Vol. 4 — July-August 2011

• Identification of a novel target of thiazide diuretics
  

  Dominique Eladari¹, Régine Chambrey²

  (1) UPMC Universtité Paris 06, INSERM UMRS 872 Team 3 and CNRS ERL7226, Laboratory of renal genomics physiology and pathophysiology, Centre de recherche des Cordeliers, Paris - France and Faculty of Medicine Paris Descartes, University of Paris Descartes, Paris - France and Department of Physiology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris - France
  (2) UPMC Universtité Paris 06, INSERM UMRS 872 Team 3 and CNRS ERL7226, Laboratory of renal genomics physiology and pathophysiology, Centre de recherche des Cordeliers, Paris - France and Faculty of Medicine Paris Descartes, University of Paris Descartes, Paris - France

• Ultrafiltration intensification for achievement of dry weight and hypertension control is not always the therapeutic gol
  

  Gèrard M. London¹

  (1) INSERM U970, George Pompidou European Hospital, Paris - France

• Home dialysis first: a new paradigm for new ESRD patients
  

  Elias D. Thodis¹, Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos²

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Medical School, University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis - Greece
  (2) Division of Nephrology , University Network, Toronto, Ontario - Canada

• The impact of short daily and nocturnal hemodialysis on quality of life, cardiovascular risk and survival
  

  Bruce F. Culleton¹, Markku R. Asola²

  (1) Baxter Inc., Deerfield, Illinois - USA
  (2) Baxter International Inc., Kista - Sweden

• Inhibitors of vascular calcification as potential therapeutic targets
  

  Raja Rezg¹, Fellype C. Barreto¹, Daniela V. Barreto², Sophie Liabeuf², Tilman B. Drüeke¹, Ziad A. Massy³

  (1) INSERM ERI-12 (EA 4292), Amiens - France
  (2) INSERM ERI-12 (EA 4292), Amiens - France and Clinical Research Centre, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Amiens University Hospital and the Jules Verne University of Picardy, Amiens - France
  (3) INSERM ERI-12 (EA 4292), Amiens - France and Clinical Research Centre, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Amiens University Hospital and the Jules Verne University of Picardy, Amiens - France and Division of Nephrology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens - France

• Role of the fixed-dose combination lercanidipine–enalapril in renal protection
  

  Colin Gerard Egan¹, Roberto Pontremoli²

  (1) Primula Multimedia S.R.L., Pisa - Italy
  (2) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa - Italy

• Nephrology around Europe: organization models and management strategies: Spain
  

  Angel L.M. de Francisco¹, Celestino Piñera¹

  (1) Servicio de Nefrología, Valdecilla Universitary Hospital, Universidad de Cantabria, REDinRed, Santander - Spain

• Age- and sex-tailored serum phosphate thresholds do not improve cardiovascular risk estimation in CKD
  

  Pietro Manuel Ferraro¹, Monica Bonello¹, Alessia Gambaro¹, Antonio Sturniolo¹, Giovanni Gambaro¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Renal Program, Columbus-Gemelli University Hospital, Catholic University of Rome, Rome - Italy

• Plasma protein carbonylation in chronic uremia
  

  Barbara Pavone¹, Vittorio Sirolli², Annalisa Giardinelli³, Sonia Bucci³, Federica Forlì³, Moreno Di Cesare², Paolo Sacchetta⁴, Natalia Di Pietro³, Assunta Pandolfi³, Andrea Urbani⁵, Mario Bonomini²

  (1) Aging Research Center, Ce.S.I., G. d’Annunzio University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara - Italy and Department of Biomedical Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara - Italy and IRCCS-Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome - Italy
  (2) Department of Medicine, G. d’Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara - Italy
  (3) Aging Research Center, Ce.S.I., G. d’Annunzio University Foundation, Chieti-Pescara - Italy and Department of Biomedical Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara - Italy
  (4) Department of Biomedical Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara - Italy
  (5) IRCCS-Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome - Italy and Department of Internal Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome - Italy

• Ultrafiltration intensification in hemodialysis patients improves hypertension but increases AV fistula complications an
  

  Giuseppe Curatola¹, Davide Bolignano¹, Stefania Rastelli¹, Graziella Caridi¹, Rocco Tripepi¹, Giovanni Tripepi¹, Raffaele Politi¹, Francesco Catalano¹, Diego Delfino¹, Maurizio Ciccarelli¹, Francesca Mallamaci¹, Carmine Zoccali¹

  (1) Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Unit and CNR-IBIM Clinical epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, United Hospitals, Reggio Calabria - Italy

• Cyclosporine A causes maturation failure in embryonic-type glomeruli persisting after birth
  

  Shinsuke Fujita¹, Keisuke Sugimoto¹, Tomoki Miyazawa¹, Kohei Miyazaki¹, Yutaka Takemura¹, Hidehiko Yanagida¹, Naoki Sakata¹, Norihisa Wada¹, Mitsuru Okada¹, Tsukasa Takemura¹

  (1) Department of Pediatrics, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama - Japan

• Measurement of glomerular filtration rate using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in patients with chronic kidney disea
  

  Ferruh Artunc¹, Serdar Yildiz², Andreas Boss³, Thomas Frenzel^4,5, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer⁶, Fritz Schick⁷, Teut Risler², Hans-Ulrich Häring⁸, Cristina Rossi⁶

  (1) 1 Department of Internal Medicine IV, Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen - Germany
  (2) 1Department of Internal Medicine IV, Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen - Germany
  (3) 2 Department of Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen - Germany
  (4) 3 Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Cardiovascular Imaging &
  (5) Contrast Media Research, Berlin - Germany
  (6) 2Department of Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen - Germany
  (7) 2Department of Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen – Germany
  (8) 1Department of Internal Medicine IV, Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen – Germany

• L-Carnitine attenuates ifosfamide-induced carnitine deficiency and decreased intramitochondrial CoA-SH in rat kidney tis
  

  Mohamed M. Sayed-Ahmed¹

  (1) Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Imbalance of glomerular VEGF-NO axis in diabetic rats: prevention by chronic therapy with propyl gallate
  

  Shaojiang Tian¹, Yanjie Gan², Junfeng Li¹, Liping Wang¹, Jianming Shen¹, Tao Liu¹, Tingting Ye¹, Huihui Liu¹, Dianjun Liu¹, Yanyan Deng¹, Wei Wang¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei - PR China
  (2) Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei - PR China

• Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide in dialyzed patients: marker of cardiovascular disease or link to plasma refilling
  

  Andreana De Mauri¹, Giorgio Bellomo², Carlo Navino¹, Paola David¹, Doriana Chiarinotti¹, Federica Capurro¹, Maddalena Brustia¹, Mariangela De Maria¹, Carlo Edoardo Ruva¹, Laura Ciardi², Martino De Leo¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy
  (2) Clinical Chemistry Unit, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy

• Low-grade albuminuria reduction with angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker in renal transplant recipients
  

  Junji Uchida¹, Yuichi Machida¹, Tomoaki Iwai¹, Taro Iguchi¹, Yoshiko Kamada¹, Toshihide Naganuma¹, Norihiko Kumada¹, Taku Kim¹, Hidenori Kawashima¹, Tatsuya Nakatani²

  (1) Department of Urology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka - Japan
  (2) Department of Urology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka – Japan

• Choroidopathy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with or without nephropathy
  

  Veronica Baglio¹, Magda Gharbiya², Corrado Balacco-Gabrieli³, Tommaso Mascaro², Concetta Gangemi¹, Manuela Di Franco⁴, Valentina Pistolesi¹, Santo Morabito¹, Gabriella Pecci¹, Alessandro Pierucci¹

  (1) Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Nephrology, “Sapienza” University, Rome - Italy
  (2) Department of Ophthalmology, “Sapienza” University, Rome - Italy
  (3) Department of Ophthalmology, “Sapienza” University, Rome – Italy
  (4) Department of Rheumatology, “Sapienza” University, Rome - Italy

• Visceral leishmaniasis reactivation in transplant patients: a minireview with report of a new case
  

  Maria Concetta Postorino¹, Marianna Bellantoni¹, Concetta Catalano¹, Graziella Caridi¹, Marta De Rosa², Sidy Seck³, Giuseppe Enia¹

  (1) Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation Unit, CNR-IBIM Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Ospedali Riuniti, Reggio Calabria - Italy
  (2) Unit of Microbiology and Virology Ospedali Riuniti, ?Reggio Calabria - Italy
  (3) Nephrology Department, University Hospital Aristide ?Le Dantec, Dakar - Senegal