F Winchester, J Stivelman, R M Lindsay and L A Szczech
Kidney Int 71: 454-461; advance online publication, January 10, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002077
The Renal Consult
Emphysematous pyelonephritis
J Yao, O M Gutierrez and J Reiser
Kidney Int 71: 462-465; advance online publication, November 15, 2006; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002001
Letters to the Editor
Etiology-based classification of hemolytic uremic syndrome/thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. What about hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with urinary tract infections?
Q V Nguyen and E Descombes
Kidney Int 71: 466; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002061
Response to 'Etiology-based classification of hemolytic uremic syndrome/thrombocytopenic purpura. What about hemolytic uremic syndrome associated with urinary tract infections?'
C M Taylor for the European Paediatric Study Group for HUS
Kidney Int 71: 466; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002068
Superior dialytic clearance of 
2 microglobulin and p-cresol by high-flux hemodialysis as compared to peritoneal dialysis
H Yoshida, K Yokoyama, K Munakata, Y Maruyama, R Yamamoto, K Hanaoka, M Ikeda, H Yamamoto and T Hosoya
Kidney Int 71: 467; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002063
Response to 'Superior dialytic clearance of
2-microglobulin and p-cresol by high-flux hemodialysis as compared to peritoneal dialysis'
P Evenepoel and B Bammens
Kidney Int 71: 467-468; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002069
Calcineurin-inhibitors and bone pain after organ transplantation
E J Goffin
Kidney Int 71: 468; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002073
Response to 'Calcineurin-inhibitors and bone pain after organ transplantation'
A Collini and M Carmellinia
Kidney Int 71: 468-469; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002074
Are renin–angiotensin system inhibitors optimally prescribed?
S Hirsch
Kidney Int 71: 469; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002064
