Vol. 6 — November-December 2005

• Henoch-Schonlein nephritis
  

  F. Ferrario¹, M.P. Rastaldi¹

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

• Role of complement in innate and autoimmunity
  

  M.A.J. Seelen¹, A. Roos¹, M.R. Daha¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden - The Netherlands

• The klotho gene: A gene predominantly expressed in the kidney is a fundamental regulator of aging and calcium/phosphorus
  

  A. L. Negri¹

  (1) Physiology and Biophysics Department, University of Salvador, Buenos Aires - Argentina

• The ultrastructural basis of renal pathology in monoclonal gammopathies
  

  M. Santostefano¹, F. Zanchelli¹, A. Zaccaria², G. Poletti², M. Fusaroli¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna - Italy
  (2) Department of Hematology, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna - Italy

• Histology and immunohistology of IgA nephropathy
  

  M. Haas¹

  (1) Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland - USA

• Co-localization and interaction of b0,+-type amino acid transporter 1 (BAT1) with caveolin-1 in rat kidney
  

  J.O. Kwak¹, H.W. Kim¹, S.M. Jung², J.H. Song³, S.B. Hong⁴, K.-J. Oh², C.-B. Ko⁵, S.H. Cha⁶

  (1) Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon - Korea
  (2) Kidney Disease Research Group in Inha Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Incheon - Korea
  (3) Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon and Kidney Diseas
  (4) Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon - Korea
  (5) Hormone Research Center, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University,
  (6) Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon and Kidney

• "Point of no return (PNR)" in progressive IgA nephropathy: Significance of blood pressure and proteinuria management up
  

  H. Komatsu¹, S. Fujimoto¹, Y. Sato², S. Hara¹, K. Yamada¹, S. Morita³, T. Eto¹

  (1) First Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki -
  (2) Kidney Center, Tokyo Women s Medical University, Tokyo - Japan
  (3) Department of Epidemiology and Health Care Research, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, K

• The prognostic value of renal biopsy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients affected by diabetic glomerulosclerosis
  

  G. Mazzucco¹, T. Bertani², M. Fortunato³, F. Fop⁴, G. Monga⁵

  (1) Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (2) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo - Italy
  (3) Division of Morbid Anatomy, Santa Croce Hospital, Cuneo - Italy
  (4) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin - Italy
  (5) Department of Medical Sciences, "Amedeo Avogadro" East Piedmont University, Novara - Italy

• Urinary sediment features in proliferative and non-proliferative glomerular diseases
  

  G.B. Fogazzi¹, L. Saglimbeni¹, G. Banfi¹, M. Cantu'¹, G. Moroni¹, G. Garigali¹, B.M. Cesana²

  (1) Research Laboratory on Urine, Nephrology Unit, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina E
  (2) Medical Statistics and Biometry Section, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Univ

• Treatment of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome with cyclosporine: Study of 17 cases and a literature review
  

  P. Frassinetti Castelo Branco Camurca Fernandes¹, G. Bezerra Da Silva Jr¹, F.A. De Sousa Barros¹, C.M. Costa Oliveira¹, M. Kubrusly¹, J.B. Evangelista Jr¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Walter Cantidio University Hospital, Federal University

• Endothelial function, CRP and oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease
  

  M. Annuk¹, I. Soveri², M. Zilmer³, L. Lind⁴, J. Hulthe⁵, B. Fellstrom¹

  (1) Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala - Sweden
  (2) Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala - Sweden and Department of Biochemistry,
  (3) Department of Biochemistry, University of Tartu, Tartu - Estonia
  (4) Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala - Sweden and Astra Zeneca R&D, Molndal -
  (5) Astra Zeneca R&D, Molndal - Sweden and Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research, Sahlgrensk

• Urotensin II in end-stage renal disease: An inverse correlate of sympathetic function and cardiac natriuretic peptides
  

  F. Mallamaci¹, S. Cutrupi¹, P. Pizzini¹, Giovanni Tripepi¹, Carmine Zoccali¹

  (1) CNR-IBIM, Institute of Biomedicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and

• Relationship of p22phox C242T polymorphism with nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients
  

  K.G. Santos¹, L.H. Canani², J.L. Gross², B. Tschiedel³, K.E. Souto³, I. Roisenberg¹

  (1) Genetics Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
  (2) Endocrinology Division, Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil
  (3) Endocrinology Division, Conceicao Hospital, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

• Assessment of phosphorus and calcium metabolism and its clinical management in hemodialysis patients in the community of
  

  F. Maduell¹, J.L. Gorriz², L.M. Pallardo², R. Pons¹, C. Santiago³

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Castellon General Hospital - Spain
  (2) Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Dr. Peset, Valencia - Spain
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Alicante General Hospital - Spain

• Stenting of renal artery stenosis: Is it beneficial in chronic renal failure?
  

  R. Rivolta¹, Claudio Bazzi², P. Stradiotti¹, Maria Paparella²

  (1) Department of Radiology, Unit of Interventional Radiology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan - Ital
  (2) Division of Nephrology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan - Italy

• The impact of catheter-restricted filling with cefotaxime and heparin on the lifespan of temporary hemodialysis catheter
  

  A.K. Saxena¹, B.R. Panhotra²

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Post-graduate Department of Medicine, King Fahad Hospital and Tertiary Care
  (2) Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, King Fahad Hospital and Tertiary Care Center, King

• Fibrinogen and calcium x phosphate product are predictors of cardiovascular events in the CAPD population
  

  G. Enia¹, V. Panuccio¹, F. Mallamaci¹, Giovanni Tripepi¹, A. Mandalari¹, Carmine Zoccali¹

  (1) CNR-IBIM, Institute of Biomedicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and

• Anderson-Fabry disease: A protean clinical behavior and a chance diagnosis
  

  L. Amico¹, G. Visconti¹, A. Amato², V. Azzolina², A. Sessa³, M. Li Vecchi²

  (1) Operative Unit of Nephrology and Dialysis, V. Cervello Hospital, Palermo - Italy
  (2) Chair of Nephrology, University of Palermo - Italy
  (3) Operative Unit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Vimercate, Milan - Italy

• Association of IgA nephropathy, hypothyroidism and hypercholesterolemia
  

  G. Deak¹, E. Ruzicska², A. Somogyi²

  (1) First Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest - Hungary
  (2) Second Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest - Hungary

• Nephrotic syndrome revealing a disseminated Langerhans' cell histiocytosis
  

  A. Anabi¹, F. Tarrass¹, K. Hachim¹, R. Aghai¹, M. G. Benghanem¹, B. Ramdani¹, D. Zaid¹, H. El Attar², L. Badr², S. Sqalli²

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Ibn Rochd Hospital, Casablanca - Marocco
  (2) Histo-Pathology Laboratory, Ibn Rochd Hospital, Casablanca - Morocco

• A rare post-transplant malignancy, cerebellar hemangioblastoma: A case report
  

  S. Ozturk¹, O. Soyluk², S. Gorcin², S. Alisir², D. Guven¹, A. Turkmen¹, M.S. Sever¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanb
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul - Turkey

• Graft mucormycosis in a renal allograft recipient
  

  M. Ahmad¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPG IMS), Lucknow - India

• Fatal Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a young woman with lupus glomerulonephritis
  

  V. Arsic-Arsenijevic¹, A. Dzamic¹, Z. Dzamic², D. Milobratovic¹, D. Tomic³

  (1) Department of Parasitology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Belgrade, Facult
  (2) Institute of Nephrology and Urology, Clinical Center of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Faculty of M
  (3) Institute of Gastroenterology, Clinical Center of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicin

• Pasteurella multocida peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis: A report of two cases and review of the literature
  

  A. Malik¹, Z. Al Aly¹, K.S. Mailey², B. Bastani¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine,
  (2) Missouri Baptist Hospital, MO - USA

• Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis
  

  G. Moroni¹, R. Dore², P. Collini³

  (1) Research Laboratory on Urine, Nephrology Unit, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina E
  (2) Institute of Radiology, San Matteo Hospital, Pavia - Italy
  (3) Department of Anatomical Pathology, National Tumor Institute, Milan - Italy