Vol. 2 — March-April 2008

• Better understanding of ADPKD results in potential new treatment options: ready for the cure?
  

  E. Meijer¹, P.E. De Jong¹, D.J. Peters², R.T. Gansevoort¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Gronin
  (2) Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden - The Netherlands

• Comparative studies of dialysis therapies should reflect real world decision-making
  

  R.R. Quinn^1,2, P.C. Austin³, M.J. Oliver^1,2

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
  (2) and Depa
  (3) Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto - Canada

• The middle-molecule hypothesis 30 years after: lost and rediscovered in the universe of uremic toxicity?
  

  Raymond Vanholder¹, S. Van Laecke¹, Griet Glorieux¹

  (1) Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Ghent - Belgium

• Uremic pruritus in chronic hemodialysis patients
  

  I. Narita¹, S. Iguchi¹, K. Omori¹, F. Gejyo¹

  (1) Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and

• Are chronic dialysis patients at increased risk for cancer?
  

  S. Mandayam¹, V.B. Shahinian²

  (1) Wichita Nephrology Group, Wichita, Kansas - USA
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Oxidative stress, inflammation and cardiovascular disease in chronic renal failure
  

  S. Cottone¹, M.C. Lorito², R. Riccobene², E. Nardi², G. Mul², S. Buscemi², C. Geraci¹, M. Guarneri¹, R. Arsena¹, G. Cerasola²

  (1) Chair of Nephrology and Unit of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Palermo, Palermo - It
  (2) Chair of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Nephro-Urological Di

• Cigarette smoking and kidney dysfunction in diabetes mellitus
  

  M. Cignarelli¹, O. Lamacchia¹, S. Di Paolo², Loreto Gesualdo²

  (1) Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Foggia,
  (2) Unit of Nephrology, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia - Italy

• The first European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association CKD Anaemia Physician Behaviours Surve
  

  Jorge B. Cannata-Andia¹, Francesco Locatelli², Carmine Zoccali³

  (1) Bone and Mineral Research Unit, Instituto Reina Sofia de Investigacion, Hospital Universitario Centr
  (2) Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco - Italy
  (3) CNR, Centro di Fisiologia Clinica, Reggio Calabria - Italy

• Body mass index and cardiovascular risk factors and biomarkers in hemodialysis patients
  

  Maurizio Bossola¹, S. Giungi¹, N. Panocchia¹, C. Vulpio¹, G. Luciani¹, L. Tazza¹

  (1) Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome - Italy

• Effects of dermatan sulfate for anticoagulation in continuous renal replacement therapy
  

  C. Vitale¹, C. Verdecchia², C. Bagnis¹, M. Ganzaroli², G. Giorcelli¹, M. Marangella¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, A.S.O. Ordine Mauriziano, Torino - Italy
  (2) Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, A.S.O. Ordine Mauriziano, Torino - Italy

• An oral adsorbent, AST-120, combined with a low-protein diet and RAS blocker, for chronic kidney disease
  

  N. Yorioka¹, K. Kiribayashi¹, T. Naito², S. Ogata², Y.. Yokoyama³, Y. Kyuden³, T. Ogawa⁴, K. Wada⁵, K. Hayashi⁶, A. Hirabayashi⁷

  (1) Department of Advanced Nephrology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hir
  (2) Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center, Hiroshima - Jap
  (3) Department of Internal Medicine, Onomichi General Hospital, Hiroshima - Japan
  (4) Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima - Japan
  (5) Department of Internal Medicine, Wada Clinic, Hiroshima - Japan
  (6) Department of Internal Medicine, Hayashi Hospital, Hiroshima - Japan
  (7) Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima General Hospital, Hiroshima - Japan

• Pretransplant inflammation: a risk factor for delayed graft function?
  

  R. Lauzurica¹, M.C. Pastor², B. Bays¹, J.M. Hernandez², J. Bonet¹, M. Dolad², M. Navarro¹, R. Romero¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Universidad Autonoma de Barc
  (2) Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Universidad Auton

• Ischemic acute renal failure in the rat: effects of L-arginine and superoxide dismutase on renal function
  

  L. Schramm¹, A. Seibold¹, R. Schneider¹, J. Zimmermann¹, K.-O. Netzer¹, C. Wanner¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Julius-Maximilians-University, Wrzburg - Germany

• Intravenous iron without erythropoietin for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients with moderate to severe
  

  R.I. Usmanov¹, E.B. Zueva¹, D.S. Silverberg², M. Shaked²

  (1) Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine of Uzbekistan, Tashkent - Uzbekistan
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv - Israel

• Association of physical activity with mortality in chronic kidney disease
  

  J.L.T. Chen¹, D. Lerner², R. Ruthazer², C. Castaneda-Sceppa³, A.S. Levey⁴

  (1) Renal Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts -
  (2) The Health Institute and the Institute of Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts-New Eng
  (3) The Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Bost
  (4) Division of Nephrology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Bosto

• Sickle cell kidney
  

  Andrew Davenport¹, J. Buscombe²

  (1) Centre for Nephrology, Division of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Royal Free & University College
  (2) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London - UK

• Acute renal failure induced by bentazone: 2 case reports and a comprehensive review
  

  I-W. Wu¹, M.-S, Wu¹, J.-L. Lin²

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung - Republic of China
  (2) Department of Nephrology and Clinical Toxicology, Linkuo Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan - Republic of China