Vol. 1 — January-February 2007

• Letter from the Editor in Chief
  

  F. Mallamaci¹

  (1) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-IBIM), Epidemiologia Clinica e Fisiopatologia delle Malattie

• Management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in uremic patients: the role of the new vitamin D analogs
  

  D. Brancaccio¹, M. Cozzolino¹, A. Galassi¹, G. Chiarelli¹, A. Butti¹, M. Russo², A. Volpi¹, C. Longhini², R. Provenzano³, M. Fusaro¹, A. Anelli¹, L. Rocca-Rey¹, E. Missaglia¹, A. Bellasi¹, M. Gallieni¹, M. Li Vecchi³, U. Zoni¹, C. Crovetto¹, F. Incalcaterra³, C. Brambilla¹, G. Cerasola⁴

  (1) Chair of Nephrology, University of Milan, Ospedale San Paolo, Milan - Italy
  (2) Chair of Cardiology, University of Ferrara, Ospedale Giudecca di Ferrara, Ferrara - Italy
  (3) Chair of Nephrology, University of Palermo, Ospedale Policlinico, Palermo - Italy
  (4) Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Renal Diseases, University of Palermo, Ospedale

• Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and endothelial dysfunction
  

  R. Bigazzi¹, S. Bianchi¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Spedali Riuniti, Livorno - Italy

• Acute renal failure in critically ill patients: indications for and choice of extracorporeal treatment
  

  M. Formica¹, P. Inguaggiato¹, S. Bainotti¹, G. Gigliola¹, G. Canepari¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, S. Croce and Carle Hospitals, Cuneo - Italy

• Urinary tract infection: one lingering effect of childhood kidney diseases - review of the literature
  

  P. Vachvanichsanong¹

  (1) Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla - Tha

• AT1 receptors and the actin cytoskeleton during angiotensin II treatment
  

  I.M.V. Bertels¹, J.A.R. Gontijo², J.F. Figueiredo¹

  (1) Organ Preservation Laboratories, Medical Sciences School, State University of Campinas-Unicamp, Camp
  (2) Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Sciences School, State University of Campinas-Unicamp, Camp

• A project to prevent renal diseases in the general population
  

  D. Russo¹, P. Napolitano¹, M.L. Sirico¹, Vittorio E. Andreucci¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples - Italy

• Italian translation, cultural adaptation and validation of KDQOL-SF, version 1.3, in patients with severe renal failure
  

  C. Klersy¹, A. Callegari¹, I. Giorgi², V. Sepe³, E. Efficace⁴, P. Politi⁵

  (1) Unit of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia - Italy
  (2) Psychology Service, IRCCS Fondazione Maugeri, Pavia - Italy
  (3) Division of Nephrology, Dialysis & Transplantation, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia -
  (4) Division of Nephrology & Dialysis, IRCCS Fondazione Maugeri, Pavia - Italy
  (5) Section of Psychiatry, DSSAeP, University of Pavia, Pavia - Italy

• Efficacy of single dose of oral mizoribine pulse therapy two times per week for frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome
  

  Y. Kawasaki¹, K. Takano¹, M. Isome¹, J. Suzuki¹, K. Suyama², H. Kanno³, T. Fujiki⁴, H. Suzuki¹, M. Hosoya¹

  (1) Department of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima City, Fukushima
  (2) Department of Pediatrics, Hanawa General Hospital, Hanawa Town- Japan
  (3) Department of Pediatrics, Futaba General Hospital, Futaba Town - Japan
  (4) Department of Pediatrics, Takeda General Hospital, Aizu City- Japan

• Ramipril in post-renal transplant erythrocytosis
  

  R. Esposito¹, A. Giammarino¹, A. De Blasio¹, V. Martinelli², F. Cirillo³, F. Scopacasa⁴, S. Federico¹, D. Russo¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples - Italy
  (2) Department of Haematology, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples - Italy
  (3) Department of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples -
  (4) Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples - Italy

• L-Propionyl carnitine, homocysteine and S-adenosylhomocysteine in hemodialysis
  

  A.F. Perna¹, F. Acanfora¹, E. Satta¹, C. Lombardi¹, R. Capasso¹, D. Ingrosso², N.G. De Santo¹

  (1) First Division of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples and Cardiovasc
  (2) Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples and Departme

• Vascular changes in chronic renal disease patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism
  

  L.A. Bortotolotto¹, V. Costa-Hong¹, V. Jorgetti², F. Consolim-Colombo¹, K. Rosa¹, B.C. Silva¹, E.M. Krieger¹, J.J.G. De Lima¹

  (1) Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo -
  (2) Nephrology Department, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo - Br

• Long-term intravenous epoetin-alpha / darbepoetin-alpha ratio in iron-replete hemodialysis patients
  

  A. Icardi¹, P. Sacco¹, F. Salvatore¹, U. Romano¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, La Colletta Hospital, Arenzano, Genoa

• Infrapopliteal arterial revascularization for limb-threatening ischemia in patients with chronic kidney disease
  

  E. Ballotta¹, G. Da Giau¹, A. Piccoli²

  (1) Vascular Surgery Section, Institute of Geriatric Surgery, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterolog
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, School of Medicine, University

• Familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and retinitis pigmentosa: a new association
  

  I.A. Hazza¹, R.S. Saqan¹, E.J. Sacca¹, R.H. Hadidi¹, N.S. Al-Kaisi¹, R.I. Shaban¹

  (1) King Hussein Medical Center, Amman - Jordan

• Stevens-Johnson syndrome associated with oral minoxidil: a case report
  

  E.C. Callen¹, C.O. Church¹, C.L. Hernandez², E.D. Thompson²

  (1) Department of Pharmacy Practice, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Saint Anthony Hospital, Okl
  (2) College of Pharmacy, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma - USA

• Urinalysis: do not forget this type of cell in renal transplantation
  

  M. Gai¹, D. Motta², S. Giunti³, E. Maddalena², M. Messina⁴, F. Lasaponara⁵, G. Lanfranco¹, G.P. Segoloni⁴

  (1) Laboratory of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (2) Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (3) Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (4) Renal Transplantation Centre, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin - Italy
  (5) S.C. Urology, ASO S. Giovanni Battista di Torino, Turin - Italy

• A rare case of postinfectious glomerulonephritis caused by pneumococcus in an adult patient
  

  S.Z. Usmani¹, Z. Shahid¹, D. Wheeler¹, K. Nasser¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State Universit

• Homozygous factor V Leiden mutation and disseminated thrombosis in a patient with nephrotic syndrome
  

  A. Kahveci¹, N. Seyahi¹, E. Seyahi², M.R. Altiparmak¹, R. Ataman¹, K. Serdengecti¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul Univer
  (2) Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul Univ

• Hypomagnesemia and nephrocalcinosis in a patient with two heterozygous mutations in the CLDN16 gene
  

  K. Staiger¹, H. Staiger¹, C. Haas¹, C. Thamer¹, T. Risler¹, F. Machicao¹, H.-U. Hring¹

  (1) Section of Nephrology and Hypertension, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrolog

• An unusual cause of renal allograft dysfunction: graft papillary necrosis
  

  R. Bansal¹, A. Dinda², S. Mahajan¹, S. C. Tiwari¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, AIIMS, New Delhi - India
  (2) Department of Pathology, AIIMS, New Delhi - India

• Coinfection of cytomegalovirus and miliary tuberculosis in a post-renal transplant recipi
  

  J.-W. Cheng¹, Y.-C. Chen¹, Ya-Chung Tian¹, Ji-Tseng Fang¹, Chih-Wei Yang¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, T