TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 73, Issue 5 (March (1) 2008)

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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

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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

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Journal Club

Journal Club FREE

Kidney Int 73: 531-532; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.2

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Minireview

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

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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

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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

See also: Commentary by Schlondorff
Inhibition of NF-kappaB-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 PPARalpha-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-beta 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 Abulezz
Non-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

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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.
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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

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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

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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

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Nephrology Image

Crossed fused ectopia of the kidneys FREE

T V Patel and A K Singh

Kidney Int 73: 662; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002418

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