Vol. 1 — January-February 2006

• Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Diabetic nephropathy
  

  F. Ferrario¹, M.P. Rastaldi¹

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

• Nephrology: Main advances in the last 40 years
  

  Francesco Locatelli¹, L. Del Vecchio¹, P. Pozzoni¹, C. Manzoni¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco - Italy

• The continuous challenge of cardiovascular and bone and bone disease in uremic patients: Clinical consequences of hyperp
  

  D. Brancaccio¹, Carmine Zoccali²

  (1) Renal Department, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan - Italy
  (2) Division of Nephrology, CNR Department of Clinical Physiology, Reggio Calabria - Italy

• Transient receptor potential channels in the kidney: Calcium signaling, transport and beyond
  

  P. Mene'¹

  (1) Department of Clinical Sciences, Second Medical School, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Rome - Ita

• Avian pandemic: Is there a potential concern for nephrologists?
  

  F. Tarrass¹

  (1) Romans sur Isre, France

• A validated model of disease progression in IgA nephropathy
  

  R. Magistroni¹, L. Furci², M. Leonelli¹, M. Masellis³, G. Ligabue¹, L. Lucchi¹, A. Lupo⁴, B. Brezzi⁴, G. Gambaro⁴, L. Manganelli¹, G. Pedrazzi¹, M. Ricardi¹, L. Bormioli¹, A. Albertazzi¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Italy
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, University Hospital of Modena and Univer
  (3) Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto - Canada
  (4) Division of Nephrology, University of Verona - Italy

• Percutaneous real-time ultrasound-guided renal biopsy by automated biopsy gun in children: Safety and complications
  

  M.D. Sinha¹, M.A. Lewis¹, M.G. Bradbury¹, N.J.A. Webb¹

  (1) Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital, Manchester - UK

• Comparative study of diagnosis of PD peritonitis by quantitative polymerase chain reaction for bacterial DNA vs culture
  

  G. Johnson¹, M. Wilks¹, S. Warwick¹, M.R. Millar¹, S.L-S. Fan²

  (1) Department of Medical Microbiology, Barts and The London NHS Trust, Whitechapel, London - UK
  (2) Department of Renal Medicine and Transplantation, Barts and The London NHS Trust, Whitechapel, Londo

• IL-10 genotype predicts serum levels of adhesion molecules, inflammation and atherosclerosis in hemodialysis patients
  

  S. Kahraman¹, R. Yilmaz¹, M. Arici¹, B. Altun¹, Y. Erdem¹, U. Yasavul¹, C. Turgan¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe Hospital, Ankara - Tur

• Bicarbonate dialysis, unlike acetate-free biofiltration, triggers mediators of inflammation and apoptosis in endothelial
  

  A. Amore¹, P. Cirina¹, R. Bonaudo¹, G. Conti¹, M. Chiesa¹, R. Coppo¹

  (1) Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin - Italy

• The influence of gender, weight, height and BMI on pentosidine concentrations in plasma of hemodialyzed patients
  

  D. Slowick-Zylka¹, K. Safranow², V. Dziedziejko², G. Dutkiewicz³, K Ciechanowski⁴, D. Chlubek²

  (1) Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin - Poland
  (2) Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin - Poland
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Szcz
  (4) Department of Nephrology Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Szcze

• Post-parathyroidectomy serum phosphate kinetics is peculiar to female hemodialysis patients with a high body mass index
  

  C. Lomonte¹, L. Vernaglione², F. Cazzato¹, F. Casucci¹, D. Chimienti¹, A. Bruno¹, S. Cocola¹, C. Basile¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Miulli General Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari - Italy
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Hospital of Manduria, Manduria, Taranto - Italy

• Effects of short daily hemodialysis and extended standard hemodialysis on blood pressure and cardiac hypertrophy: A comp
  

  R.M. Fagugli¹, P. Pasini², F. Pasticci¹, G. Ciao¹, B. Cicconi¹, U. Buoncristiani¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Silvestrini Hospital, Perugia - Italy
  (2) Cardiology Unit, Silvestrini Hospital, Perugia - Italy

• Blood pressure and ejection fraction changes due to ultrafiltration in hemodialysis
  

  S. Kursat¹, S. Aysel², T. Alici¹, U.K. Tezcan²

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa - Turkey
  (2) Department of Cardiology, Celal Bayar University, Manisa - Turkey

• ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers in dialysed patients and erythropoietin resistance
  

  P. Saudan¹, G. Halabi², T. Perneger³, J.B. Wasserfallen⁴, J-P. Wauters², P.-Y. Martin¹, On behalf of the MASTERPLAN Study Group

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva - Switzerland
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne - Switzerland
  (3) Quality of Care Unit, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva - Switzerland
  (4) Medical Direction, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne - Switzerland

• Renal replacement therapy in the Canary Islands: Demographic and survival analysis
  

  V. Lorenzo¹, E. Sanchez², N. Vega³, D. Hernandez¹

  (1) Nephrology Service, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Spain
  (2) Nephrology Service, Hospital Tamaragua, Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Spain
  (3) Nephrology Service, University Hospital "Dr Negrn", Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Spain

• Two sisters with familial Mediterranean fever: Lack of correlation between genotype and phenotype?
  

  S. Kutlay¹, Sule Sengul¹, K. Keven¹, S. Erturk¹, B. Erbay¹

  (1) Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Ankara - Turkey

• Possible cocaine-induced acute renal failure without rhabdomyolysis
  

  M. Rivero¹, A. Karlic¹, D. Navaneethan¹, S. Singh²

  (1) Department of Medicine, Unity Health System, Rochester, NY - USA
  (2) Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC and Bloomberg Sch

• Aristolochic acid-related nephropathy associated with the popular Chinese herb Xi Xin
  

  H.-Y. Yang¹, J.-L. Lin¹, K.-H. Chen¹, C.-C. Yu¹, P.-Y. Hsu¹, C.-L. Lin²

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei - Taiwan
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi - Taiwan

• Calcific uremic arteriolopathy presenting with small and large bowel involvement
  

  M.H. Tuthill¹, J. Stratton¹, A.N. Warrens¹

  (1) Renal Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London - UK

• Is MEFV P706 polymorphism important in familial Mediterranean fever patients?
  

  N. Akar¹, A. Ozturk¹, D. Ozel¹, E. Akar¹, M. Ekim¹

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