Vol. 5 — September-October 2005

• Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Light chain deposition disease
  

  F. Ferrario¹, M.P. Rastaldi¹

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

• Factors predicting progression of IgA nephropathies
  

  R. Coppo¹, G. D'Amico²

  (1) Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin - Italy
  (2) Division of Nephrology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan - Italy

• Mediators of inflammatory and ischemic renal damage: The role of neoangiogenesis
  

  M.L. Gross¹, M. Adamczak², K. Amann³, Eberhard Ritz

  (1) Department of Pathology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg - Germany
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katow
  (3) Department of Pathology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen - Germany

• Neurological complications in kidney transplant recipients
  

  C. Ponticelli¹, M.R. Campise²

  (1) IRCCS, Italian Auxologic Institute, Milan - Italy
  (2) IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Milan - Italy

• New immunosuppressive therapies in renal transplantation: Monoclonal antibodies
  

  I. Buhaescu¹, L. Segall¹, David Goldsmith², A. Covic¹

  (1) Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Center, Parhon University Hospital, Iasi - Romania
  (2) Renal Unit, Guys Hospital, London - United Kingdom

• The genetic background of uremic secondary hyperparathyroidism
  

  F. Aucella¹, L. Morrone², C. Stallone¹, Loreto Gesualdo³

  (1) Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" Hospital IRCCS, San Giovanni
  (2) Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, "G. Rummo" Hospital, Benevento - Italy
  (3) Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Nephrology, University of Foggia - Italy

• Effects of nitric oxide on gentamicin toxicity in isolated perfused rat kidneys
  

  R. Ghaznavi¹, M. Faghihi¹, M. Kadkhodaee¹, S. Shams¹, H. Khastar¹

  (1) Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran - Iran

• Native renal biopsies: Complications and glomerular yield between radiologists and nephrologists
  

  R.K. Gupta¹, R.A. Balogun¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Cent

• Serum cystatin C and urinary enzymes as screening markers of renal dysfunction in diabetic patients
  

  S. Uslu¹, B. Efe², O. Alatas¹, N. Kebapci², O. Colak¹, C. Demirustu³, A. Yoruk¹

  (1) Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir - Turkey
  (2) Department of Endocriology, Medical Faculty, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir - Turkey
  (3) Department of Biostatistics, Medical Faculty, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir - Turkey

• One year course of oral sulodexide in the management of diabetic nephropathy
  

  A. Achour¹, M. Kacem¹, K. Dibej¹, H. Skhiri¹, S. Bouraoui¹, M. El May¹

  (1) Nephrology and Internal Medicine Service - EPS F. Bourguiba, Monastir - Tunisia

• Disordered balance of IgA subclass production in the tonsils of some IgA nephropathy patients
  

  A. Itoh¹, H. Iwase², T. Takatani³, I. Nakamura⁴, M. Hayashi⁵, Y. Kobayashi⁴, Y. Hiki⁶, M. Okamoto¹

  (1) Department of Otolaryngology, Kitasato University, Sagamihara - Japan
  (2) Department of Biochemistry, Kitasato University, Sagamihara - Japan
  (3) Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara - Japan
  (4) Renal Division, Akebono Hospital, Machida - Japan
  (5) Department of Biochemistry Kitasato University, Sagamihara - Japan
  (6) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University, School of Medicin

• Interleukin-6 (IL-6) -174 G/C polymorphism in familial Mediterranean fever patients with and without amyloidosis
  

  Z.C. Karahan¹, A. Ozturk¹, E. Akar¹, N. Akar¹

  (1) Pediatric Molecular Genetics Department, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara - Turkey

• Anti-renin-angiotensin-system drugs and development of anemia in chronic kidney disease
  

  A. Piccoli¹, G. Pastori¹, E. Pierobon¹, S. Torraca², M. Andreucci², M. Sabbatini², B. Cianciaruso²

  (1) Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Nephrology Clinic, University of Padua - Italy
  (2) Division of Nephrology, University "Federico II" of Naples - Italy

• Risk factors and underlying cardiovascular diseases in incident ESRD patients
  

  A. Di Benedetto¹, D. Marcelli², A. D'Andrea³, G. Cice³, S. D'Isa³, F. Cappabianca⁴, G. Pacchiano⁵, R. D'Amato⁶, A.R. Oggero⁷, D. Bonanno⁸, O. Pergamo⁹, R. Calabr³

  (1) NephroCare Medical Direction, Fresenius Medical Care Italy, Naples - Italy
  (2) Clinical Management Europe, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg - Germany
  (3) Chair of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy
  (4) NephroCare Dialtorre, Torre del Greco, Naples - Italy
  (5) NephroCare Fanus, Naples - Italy
  (6) NephroCare Enne E, Naples - Italy
  (7) NephroCare Malpighi, Naples - Italy
  (8) NephroCare Renal Center, Battipaglia, Salerno - Italy
  (9) NephroCare Emodial, Salerno - Italy

• Global assessment of serum antioxidant status in hemodialysis patients
  

  G. Mircescu¹, C. Capusa¹, I. Stoian², B. Vargolici², C. Barbulescu¹, N. Ursea¹

  (1) "Dr Carol Davila" University Hospital of Nephrology, Bucharest - Romania
  (2) Biochemistry Department, "Dr Carol Davila" University of Medicine, Bucharest - Romania

• Serum creatinine and coronary mortality in the elderly with normal renal function: The CArdiovascular STudy in the ELder
  

  A. Mazza¹, A.C. Pessina¹, V. Tikhonoff¹, D. Montemurro¹, E. Casiglia¹

  (1) Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padua, Padua - Italy

• Nodular glomerulosclerosis in a non-diabetic patient: Case Report and review of literature
  

  D.S. Navaneethan¹, S. Singh¹, W. Choudhry²

  (1) Department of Medicine, Unity Health System, Rochester, NY - USA
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Unity Health System, Rochester, NY - USA

• Co-existent crescentic glomerulonephritis and renal amyloidosis: A case report and literature review
  

  K.T. Schafernak¹, S.S. Chugh¹, Y.S. Kanwar¹

  (1) Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Northwestern University Feinberg Scho

• Nephrotic syndrome and situs inversus viscerum: Correlation or coincidence
  

  M. Domanski¹, L. Domanski¹, K Ciechanowski¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Szcze

• Autosomal dominant periodic fever with AA amyloidosis: Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAP
  

  A. Dinc¹, H. Erdem¹, D. Rowczenio², I. Simsek¹, S. Pay¹, M. Bahce³, H. Lachmann²

  (1) Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Gulhane Military School of Medicine, Ankara, - Tur
  (2) Department of Medicine, University College London Centre for Amyloidosis and Acute Phase Proteins, L
  (3) Department of Medical Genetics, Gulhane Military School of Medicine, Ankara - Turkey

• Acute hyperkalemic paralysis in a uremic patient
  

  C-J. Cheng¹, J-S. Chiu¹, W-H. Huang², S-H. Lin¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medic
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taitung Hospital, Taitung - Taiwan