Vol. 3 — May-June 2006

• Better kidney health for Europe
  

  H. Holtofer¹, M.P. Rastaldi²

  (1) Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Helsinki - Finland
  (2) Renal Immunopathology Center, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital and "Nuova Nefrologia" Research Association

• Renal amyloidosis (Part II)
  

  F. Ferrario¹, M.P. Rastaldi¹

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

• Endothelial dysfunction in chronic kidney disease: determinant of susceptibility to end-organ damage and therapeutic res
  

  P. Ochodnicky¹, S. Vettoretti¹, R.H. Henning¹, H. Buikema¹, P.E. Van Dokkum¹, D. de Zeeuw¹

  (1) Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and Groningen Instit

• Vascular access for hemodialysis
  

  A. Santoro¹, C. Canova¹, A. Freyrie², E. Mancini¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Department, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna - Italy
  (2) Vascular Surgery Department, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna - Italy

• Do central venous catheters have advantages over arteriovenous fistulas or grafts?
  

  F. Quarello¹, G. Forneris¹, M. Borca¹, M. Pozzato¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin - Italy

• Vascular access-related thrombotic complications: research hypotheses and therapeutic strategies
  

  S. Bruno^1,2, G. Remuzzi^1,2

  (1) Department of Medicine and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliera, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo
  (2) Mario

• Fluvastatin prevents oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced injury of renal tubular epithelial cells by inhibiting the
  

  G. Chu¹, R. Jia¹, D. Yang¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan - China

• Guidelines audit may overcome disparities in health care: experience of an Italian region
  

  M. Salomone¹, C. Canavese², D. Bergamo¹, Z. Hollo¹, D. Damiani¹, S. Maffei¹, R. Fenoglio³, F. Bermond³, V. Cantaluppi³, M. Quaglia², G. Triolo¹

  (1) Service of Nephrology, C.T.O./C.R.F./M. Adelaide Hospital, Torino - Italy
  (2) Chair of Nephrology, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara - Italy
  (3) Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Torino, Torino - Italy

• Nephrology referral and appropriateness of therapeutic drug care in chronic kidney disease
  

  N. Thilly¹, S. Boini¹, M. Kessler², S. Brianon¹, L. Frimat²

  (1) Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy - France
  (2) Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy - France

• Staphylococcal protein A immunoadsorption for Goodpastures syndrome in four Chinese patients
  

  W. Hu¹, Z. Liu¹, D. Ji¹, H. Xie¹, D. Gong, L. Li¹

  (1) Research Institute of Nephrology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing,

• Serum amyloid A1 -13 T/C alleles in Turkish familial Mediterranean fever patients with and without amyloidosis
  

  N. Akar¹, M. Hasipek¹, A. Ozturk¹, E. Akar¹, M. Tekin¹

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

• High-dose immunoglobulin therapy in renal transplant recipients with hemophagocytic histiocytic syndrome
  

  G. Asci¹, H. Toz¹, M. Ozkahya¹, S. Cagirgan¹, S.. Duman¹, S. Sezis¹, E. Ok¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Ege University Medical School, Izmir - Turkey

• Occult hepatitis B virus infection in hemodialysis patients with chronic HCV infection
  

  D. Siagris¹, M. Christofidou², K. Triga³, N. Pagoni¹, G.J. Theocharis¹, D. Goumenos³, A. Lekkou¹, K. Thomopoulos¹, A.C. Tsamandas⁴, J. Vlachojannis³, C. Labropoulou-Karatza¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Patras University Hospital, Patras - Greece
  (2) Department of Microbiology, Patras University Hospital, Patras - Greece
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Patras University Hospital, Patras - Greece
  (4) Department of Pathology, Patras University Hospital, Patras - Greece

• Strict volume control can improve structure and function of common carotid artery in hemodialysis patients
  

  A.I. Gunal¹, I. Karaca², G. Ozalp¹, A.. Ozturk¹, A. Dogukan¹, H. Celiker¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Firat University Medical School, Elazig - Turkey
  (2) Department of Cardiology, Firat University Medical School, Elazig - Turkey

• Type B aortic dissection with early presentation mimicking acute pyelonephritis
  

  C.-C. Jenq¹, Y.-C. Chen¹, J-Y. Huang¹, C.-H. Wu², C.-N. Yeh³, C.-H. Yeh⁴, J.-H. Tseng⁵, P.-Y. Hsu¹, Y.-C. Tian¹, Ji-Tseng Fang¹, Chih-Wei Yang¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, T
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Lo-Tung Pohai Hospital, Taiwan
  (3) Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taip
  (4) Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung - Taiwan
  (5) Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of M

• Chronic periodontitis in hemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease is associated with elevated serum C-reactive
  

  E. Franek¹, R. Blaschyk², A. Kolonko², L. Mazur-Psonka³, H. Langowska-Adamczyk³, F. Kokot², Andrzej Wiecek²

  (1) Department of Internal Diseases, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Central Clinical Hospital MSWiA, War
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Silesian University School of Medici
  (3) Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Silesian University School of Medicine, Katowice - Poland

• Anemia management and treatment response in patients on hemodialysis: the MAR study
  

  J. Portols¹, J.M. Lopez-Gomez², P. Aljama³

  (1) Nephrology Service, Alcorcn Hospital Foundation, Madrid - Spain
  (2) Nephrology Service, Gregorio Maran University Hospital, Madrid - Spain
  (3) Nephrology Service, Reina Sofa University Hospital, Crdoba - Spain

• Hodgkins lymphoma with concurrent systemic amyloidosis, presenting as acute renal failure, following lymphomatoid papulo
  

  A.R.A. Amir¹, S.S. Sheikh¹

  (1) Dhahran Health Center, Dhahran - Saudi Arabia

• NPHS2 mutations in adult patients with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
  

  E.J.B. Monteiro¹, A.C. Pereira², A.B. Pereira¹, J.E. Krieger², G. Mastroianni-Kirsztajn¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de MedicinaUNIFESP (Federal Universi
  (2) Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute (InCor), Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Necrotising, proliferative glomerulonephritis due to monoclonal cryoglobulinaemia
  

  N. Boudville¹, J. Walton², A.A. House³

  (1) School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA - Australia
  (2) Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre, London, On
  (3) Department of Nephrology, University of Western Ontario and London Health Sciences Centre, London, O

• LCAT deficiency: molecular and phenotypic characterization of an Italian family
  

  M. Gigante¹, E. Ranieri¹, G. Cerullo², L. Calabresi³, A. Iolascon⁴, G. Assmann⁵, L. Morrone⁶, L. Pisciotta⁷, F.P. Schena², Loreto Gesualdo¹

  (1) Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia - Italy
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari - Italy
  (3) Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Center E. Grossi Paoletti, University of Milan, Milan - Ital
  (4) Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnologies-CEINGE, Federico II University, Naples - Ital
  (5) Institute of Arteriosclerosis Research, University of Munster, Munster - Germany
  (6) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Rummo Hospital, Benevento - Italy
  (7) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genova - Italy

• IgA nephropathy associated with psoriasis vulgaris: a contribution to the entity of 'psoriatic nephropathy'
  

  J. Zadrazil¹, B. Tichy², P. Horak¹, I. Nikorjakova³, P. Zima⁴, K. Krejci¹, P. Strebl¹

  (1) Third Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc - Czech
  (2) University of Vienna Medical School, Department of Traumatology, Trauma Research Laboratories, Vienn
  (3) Department of Internal Medicine, Prerov Regional Hospital, Prerov - Czech Republic
  (4) Dermatology Department, Prerov Regional Hospital, Prerov - Czech Republic

• Henoch-Schnlein purpura and Crohns disease in a family
  

  D. Cassater¹, G. Gambaro², A. Fabris², C. Cena¹, S. Calabria¹, S. Capelluto¹, A. Lupo²

  (1) School of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona - Italy
  (2) Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Nephrology, University of Verona, Verona

• Spontaneous subcapsular hematoma in chronic kidney disease
  

  R.S. Koushik¹, H.N. Ibrahim²

  (1) San Antonio Kidney Disease Center, San Antonio, TX - USA
  (2) Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - USA

• Recurrent hyponatremia in a patient with chronic kidney disease
  

  C.-S. Lin¹, C-J. Cheng¹, K.-C. Shih², S-H. Lin¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medic
  (2) Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Nati