TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 74, Issue 7 (October (1) 2008)
Editorial |
Journal Club |
Commentaries |
Public Forum |
Progression of Renal Disease |
Original Articles |
Technical Note |
The Renal Consult |
Letters to the Editor |
Make Your Diagnosis |
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Kidney Int 74: 837; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.445
See also: Original Article by Peters et al. See also: Original Article by Klein et al. See also: Progression of Renal Disease by SchlondorffSee also: Progression of Renal Disease by Fine & NormanSee also: Progression of Renal Disease by Ronco & ChatziantoniouEditorial
Organ trafficking: a time for action
Bernardo Rodriguez-Iturbe
Kidney Int 74: 839-840; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.389
Journal Club
Top of pageCommentaries
Depression and end-stage renal disease: a therapeutic challenge
Fredric O Finkelstein, Diane Wuerth, Laura K Troidle and Susan H Finkelstein
Kidney Int 74: 843-845; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.222
See also: Original Article by Hedayati et al.Will there be an epidemic of HIV-related chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa? Too soon to tell
Kara K Wools-Kaloustian and Samir K Gupta
Kidney Int 74: 845-847; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.326
See also: Original Article by Peters et al.Stem cells for kidney repair: useful tool for acute renal failure?
Takashi Yokoo, Tetsuya Kawamura and Eiji Kobayashi
Kidney Int 74: 847-849; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.327
See also: Original Article by Chen et al.Uremic lung: new insights into a forgotten condition
Paul J Scheel, Manchang Liu and Hamid Rabb
Kidney Int 74: 849-851; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.390
See also: Original Article by Klein et al.Renin–angiotensin system blockade and diabetes: moving the adipose organ from the periphery to the center
Oliver Lenz and Alessia Fornoni
Kidney Int 74: 851-853; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.391
See also: Original Article by Lee et al.Public Forum
The declaration of Istanbul on organ trafficking and transplant tourism
Kidney Int 74: 854-859; advance online publication, August 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.388
Progression of Renal Disease
Overview of factors contributing to the pathophysiology of progressive renal disease
Detlef O Schlondorff
Kidney Int 74: 860-866; advance online publication, July 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.351
Chronic hypoxia as a mechanism of progression of chronic kidney diseases: from hypothesis to novel therapeutics
Leon G Fine and Jill T Norman
Kidney Int 74: 867-872; advance online publication, July 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.350
Matrix metalloproteinases and matrix receptors in progression and reversal of kidney disease: therapeutic perspectives
Pierre Ronco and Christos Chatziantoniou
Kidney Int 74: 873-878; advance online publication, July 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.349
Original Articles
Basic Research
Kidney-derived mesenchymal stem cells contribute to vasculogenesis, angiogenesis and endothelial repair
Jun Chen, Hyeong-Cheon Park, Francesco Addabbo, Jie Ni, Edward Pelger, Houwei Li, Matthew Plotkin and Michael S Goligorsky
Kidney Int 74: 879-889; advance online publication, July 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.304
See also: Commentary by Yokoo et al.Angiotensin receptor blockers improve insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic rats by modulating adipose tissue
Mi H Lee, Hye K Song, Gang J Ko, Young S Kang, Sang Y Han, Kum H Han, Hyoung K Kim, Jee Y Han and Dae R Cha
Kidney Int 74: 890-900; advance online publication, July 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.313
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See also: Commentary by Lenz & FornoniInterleukin-6 mediates lung injury following ischemic acute kidney injury or bilateral nephrectomy
Christina L Klein, Tom S Hoke, Wen-Feng Fang, Christopher J Altmann, Ivor S Douglas and Sarah Faubel
Kidney Int 74: 901-909; advance online publication, July 2, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.314
See also: Commentary by Scheel et al.Rosiglitazone reverses tenofovir-induced nephrotoxicity
Alexandre B Libório, Lúcia Andrade, Leonardo V B Pereira, Talita R C Sanches, Maria H Shimizu and Antonio C Seguro
Kidney Int 74: 910-918; advance online publication, June 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.252
Acidic polyanion poly(acrylic acid) prevents calcium oxalate crystal deposition
Jack G Kleinman, Laura J Alatalo, Ann M Beshensky and Jeffrey A Wesson
Kidney Int 74: 919-924; advance online publication, June 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.253
Clinical Research
Antiretroviral therapy improves renal function among HIV-infected Ugandans
Philip J Peters, David M Moore, Jonathan Mermin, John T Brooks, Robert Downing, Willy Were, Aminah Kigozi, Kate Buchacz and Paul J Weidle
Kidney Int 74: 925-929; advance online publication, July 9, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.305
See also: Commentary by Wools-Kaloustian & GuptaDeath or hospitalization of patients on chronic hemodialysis is associated with a physician-based diagnosis of depression
S Susan Hedayati, Hayden B Bosworth, Libbie P Briley, Richard J Sloane, Carl F Pieper, Paul L Kimmel and Lynda A Szczech
Kidney Int 74: 930-936; advance online publication, June 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.311
See also: Commentary by Finkelstein et al.Effects of uremia and inflammation on growth hormone resistance in patients with chronic kidney diseases
Giacomo Garibotto, Rodolfo Russo, Antonella Sofia, Diego Ferone, Fulvio Fiorini, Valeria Cappelli, Alice Tarroni, Maria Teresa Gandolfo, Emanuela Vigo, Alessandro Valli, Marica Arvigo, Daniela Verzola, Giovanbattista Ravera and Francesco Minuto
Kidney Int 74: 937-945; advance online publication, July 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.345
Long term outcome of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseases receiving peritoneal dialysis
Sanjeev Kumar, Stanley L-S Fan, Martin J Raftery and Magdi M Yaqoob
Kidney Int 74: 946-951; advance online publication, July 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.352
Technical Note
Retrospective tissue typing of the kidney donor from recipient urine
Maithili Srikantha, Ruhena Sergeant, Thahminna Khan, Robert I Lechler, Nick Davey, Maria P Hernandez-Fuentes and Anthony N Warrens
Kidney Int 74: 952-955; advance online publication, July 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.340
The Renal Consult
Approach to acute renal failure in biopsy proven myeloma cast nephropathy: Is there still a role for plasmapheresis?
Luana Pillon, Raeshell S Sweeting, Avi Arora, Alicia Notkin, Harold S Ballard, Rosemary L Wieczorek and Nelson Leung
Kidney Int 74: 956-961; advance online publication, April 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.138
Letters to the Editor
Characteristics of uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients: data from a single center
George Ch Kosmadakis, Stamatina Papakonstantinou, Chiras Theodoros, Papadakis Emmanouel, Valis Demetrios and Zerefos Nicolas
Kidney Int 74: 962; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.359
Response to 'Characteristics of uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients: data from a single center'
Ajay K Singh and S R Keithi-Reddy
Kidney Int 74: 962-963; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.361
Noninferiority of biocompatible solutions in peritoneal dialysis cannot be maintained
Fernando J García López, Gloria del Peso and María Auxiliadora Bajo Rubio
Kidney Int 74: 963; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.362
Response to noninferiority of biocompatible solutions in peritoneal dialysis cannot be maintained
Stanley L Fan
Kidney Int 74: 963; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.364
The long forgotten salt factor
Stanley Shaldon, Mehmet Ozkahya, Ercan Ok, Ali Basci and Evert J Dorhout Mees
Kidney Int 74: 963-964; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.365
Response to 'The long forgotten salt factor'
Andrew Davenport
Kidney Int 74: 964-965; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.366
Dialysis time is the crucial factor in the adequacy of hemodialysis
Carlo Basile and Carlo Lomonte
Kidney Int 74: 965-966; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.367
VDRAs versus calcimimetics: better safe than sorry?
Mario Cozzolino and Diego Brancaccio
Kidney Int 74: 966; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.363
Response to 'VDRAs versus calcimimetics: better safe than sorry?'
Ignacio Lopez, Francisco J Mendoza, Escolastico Aguilera-Tejero, Jose Perez, Fatima Guerrero, David Martin and Mariano Rodriguez
Kidney Int 74: 966-967; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.368
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with higher mortality in men with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease
Mehmet Kanbay, Benan Kasapoglu, Faruk Turgut and Ali Akcay
Kidney Int 74: 967-968; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.369
Response to 'Secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with higher mortality in men with mild to moderate CKD'
Csaba P Kovesdy and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
Kidney Int 74: 968; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.372
Pitfalls in the measurement of tissue DDAH activity: is DDAH sensitive to nitrosative and oxidative stress?
Dimitrios Tsikas and Kristine Chobanyan
Kidney Int 74: 969; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.360
Response to 'Pitfalls in the measurement of tissue DDAH activity: is DDAH sensitive to nitrosative and oxidative stress?'
Chris Baylis and You-Lin Tain
Kidney Int 74: 969-970; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.370
Does pioglitazone provide a better renoprotective effect than insulin in diabetic patients?
Wen-Sheng Liu, Chih-Ching Lin and Wu-Chang Yang
Kidney Int 74: 970-971; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.371
Response to 'Does pioglitazone provide a better renoprotective effect than insulin in diabetic patients?'
Toshio Miyata, Shuichi Ohtomo and C van Ypersele de Strihou
Kidney Int 74: 971; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.373
Steroids in acute interstitial nephritis
Ambar Khaira and Satish Mendonca
Kidney Int 74: 971-972; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.374
Response to 'Steroids in acute interstitial nephritis'
Manuel Praga
Kidney Int 74: 972-973; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.375
Make Your Diagnosis
The Case | Acute renal failure following necroticohemorrhagic pancreatitis
Eric J Goffin, Emmanuel E Coche and Michel J Lambert
Kidney Int 74: 975-976; doi:10.1038/ki.2008.333
