Vol. 6 — November-December 2004

• Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
  

  F. Ferrario¹, M.P. Rastaldi¹

  (1) Renal Immunopathology Center, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital and "Nuova Nefrologia" Research Association

• The role of anemia in the progression of congestive heart failure. Is there a place for erythropoietin and intravenous i
  

  D.S. Silverberg¹, D. Wexler², A. Iaina¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv - Israel
  (2) Department of Cardiology, CHF Clinic, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv - Israel

• The pleiotropic effects of mtor inhibitors
  

  C. Ponticelli¹

  (1) IRCCS Istituto Auxologico, Milano - Italy

• The quest for a model of type II diabetes with nephropathy: The Goto Kakizaki rat
  

  U. Janssen¹, A. Vassiliadou², S.G. Riley³, A.O. Phillips³, J. Floege²

  (1) Department of Cardiology, Nephrology and Intensive Care Medicine, Krankenhaus St. Franziskus, Klinik
  (2) Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Aachen - Germany
  (3) Institute of Nephrology, University of Wales, College of Medicine, Cardiff - United Kingdom

• Crystals, Randall's plaques and renal stones: Do bone and atherosclerosis teach us something?
  

  G. Gambaro¹, A. D'Angelo², A. Fabris¹, E. Tosetto³, F. Anglani², A. Lupo¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital of Veron
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital of Padova -
  (3) Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital of

• Thin basement membrane disease in patients with familial IgA nephropathy
  

  G.M. Frasca'¹, L. Soverini¹, A.G. Gharavi², R.P. Lifton², C. Canova¹, P. Preda³, A. Vangelista¹, S. Stefoni¹

  (1) Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Unit, St. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna - Italy
  (2) Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New
  (3) Electron Microscopy Unit, Pathology Department, St. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna - Italy

• Association between transforming growth factor beta1 gene polymorphisms and IgA nephropathy
  

  S. Carturan¹, D. Roccatello², E. Menegatti¹, D. Di Simone¹, A. Davit¹, A. Piazza³, L.M. Sena¹, G. Matullo⁴

  (1) Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (2) CMID ASL4 and Nephrology Unit CIOV, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (3) Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (4) I.S.I. Foundation (Institute for Scientific Interchange), Turin - Italy

• Association of TGF-beta1 polymorphisms with chronic renal disease
  

  E. Coll¹, B. Cormand², B. Campos³, D. Gonzalez-Nunez¹, P. Inigo⁴, A. Botey¹, E. Poch¹

  (1) Nephrology Service, Hospital Clinic, Faculty of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelon
  (2) Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona - Spain
  (3) Unit of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona - Spain
  (4) Laboratorio de Hormonal IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona - Spain

• Circulating levels of soluble adhesion molecules in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis
  

  G. Di Lorenzo¹, M.L. Pacor², P. Mansueto¹, C. Lo Bianco¹, E. Di Natale³, F. Rapisarda³, M.E. Pellitteri¹, A. Ditta⁴, A. Gioe'³, G. Giammarresi³, G.B. Rini⁵, M. Li Vecchi³

  (1) Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, Universita' di Palermo - Italy
  (2) Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Medicina Sperimentale, Universita' di Verona - Italy
  (3) Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Malattie Cardiovascolari e NefroUrologiche, Universita' di Palermo
  (4) Cardiovascular Perfusion, Cardiovascular Center, E. Malan, Istituto Policlinico S. Donato, Universit
  (5) Medicina Clinica e delle Patologie Emergenti, Universita' di Palermo - Italy

• Blood pressure control and comorbidity in a nephrology clinic
  

  L. Triolo¹, M.S. Cattaruzza², R. Sicoli¹, F. Ansali¹, M. Malaguti¹, J. Osborn², M. Biagini¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology and Urology, S. Paolo Hospital, Civitavecchia, Rome - Italy
  (2) Department of Public Health, University "La Sapienza", Rome - Italy

• Serum paraoxonase activity in uremic predialysis and hemodialysis patients
  

  M. Dirican¹, R. Akca¹, E. Sarandol¹, K. Dilek²

  (1) Department of Biochemistry, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Bursa - Turkey
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Uludag University Medical Faculty, Bursa - Turkey

• The favorable effect of regional citrate anticoagulation on interleukin-1beta release is dissociated from both coagulati
  

  L. Gabutti¹, N. Ferrari¹, G. Mombelli², F. Keller³, C. Marone⁴

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Carita' Hospital, Locarno - Switzerland
  (2) Department of Internal Medicine, Carita' Hospital, Locarno - Switzerland
  (3) Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona - Switzerland
  (4) Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona - Switzerland

• A twelve week exercise program improves the psychological status, quality of life and work capacity in hemodialysis pati
  

  F. Levendoglu¹, Luftullah Altintepe², N. Okudan³, H. Ugurlu¹, H. Gkbel³, Z. Tonbul¹, I. Gney², S. Trk²

  (1) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Kon
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya - Turkey
  (3) Department of Physiology, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya - Turkey

• Different evaluations of the health related quality of life in dialysis patients
  

  P. Rebollo¹, F. Alvarez-Ude², C. Valdes¹, C. Estebanez³

  (1) Health Outcomes Research Unit, Nephrology Unit-1, Central University Hospital of Asturias and Instit
  (2) Nephrology Unit of the "General Hospital of Segovia" and Institute "Reina Sofia" for Nephrological R
  (3) Autonomic Transplant Coordination of Castilla Leon, Valladolid - Spain

• Health-related quality of life of family caregivers of dialysis patients
  

  F. Alvarez-Ude¹, C. Valds², C. Estbanez³, P. Rebollo²

  (1) Nephrology Unit of the "General Hospital of Segovia" and Institute "Reina Sofia" for Nephrological R
  (2) Health Outcomes Research Unit, Nephrology Unit-1, Central University Hospital of Asturias and Instit
  (3) Autonomic Transplant Coordination of Castilla Len, Valladolid - Spain