Vol. 2 — March-April 2013

• Increasing relevance of donor-specific antibodies in antibody-mediated rejection
  

  Anna Zito¹, Antonio Schena¹, Giuseppe Grandaliano², Loreto Gesualdo¹, Francesco Paolo Schena¹

  (1) Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari - Italy
  (2) Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia - Italy

• Prognostic role of C-reactive protein and Interleukin-6 in dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  

  Wei Zhang^1,2, Jing He¹, Fengmei Zhang¹, Chengjin Huang³, Ying Wu¹, Yijie Han¹, Wei Zhang¹, Yulan Zhao¹

  (1) Institutes for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai - PR China
  (2) and School of Life Science, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou - PR China
  (3) Department of General Internal Medicine, Peking Union Medical School Hospital, Beijing - PR China

• Acid–base pathophysiology after 130 years: confusing, irrational and controversial
  

  Kenrick Berend¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Curacao - Netherlands Antilles

• Selenium and kidney disease
  

  Pedro Iglesias¹, Rafael Selgas², Sara Romero², Juan J. Díez¹

  (1) Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid - Spain
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Hospital La Paz, Madrid - Spain

• Parity, age at first birth, and risk of death from chronic renal failure: a cohort study of parous women in Taiwan
  

  Chien-Chun Kuo¹, Chien-Te Lee², Chih-Cheng Chen³, Shang-Shyue Tsai⁴, Chun-Yuh Yang^5,6

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung - Taiwan
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  (3) Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung - Taiwan
  (4) Department of Healthcare Administration, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung - Taiwan
  (5) Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung - Taiwan
  (6) and Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, National Health Research Institute, Miaoli - Taiwan

• Trends in the incidence of intestinal perforation in US dialysis patients (1992-2005)
  

  Ju-Yeh Yang^1,2, Tsung-Chun Lee³, Maria E. Montez-Rath¹, Manisha Desai⁴, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer­¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California - USA
  (2) and Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City - Taiwan
  (3) Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei - Taiwan
  (4) Division of General Medical Disciplines, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California - USA

• Fluvastatin inhibits high glucose–induced nuclear factor kappa B activation in renal tubular epithelial cells
  

  Ping Gao¹, Xiaoyan Wu¹, Hua Shui¹, Ruhan Jia²

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei - PR China
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei - PR China

• Satisfaction and adherence with immunosuppressant treatment in renal transplant patients living with a working graft
  

  Francisco Ortega¹, Alejandra Otero², José F. Crespo³, Juan F. Delgado⁴, José M. Borro², Jesús Cuervo⁵, SATISFY Study Group

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Hospital Central Universitario de Asturias, Oviedo - Spain
  (2) Liver and Thoracic Surgery Transplant Units, Hospital Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña - Spain
  (3) Department of Nephrology, Hospital Doctor Peset, Valencia - Spain
  (4) Department of Cardiology, Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid - Spain
  (5) Health Economics and Patient Reported Outcomes, BAP Health Outcomes, Oviedo - Spain

• Clinical significance of IgM and C1q deposition in the mesangium in pediatric idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
  

  Katsuyoshi Kanemoto¹, Hidekazu Ito¹, Michiko Anzai¹, Chieko Matsumura¹, Hideaki Kurayama¹

  (1) Department of Pediatrics, National Hospital Organization Chiba-East Hospital, Chiba - Japan

• Hemodialysis prescription education decreases intradialytic hypotension
  

  Davina J. Tai^1,2, Joslyn Conley¹, Pietro Ravani^1,3, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn^1,3, Jennifer M. MacRae¹

  (1) Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta - Canada
  (2) and Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Canada
  (3) and Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta - Canada

• A pilot investigation of cognitive improvement across a single hemodialysis treatment
  

  Daniel Cukor¹, Nisha Ver Halen¹, Deborah Rosenthal Asher^1,2, Michal A. Goldberg^1,2, Jonathan Slyker³, Paul L. Kimmel⁴

  (1) Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York - USA
  (2) and Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York - USA
  (3) Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York - USA
  (4) Department of Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC - USA

• Impact of dialysis modality on the survival of end-stage renal disease patients with or without cardiovascular disease
  

  I-Kuan Wang^1,2,3,4, Pei-Tseng Kung⁵, Wei-Yin Kuo⁶, Wen-Chen Tsai⁶, Yi-Chih Chang⁷, Chih-Chia Liang³, Chiz-Tzung Chang³, Hung-Chieh Yeh³, Shu-Ming Wang³, Feng-Rong Chuang⁸, Kwua-Yun Wang⁹, Ching-Yuang Lin¹⁰, Chiu-Ching Huang³

  (1) Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung - Taiwan
  (2) L5 Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung - Taiwan
  (3) Division of Nephrology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung - Taiwan
  (4) and Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung - Taiwan
  (5) Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, Taichung - Taiwan
  (6) Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung - Taiwan
  (7) Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, China Medical University, Taichung - Taiwan
  (8) Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung - Taiwan
  (9) Nursing Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and School of Nursing, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei - Taiwan
  (10) Department of Pediatrics, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung - Taiwan

• FGF-23 removal is improved by on-line high-efficiency hemodiafiltration compared to conventional high flux hemodialysis
  

  Laure Patrier^1,2,3, Anne-Marie Dupuy¹, Alexandre Granger Vallée², Lotfi Chalabi⁴, Marion Morena^1,5,6, Bernard Canaud^2,5,4,6, Jean-Paul Cristol^1,3

  (1) Laboratory of Biochemistry, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier - France
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Intensive Care, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier - France
  (3) and Mixed Research Unit 204, Nutripass, Montpellier - France
  (4) Association pour l’Installation à Domicile des Epurations Rénales (AIDER), Jacques Mirouze Clinic, Montpellier - France
  (5) Mixed Research Unit 204, Nutripass, Montpellier - France
  (6) and Dialysis Research and Training Institute, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier - France

• A histologic classification of IgA nephropathy for predicting long-term prognosis: emphasis on end-stage renal disease
  

  Tetsuya Kawamura¹, Kensuke Joh², Hideo Okonogi¹, Kentaro Koike¹, Yasunori Utsunomiya¹, Yoichi Miyazaki¹, Masato Matsushima³, Mitsuhiro Yoshimura⁴, Satoshi Horikoshi⁵, Yusuke Suzuki⁵, Akira Furusu⁶, Takashi Yasuda⁷, Sayuri Shirai⁷, Takanori Shibata⁸, Masayuki Endoh⁹, Motoshi Hattori¹⁰, Ritsuko Katafuchi¹¹, Akinori Hashiguchi¹², Kenjiro Kimura⁷, Seiichi Matsuo¹³, Yasuhiko Tomino⁵, Special IgA Nephropathy Study Group

  (1) Division of Kidney and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo - Japan
  (2) Department of Pathology, Sendai Shakaihoken Hospital, Sendai - Japan
  (3) Division of Clinical Epidemiology, General Research Center of Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo - Japan
  (4) Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical Center, Kanazawa - Japan
  (5) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo - Japan
  (6) Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital of Medicine and Dentistry, Nagasaki - Japan
  (7) Division of Kidney and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki - Japan
  (8) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo - Japan
  (9) Division of Nephrology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara - Japan
  (10) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo - Japan
  (11) Division of Internal Medicine, National Fukuoka-Higashi Medical Center, Fukuoka - Japan
  (12) Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo - Japan
  (13) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nagoya, Nagoya - Japan

• Role of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in prediction of disease progression in patients with stage–4 chronic kidney disease
  

  Ismail Kocyigit¹, Eray Eroglu², Aydin Unal¹, Murat Hayri Sipahioglu¹, Bulent Tokgoz¹, Oktay Oymak¹, Cengiz Utas¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri - Turkey
  (2) Department of Internal Medicine, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri - Turkey

• Women on hemodialysis have lower self-reported health-related quality of life scores but better survival than men
  

  Yu-Sen Peng¹, Jenq-Wen Huang², Kuan-Yu Hung², Bing-Shi Lin³, Chien-Yu Lin⁴, Chwei-Shiun Yang⁵, Tzen-Wen Chen⁶, Ching-Chih Hsia⁷, Da-Lung Chen⁸, Wen-Ding Hsu⁹, Chao-Fu Chang¹⁰, Kwan-Dun Wu², Ru-Ping Lin¹¹, Tun-Jun Tsai², Wang-Yu Chen²

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City - Taiwan
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City - Taiwan
  (3) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei City - Taiwan
  (4) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, En Chu Kong Hospital, New Taipei City - Taiwan
  (5) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City - Taiwan
  (6) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei City - Taiwan
  (7) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Ren-Ai Branch, Taipei City - Taiwan
  (8) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Zhong-Xiao Branch, Taipei City - Taiwan
  (9) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei City Hospital, Sanchung Branch, New Taipei City - Taiwan
  (10) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Ho-Ping Branch, Taipei City - Taiwan
  (11) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Da-Chien General Hospital, Miaoli County - Taiwan, ROC

• Acceleration of crescent formation by L1 retrotransposon in mouse BSA-induced nephritis
  

  Nozomi Mugitani¹, Yoshio Shimizu¹, Kenji Satake¹, Yusuke Suzuki¹, Satoshi Horikoshi¹, Yasuhiko Tomino¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

• Quantification of experimental acute kidney injury by computer-assisted imaging of lectin phytohemagglutinin E
  

  Sascha David¹, Ute von Jan², Philipp Kümpers³, Hermann Haller¹, Joon-Keun Park¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical School Hannover, Hannover - Germany
  (2) Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics, Medical School Hannover, Hannover - Germany
  (3) University Hospital Münster, Division of General Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Rheumatology, Münster - Germany

• Stent-grafts versus angioplasty and/or bare metal stents for failing arteriovenous grafts: a cross-over longitudinal stu
  

  Dimitris Karnabatidis¹, Panagiotis Kitrou¹, Stavros Spiliopoulos¹, Konstantinos Katsanos¹, Athanasios Diamantopoulos¹, Nikolaos Christeas¹, Dimitris Siablis¹

  (1) Department of Interventional Radiology, Patras University Hospital, School of Medicine, Rion - Greece

• A regional survey of serum creatinine measurement methods and estimated glomerular filtration rate reporting
  

  Enrico Imbasciati¹, Rosanna Falbo², Paola Mariani³, Silvia Signorelli², Andrea Stella^1,4, Paolo Brambilla^2,5

  (1) Postgraduate School of Nephrology, Milano Bicocca University, Milan - Italy
  (2) Clinical Laboratory, Desio Hospital, Desio - Italy
  (3) Nephrology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza - Italy
  (4) and Nephrology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza - Italy
  (5) and Department of Experimental Medicine, Milano Bicocca University, Milan - Italy

• Micronutrient supplementation in maintenance haemodialysis patients enhances activity of antioxidant enzymes
  

  Twyla A. Moffitt¹, Peter J. Garrett¹, Mary P. Hannon-Fletcher²

  (1) Western Renal Service, Tyrone County Hospital, Omagh and Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry/Londonderry - UK
  (2) Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland - UK

• A case of valproic acid–induced acute pancre­atitis in tuberous sclerosis coexisting with end-stage renal disease
  

  Giovanna Capolongo¹, Miriam Zacchia¹, Rosa Maria Pollastro¹, Leonardo Radice², Pietro Anastasio¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy
  (2) Department of Biomorphological and Functional Science, University Federico II, Naples - Italy

• Letter to the Editor: Comment on the article “Estimating the influence of physicians on the underuse of drugs in diabeti
  

  Roberto Minutolo¹, Giuseppe Conte¹, Luca De Nicola¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy

• Erratum to: Vascular calcification and QT interval in incident hemodialysis patients, by Di Iorio BR et al, J Nephrol. 2
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