Vol. 2 — March-April 2011

• Emerging strategies to preserve renal function
  

  Hélène Francois¹, Antoine Jacquet¹, Séverine Beaudreuil¹, Alexandre Seidowsky¹, Hadia Hebibi¹, Bernard Charpentier¹, Antoine Durrbach¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Bicêtre Hospital, APHP, Paris - France and University of Paris XI Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre - France

• Calciphylaxis: a still unmet challenge
  

  Vincent M. Brandenburg¹, Mario Cozzolino², Markus Ketteler³

  (1) Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen - Germany
  (2) Renal Division, S. Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan - Italy
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Klinikum Coburg, Coburg - Germany

• The health system in Chile: the nephrologist perspective
  

  Leopoldo G. Ardiles¹, Hugo Poblete², Mireya Ortiz³, Susana Elgueta⁴, Ana María Cusumano⁵, Antonio Vukusich⁶, Sergio Mezzano⁷

  (1) Ardiles et al: Health Renal System in Chile
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso - Chile
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago - Chile
  (4) Seccion de Histocompatibilidad, Subdepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago - Chile
  (5) Dialysis and Transplantation Registry Committee, Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH) - Buenos Aires, Argentina
  (6) Clínica Dávila, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago - Chile
  (7) Department of Nephrology, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia - Chile

• Genomic and proteomic approaches to renal cell carcinoma
  

  Miriam Zacchia¹, Annalisa Vilasi², Anna Capasso², Franco Morelli², Ferdinando De Vita¹, Giovambattista Capasso²

  (1) Nephrology and Oncology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples – Italy
  (2) Nephrology and Oncology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy

• Renal replacement therapy in intensive care units: a survey of nephrological practice in northwest Italy
  

  Filippo Mariano¹, Marco Pozzato², Giorgio Canepari³, Corrado Vitale⁴, Francesca Bermond⁵, Colombano Sacco⁶, Alessandro Amore⁷, Massimo Manes⁸, Carlo Navino⁹, Piedmont and Aosta Valley Section of Italian Society of Nephrology¹⁰

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, CTO Hospital, Turin - Italy
  (2) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin - Italy
  (3) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Santa Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo - Italy
  (4) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Mauriziano Hospital, Turin - Italy
  (5) Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Molinettte Hospital and Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Civile Hospital, Chivasso, Turin - Italy
  (6) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, S.S. Antonio e Biagio Hospital, Alessandria - Italy
  (7) Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, OIRM Hospital, Turin - Italy
  (8) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Umberto Parini Hospital, Aosta - Italy
  (9) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Maggiore Hospital, Novara - Italy
  (10) Collaborators: Andrea Campo (Alba, CN), Dario Sassone (Asti), Gianmario Bosticardo (Biella), Paola Carpani (Borgomanero, NO), Giovanni Calabrese (Casale Monferrato, AL), Marco Formica (Ceva, CN), Emanuele Stramignoni (Chieri, TO), Alfonso Pacitti (Chivasso, TO), Andrea Serra (Cirie’, TO), Franco Bonello (Ivrea, TO), Antonio Marciello (Pinerolo, TO), Vincenzo Todini (Rivoli, TO), Carmelina di Tullio (Torino), Cesare Guarena (Torino), Maurizio Borzumati (Verbania), Gianenrico Guida (Vercelli)

• Visfatin is related to lipid dysregulation, endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis in patients with chronic kidney
  

  Jiao Mu¹, Bing Feng¹, Zilin Ye¹, Fahuan Yuan¹, Wei Zeng¹, Zhifeng Luo¹, Wei Qi¹

  (1) Institute of Nephrology of Chongqing and Department of Nephrology, Xinqiao Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing - PR China

• Increment of monthly mean predialysis heart rate reflects early cardiac overload in hemodialysis patients with normal ca
  

  Yuri Tanaka¹, Nobuhiko Joki¹, Masaki Iwasaki¹, Igor G. Nikolov², Yasunori Takahashi³, Chie Shiraki³, Takao Uchida⁴, Yoshihiko Imamura³, Hiroki Hase¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo - Japan
  (2) University Clinic of Nephrology, Medical Faculty, Skopje - Republic of Macedonia
  (3) Division of Dialysis Center, Nissan Tamagawa Hospital, Tokyo - Japan
  (4) Mitsui Clinic, Yamanashi - Japan

• The myth of incompatibility of gentamicin and heparin revisited
  

  Bahar Bastani¹

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

• Design and patient characteristics of ESHOL study, a Catalonian prospective randomized study
  

  Francisco Maduell¹, Francesc Moreso², Mercedes Pons³, Rosa Ramos⁴, Josep Mora-Macià⁵, Andreu Foraster⁶, Jordi Soler⁷, Josep M. Galceran⁸, Alberto Martinez-Castelao⁹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona - Spain
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona - Spain
  (3) CETIRSA, Barcelona - Spain
  (4) Department of Nephrology, Hospital San Antonio Abad, Vilanova i la Geltru - Spain
  (5) Fresenius Medical Care, Granollers - Spain
  (6) Diaverum Baix Llobregat, Hospitalet - Spain
  (7) Fresenius Medical Care, Reus - Spain
  (8) Fundació Althaia, Manresa - Spain
  (9) Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona - Spain

• Mycophenolate mofetil in treatment of childhood steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
  

  Tahar T.G. Gargah¹, Mohamed Rachid Lakhoua¹

  (1) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis - Tunisia

• A pilot study of routine colloid infusion in hypotension-prone dialysis patients unresponsive to preventive measures
  

  Guy Rostoker¹, Mireille Griuncelli¹, Christelle Loridon¹, Thomas Bourlet², Eric Illouz³, Abbes Benmaadi²

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Centre Hospitalier Privé Claude Galien, Quincy Sous Senart - France and Clinical Investigation laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Privé Claude Galien, Quincy Sous Senart - France
  (2) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Centre Hospitalier Privé Claude Galien, Quincy Sous Senart - France
  (3) Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Privé Claude Galien, Quincy Sous Senart - France

• Possible involvement of intracellular angiotensin II receptor in high-glucose-induced damage in renal proximal tubular c
  

  Toshihiro Takao¹, Taro Horino², Toru Kagawa², Reiko Matsumoto², Yoshiko Shimamura², Koji Ogata², Kousuke Inoue², Yoshinori Taniguchi², Takafumi Taguchi², Tatsuhito Morita², Yoshio Terada²

  (1) Division of Community Medicine, Department of Community Nursing, Kochi Medical School, ?Nankoku - Japan
  (2) Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nephrology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku - Japan

• Management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in Italy: results of the Italian FARO survey
  

  Sandro Mazzaferro¹, Diego Brancaccio², Piergiorgio Messa³, Vittorio E. Andreucci⁴, Guido Bellinghieri⁵, Roberto Bigazzi⁶, Piergiorgio Bolasco⁷, Anna Maria Costanzo⁸, Umberto di Luzio Paparatti⁸, Giuseppe Cannella⁹, on behalf of the FARO Study Group

  (1) Clinical Science, Sapienza University, Rome - Italy
  (2) Department of Nephrology, San Paolo Hospital, Milan - Italy
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Policlinico Hospital, Milan - Italy
  (4) Department of Nephrology, University Federico II, Naples - Italy
  (5) Department of Nephrology, G. Martino Hospital, Messina - Italy
  (6) Department of Nephrology, Spedali Riuniti, Livorno - Italy
  (7) Department of Nephrology, U.O. Territoriale ASL8, Quartu S. Elena - Italy
  (8) Abbott Italy, Campoverde, Latina - Italy
  (9) Department of Nephrology, San Martino Hospital, Genoa - Italy

• Improvement of hypertension and LVH in maintenance hemodialysis patients treated with sustained-release isosorbide monon
  

  Han Li¹, Shi-xiang Wang¹

  (1) Blood Purification Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing - PR China

• Marked improvement by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation in a case of light chain depositio
  

  Keiichi Matsuzaki¹, Isao Ohsawa¹, Tomohito Nishitani¹, Yukihiko Takeda¹, Hiroyuki Inoshita¹, Masaya Ishii¹, Miyuki Takagi¹, Satoshi Horikoshi¹, Yasuhiko Tomino¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo - Japan

• Risk for chronic kidney disease in high school students: Italian report for World Kidney Day 2008-2009
  

  D Russo, M Del Prete, Y Battaglia, L Russo