REGULAR ARTICLES:

Cell and Structural Biology:

Evidence for an Essential Role of Megalin in Transepithelial Transport of Retinol

ERIK ILSØ CHRISTENSEN, JAN ØIVIND MOSKAUG, HENRIK VORUM, CHRISTIAN JACOBSEN, THOMAS E. GUNDERSEN, ANDERS NYKJ&Aelig;R, RUNE BLOMHOFF, THOMAS E. WILLNOW, and SØREN K. MOESTRUP

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 685-695. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Regulation of Aquaporin mRNA Expression in Rat Kidney by Water Intake

MARIA I. MURILLO-CARRETERO, ANUNCIACIÓN A. ILUNDÁIN, and MIRIAM ECHEVARRIA

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 696-703. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension, and Vascular Regulation:

Downregulation of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Rat Remnant Kidney

AGNES ROCZNIAK, JAMES N. FRYER, DAVID Z. LEVINE, and KEVIN D. BURNS

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 704-713. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Natriuretic and Diuretic Actions of a Highly Selective Adenosine A₁ Receptor Antagonist

CHRISTOPHER S. WILCOX, WILLIAM J. WELCH, GEORGE F. SCHREINER, and LUIZ BELARDINELLI

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 714-720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hormones, Growth Factors, and Cell Signaling:

Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Can Be Induced in the Absence of Active Nuclear Factor-B in Rat Mesangial Cells: Involvement of the JanusKinase 2 Signaling Pathway

OSAMU NAKASHIMA, YOSHIO TERADA, SEIJI INOSHITA, MICHIO KUWAHARA, SEI SASAKI, and FUMIAKI MARUMO

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 721-729. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Interaction of Angiotensin II and Mechanical Stretch on Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Production by Human Mesangial Cells

GABRIELLA GRUDEN, STEPHEN THOMAS, DAVINA BURT, WUDIN ZHOU, GARY CHUSNEY, LUIGI GNUDI, and GIANCARLO VIBERTI

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 730-737. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mechanisms of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation in Experimental Diabetes

MIDORI AWAZU, KENJI ISHIKURA, MARIKO HIDA, and MAKIKO HOSHIYA

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 738-745. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Antioxidant N-Acetylcysteine Induces Mesangial Cells to Create Three-Dimensional Cytoarchitecture That Underlies Cellular Differentiation

MASANORI KITAMURA

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 746-751. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

IFN- Mediates Crescent Formation and Cell-Mediated Immune Injury in Murine Glomerulonephritis

A. RICHARD KITCHING, STEPHEN R. HOLDSWORTH, and PETER G. TIPPING

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 752-759. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Underglycosylation of IgA1 Hinge Plays a Certain Role for Its Glomerular Deposition in IgA Nephropathy

YOSHIYUKI HIKI, TOHRU KOKUBO, HITOO IWASE, YOSHIHIKO MASAKI, TAKASHI SANO, ATSUSHI TANAKA, KAZUNORI TOMA, KYOKO HOTTA, and YUTAKA KOBAYASHI

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 760-769. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human Mesangial Cells in Culture and in Kidney Sections Fail to Express Fc Alpha Receptor (CD89)

RALF WESTERHUIS, GER VAN ZANDBERGEN, NICOLE A. M. VERHAGEN, N. KLAR-MOHAMAD, MOHAMED R. DAHA, and CEES VAN KOOTEN

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 770-778. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

1ß1 Integrin-Mediated Collagen Matrix Remodeling by Rat Mesangial Cells Is Differentially Regulated by Transforming Growth Factor-ß and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB

SHOJI KAGAMI, SHUJI KONDO, KLEMENS LÖSTER, WERNER REUTTER, TAKASHI KUHARA, KOJI YASUTOMO, and YASUHIRO KURODA

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 779-789. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transforming Growth Factor-ß Is a Potent Inhibitor of Extracellular Matrix Degradation by Cultured Human Mesangial Cells

WILLIAM H. BARICOS, SHIRLEY L. CORTEZ, MICHAEL DEBOISBLANC, and SHI XIN

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 790-795. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Antiproteinuric Therapy while Preventing the Abnormal Protein Traffic in Proximal Tubule Abrogates Protein- and Complement-Dependent Interstitial Inflammation in Experimental Renal Disease

MAURO ABBATE, CARLA ZOJA, DANIELA ROTTOLI, DANIELA CORNA, NORBERTO PERICO, TULLIO BERTANI, and GIUSEPPE REMUZZI

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 804-813. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Resistance to Remnant Nephropathy in the Wistar-Furth Rat

WAYNE R. FITZGIBBON, EDDIE L. GREENE, JASJIT S. GREWAL, FLORENCE N. HUTCHISON, SALLY E. SELF, SAJATA Y. LATTEN, and MICHAEL E. ULLIAN

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 814-821. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunohistochemical Evidence for an Increased Oxidative Stress and Carbonyl Modification of Proteins in Diabetic Glomerular Lesions

DAISUKE SUZUKI, TOSHIO MIYATA, NOBORU SAOTOME, KATSUNORI HORIE, REIKO INAGI, YOSHINARI YASUDA, KOJI UCHIDA, YUKO IZUHARA, MITSUNORI YAGAME, HIDETO SAKAI, and KIYOSHI KUROKAWA

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 822-832. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein (107-139) Stimulates Interleukin-6 Expression in Human Osteoblastic Cells

FERNANDO DE MIGUEL, PILAR MARTINEZ-FERNANDEZ, CARLOS GUILLEN, ALVARO VALIN, ANA RODRIGO, MARIA EUGENIA MARTINEZ, and PEDRO ESBRIT

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 796-803. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Mycophenolate Mofetil Therapy in Lupus Nephritis: ClinicalObservations

MARY ANNE DOOLEY, FERNANDO G. COSIO, PATRICK H. NACHMAN, MICHAEL E. FALKENHAIN, SUSAN L. HOGAN, RONALD J. FALK, and LEE A. HEBERT

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 833-839. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intake of Vitamins B6 and C and the Risk of Kidney Stones in Women

GARY C. CURHAN, WALTER C. WILLETT, FRANK E. SPEIZER, and MEIR J. STAMPFER

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 840-845. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Cytokine Removal during Continuous Hemofiltration in Septic Patients

AN S. DE VRIESE, FRANCIS A. COLARDYN, JAN J. PHILIPPÉ, RAYMOND C. VANHOLDER, JOHAN H. DE SUTTER, and NORBERT H. LAMEIRE

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 846-853. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Normalization of Hematocrit on Brain Circulation and Metabolism in Hemodialysis Patients

GEORGE METRY, BJÖRN WIKSTRÖM, SVEN VALIND, BO SANDHAGEN, TORBJÖRN LINDE, SOHEIR BESHARA, and BO G. DANIELSON

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 854-863. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serum Levels and Metabolic Clearance of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein in Hemodialysis Patients

PAOLO FANTI, B. PETER SAWAYA, LAURIE J. CUSTER, and ADRIAN A. FRANKE

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 864-871. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEWS:

Phosphorus, Regulation of Plasma Calcium, and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Hypothesis to Integrate a Historical and ModernPerspective

ARNOLD J. FELSENFELD and MARIANO RODRIGUEZ

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 878-890. [Full Text]  

SPECIAL REPORT:

Clinical Practice Guidelines in End-Stage Renal Disease: A Strategyfor Implementation

ALAN S. KLIGER and WILLIAM E. HALEY

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 872-877. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Hyperhomocysteinemia in Chronic Renal Disease

ANDREW G. BOSTOM and BRUCE F. CULLETON

J Am Soc Nephrol 10: 891-900. [Full Text]  

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