Vol. 1 — January-February 2003

• Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in Italy: Possible therapeutical approaches
  

  Francesco Locatelli¹, P. Pozzoni¹, L. Del Vecchio¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco - Italy

• New markers of accelerated atherosclerosis in end-stage renal disease
  

  M. Rattazzi¹, M. Puato¹, E. Faggin¹, B. Bertipaglia¹, F. Grego², P. Pauletto¹

  (1) Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Padua - Italy
  (2) Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Padova, Padua - Italy

• Uremic toxicity and anemia
  

  M. Bonomini¹, V. Sirolli¹

  (1) Institute of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, G. D Annunzio University, Chieti - Italy

• Phosphate control in chronic uremia: Don't forget diet
  

  A. Cupisti¹, E. Morelli¹, C. D'Alessandro¹, S. Lupetti¹, Giuliano Barsotti¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa - Italy

• Total hip arthroplasty in chronic dialysis patients in the United States
  

  K.C. Abbott¹, J.R. Bucci¹, L.Y. Agodoa²

  (1) Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, and Uniformed Services Universi
  (2) NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD - USA

• Body mass index and enrollment on the renal transplant waiting list in the United States
  

  K.C. Abbott¹, C.W. Glanton¹, L.Y. Agodoa²

  (1) Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, and Uniformed Services Universi
  (2) NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD - USA

• Hospitalized gastrointestinal bleeding and procedures after renal transplantation in the United States
  

  C. Matsumoto¹, S.J. Swanson², L.Y. Agodoa³, K.C. Holtzmuller⁴, K.C. Abbott⁵

  (1) Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka - Japan
  (2) Organ Transplantation Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Institutes of Health, Washi
  (3) NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD - USA
  (4) Gastroenterology and Hepatology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, and Unifor
  (5) Nephrology Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, and Uniformed Services Universi

• Intravascular Doppler technique for monitoring renal venous blood flow in man
  

  R. Paliotti¹, M.M. Ciulla¹, V. Buonamici¹, M. Barelli¹, A. Morganti¹, F. Magrini¹

  (1) Institute of General Clinical Medicine and Therapy, University of Milan, Centre for Clinical Physiol

• Attenuation of renal ischemia/reperfusion injury by a triple drug combination therapy
  

  C.S. Sekhon¹, B.K. Sekhon¹, I. Singh¹, J.K. Orak¹, A.K. Singh²

  (1) Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina - USA
  (2) Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S

• Protective effect of N-acetylcysteine on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury in the rat
  

  A.. Sehirli¹, G. Sener¹, H. Satžroglu¹, G. Ayanog (breve)lu-Dlger¹

  (1) Marmara University, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Istanbul - Turkey

• Protective effect of interferon-alpha on carbon tetrachloride-induced nephrotoxicity
  

  A. Dogukan¹, N. Akpolat², H. Celiker¹, N. Ilhan³, I.H. Bahcecioglu⁴, A.I. Gnal¹

  (1) Departments of Nephrology, First University Medical School, Elazig - Turkey
  (2) Departments of Pathology, First University Medical School, Elazig - Turkey
  (3) Departments of Biochemistry, First University Medical School, Elazig - Turkey
  (4) Departments of Gastroenterology, First University Medical School, Elazig - Turkey

• Inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase activating protein decreases proteinuria in diabetic rats
  

  J.M. Valdivielso¹, A. Montero², K.F. Badr³, K.A. Munger¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California San Diego and VAMC, San Diego, CA
  (2) Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine and VAMC, Atlanta, GA - USA
  (3) Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut - Lebanon

• Involvement of TGF- signal for peritoneal sclerosing in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
  

  Y. Naiki¹, Y. Maeda¹, K. Matsuo¹, S. Yonekawa¹, M. Sakaguchi¹, I. Iwamoto¹, H. Hasegawa¹, A. Kanamaru¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kinki Universi

• Regulation of glucose transporters in human peritoneal mesothelial cells
  

  M. Fischereder¹, B. Schrppel¹, P. Wiese¹, M. Fink¹, B. Banas¹, S. Schmidbauer², D. Schlndorff¹

  (1) Medical Policlinic Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich - Germany
  (2) Surgical Clinic Innenstadt, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich - Germany

• Epidermal growth factor receptor polymorphism and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
  

  R. Magistroni¹, P. Manfredini², L. Furci¹, G. Ligabue¹, C. Martino¹, M. Leonelli¹, C. Scapoli³, A. Albertazzi¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, University Hospital of Modena and Univer
  (2) School of Nephrology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome - Italy
  (3) Biology Department, University of Ferrara - Italy

• BB genotype of the vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism postpones parathyroidectomy in hemodialysis patients
  

  M. Borrs¹, V. Torregrossa², A. Oliveras³, J. Almirall⁴, M. Paz Marco¹, A. Betriu⁵, M. Martin¹, S. Muray¹, J. Fibla⁶, E. Fernndez¹

  (1) Nephrology Service, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Department of Medicine, University of Lle
  (2) Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona - Spain
  (3) Service of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona - Spain
  (4) Service of Nephrology, Consorci Hospitalari Parc Taul, Sabadell, Barcelona - Spain
  (5) Sistemes Renals of Lleida, Lleida - Spain
  (6) Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Lleida, Lleida - Spain

• Effect of erythropoietin therapy on polyneuropathy in predialytic patients
  

  K. Hassan¹, W. Simri², I. Rubenchik¹, J. Manelis², B. Gross², S.M. Shasha¹, B. Kristal¹

  (1) Nephrology and Hypertension Department, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya - Israel
  (2) Neurology Department, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya - Israel

• Class V lupus nephritis: A clinicopathologic study in 152 patients
  

  Q. Chen¹, Z. Liu¹, W. Hu¹, H. Chen¹, C. Zeng¹, L. Li¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Research Institute of Nephrology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Sch

• Behavioral and functional abnormalities linked with recurrent urinary tract infections in girls
  

  B.L. Mazzola¹, R.O. Von Vigier¹, S. Marchand², M. Tonz², M.G. Bianchetti³

  (1) Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Berne - Switzerland
  (2) Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Berne - Switzerland
  (3) U.O. Nefrologia Dialisi e Trapianto Pediatrico, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico-Mangi

• Cholesterol crystal embolic disease in renal allografts
  

  F. Scolari¹, R. Tardanico², A. Pola³, C. Mazzucchelli³, R. Maffeis⁴, S. Bonardelli⁴, P. Maiorca³, E. Movilli⁵, S. Sandrini³

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Spedali Civili, Brescia - Italy
  (2) Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Spedali Civili, Brescia - Italy
  (3) Chair and Division of Nephrology, Spedali Civili and University, Brescia - Italy
  (4) Chair and Division of General Surgery, Spedali Civili and University, Brescia - Italy
  (5) Institute and Division of Nephrology, Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Brescia - Italy

• Kidney transplant in Gitelmans syndrome. Report of the first case
  

  L.A. Calo'¹, F. Marchini², P.A. Davis³, P. Rigotti⁴, E. Pagnin⁵, A. Semplicini⁵

  (1) Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Chair and Division of Nephrology, University of Padua,
  (2) Division of Nephrology II, Padova Hospital - Italy
  (3) Department of Internal Medicine-Clinical Nutrition, University of California, Davis - USA
  (4) General Surgery 4, Padova Hospital - Italy
  (5) Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 4th Medical Clinic - Medical and Surgical Sciences

• Unexpected IgA nephropathy during the treatment of a young woman with idiopathic dermatomyositis: Case report and review
  

  T-H. Yen¹, J-Y. Huang¹, C-Y. Chen²

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - China
  (2) Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - China

• IgA deficiency with membranous glomerulonephritis: A case report and review
  

  J-B. Huang¹, W-C. Yang¹, C-C. Hu¹, A-H. Yang², C-C. Lin¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei and School of Medic
  (2) Ultrastructural and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei a

• Salt restriction and not length of dialysis is the key to drug free blood pressure control in ESRD patients
  

  S. Shaldon¹

  (1) no affiliation