REGULAR ARTICLES:

Cell and Structural Biology:

Identification of Megalin as the Sole Rat Kidney Sialoglycoprotein Containing Poly 2,8 Deaminoneuraminic Acid

MARTIN ZIAK, DONTSCHO KERJASCHKI, MARILYN G. FARQUHAR, and JÜRGEN ROTH

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 203-209. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in a Murine Model of Infantile-Type Polycystic Kidney Disease

CAROLYN A. RANKIN, YOSHIFUMI ITOH, CHUNQIAO TIAN, DONNA M. ZIEMER, JAMES P. CALVET, and VINCENT H. GATTONE

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 210-217. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cell and Transport Physiology:

ATP Release Mechanisms in Primary Cultures of Epithelia Derived from the Cysts of Polycystic Kidneys

PATRICIA D. WILSON, JEFFREY S. HOVATER, CASH C. CASEY, JAMES A. FORTENBERRY, and ERIK M. SCHWIEBERT

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 218-229. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cloning and Characterization of Two New Isoforms of the Rat Kidney Urea Transporter: UT-A3 and UT-A4

ALEXANDER KARAKASHIAN, RICHARD T. TIMMER, JANET D. KLEIN, ROBERT B. GUNN, JEFF M. SANDS, and SERENA M. BAGNASCO

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 230-237. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hormones, Autacoids, and Growth Factors:

Expression and Role of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein in Human Renal Proximal Tubule Cells during Recovery from ATP Depletion

ADOLFO GARCÍA-OCAÑA, SUSAN C. GALBRAITH, SCOTT K. VAN WHY, KAI YANG, LINA GOLOVYAN, PAMELA DANN, RICHARD A. ZAGER, ANDREW F. STEWART, NORMAN J. SIEGEL, and JOHN J. ORLOFF

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 238-244. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angiotensin II Stimulates the Synthesis and Secretion of Vascular Permeability Factor/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Human Mesangial Cells

CINZIA PUPILLI, LAURA LASAGNI, PAOLA ROMAGNANI, FRANCESCA BELLINI, MASSIMO MANNELLI, NADIA MISCIGLIA, CARMELO MAVILIA, UGO VELLEI, DONATA VILLARI, and MARIO SERIO

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 245-255. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

IgA Interaction with Carboxy-Terminal 43-kD Fragment of Fibronectin in IgA Nephropathy

SHINOBU WAGA, KAZUHIKO SUGIMOTO, HIROSHI TANAKA, TATSUO ITO, TOHRU NAKAHATA, TAKASHI TATEYAMA, YOSHIKI KAKIZAKI, and MASARU YOKOYAMA

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 256-263. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Leukotriene B4 Receptor Antagonist ONO-4057 Inhibits Nephrotoxic Serum Nephritis in WKY Rats

SATORU SUZUKI, TAKESHI KURODA, JUN-ICHIROU KAZAMA, NAOFUMI IMAI, HIDEKI KIMURA, MASAAKI ARAKAWA, and FUMITAKE GEJYO

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 264-270. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Renal Expression of Fibrotic Matrix Proteins and of Transforming Growth Factor-ß (TGF-ß) Isoforms in TGF-ß Transgenic Mice

MIKLOS M. MOZES, ERWIN P. BÖTTINGER, TERRY A. JACOT, and JEFFREY B. KOPP

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 271-280. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics and Development:

Hypocomplementemia Discloses Genetic Predisposition to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Role of Factor HAbnormalities

MARINA NORIS, PIERO RUGGENENTI, ANNALISA PERNA, SILVIA ORISIO, JESSICA CAPRIOLI, CHRISTINE SKERKA, BEATRICE VASILE, PETER F. ZIPFEL, and GIUSEPPE REMUZZI

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 281-293. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Gene Mutation and Vascular Disease in Dialysis Patients

HIDEKI KIMURA, FUMITAKE GEJYO, TOMOKO YAMAGUCHI, SATORU SUZUKI, TOSHIO IMURA, RYOICHI MIYAZAKI, and MASAAKI ARAKAWA

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 294-299. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Dietary Soy Protein Effects on Inherited Polycystic Kidney Disease Are Influenced by Gender and Protein Level

HAROLD M. AUKEMA, IHSAN HOUSINI, and JEAN M. RAWLING

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 300-308. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Evidence of Splanchnic-Brain Signaling in Inhibition of Ingestive Behavior by Middle Molecules

ABDEL-HAFIZ MAMOUN, PER SÖDERSTEN, BJÖRN ANDERSTAM, and JONAS BERGSTRÖM

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 309-314. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Plays a Role in Regulating Erythropoiesis in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and Erythrocytosis

LEE-YUNG SHIH, JENG-YI HUANG, and CHING-TAI LEE

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 315-322. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Pathophysiology of Edema Formation in Children with Nephrotic Syndrome Not Due to Minimal Change Disease

JOHAN G. J. VANDE WALLE, RAYMOND A. DONCKERWOLCKE, and HEIN A. KOOMANS

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 323-331. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertriglyceridemia Impair Lipoprotein Metabolism in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

THOMAS QUASCHNING, MICHAEL SCHÖMIG, MARKUS KELLER, JOACHIM THIERY, MATTHIAS NAUCK, PETER SCHOLLMEYER, CHRISTOPH WANNER, and ANNETTE KRÄMER-GUTH

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 332-341. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Peritoneal Membrane in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Estimation ofIts Functional Surface Area by Applying Stereologic Methods to ComputerizedTomography Scans

AVRY CHAGNAC, PEARL HERSKOVITZ, TALIA WEINSTEIN, SIMCHA ELYASHIV, JUDITH HIRSH, ILAN HAMMEL, and UZI GAFTER

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 342-346. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tissue Sources and Blood Flow Limitations of Osmotic Water Transport Across the Peritoneum

HAILU DEMISSACHEW, JOANNE LOFTHOUSE, and MICHAEL F. FLESSNER

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 347-353. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mortality in End-Stage Renal Disease: A Reassessment of Differencesbetween Patients Treated with Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis

EDWARD F. VONESH and JOHN MORAN

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 354-365. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Late Consequences of Acute Ischemic Injury to a Solitary Kidney

MARIA ENRICA PAGTALUNAN, JEAN L. OLSON, NICHOLAS L. TILNEY, and TIMOTHY W. MEYER

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 366-373. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adoptively Transferable Tolerance Induced by CD45RB Monoclonal Antibody

ZUHUA GAO, ROBERT ZHONG, JIFU JIANG, BERTHA GARCIA, JING JING XING, MARTIN J. WHITE, and ANDREW I. LAZAROVITS

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 374-381. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Acute Renal Impairment after Immersion and Near-Drowning

S. TIMOTHY SPICER, DAVID QUINN, NYEIN N. NYI NYI, BRIAN J. NANKIVELL, JAMES M. HAYES, and ELLIOTT SAVDIE

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 382-386. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The ET_A Receptor Blocker LU 135252 Prevents Chronic Transplant Nephropathy in the "Fisher to Lewis" Model

STEPHAN R. ORTH, GIULIO ODONI, KERSTIN AMANN, PIOTR STRZELCZYK, MANFRED RASCHACK, and EBERHARD RITZ

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 387-391. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEWS:

Assessment of Dry Weight in Hemodialysis: An Overview

JACK Q. JAEGER and RAVINDRA L. MEHTA

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 392-403. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SCIENCE WATCH:

The 85-kD Cytosolic Phospholipase A₂ Knockout Mouse: A NewTool for Physiology and Cell Biology

JOSEPH V. BONVENTRE

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 404-412. [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Lupus Nephritis

J. STEWART CAMERON

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 413-424. [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Retrospective Analyses of Large Medical Databases: What Do They TellUs?

RICHARD A. WARD and MICHAEL E. BRIER

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 429-432. [Full Text]  

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