Vol. 2 — March-April 2009

• Hydrogen sulfide: a new gaseous signal molecule and blood pressure regulator
  

  Carsten A. Wagner¹

  (1) Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich – Switzerland

• Salt – its effect on blood pressure and target organ damage: New pieces in an old puzzle
  

  Jens Titze¹, Eberhard Ritz²

  (1) Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Erlangen, Erlangen - Germany
  (2) Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg - Germany

• Sympathetic activation in cardiovascular and renal disease
  

  Guido Grassi^1,2, Francesca Arenare³, Federico Pieruzzi³, Gianmaria Brambilla³, Giuseppe Mancia^4,5

  (1) Department of Clinical Medicine, Prevention and HealthBiotechnology University of Milan-Bicocca, San GerardoHospital, Monza, Milan, Italy
  (2) Center of clinical physiology and hypertension, Milan, Italy and Auxologico Center Milan - Italy
  (3) Department of Clinical Medicine, Prevention and HealthBiotechnology University of Milan-Bicocca, San GerardoHospital, Monza, Milan – Italy
  (4) Department of Clinical Medicine, Prevention and HealthBiotechnology University of Milan-Bicocca, San GerardoHospital, Monza, Milan,Italy
  (5) Center of clinical physiology and hypertension, Milan,Italy and Auxologico Center Milan,Italy

• Disturbance of glomerular hemodynamics: a risk factor determing progression of glomerular diseases?
  

  Takashi Oite¹, Jian Yao²

  (1) Department of Cellular Physiology, Institute of Nephrology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata - Japan
  (2) Department of Molecular Signaling, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi - Japan

• Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis an unsolved riddle
  

  Giorgio Graziani¹, Alessandro Montanelli², Simona Brambilla², Luca Balzarini³

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Department of InternalMedicine, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano,Milano, Italy
  (2) Clinical and Laboratory Investigations, IRCCS IstitutoClinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
  (3) Magnetic Resonance Section, Department of Radiology,IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Milano, Italy

• Sympathetic hyperactivity and clinical outcome in chronic kidney disease patients during standard treatment
  

  Lars E. Penne¹, Jutta Neumann¹, Inge H. Klein², P. Liam Oey³, Michiel L. Bots⁴, Peter J. Blankestijn¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht - The Netherlands
  (2) Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht - The Netherlands
  (3) Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht - The Netherlands
  (4) Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht - The Netherlands

• The relationship between adiponectin levels and proinflammatory cytokines and left ventricular mass in dialysis patients
  

  Fatma Ayerden Ebinc¹, Haksun Ebinç², Ulver Derici³, Arzu Aral⁴, Cemalettin Aybay⁵, Gülten Taçoy⁶, Eyüp Koç³, Rüya Mutluay³, Kadriye Altok Reis³, Yasemin Erten³, Turgay Arinsoy¹, Sükrü Sindel³

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, GaziUniversity, Ankara - Turkey
  (2) Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, KirikkaleUniversity, Kirikkale, Turkey
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, GaziUniversity, Ankara, Turkey
  (4) Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, GaziUniversity, Ankara - Turkey
  (5) Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, GaziUniversity, Ankara, Turkey
  (6) Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, GaziUniversity, Ankara - Turkey

• Antiproteinuric effect of olmesartan in patients with IgA nephropathy
  

  Yasuhiko Tomino¹, Tetsuya Kawamura,², Kenjiro Kimura³, Masayuki Endoh⁴, Tatsuo Hosoya⁵, Satoshi Horikoshi¹, Yasunori Utsunomiya⁶, Takashi Yasuda⁷, Masao Toyoda⁸, Toshinao Tsuge¹, Kotaro Kaneko⁹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine,Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo,Japan
  (2) Division of Kidney and Hypertension, Department ofMedicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo ,Japan
  (3) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Departmentof Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School ofMedicine, Kanagawa, Japan
  (4) Division of Nephrology and Metabolism, Department ofInternal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine,Kanagawa,Japan
  (5) Division of Kidney and Hypertension, Department ofMedicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo -Japan
  (6) Division of Kidney and Hypertension, Department ofMedicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo,Japan
  (7) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Departmentof Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School ofMedicine, Kanagawa,Japan
  (8) Division of Nephrology and Metabolism, Department ofInternal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine,Kanagawa, Japan
  (9) Department of Internal Medicine, Kasumigaura MedicalCenter, Ibaraki, Japan

• Improved intradialytic stability during haemodialysis with blood volume controlled ultrafiltration
  

  Danila Gabrielli¹, Batya Kristal², Krassimir Katzarski³, Maan Youssef⁴, Toufic Hachache⁵, František Lopot⁶, Catherine Lasseur⁷, Thomas Gunne⁸, Branimir Draganov⁹, Ralf Wojke¹⁰, Adelheid Gauly¹⁰

  (1) Hospital of Valle d’Aosta, Aosta, Italy
  (2) Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel
  (3) Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
  (4) Hospital René Dubos, Pontoise, France
  (5) AGDUC, La Tronche - France
  (6) General University Hospital, Prague-Strahov, CzechRepublic
  (7) Hospital Saint André, Bordeaux, France
  (8) General Hospital, Mora, Sweden
  (9) Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
  (10) Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany

• The impact of pruritus on the quality of life of patients undergoing dialysis: a single centre, cohort study
  

  Gianpaolo Tessari¹, Camilla Dalle Vedove¹, Carmelo Loschiavo², Nicola Tessitore², Carlo Rugiu², Antonio Lupo², Giampiero Girolomoni¹

  (1) Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona - Italy
  (2) Section of Nephrology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona - Italy

• Mass-screening for early detection of renal disease - benefits and limitations of self-testing for proteinuria
  

  August Heidland¹, Udo Bahner², Annette Deetjen³, Rüdiger Götz⁴, Ekkehart Heidbreder¹, Roland Schäfer⁵, Markus Teschner²

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Würzburg,Würzburg, Germany
  (2) KfH Kidney Centre, Würzburg, Germany
  (3) Physician in Private Practice, Innsbruck , Austria
  (4) Dialysis Centre, Bad Windsheim, Germany
  (5) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Münster,Münster, Germany

• How Long is the Warranty Period for Nil or Low Coronary Artery Calcium in Patients New to Hemodialysis?
  

  Antonio Bellasi¹, Laura Kooienga², Geoffrey A. Block³, Emir Veledar⁴, David M. Spiegel², Paolo Raggi⁴

  (1) Department of Nephrology, San Paolo Hospital, Universityof Milan, Milan, Italy and Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  (2) Division of Nephrology, University of Colorado HealthSciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
  (3) Denver Nephrology, Denver, Colorado, USA
  (4) Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

• Albumin influences expression and function of the membrane transporter p-glycoprotein in hk-2 human proximal tubular cel
  

  Gianfranco Tramonti, Nadia Romiti¹, Elisabetta Chieli¹

  (1) Department of Experimental Pathology, Medical Biotechnology, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology, University of Pisa, Pisa - Italy

• New method to compute mixed water and electrolyte changes in hyponatremia: a preliminary report
  

  Ettore Bartoli¹, Luigi Castello¹, Luca Bergamasco¹, Pier Paolo Sainaghi¹

  (1) Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of East Piedmont “A. Avogadro”, Novara - Italy

• Calcimimetics normalize the phosphate-induced stimulation of pth secretion in vivo and in vitro
  

  Yolanda Almaden¹, Marien Encarnacion Rodriguez-Ortiz¹, Antonio Canalejo², Sagrario Canadillas, Rocío Canalejo¹, David Martin³, Escolastico Aguilera-Tejero⁴, Mariano Rodríguez¹

  (1) Unidad de Investigación and Dept. Medicina, Servicio de Nefrologia, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Cordoba - Spain
  (2) Dept. Biología ambiental y Salud Publica, Univ Huelva, Huelva - Spain
  (3) Department of Metabolic Disorders, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California - USA
  (4) Dept. Medicina y Cirugia Animal, Universidad de Cordoba, Cordoba - Spain

• A case of membranous nephropathy associated with chronic sinusitis
  

  Ippei Kanazawa¹, Shozo Yano¹, Hirofumi Takase¹, Yuko Yamane¹, Toru Yamaguchi¹, Toshitsugu Sugimoto¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine 1, Shimane University of Medicine, Shimane - Japan

• Kidney graft loss associated with jc polyomavirus nephropathy
  

  Davide Rolla¹, Claudio G. Giacomazzi², Raffaella Gentile³, Jean Louis Ravetti³, Giuseppe Cannella¹, Oliviero E. Varnier^4,5

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, San Martino Hospital, Genova - Italy
  (2) Section of Microbiology “CA Romanzi”, DISCMIT, Universityof Genova and Advanced Biotechnology Center, Genova - Italy
  (3) Division of Pathology, San Martino Hospital, Genova - Italy
  (4) Section of Microbiology “CA Romanzi”, DISCMIT, Universityof Genova
  (5) Advanced Biotechnology Center, Genova and Clinical Microbiology Unit, San Martino Hospital, Genova – Italy