AJKD
FORTHCOMING ARTICLES/MAY
ANNOUNCEMENTS IN-DEPTH REVIEWS Renal Handling of Albumin: A Critical Review of Basic Concepts and Perspective Leileata M. Russo, George L. Bakris, and Wayne D. Comper
ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Pathogenesis and Treatment Calibration and Random Variation of the Serum Creatinine Assay as Critical Elements of Using Equations to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate Josef Coresh, Brad C. Astor, Geraldine McQuillan, John Kusek, Tom Greene, Frederick Van Lente, and Andrew S. Levey
Hospital-Acquired Renal Insufficiency Kevin Nash, Abdul Hafeez, and Susan Hou
Endotoxin Removal by Direct Hemoperfusion With an Adsorbent Column Using Polymyxin B-Immobilized Fiber Ameliorates Systemic Circulatory Disturbance in Patients With Septic Shock Kohei Uriu, Akihiko Osajima, Kinya Hiroshige, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Keiji Aibara, Yoshifumi Inada, Kayoko Segawa, Hiroshi Anai, Ichiro Takagi, Aki Ito, Masayuki Kamochi, and Kazo Kaizu
Quantitative Analyses of Osteopontin mRNA Expression in Human Proximal Tubules Isolated From Renal Biopsy Tissue Sections of Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome and IgA Glomerulonephropathy Patients Jun-Ya Kaimori, Masaru Takenaka, Yasuyuki Nagasawa, Hideaki Nakajima, Masaaki Izumi, Yoshitaka Akagi, Enyu Imai, and Masatsugu Hori
T-Lymphocyte Populations and Cytokines in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome Giuliana Lama, Ilaria Luongo, Giuseppina Tirino, Adriana Borriello, Ciro Carangio, and Maria Esposito Salsano
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Reduction of the Postembolization Syndrome After Ablation of Renal Angiomyolipoma John J. Bissler, John Racadio, Lane F. Donnelly, and Neil D. Johnson
Small-Sized Low-Density Lipoproteins of Subclass B From Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Effectively Augment Tumor Necrosis Factor-␣– Induced Adhesive Properties in Human Endothelial Cells Andreas Ambrosch, Regina Mu¨ller, Claudia Freytag, Stefan Borgmann, Ju¨rgen Kraus, Jutta Dierkes, Klaus H. Neumann, and Wolfgang Ko¨nig
Goto-Kakizaki Rat Is Protected From Proteinuria After Induction of Anti-Thy1 Nephritis Stephen George Riley, Rachel Anna Evans, Malcolm Davies, Ju¨rgen Floege, and Aled Owain Phillips
Glucocorticoid Diminishes Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Exacerbates Proteinuria in Rats With Mesangial Proliferative Glomerulonephritis Il Soo Ha, Eun Young Um, Hae Ryoung Jung, Hye Won Park, Hae Il Cheong, and Yong Choi
Dialysis Therapies Chronic Dialysis Patients Have High Risk for Pulmonary Embolism Daniel P. Tveit, Iman O. Hypolite, Paul Hshieh, David Cruess, Lawrence Y. Agodoa, Paul G. Welch, and Kevin C. Abbott
Association of Fish Intake and Survival in a Cohort of Incident Dialysis Patients Nancy G. Kutner, Patricia Ward Clow, Rebecca Zhang, and Xavier Aviles
Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Function Is Preserved in Young Patients With Chronic Renal Failure O`scar Miro´, Ramon M. Marrades, Josep Roca, Ernest Sala, Ferran Masane´s, Josep M. Campistol, Josep V. Torregrosa, Jordi Casademont, Peter D. Wagner, and Francesca Cardellach
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Genotype, Vitamin B12, and Folate Influence Plasma Homocysteine in Hemodialysis Patients Takamichi Nakamura, Katsu Saionji, Yoshimitsu Hiejima, Hideo Hirayama, Kiichiro Tago, Hajime Takano, Munemasa Tajiri, Katsuji Hayashi, Masaki Kawabata, Makiko Funamizu, Yoshio Makita, and Akira Hata
Useful Markers for Detecting Decreased Serum Antioxidant Activity in Hemodialysis Patients Akinori Soejima, Fumika Kaneda, Sumie Manno, Naoki Matsuzawa, Hitoshi Kouji, Toshihiko Nagasawa, Seiichi Era, and Yuichi Takakuwa
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Dialyzer Fiber Bundle Volume and Kinetics of Solute Removal in Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis Orfeas Liangos, Paul G. Sakiewicz, Nigel S. Kanagasundaram, Jeff Hammel, Mehdi Pajouh, Tracy Seifert, and Emil P. Paganini
Prognostic Role of Serum ACE Activity on Outcome of Type 2 Diabetic Patients on Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Teresa Yuk-Hwa Wong, Cheuk Chun Szeto, Kai Ming Chow, Juliana Chung-Ngor Chan, and Philip Kam-Tao Li
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 4G/5G Genetic Polymorphism Does Not Affect Peritoneal Transport Characteristic Cheuk-Chun Szeto, Peter Poon, Carol Yi-Ki Szeto, Teresa Yuk-Hwa Wong, Ka-Bik Lai, and Philip Kam-Tao Li
Weight Deficit in Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Antonios H. Tzamaloukas, Glen H. Murata, Karen S. Servilla, and Richard M. Hoffman
Metabolic Replacement of Kidney Function in Uremic Animals With a Bioartificial Kidney Containing Human Cells H. David Humes, Willam H. Fissell, William F. Weitzel, Deborah A. Buffington, Angela J. Westover, Sherrill M. MacKay, and Jorge M. Gutierrez
Transplantation Reassessing the Impact of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation Bryan N. Becker, Yolanda T. Becker, Glen E. Leverson, William D. Simmons, Hans W. Sollinger, and John D. Pirsch
Pretransplant Serum C-Reactive Protein and the Risk of Chronic Allograft Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Case-Control Study Jeffrey C. Fink, Macaulay A. Onuigbo, Steven A. Blahut, Robert H. Christenson, Dean Mann, Stephen T. Bartlett, and Matthew R. Weir
CASE REPORTS BK Virus Regulatory Region Rearrangements in Brain and Cerebrospinal Fluid From a Leukemia Patient With Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Meningoencephalitis Gerald L. Stoner, Raj Alappan, David V. Jobes, Caroline F. Ryschkewitsch, and Marie L. Landry
Spontaneous and Protracted Partial Remission of Microscopic Polyangiitis Martin Plaisance and David J.A. Goldsmith
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RENAL BIOPSY TEACHING CASE Nephrotic Syndrome After Treatment With Pamidronate Glen S. Markowitz, Paul L. Fine, and Vivette D. D’Agati
BOOK REVIEW Michael Emmett
CORRESPONDENCE
AJKD ELECTRONIC PAGES (Available only online at www.ajkd.org) CASE REPORT Goodpasture Syndrome During the Course of a Scho¨nlein-Henoch Purpura Luis Carreras, Rafael Poveda, Jordi Bas, Mariona Mestre, Ine´s Rama, and Marta Carrera