Vol. 6 — November-December 2013

• NF-κB and systemic lupus erythematosus: 
examining the link
  

  Adeel Zubair¹, Marianne Frieri²

  (1) Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota - USA
  (2) Allergy Immunology Unit, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York - USA

• Dietary fat modification in patients with chronic kidney disease: n-3 fatty acids and beyond
  

  Xiaoyan Huang¹, Bengt Lindholm¹, Peter Stenvinkel¹, Juan Jesús Carrero^1,2

  (1) Divisions of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm - Sweden
  (2) and Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm - Sweden

• Diabetic nephropathy: new approaches for improving glycemic control and reducing risk
  

  Guntram Schernthaner¹, Gerit Holger Schernthaner²

  (1) Department of Medicine I, Rudolfstiftung Hospital, Vienna - Austria
  (2) Department of Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna - Austria

• Blood pressure measurement in children: which method? which is the gold standard
  

  Enrico Vidal¹, Luisa Murer¹, Maria Chiara Matteucci²

  (1) Pediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Padua University Hospital, Padua - Italy
  (2) Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome - Italy

• Phosphate binders in moderate chronic kidney disease: where do we stand?
  

  Antonio Bellasi^1,2, Mario Cozzolino³, Teresa Adragao⁴, Biagio Di Iorio⁵, Domenico Russo⁶

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Sant’Anna Hospital, Como - Italy
  (2) and Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan - Italy
  (3) Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan - Italy
  (4) Department of Nephrology, Santa Cruz Hospital, Lisbon - Portugal
  (5) Department of Nephrology, A. Landolfi di Solofra Hospital, Avellino - Italy
  (6) Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Federico II University, Napoli - Italy

• Cell-free nucleic acids as biomarkers in dialyzed patients
  

  Marie Korabecna¹, Eva Pazourkova^1,2, Ales Horinek^1,3, Katerina Rocinova², Vladimir Tesar²

  (1) Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague - Czech Republic
  (2) Department of Nephrology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague - Czech Republic
  (3) 3rd Internal Departement, First Faculty of Medicine, ?Charles University, Prague - Czech Republic

• Glomerular filtration rate: utility for assessing long-term renal allograft outcomes in kidney allograft recipients
  

  Roberto Marcén¹, Antonio Dal Canton²

  (1) Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid - Spain
  (2) University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia - Italy

• Current indications to parathyroidectomy in CKD patients before and after renal transplantation
  

  Piergiorgio Messa¹, Anna Regalia¹, Carlo Maria Alfieri¹, Donata Cresseri¹, Laura Forzenigo², Maria Teresa Gandolfo¹, Maria Pia Rastaldi^3,4

  (1) Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, Unit of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan - Italy
  (2) Radiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan - Italy
  (3) Research Laboratory of Nephrology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan - Italy
  (4) Fondazione G. D’Amico, Milan - Italy

• HBx inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis via Fas/FasL upregulation in rat renal tubular epithelial cells
  

  Ping He¹, Guangyu Zhou¹, Dan Qu², Beiru Zhang¹, Yanqiu Wang¹, Detian Li¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning - PR China
  (2) Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning - PR China

• Urodilatin regulates renal dopamine metabolism
  

  Marcelo R. Choi¹, Marisa R. Citarella¹, Brenda M. Lee¹, Nicolás M. Kouyoumdzian¹, Natalia L. Rukavina Mikusic¹, Belisario E. Fernández¹

  (1) Department of Pathophysiology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires - Argentina

• Adiponectin is expressed and secreted by renal tubular epithelial cells
  

  Anna Perri^1,2, Donatella Vizza¹, Danilo Lofaro¹, Paolo Gigliotti^1,3, Francesca Leone^1,3, Elvira Brunelli⁴, Rocco Malivindi⁵, Francesca De Amicis⁶, Francesco Romeo⁷, Roberto De Stefano⁷, Teresa Papalia⁸, Renzo Bonofiglio^1,3

  (1) Research Center Kidney and Transplantation, Annunziata Hospital Cosenza, Cosenza - Italy
  (2) and Health Center, University of Calabria, Calabria - Italy
  (3) and Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Annunziata Hospital Cosenza, Cosenza - Italy
  (4) Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Calabria - Italy
  (5) Department of Pharmaco-Biology, University of Calabria, Calabria - Italy
  (6) Department of Cell Biology, University of Calabria, Calabria - Italy
  (7) Division of Pathology, Annunziata Hospital Cosenza, Cosenza - Italy
  (8) Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Annunziata Hospital Cosenza, Cosenza - Italy

• Tubular injury marker netrin-1 is elevated early in experimental diabetes
  

  John J. White¹, Riyaz Mohamed², Calpurnia Jayakumar², Ganesan Ramesh³

  (1) Department of Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia - USA
  (2) Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia - USA
  (3) Department of Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia - USA and Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia - USA

• Endothelial progenitor cells in systemic lupus erythematosus
  

  Susann Patschan¹, Daniel Patschan¹, Marta Potulski¹, Elvira Henze¹, Jürgen Scholze², Gerhard Anton Müller¹

  (1) Department of Medicine, Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Göttingen, Göttingen - Germany
  (2) Outpatient Clinic, Department of Medicine, Charité, ?Berlin - Germany

• Amelioration of rhabdomyolysis-induced renal mitochondrial injury and apoptosis through suppression of Drp-1 translocati
  

  Wan-Xin Tang¹, Wei-Hua Wu², Hong-Yu Qiu¹, Hong Bo¹, Song-Min Huang¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan - PR China
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan - PR Chin

• Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as an early marker of acute kidney injury in patients with traumatic brain in
  

  Ning Li¹, Wei-Guo Zhao¹, Fu-Lin Xu², Wei-Feng Zhang¹, Wei-Ting Gu¹

  (1) Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai - PR China
  (2) Ming Hang District Central Hospital, Shanghai - PR China

• Mortality after myocardial infarction: the role of renal function and systolic and diastolic functions of the left ventr
  

  Rudyney E.U. Azevedo¹, Renato D. Lopes², Maria Eugênia F. Canziani¹, Iran Gonçalves Jr¹, Paulo Cesar G.D. Campos¹, Marcelo L.C. Vieira³, Edson Stefanini¹, Antonio C. Carvalho¹

  (1) Federal University of São Paulo, SP - Brazil
  (2) Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, ?NC - USA
  (3) University of São Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Folic acid supplementation in end-stage renal disease patients reduces total mortality rate
  

  Shu-Chen Chien^1,2, Szu-Yuan Li³, Yung-Tai Chen^3,4, Lung-Wen Tsai⁵, Tzeng-Ji Chen⁶, Tzen-Wen Chen^7,8, Yi-Chun Lin⁹

  (1) Department of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei - Taiwan
  (2) Clinical Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital and School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei - Taiwan
  (3) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei - Taiwan
  (4) Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch, Taipei - Taiwan
  (5) Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei - Taiwan
  (6) Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei - Taiwan
  (7) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei - Taiwan
  (8) Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei - Taiwan
  (9) Graduate Institute of Business Administration, National Taiwan University, Taipei - Taiwan

• Soluble TWEAK is associated with atherosclerotic burden in patients with chronic kidney disease
  

  Jose M. Valdivielso¹, Blai Coll¹, Jose L. Martín-Ventura², Juan A. Moreno², Jesús Egido², Elvira Fernández¹, Luis M. Blanco-Colio²

  (1) Unit for Detection and Treatment of Atherothrombotic Diseases, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, IRBLLEIDA, Lleida - Spain
  (2) Vascular Research Laboratory, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid - Spain

• Efficacy and safety of once-monthly continuous erythropoietin receptor activator in patients with chronic renal anemia
  

  Francesco Locatelli¹, Salvatore Mandolfo², Massimo Menegato Adorati³, Giuseppe Villa⁴, Renzo Tarchini⁵, Francesco Pizzarelli⁶, Ferruccio Conte⁷, Carlo Guastoni⁸, Biagio Ricciardi⁹, Alessandro Crotta¹⁰

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant, Alessandro Manzoni Hospital, Lecco - Italy
  (2) Lodi Hospital, Lodi - Italy
  (3) S. Antonio Hospital, San Daniele Del Friuli - Italy
  (4) Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia - Italy
  (5) Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantova - Italy
  (6) St. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Firenze - Italy
  (7) Uboldo Hospital, Cernusco sul Naviglio - Italy
  (8) Legnano Hospital, Legnano - Italy
  (9) Fogliani Hospital, Milazzo - Italy
  (10) Roche SpA, Monza - Italy

• Vascular access in older patients: 
an Italian survey
  

  Chiara Venturelli¹, Andrea Bandera¹, Roberto Zubani², Ezio Movilli², Patrizia Veniero¹, Mario Gaggiotti², Gina Gregorini², Giovanni Cancarini², Giuliano Brunori¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Ospedale “S.Chiara”, APSS, Trento - Italy
  (2) Section and Division of Nephrology, A.O. Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Brescia - Italy

• Pneumonia in hemodialysis patients: a challenging diagnosis in the emergency room
  

  Eric Judd¹, Mustafa I. Ahmed¹, James C. Harms¹, Nina L. Terry², Sushilkumar K. Sonavane², Michael Allon¹

  (1) Departments of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama - USA
  (2) Departments of Radiology University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama - USA

• Sodium setpoint and gradient in bicarbonate hemodialysis
  

  Carlo Basile¹, Pasquale Libutti¹, Piero Lisi¹, Luigi Vernaglione², Francesco Casucci¹, Nicola Losurdo¹, Annalisa Teutonico¹, Carlo Lomonte¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Department of Medicine, Miulli General Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti - Italy
  (2) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Giannuzzi Hospital, Manduria - Italy

• Epidemiology and mortality among dialysis patients with parathyroidectomy: Taiwan 
National Cohort Study
  

  Chi-Hsi Chuang¹, Jhi-Joung Wang², Shih-Feng Weng³, Kun-Ming Chung⁴, Ya-Ping Chen⁵, Chien-Cheng Huang⁶, Chun-Ming Yang⁷, Chih-Chiang Chien^8,9

  (1) Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung - Taiwan
  (2) Department of Medical Research, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan - Taiwan
  (3) Department of Medical Research, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
  (4) Department of General Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan - Taiwan
  (5) Department of Management in Medical Records and Information, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan - Taiwan
  (6) Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan - Taiwan
  (7) Department of Neurology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan - Taiwan
  (8) Department of Nephrology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan - Taiwan
  (9) and Department of Food Nutrition, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan - Taiwan

• Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in peritoneal dialysis reflects status of peritoneum
  

  Antonio Lacquaniti¹, Valeria Chirico², Stefania Mondello¹, Antoine Buemi¹, Rosaria Lupica¹, Maria R. Fazio¹, Michele Buemi¹, Carmela Aloisi¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Messina, Messina - Italy
  (2) Department of Pediatric Sciences, University of Messina, Messina - Italy

• Prevention of lipopolysaccharide-induced peritoneal damage by eplerenone in rats undergoing peritoneal dialysis
  

  Yosuke Tayama¹, Hajime Hasegawa¹, Kaori Takayanagi^1,2, Akihiko Matsuda¹, Taisuke Shimizu¹, Juko Asakura¹, Takatsugu Iwashita¹, Tomonari Ogawa¹, Hitoshi Katoh¹, Tetsuya Mitarai¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama - Japan
  (2) and Kawagoe Ekimae Clinic, Saitama - Japan

• Role of human leukocyte antigen-G 14-base pair polymorphism in kidney transplantation outcomes
  

  Roberto Littera¹, Gianbenedetto Piredda², Antonello Pani³, Mauro Frongia⁴, Bruno Onano⁵, Maria Benigna Michittu⁵, Maria Gavina Murgia⁵, Sara Lai⁶, Francesco Alba⁶, Maria Donatella Valentini⁶, Valentina Loi⁶, Giovanni Caocci^7,8, Sandro Orrù⁹, Giorgio La Nasa^7,8, Carlo Carcassi^1,10

  (1) Regional Government Reference Center for Organ, Tissue and Cell Transplantation, R. Binaghi Hospital – ASL 8, Cagliari – Italy
  (2) Departmental Unit of Renal Transplantation, Department of Renal Disease, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari – Italy
  (3) Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Renal Disease, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari – Italy
  (4) Division of Urology, Renal Transplantation and Robotic Surgery, Department of Renal Disease, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari – Italy
  (5) Departmental Unit of Renal Transplantation, Department of Renal Disease, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy
  (6) Regional Government Reference Center for Organ, Tissue and Cell Transplantation, R. Binaghi Hospital – ASL 8, Cagliari, Italy
  (7) Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, R. Binaghi Hospital – ASL 8, Cagliari – Italy
  (8) and Hematology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cagliari – Italy
  (9) Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cagliari – Italy
  (10) and Medical Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cagliari – Italy

• Expression of fibrosis-related genes in human renal allografts with interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy
  

  Aline L. Nogare¹, Tiago Dalpiaz¹, José A. Pedroso², Rosângela M. Montenegro², Karla L. Pegas³, Francisco V. Veronese^1,4, Luiz F. Gonçalves^1,4, Roberto C. Manfro^1,2,5

  (1) Postgraduate Medical Sciences Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre - Brazil
  (2) Division of Nephrology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre - Brazil
  (3) Division of Pathology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre - Brazil
  (4) and Division of Nephrology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre - Brazil
  (5) and Division of Pathology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre - Brazil

• An uncommon presentation of an uncommon nephropathy: the karyomegalic interstitial nephritis
  

  Gaetano Lucisano¹, Nicola Comi¹, Paola Cianfrone¹, Michele Andreucci¹, Valentina Piraina¹, Roberta Talarico¹, Kostas Giannakakis², Giorgio Fuiano¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, “Magna Graecia” University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro - Italy
  (2) Ultrastructural Pathology Laboratory, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome - Italy

• Paraneoplastic minimal change nephropathy: a diagnostic challenge
  

  Maggie K.M. Ma¹, Gavin S.W. Chan², Kwok Wah Chan³, Man Fai Lam⁴

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong - Hong Kong
  (2) Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, ?Hong Kong - Hong Kong
  (3) Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kongrs.
  (4) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

• IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  

  Andrew F. Malone¹, Matthew A. Sparks^1,2, David N. Howell³, John Paul Middleton¹, Stephen R. Smith¹, Ruediger W. Lehrich¹

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC - USA
  (2) Renal Section, Medicine Service, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC - USA
  (3) Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical ?Center, Durham, NC - USA