Vol. 3 — May-June 2005

• Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: ANCA-associated vasculitis (Second part)
  

  F. Ferrario¹, M.P. Rastaldi¹

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

• The clinical management of hyperphosphatemia
  

  Eberhard Ritz

• From basic science to clinical practice: Use of cytokines and chemokines as therapeutic targets in renal diseases
  

  P. Romagnani¹

  (1) Head of the Interdepartmental Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Nephrology, Department of Clinica

• Modulation of the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor on endothelial cells by heparin: Critical role of nitric
  

  S. Yague¹, V. Alvarez Arroyo¹, A. Castilla¹, F. R. Gonzalez Pacheco¹, P. Llamas¹, C. Caramelo¹

  (1) Medical Research Institute, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Universidad Autonoma, Instituto Reina Sofia de I

• Lipid peroxidation in IgA nephropathy and the effect of lipo-prostaglandin E1
  

  J. Tian¹, J. H. Chen¹, Q. Li¹, Q. He¹, W. Q. Lin¹

  (1) Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhe Jiang University, Han

• Staphylococcal cell membrane antigen, a possible antigen in post-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infe
  

  Y. Shimizu¹, H. Sakurai¹, Kouichi Hirayama¹, M. Seki¹, K. Yoh¹, K. Yamagata¹, A. Koyama¹

  (1) Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Japan

• Assessing glomerular filtration rate in healthy Indian adults: A comparison of various prediction equations
  

  S. Mahajan¹, G. K. Mukhiya¹, R. Singh², S. C. Tiwari¹, V. Kalra¹, D. M. Bhowmik¹, S. Gupta¹, S. K. Agarwal¹, S. C. Dash¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - India
  (2) Department of Biostatistics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - Indi

• Prevalence of fasting hypercalciuria associated with increased citraturia in the ambulatory evaluation of nephrolithiasi
  

  B. Damasio¹, F. Massarino¹, F. Durand², R. Banchero², P. Bottino², V. De Franchis³, G. Carmignani², Giuseppe Cannella¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, San Martino Hospital, Genoa - Italy
  (2) Division of Urology, San Martino Hospital, Genoa - Italy
  (3) Chemical Analysis Laboratory, San Martino Hospital, Genoa - Italy

• Dialysis choice in the context of an early referral policy: There is room for self care
  

  G.B. Piccoli¹, E. Mezza¹, M. Burdese¹, V. Consiglio¹, S. Vaggione¹, C. Mastella¹, A. Jeantet¹, E. Maddalena¹, G. Martina¹, M. Gai¹, D. Motta¹, G.P. Segoloni¹, G. Piccoli¹

  (1) Chair of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Torino, Torino - Italy

• Comorbid conditions and gender impact the primary survival of distal radio-cephalic arteriovenous fistula inpatients on
  

  L. Vernaglione¹, G. Mele¹, C. Cristofano¹, C. Distratis¹, F. Perrone¹, M. Frascina¹, F. Pennacchiotti¹, S. Chimienti¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, "M. Giannuzzi" Hospital, Manduria - Italy

• Procalcitonin as a marker of micro-inflammation in hemodialysis
  

  G. Conti¹, A. Amore¹, M. Chiesa¹, D. Mancuso², P. Cirina¹, G. Mengozzi³, A. Santoro⁴, R. Coppo¹

  (1) Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Regina Margherita Hospital, Turin - Italy
  (2) Renal Unit, Magna Grecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro - Italy
  (3) Central Laboratory, S. Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin - Italy
  (4) Nephrology and Dialysis, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna - Italy

• Evaluation of aortic arch calcification in hemodialysis patients
  

  Fabio Fabbian¹, C. Catalano², V. Orlandi¹, M.M. Conte³, A. Lupo³, Luigi Catizone¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara - Italy
  (2) Geriatric Unit, Este Hospital, Este - Italy
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Civile Maggiore Hospital, Verona - Italy

• The effect of oral protein loading on renal acidification in patients with heart failure
  

  A. Frangiosa¹, L.S. De Santo², C. Saviano¹, P. Anastasio¹, M. Cotrufo², Giovambattista Capasso¹, H. J. Adrogue³, N.G. De Santo¹

  (1) Chairs of Nephrology, Second University of Naples - Italy
  (2) Heart Surgery, Second University of Naples - Italy
  (3) Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas - USA

• Sodium bicarbonate versus THAM in ICU patients with mild metabolic acidosis
  

  E. A. Hoste¹, K. Colpaert¹, R. C. Vanholder², N. H. Lameire², J. J. De Waele¹, S. I. Blot¹, F. A. Colardyn¹

  (1) Intensive Care Unit, Ghent University Hospital, Gent - Belgium
  (2) Renal Division, Ghent University Hospital, Gent - Belgium

• Clinical manifestations of systemic paraphenylene diamine intoxication
  

  H. Kallel¹, H. Chelly¹, H. Dammak¹, M. Bahloul¹, H. Ksibi¹, C. B. Hamida¹, A. Chaari¹, N. Rekik¹, M. E. De Broe², M. Bouaziz¹

  (1) Unit of Medical Resuscitation, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax - Tunisia
  (2) Department of Nephrology-Hypertension, University of Antwerp - Belgium

• Renal failure and hypertension in Alagille syndrome with a novel JAG1 mutation
  

  S. Harendza¹, C. A. Hubner², C. Glaser³, M. Burdelski⁴, F. Thaiss¹, I. Hansmann³, A. Gal², R. A. K. Stahl¹

  (1) Departments of Nephrology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg - Germany
  (2) Departments of Human Genetics, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg - Germany
  (3) Departments of Pediatrics, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg - Germany
  (4) Department of Human Genetics and Medical Biology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/S

• Crescentic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis
  

  R. Enriquez¹, A. E. Sirvent¹, F. Amoros¹, M. Perez², J. Matarredona³, A. Reyes¹

  (1) Nephrology Section, General Hospital of Elche - Spain
  (2) Pathology Section, General Hospital of Elche - Spain
  (3) Dermatology Section, General Hospital of Elche - Spain

• Suspected acute interstitial nephritis induced by colistin
  

  H. Kallel¹, C. B. Hamida¹, H. Ksibi¹, M. Bahloul¹, L. Hergafi¹, A. Chaari¹, H. Chelly¹, M. Bouaziz¹

  (1) Unit of Medical Resuscitation, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax - Tunisia

• Foreword
  

  J. B. Cannata Andia¹, J.B. Cannata-Andia², Martin Krismer³, R. Giacometti Ceroni⁴, L. Zagra⁴, Joerg Vienken⁵, Dieter Falkenhagen⁶, J.C. Gerlach⁷, D. Brancaccio⁸, F. Galli⁹, A. Cigada, C.J. Kirkpatrick¹⁰, L. Nicolais¹¹, J.A. Planell¹², P. Tranquilli-Leali¹³, Ian D. Learmonth¹⁴

  (1) President ERA-EDTA, Trustee of the Fundacion Renal Inigo alvarez de Toledo on behalf of the Organizi
  (2) Bone and Mineral Research Unit, Instituto Reina Sofia de Investigacion, Hospital Universitario Centr
  (3) President, European Hip Society
  (4) 1st Division, Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, IRCCS, Milan - Italy
  (5) Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg - Germany
  (6) Institute for Bioengineering, Danube University Krems, Krems-Donau - Austria
  (7) Klinik fr Allgemein-, Visceral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Charit, Campus Virchow, Humboldt-Univ
  (8) Renal Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo, Milano - Italy
  (9) Renal Unit, Fondazione Maugeri, Pavia - Italy
  (10) Institute of Pathology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz - Germany
  (11) Department of Materials and Production Engineering, University of Napoli, Napoli - Italy
  (12) CREB - Centre for Research and Biomedical Engineering - ETSEIB - Department of Materials Sciences an
  (13) Rome - Italy
  (14) Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bristol - UK

• CD20-positive infiltrates in human membranous glomerulonephritis
  

  C. D. Cohen¹, N. Calvaresi², S. Armelloni², H. Schmid¹, A. Henger¹, U. Ott³, M.P. Rastaldi², M. Kretzler¹

  (1) Medizinische Poliklinik, Nephrologisches Zentrum, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich - Germany
  (2) Renal Immunopathology Laboratory, Associazione Nuova Nefrologia and Fondazione D'Amico per la Ricerc
  (3) Klinik fur Innere Medizin III, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena - Germany

• The accumulation of extracellular matrix in the kidney: Consequences on cellular function
  

  M. P. Ruiz-Torres¹, S. Lopez-Ongil¹, M. Griera², M.L. Diez-Marques², M. Rodriguez-Puyol², D. Rodriguez-Puyol¹

  (1) Research Unit and Nephrology Section, Hospital Principe de Asturias and Instituto Reina Sofia, Alcal
  (2) Physiology Department, Alcala University and Instituto Reina Sofia, Alcala de Henares, Madrid - Spai

• Activation of small GTPase Ras and renal fibrosis
  

  A.B. Rodriguez-Pena¹, E. Santos², M. Arevalo³, J.M. Lopez-Novoa¹

  (1) Instituto "Reina Sofia" de Investigacion Nefrologica, Departamento de Fisiologia & Farmacologia, Uni
  (2) Centro de Investigacion del Cancer CSIC-USAL, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca - Spain
  (3) Departamento de Anatomia e Histologia Humanas, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca - Spain