Vol. 2 — March-April 2005

• Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: ANCA-associated vasculitis (First part)
  

  F. Ferrario¹, M.P. Rastaldi¹

  (1) Renal Immunopathology Center, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital and "Nuova Nefrologia" Research Association

• Adynamic bone disease: An update and overview
  

  Giorgio Coen¹

  (1) Associate Professor of Nephrology, La Sapienza University, Nephrology and Hypertension Unit, Ospedal

• Silent chronic kidney disease epidemic seen from Europe: Designing strategies for clinical management of the early stage
  

  G. Gambaro¹, A. D'Angelo², M. Conte¹, L. Bonfante², V. De Biase¹, A. Lupo¹

  (1) Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Nephrology, University of Verona, Verona
  (2) Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Nephrology, University of Padova, Padova -

• One-year angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition plus mycophenolate mofetil immunosuppression in the course of early Ig
  

  A. Dal Canton¹, A. Amore², G. Barbano³, R. Coppo², F. Emma⁴, G. Grandaliano⁵, C. Klersy⁶, F. Perfumo³, G. Rizzoni⁴, F.P. Schena⁵, V. Sepe¹, . Study investigators⁷

  (1) Unit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo and University of Pav
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Regina Margherita Children's University Hosp
  (3) Department of Nephrology, G. Gaslini Children's Hospital, Genoa
  (4) Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital and Research Institute Bambin Gesu', Rome
  (5) Department of Emergency and Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University of Bari
  (6) Unit of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia - Italy
  (7) The Angiotensin Inhibition Mycophenolate mophetil IgA Nephropathy study investigators

• Long-term response of cultured rat parathyroid glands to calcium and calcitriol: The effect of cryopreservation
  

  Daniel Alvarez-Hernandez¹, I. Gonzalez-Suarez¹, M. Naves¹, N. Carrillo-Lopez¹, T. Fdez-Coto², J.L. Fernandez-Martin¹, J.B. Cannata-Andia¹

  (1) Bone and Mineral Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Instituto Reina Sofia de
  (2) Biochemistry Unit, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo - Spain

• Osteoprotegerin, IL-6, IL-1, TNF-alfa and TGF-beta concentrations during acetate-free biofiltration
  

  M. Buemi¹, F. Floccari¹, A. Crisafulli¹, E. Cavallaro¹, A. Ruello¹, C. Caccamo¹, S. Loddo¹, C. Aloisi¹, F. Corica¹, A. Romeo¹, N. Frisina¹, D. Teti²

  (1) Unita' di Terapia Subintensiva Metabolica e Dialitica, Department of Internal Medicine, University o
  (2) Clinical Pathology Institute, University of Messina, Messina - Italy

• Urinary glycosaminoglycan composition in chronic glomerulonephritis
  

  P. De Muro¹, R. Faedda², A. Satta², D. Finetti², A. Masala², A. Cigni², G.M. Sanna³, G.M. Cherchi¹

  (1) Department of Physiological, Biochemical and Cellular Science, University of Sassari - Italy
  (2) Department of Clinical and Medical Pathology, University of Sassari - Italy
  (3) Operative Unit, Nephrology and Dialysis, Policlinico S. Elena, Quartu, Cagliari - Italy

• How to limit screening of patients for atheromatous renal artery stenosis in two-drug resistant hypertension?
  

  M. Ducher¹, C. Cerutti², A. Marquand³, C. Mounier-Vehier³, O. Hanon³, X. Girerd³, C. Ader³, L. Juillard¹, J-P. Fauvel⁴, . For The Club Des Jeunes Hypertensiologues⁵

  (1) E. Herriot Hospital, Claude Bernard University, Lyon - France
  (2) Claude Bernard University, Lyon - France
  (3) Club des Jeunes Anesthesiologie
  (4) E. Herriot Hospital, Claude Bernard University, Lyon - France and Club des Jeunes Anesthesiologie
  (5) .

• Risk factors of worsening renal function in hospitalized elderly patients
  

  H. Burkhardt¹, D. Bruckner¹, R. Gladisch¹

  (1) IV Medical Department, Specialty Geriatrics, University of Heidelberg, Klinikum Mannheim - Germany

• Minor impairment of oral iron absorption in non-diabetic new dialysis patients
  

  D. Tovbin¹, A. Schnaider¹, M. Vorobiov¹, B. Rogachev¹, A. Basok¹, P. Shull², V. Novack³, M. Friger⁴, D. Avramov⁵, M. Zlotnik¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Cente
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Kaplan Medical Center, Hebrew University, Rehovot - Israel
  (3) Department of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-G
  (4) Department of Chest Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurio
  (5) Department of Epidemiology and Health Service Evaluation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion Uni

• Comparison of two iron gluconate treatment modalities in chronic hemodialysis patients: Results of a randomized trial
  

  A. Giordano¹, G. Arrigo¹, F. Lavarda², G. Colasanti¹, C. Petrini²

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, San Carlo Hospital, Milan - Italy
  (2) Biochemistry Laboratory, San Carlo Hospital, Milan - Italy

• Factors associated with unsuccessful utilization and early failure of the arterio-venous fistula for hemodialysis
  

  Pietro Ravani¹, Brendan J. Barrett², S. Mandolfo³, G. Brunori⁴, G. Cancarini⁴, E. Imbasciati³, F. Malberti¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Cremona - Italy
  (2) Patient Research Center, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's NFLD - Canada
  (3) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Lody - Italy
  (4) Chair of Nephrology, University of Brescia - Italy

• The relationship between peritoneal transport characteristics and messenger RNA expression of aquaporin in the peritonea
  

  C.C. Szeto¹, K.-B. Lai¹, K.M. Chow¹, C.Y-K. Szeto¹, P. K.-T. Li¹

  (1) Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Ko

• Use of intraperitoneal urokinase for resistant bacterial peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
  

  M.K.H. Tong¹, K.T. Leung¹, Y-P. Siu¹, H.K. Lee¹, C.Y. Yung¹, T.H. Kwan¹, T.C. Au¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong - China

• Multifocal bilateral renal cell carcinoma and retinal angiomas in a patient with de novo von Hippel-Lindau disease: Iden
  

  A. Sessa¹, G. Battini¹, M. Meroni¹, F. Pitingolo¹, M. Righetti¹, P. Ciotti², E. Di Maria², E. Bellone², F. Ajmar², P. Mandich²

  (1) U.O.C. of Nephrology and Dialysis, Hospital of Vimercate - Italy
  (2) Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, Section of Medical Genetics, University of G

• Monolateral encrusted pyelitis in a double kidney transplanted patient
  

  M.B. Damasio¹, N. Stagnaro², D. Rolla¹, Giuseppe Cannella¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology Dialysis and Transplant, San Martino Hospital, Genoa - Italy
  (2) Radiology Division, University of Genoa, Genoa - Italy