Vol. 5 — September-October 2006

• Clinical databases in nephrology: research and clinical practice goals and challenges
  

  Carmine Zoccali¹

  (1) Unit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant, CNR - IBIM, Institute of Biomedicine, Clinical Ep

• Acute kidney dysfunction secondary to the abdominal compartment syndrome
  

  W. Shear¹, M.H. Rosner¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia - U

• Vitamin D retains an important role in the pathogenesis and management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic v
  

  M. Cozzolino¹, M. Gallieni¹, D. Brancaccio¹, T. Arcidiacono², G. Bianchi², G. Vezzoli²

  (1) Renal Division, S. Paolo Hospital, Milan - Italy
  (2) Nephrology Unit, IRCCS S. Raffaele Hospital, Milan - Italy

• New immunosuppressive drugs for prevention and treatment of rejection in renal transplant
  

  G.P. Segoloni^1,2, M. Quaglia^1,2

  (1) Chair of Nephrology, University of Turin
  (2) U.O.A.D.U, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, S. Gi

• The role of the Italian Directory of Nephrology Units
  

  G. D'Amico¹, F.P. Schena²

  (1) Division of Nephrology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan - Italy
  (2) Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari - Italy

• Long-term organ protection by doxazosin and/or quinapril as antihypertensive therapy
  

  J. Gallego-Delgado¹, A. Lazaro¹, D. Gomez-Garre², J.I. Osende³, M.L. Gonzalez-Rubio², M. Herraiz², F. Manzarbeitia⁴, J. Fortes⁴, A. Fernandez-Cruz², J. Egido¹

  (1) Renal and Vascular Pathology Laboratory, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz-Universidad Autonoma, Madrid - Spain
  (2) Vascular Biology and Atherosclerosis Research Laboratory, Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinico, Madri
  (3) Cardiology Service, Hospital 'Gregorio Maranon', Madrid - Spain
  (4) Pathology Department, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Madrid - Spain

• Uremic serum induces proatherogenic changes in human endothelial cells
  

  G. Fasoli¹, C. Esposito¹, F. Cornacchia¹, A. De Mauri¹, F. Grosjean¹, F. Mangione¹, A. Plati¹, L. Villa¹, A. Dal Canton¹

  (1) Unit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia,

• False positive dipstick for urinary blood in childhood
  

  J.H. Robbiani^1,2, G.D. Simonetti^1,2, L. Crosazzo^1,2, A. Ferrarini^1,2, F. Pronzini^1,2, M.G. Bianchetti^1,2

  (1) Division of Pediatrics, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona
  (2) Division of Pediatrics, Ospedale della Be

• Prevalence, severity and predictors of HOMA-estimated insulin resistance in diabetic and nondiabetic patients with end-s
  

  G. Bodlaj¹, J. Berg², R. Pichler³, G. Biesenbach¹

  (1) Second Department of Medicine, General Hospital Linz, Linz Austria
  (2) Institute of Laboratory Medicine, General Hospital Linz, Linz - Austria
  (3) Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Wagner-Jauregg Hospital Linz, Linz - Austria

• Oxidative stress, sister chromatid exchanges and apoptosis in the pathogenesis of lymphocytopenia in ESRD patients
  

  F. Pernice¹, F. Floccari¹, L. Nostro¹, C. Caccamo¹, N. Belghity¹, S. Mantuano¹, A. Romeo¹, A. Barilla'¹, C. Aloisi¹, A. Ruello¹, N. Frisina¹, M. Buemi¹

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

• Comparison of the diuretic effect of furosemide mixed with human albumin or fresh frozen plasma for patients with hypoal
  

  C-W. Hsu¹, S.-L. Lin¹, S.-F. Sun², K.-A. Chu¹, H.-M. Chung³, H.-W. Chang⁴

  (1) Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Ta
  (2) Rehabilitation Department, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan - R.O.C.
  (3) Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Ta
  (4) Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan - R.O.C.

• Relationship of aortic atherosclerosis to acute renal failure following cardiac surgery
  

  D.M. Charytan¹, S. Marulkar²

  (1) Department of Medicine, Brigham & Womens Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts and Harvard Clinical Resear
  (2) Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts - USA

• Acute renal failure in intensive care unit: which factors predict future dialysis dependency?
  

  R. Elsurer¹, S. Sezer¹, N.F. Ozdemir¹, A. Akgul¹, Z. Arat¹, M. Haberal²

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Baskent University Hospital, Ankara - Turkey
  (2) Department of General Surgery, Baskent University Hospital, Ankara - Turkey

• Evidence for optimal hemoglobin targets in chronic kidney disease
  

  S.D. Navaneethan¹, C. Bonifati², F.P. Schena², G.F. Strippoli³

  (1) 1 Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York - USA
  (2) Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari - Italy
  (3) Centre for Kidney Research, Cochrane Renal Group, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Syd

• Role of prostacyclin (epoprostenol) as anticoagulant in continuous renal replacement therapies: efficacy, security and c
  

  F.J. Gainza¹, N. Quintanilla¹, J.I. Pijoan², S. Delgado¹, J.M. Urbizu¹, I. Lampreabe³

  (1) Nephrology Department, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia - Spain
  (2) Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia - Spain
  (3) Nephrology Department, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia and Medicine Faculty, Basque Country U

• A case of essential thrombocytosis developing nephrotic syndrome and severe endothelial damage
  

  T. Saigusa¹, Y. Kikuchi¹, M. Yamada¹, T. Imakiire¹, T. Hyodo¹, S. Suzuki¹, S. Miura¹

  (1) Second Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama - Japan

• Impairment of renal function in Schnitzlers syndrome
  

  T.H. Westhoff¹, W. Zidek¹, L. Uharek², J. Steinhoff-Georgieva³, M. Van der Giet¹

  (1) Medical Department IVNephrology, CharitCampus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin - Germany
  (2) Medical Department IIIHematology and Oncology, Charite'Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin - Germany
  (3) Department of Dermatology, Charite'Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin - Germany

• Nonsurgical treatment of bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis in a diabetic patient
  

  L. Karasavidou¹, S. Nikolaou¹, S. Archontakis¹, G. Papatheodorou², V. Koroneos¹, C. Drakoulis¹

  (1) Second Internal Medicine Department, General State Hospital of Nikea-Piraeus, Nikea-Piraeus - Greece
  (2) Computerised Tomography Department, General State Hospital of Nikea-Piraeus, Nikea-Piraeus - Greece

• Skin infection due to Alternaria species in kidney allograft recipients: report of a new case and review of the literatu
  

  B. Gallelli¹, M. Viviani², M. Nebuloni³, A.V. Marzano⁴, C. Pozzi⁵, Piergiorgio Messa¹, G.B. Fogazzi¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, IRCCS Foundation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina
  (2) Department of Public Health, Microbiology and Virology, Section of Public Health, University of Mila
  (3) Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Clinical Sciences 'L. Sacco', University of Milan, M
  (4) Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Foundation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan
  (5) Microbiology Laboratory, IRCCS Foundation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena

• Severe cutaneous hypersensitivity to icodextrin in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient
  

  S.H. Lee¹, H.C. Park², S.R. Sim¹, S.J. Chung¹, K.J. Kim¹, W.I. Park¹, S.W. Hong², S.K. Ha¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital, College of Medicine, Institute of Kidn
  (2) Department of Pathology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, College of Medicine, Institute of Kidney Disea

• Successful pregnancies in dialysis patients including those suffering from cystinosis and familial Mediterranean fever
  

  M. Haase¹, S. Morgera¹, C. Bamberg², H. Halle², S. Martini¹, D. Dragun¹, H.-H. Neumayer¹, K. Budde¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Charit University Medicine, Berlin - Germany
  (2) Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Charit University Medicine, Berlin - Germany

• Acute deterioration of renal function induced by star fruit ingestion in a patient with chronic kidney disease
  

  K. Niticharoenpong¹, P. Chalermsanyakorn², R. Panvichian¹, C. Kitiyakara¹

  (1) Department of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok - Thailand
  (2) Department of Pathology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok - Thailand

• Henoch-Schnlein purpura after postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infection with hepatic IgA nephropathy
  

  T. Kitamura¹, H. Nakase¹, H. Iizuka¹

  (1) Department of Surgery, Yamanashi-Kouyo Hospital, Yamanashi - Japan