TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 72, Issue 11 (December (1) 2007)

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In This Issue

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Editorial

Don't be paranoid, even when you find out that people are out to get you

Qais Al-Awqati Editor

Kidney Int 72: 1299-1300; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002643

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Commentaries

Thiazolidinediones: A novel class of drugs for the prevention of diabetic nephropathy?

F Zheng and Y Guan

Kidney Int 72: 1301-1303; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002557

See also: Original Article by Miyazaki et al.

Research in HIV-related renal diseases lags behind their burden to the 'positive' community

L A Szczech

Kidney Int 72: 1303-1305; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002562

See also: Original Article by Choi et al.

The International Pediatric Peritonitis Registry: Starting to walk

I Teitelbaum

Kidney Int 72: 1305-1307; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002529

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

Journal Club FREE

Kidney Int 72: 1308-1309; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002641

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Minireview

Role of SNAREs and H+-ATPase in the targeting of proton pump-coated vesicles to collecting duct cell apical membrane

J H Schwartz, G Li, Q Yang, V Suri, J J Ross and E A Alexander

Kidney Int 72: 1310-1315; advance online publication, September 5, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002500

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Reviews

The management of CKD: A look into the future

A Khwaja, M El Kossi, J Floege and M El Nahas

Kidney Int 72: 1316-1323; advance online publication, August 15, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002489

The acid-activated signaling pathway: Starting with Pyk2 and ending with increased NHE3 activity

P A Preisig

Kidney Int 72: 1324-1329; advance online publication, September 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002543

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Original Articles

Basic Research

Parathyroid hormone fragments inhibit active hormone and hypocalcemia-induced 1,25(OH)2D synthesis

M Usatii, L Rousseau, C Demers, J-L Petit, J-H Brossard, M Gascon-Barré, J R Lavigne, R J Zahradnik, E F Nemeth and P D'Amour

Kidney Int 72: 1330-1335; advance online publication, September 5, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002532

Smad7 gene transfer inhibits peritoneal fibrosis

J Nie, X Dou, W Hao, X Wang, W Peng, Z Jia, W Chen, X Li, N Luo, H Y Lan and X Q Yu

Kidney Int 72: 1336-1344; advance online publication, September 12, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002533

Blockade of cannabinoid CB1 receptors improves renal function, metabolic profile, and increased survival of obese Zucker rats

P Janiak, B Poirier, J-P Bidouard, C Cadrouvele, F Pierre, L Gouraud, I Barbosa, J Dedio, J-P Maffrand, G Le Fur, S O'Connor and J-M Herbert

Kidney Int 72: 1345-1357; advance online publication, September 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002540

VEGF receptor inhibition slows the progression of polycystic kidney disease

Y Tao, J Kim, Y Yin, I Zafar, S Falk, Z He, S Faubel, R W Schrier and C L Edelstein

Kidney Int 72: 1358-1366; advance online publication, September 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002550

Clinical Research

Rosiglitazone decreases albuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients

Y Miyazaki, E Cersosimo, C Triplitt and R A DeFronzo

Kidney Int 72: 1367-1373; advance online publication, September 5, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002516

See also: Commentary by Zheng & Guan
Worldwide variation of dialysis-associated peritonitis in children

F Schaefer, R Feneberg, N Aksu, O Donmez, B Sadikoglu, S R Alexander, S Mir, I S Ha, M Fischbach, E Simkova, A R Watson, K Möller, H von Baum and B A Warady

Kidney Int 72: 1374-1379; advance online publication, September 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002523

See also: Commentary by Teitelbaum
The impact of HIV on chronic kidney disease outcomes

A I Choi, R A Rodriguez, P Bacchetti, D Bertenthal, P A Volberding and A M O'Hare

Kidney Int 72: 1380-1387; advance online publication, September 5, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002541

See also: Commentary by Szczech
Benzodiazepine use and mortality of incident dialysis patients in the United States

W C Winkelmayer, J Mehta and P S Wang

Kidney Int 72: 1388-1393; advance online publication, September 12, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002548

Fetuin-A is not associated with mortality in chronic kidney disease

J H Ix, M G Shlipak, M J Sarnak, G J Beck, T Greene, X Wang, J W Kusek, A J Collins, A S Levey and V Menon

Kidney Int 72: 1394-1399; advance online publication, September 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002549

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Technical Notes

Risk of intracranial aneurysm bleeding in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease

T Ring and D Spiegelhalter

Kidney Int 72: 1400-1402; advance online publication, September 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002488

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The Renal Consult

Antiglomerular basement membrane disease with normal renal function

Z Cui, M-h Zhao, A K Singh and H-y Wang

Kidney Int 72: 1403-1408; advance online publication, September 12, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002525

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Letters to the Editor

On the origin of albuminuria

M H de Borst

Kidney Int 72: 1409; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002499

Response to 'On the origin of albuminuria'

L M Russo, R M Sandoval, D Brown, B A Molitoris and W D Comper

Kidney Int 72: 1409-1410; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002537

Albumin concentration in the Bowman's capsule: Multiphoton microscopy vs micropuncture technique

A Remuzzi, F Sangalli, A Fassi and G Remuzzi

Kidney Int 72: 1410-1411; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002501

Response to 'Albumin concentration in the Bowman's capsule: Multiphoton microscopy vs micropuncture technique'

L M Russo, R M Sandoval, D Brown, B A Molitoris and W D Comper

Kidney Int 72: 1411; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002536

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Make Your Diagnosis

The Case | Glomerulonephritis and altered mental status

R Ram, G Swarnalatha, N Prasad and K V Dakshinamurty

Kidney Int 72: 1413-1414; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002542

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Nephrology Image

End-stage renal failure from asymptomatic bilateral ureteric stones FREE

S-D Chung, H-C Tai, C-H Ho, H-J Yu and K-H Huang

Kidney Int 72: 1416; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002487

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