Vol. 4 — July-August 2005

• Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease
  

  F. Ferrario¹, M.P. Rastaldi¹

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

• Present and future therapy options in IgA-nephropathy
  

  J. Floege¹, F. Eitner¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Aachen - Germany

• Polyunsaturated fatty acids and renal fibrosis: pathophysiologic link and potential clinical implications
  

  B. Baggio¹, Estella Musacchio¹, Giovanna Priante¹

  (1) Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua - Italy

• Chronic renal failure in male and female rats
  

  C.C.S. Lemos¹, A. Mandarim-de-Lacerda², D. Dorigo¹, T.M. Coimbra³, R. Bregman¹

  (1) Nephrology Division, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
  (2) Laboratory of Morphometry, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
  (3) Department of Physiology, University of the State of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto - Brazil

• Endotoxin-induced acute renal failure in rats: Effects of L-arginine and nitric oxide synthase inhibition on renal funct
  

  L. Schramm¹, T. Weierich¹, E. Heldbreder¹, J. Zimmermann¹, K.-O. Netzer¹, C. Wanner¹

  (1) Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Julius - Maximilians - University, Wurzburg - German

• Antibody-mediated pure red-cell aplasia (PRCA): The Spanish experience
  

  J. Carracedo¹, J.A. Madueo¹, R. Ramirez¹, A. Martin-Malo¹, A.L.M. de Francisco², P. Aljama¹

  (1) Renal Unit, University Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba - Spain
  (2) Spanish Society of Nephrology - Spain

• Aortic pulse wave velocity and arterial wave reflections predict the extent and severity of coronary artery disease in c
  

  A. Covic¹, A.A. Haydar², P. Bhamra-Ariza², P. Gusbeth-Tatomir¹, D.J. Goldsmith²

  (1) "C. I. PARHON" University Hospital, Dialysis and Transplantation Center, Iasi - Romania
  (2) Renal Unit, Guy's Hospital, London - UK

• Management of hypertension in chronic kidney disease: The Italian multicentric study
  

  Luca De Nicola¹, R. Minutolo¹, C. Gallo², Carmine Zoccali³, B. Cianciaruso⁴, A. Lupo⁵, G. Fuiano⁶, M. Bonomini⁷, P. Chiodini², G. Signoriello², V. Bellizzi⁸, F. Mallamaci⁹, G. Conte¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Second University of Napoli - Italy
  (2) Department of Medicine and Public Health-Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Second Universi
  (3) Division of Nephrology, Natinal Research Council Reggio Calabria - Italy
  (4) Division of Nephrology, University Federico II of Napoli - Italy
  (5) Division of Nephrology, University of Verona - Italy
  (6) Division of Nephrology, University of Catanzaro and Division of Nephrology, Country Hospital, Galati
  (7) Division of Nephrology, University of Chieti - Italy
  (8) Division of Nephrology, Country Hospital, Solofra - Italy
  (9) Division of Nephrology, National Research Council Reggio Calabria - Italy

• Urinary GSTP1-1 excretion is markedly increased in normotensive pregnancy as well as in preeclampsia
  

  E.M. Roes¹, M.T.M. Raijmakers², H.M. Roelofs³, W.H.M. Peters², E.A.P. Steegers⁴

  (1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University Medical Center, Nijmegen - The Netherlands
  (2) Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center, Nijmegen - The Netherlands
  (3) Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Nijmegen - The Netherlands
  (4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam - The Netherla

• Predicting intradialytic hypotension from experience, statistical models and artificial neural networks
  

  L. Gabutti¹, M. Machacek¹, C. Marone¹, P. Ferrari²

  (1) Renal Services, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona - Switzerland
  (2) Department of Renal Medicine, Fremantle Hospital, Perth - Australia

• Lack of significant circadian and post-prandial variation in phosphate levels in subjects receiving chronic hemodialysis
  

  H. Trivedi¹, H. Moore², J. Atalla²

  (1) Nephrology Section, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO - USA
  (2) University of Missouri-Columbia, Div. of Nephrology, Health Sciences Center, Columbia, MO - USA

• Atherosclerotic renovascular disease: Medical therapy versus medical therapy plus renal artery stenting in preventing re
  

  R. Scarpioni¹, E. Michieletti², L. Cristinelli¹, U. Ugolotti², F. Scolari³, C. Venturelli³, G. Cancarini³, P. Pecchini⁴, F. Malberti⁴, R. Maroldi⁵, G. Rozzi⁶, L. Olivetti⁶, On the behalf of the NITER (Nephropathy Ischemic T⁷

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, "da Saliceto" Hospital, Piacenza - Italy
  (2) Operative Radiology Unit II, "da Saliceto" Hospital, Piacenza - Italy
  (3) Chair of Nephrology, District Hospital of Brescia, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia - Italy
  (4) Nephrology and Dialysis Division, Cremona Hospital, Cremona - Italy
  (5) Chair of Radiology, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia - Italy
  (6) Operative Radiology Unit, Cremona Hospital, Cremona - Italy
  (7) *Members are listed in the Appendix

• Mycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of steroid-resistant primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
  

  S. Tang¹, Y.W. Ho², C.Y. Leung³, Kar Neng Lai

  (1) Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR - China
  (2) Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR - China
  (3) Department of Tissue Pathology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR - China

• Hepatitis B complicated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
  

  O. Sakallioglu¹, F. Gok¹, S. Kalman¹, A.E. Kurekci², O. Gunhan³, E. Gokcay²

  (1) Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik-Ankara - Turkey
  (2) Department of Pediatrics, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik-Ankara - Turkey
  (3) Department of Pathology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik-Ankara - Turkey

• Crescentic glomerulonephritis associated with renal cell carcinoma after cancer immunotherapy
  

  H. Kai¹, K. Yamagata¹, J. Usui, Y. Shimizu¹, A. Hirayama¹, K. Yoh¹, K. Mase¹, Kouichi Hirayama¹, S. Nagase¹, T.. Nagata², K. Kawai³, H. Akaza³, A. Koyama¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sci
  (2) Department of Pathology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science
  (3) Department of Urology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Scienc

• Pseudo-renal failure following total abdominal hysterectomy
  

  K.M. Chow¹, C.M. Lam², C.C. Szeto¹

  (1) Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Ko
  (2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kon

• HPRT deficiency as the cause of ESRD in a 24-year-old patient: A very rare presentation of the disorder
  

  T.I. Kassimatis¹, A.H. Simmonds², P.C. Goudas¹, A.M. Marinaki², L.D. Fairbanks², A. Diamandopoulos³

  (1) Renal Unit, "St. Andrew's" General Hospital, Tsertidou 1, Patras - Greece
  (2) Purine Research Unit, Guy's Hospital, London - United Kingdom
  (3) Renal Department, Saint Andrew's Regional Hospital, Patras - Greece

• Foreword
  

  J.B. Cannata-Andia¹

  (1) Bone and Mineral Research Unit, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Instituto Reina Sofia de

• Oxidative and nitrosative stress in kidney disease: A case for cyclosporine A
  

  M. Redondo-Horcajo¹, S. Lamas¹

  (1) Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas (CIB, CSIC), Instituto "Reina Sofia" de Investigaciones Nefrolo

• Bone metabolism, vascular calcifications and mortality: Associations beyond mere coincidence
  

  M. Rodriguez-Garcia¹, Manuel Naves-Diaz¹, J. B. Cannata Andia¹

  (1) Bone and Mineral Research Unit, Instituto Reina Sofia de Investigacion, Hospital Universitario Centr

• Leptin in end stage renal disease (ESRD): A link between fat mass, bone and the cardiovascular system
  

  F. Mallamaci¹, Giovanni Tripepi¹, Carmine Zoccali¹

  (1) CNR-IBIM, Institute of Biomedicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and

• Genetics and molecular disorders in severe secondary hyperparathyroidism: Lessons from rna and microarray studies
  

  I Santamaria¹, Daniel Alvarez-Hernandez¹, J.B. Cannata-Andia¹

  (1) Bone and Mineral Research Unit, Instituto Reina Sofia de Investigacion, Hospital Universitario Centr

• Acute pyelonephritis: A new approach to an old clinical entity
  

  G. Piccoli¹, L. Colla¹, J Maass², P. Stratta³, C. Bianchi⁴, M. Burdese¹, P. Mesiano¹, C. Marcuccio¹, E. Mezza¹, G. Mazzucco⁵, G.B. Piccoli¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (2) Department of Radiology, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (3) Department of Nephrology, University of Novara - Italy
  (4) Private Hospital Villa Aprica, Como - Italy
  (5) Department of Pathology, University of Turin, Turin - Italy