TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 73, Issue 5 (March (1) 2008)
Editorial |
Commentaries |
Journal Club |
Minireview |
Reviews |
Original Articles |
Technical Note |
The Renal Consult |
Letters to the Editor |
Make Your Diagnosis |
Nephrology Image
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Kidney Int 73: 519; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.1
See also: Original Article by Zhang et al. See also: Original Article by Li et al. See also: Original Article by Zhu et al.Editorial
Author misrepresentation in the submission of redundant papers
Qais Al-Awqati and Eric G Neilson
Kidney Int 73: 521; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002791
Commentaries
KIM-1 expression in kidney allograft biopsies: Improving the gold standard
S Abulezz
Kidney Int 73: 522-523; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002772
See also: Original Article by Zhang et al.Nephrin AKTs on actin: The slit diaphragm–actin cytoskeleton signaling network expands
J Schlondorff
Kidney Int 73: 524-526; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002741
See also: Original Article by Zhu et al.Animal models of renal disease
K Susztak, M Bitzer, T W Meyer and T H Hostetter
Kidney Int 73: 526-528; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002724
See also: Technical Note by Kirchhoff et al.Low-molecular weight iron dextran and iron sucrose have similar comparative safety profiles in chronic kidney disease
M Auerbach and K Al Talib
Kidney Int 73: 528-530; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002779
Journal Club
Top of pageMinireview
B cells and tertiary lymphoid organs in renal inflammation
S Segerer and D Schlöndorff
Kidney Int 73: 533-537; advance online publication, December 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002734
Reviews
The RIFLE criteria and mortality in acute kidney injury: A systematic review
Z Ricci, D Cruz and C Ronco
Kidney Int 73: 538-546; advance online publication, December 26, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002743
Function of connexins in the renal circulation
C Wagner
Kidney Int 73: 547-555; advance online publication, December 12, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002720
Original Articles
Basic Research
Nephrin mediates actin reorganization via phosphoinositide 3-kinase in podocytes
J Zhu, N Sun, L Aoudjit, H Li, H Kawachi, S Lemay and T Takano
Kidney Int 73: 556-566; advance online publication, November 21, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002691
Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
See also: Commentary by SchlondorffInhibition of NF-
B-dependent Bcl-xL expression by clusterin promotes albumin-induced tubular cell apoptosis
O Takase, A W M Minto, T S Puri, P N Cunningham, A Jacob, M Hayashi and R J Quigg
Kidney Int 73: 567-577; advance online publication, December 12, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002563
Prostacyclin protects renal tubular cells from gentamicin-induced apoptosis via a PPAR
-dependent pathway
Y-H Hsu, C-H Chen, C-C Hou, Y-M Sue, C-Y Cheng, T-H Cheng, H Lin, W-L Tsai, P Chan and T-H Chen
Kidney Int 73: 578-587; advance online publication, November 21, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002704
Arkadia regulates TGF-
signaling during renal tubular epithelial to mesenchymal cell transition
F-Y Liu, X-Z Li, Y-M Peng, H Liu and Y-H Liu
Kidney Int 73: 588-594; advance online publication, December 5, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002713
Aristolochic acid induces proximal tubule apoptosis and epithelial to mesenchymal transformation
A A Pozdzik, I J Salmon, F D Debelle, C Decaestecker, C Van den Branden, D Verbeelen, M M Deschodt-Lanckman, J-L Vanherweghem and J L Nortier
Kidney Int 73: 595-607; advance online publication, December 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002714
Clinical Research
Kidney injury molecule-1 expression in transplant biopsies is a sensitive measure of cell injury
P L Zhang, L I Rothblum, W K Han, T M Blasick, S Potdar and J V Bonventre
Kidney Int 73: 608-614; advance online publication, December 26, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002697
See also: Commentary by AbulezzNon-traditional risk factors predict coronary calcification in chronic kidney disease in a population-based cohort
U Baber, J A de Lemos, A Khera, D K McGuire, T Omland, R D Toto and S S Hedayati
Kidney Int 73: 615-621; advance online publication, December 12, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002716
CD14++CD16+ monocytes but not total monocyte numbers predict cardiovascular events in dialysis patients
G H Heine, C Ulrich, E Seibert, S Seiler, J Marell, B Reichart, M Krause, A Schlitt, H Köhler and M Girndt
Kidney Int 73: 622-629; advance online publication, December 26, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002744
The effect of losartan on hemoglobin concentration and renal outcome in diabetic nephropathy of type 2 diabetes
A Mohanram, Z Zhang, S Shahinfar, P A Lyle and R D Toto
Kidney Int 73: 630-636; advance online publication, December 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002746
Low birth weight is associated with chronic kidney disease only in men
S Li, S-C Chen, M Shlipak, G Bakris, P A McCullough, J Sowers, L Stevens, C Jurkovitz, S McFarlane, K Norris, J Vassalotti, M J Klag, W W Brown, A Narva, D Calhoun, B Johnson, C Obialo, A Whaley-Connell, B Becker and A J Collins
Kidney Int 73: 637-642; advance online publication, December 19, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002747
Technical Note
Rapid development of severe end-organ damage in C57BL/6 mice by combining DOCA salt and angiotensin II
F Kirchhoff, C Krebs, U N Abdulhag, C Meyer-Schwesinger, R Maas, U Helmchen, K F Hilgers, G Wolf, R A K Stahl and U Wenzel
Kidney Int 73: 643-650; advance online publication, November 21, 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002689
See also: Commentary by Susztak et al.The Renal Consult
HIV-related nephropathies associated with changes in blood and kidney tissue virus load
V Audard, J Avouac, M Wirden, A Pardon, M Matignon, P Remy, D Desvaux, P Lang and P Grimbert
Kidney Int 73: 651-655; advance online publication, January 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002765
Letters to the Editor
Critical issues related to real-time fluorescence imaging of renal tissues using confocal microscopy
M N Ghayur and L J Janssen
Kidney Int 73: 656; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002754
Response to 'Critical issues related to real-time fluorescence imaging of renal tissues using confocal microscopy'
M Hörbelt and F Pietruck
Kidney Int 73: 656-657; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002759
Age- and gender-specific reference values of estimated glomerular filtration rate in a Caucasian population: Results of the Nijmegen Biomedical Study
J F M Wetzels, H L Willems and M den Heijer
Kidney Int 73: 657-658; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002755
Make Your Diagnosis
The Case | Thirty-one-year old woman with hypertension and abnormal renal imaging
K Kiryluk, R A Rabenou, E R Goldberg and M Gupta
Kidney Int 73: 659-660; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002766


