ARTICLES:

Cell Biology and Structure:

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Alters Renal Epithelial Cell Susceptibility to Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

John H. Wu, Barry J. Billings, and Daniel F. Balkovetz

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2543-2553. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Structure, Promoter Analysis, and Chromosomal Localization of the Murine H⁺/K⁺-ATPase 2 Subunit Gene

Wenzheng Zhang, Teresa Kuncewicz, Sandra C. Higham, and Bruce C. Kone

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2554-2564. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regulated Overexpression of Heat Shock Protein 72 Protects Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells from the Detrimental Effects of High Urea Concentrations

Wolfgang Neuhofer, Karin Lugmayr, Maria-Luisa Fraek, and Franz-X Beck

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2565-2571. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension, and Vascular Regulation:

Blood Pressure-Independent Additive Effects of Pharmacologic Blockade of the Renin-Angiotensin and Endothelin Systems on Progression in a Low-Renin Model of Renal Damage

Kerstin Amann, Aurelia Simonaviciene, Tatiana Medwedewa, Andreas Koch, Stephan Orth, Marie-Luise Gross, Christian Haas, Alexander Kuhlmann, Wolfgang Linz, Bernward Schölkens, and Eberhard Ritz

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2572-2584. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vitamin E Alleviates Renal Injury, but Not Hypertension, during Chronic Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition in Rats

Diana M. Attia, A. Marjan G. Verhagen, Erik S. G. Stroes, Ernst E. van Faassen, Hermann-Josef Gröne, Sjef J. De Kimpe, Hein A. Koomans, Branko Braam, and Jaap A. Joles

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2585-2593. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alteration of the Soluble Guanylate Cyclase System in the Vascular Wall of Lead-Induced Hypertension in Rats

María Marques, Inmaculada Millás, Ana Jiménez, Elena García-Colis, Juan A. Rodriguez-Feo, Sandra Velasco, Alberto Barrientos, Santos Casado, and Antonio López-Farré

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2594-2600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hormones, Growth Factors, and Cell Signaling:

Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Subunit of Protein Serine/Threonine Phosphatase 4 from Mesangial Cells

Takehiko Wada, Toshio Miyata, Reiko Inagi, Masaomi Nangaku, Masako Wagatsuma, Daisuke Suzuki, Brian E. Wadzinski, Kousaku Okubo, and Kiyoshi Kurokawa

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2601-2608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regulation of Vascular Proteoglycan Synthesis by Angiotensin II Type 1 and Type 2 Receptors

Ryoko Shimizu-Hirota, Hiroyuki Sasamura, Mizuo Mifune, Hideaki Nakaya, Mari Kuroda, Matsuhiko Hayashi, and Takao Saruta

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2609-2615. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nitric Oxide Increases Albumin Permeability of Isolated Rat Glomeruli via a Phosphorylation-Dependent Mechanism

Bing Li, Jian Yao, Tetsuo Morioka, and Takashi Oite

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2616-2624. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

Bone Marrow Is a Reservoir of Repopulating Mesangial Cells during Glomerular Remodeling

Takahito Ito, Akira Suzuki, Enyu Imai, Masaru Okabe, and Masatsugu Hori

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2625-2635. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human Glomerulonephritis Accompanied by Active Cellular Infiltrates Shows Effector T Cells in Urine

Minoru Sakatsume, Yuansheng Xie, Mitsuhiro Ueno, Hiroaki Obayashi, Shin Goto, Ichiei Narita, Noriyuki Homma, Kazuyuki Tasaki, Yasushi Suzuki, and Fumitake Gejyo

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2636-2644. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Microcyst Formation and HIV-1 Gene Expression Occur in Multiple Nephron Segments in HIV-Associated Nephropathy

Michael J. Ross, Leslie A. Bruggeman, Patricia D. Wilson, and Paul E. Klotman

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2645-2651. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Overexpression of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Mice Ameliorates Immune-Mediated Renal Injury

Takayoshi Suganami, Masashi Mukoyama, Akira Sugawara, Kiyoshi Mori, Tetsuya Nagae, Masato Kasahara, Kensei Yahata, Hisashi Makino, Yuriko Fujinaga, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Issei Tanaka, and Kazuwa Nakao

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2652-2663. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics, and Development:

Primary Gene Structure and Expression Studies of Rodent Paracellin-1

Stefanie Weber, Karl P. Schlingmann, Melanie Peters, Lene Niemann Nejsum, Søren Nielsen, Hartmut Engel, Karl-Heinz Grzeschik, Hannsjörg W. Seyberth, Hermann-Joseph Gröne, Rolf Nüsing, and Martin Konrad

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2664-2672. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Temporally Compartmentalized Expression of Ephrin-B2 during Renal Glomerular Development

Takamune Takahashi, Keiko Takahashi, Sebastian Gerety, Hai Wang, David J. Anderson, and Thomas O. Daniel

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2673-2682. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Attenuates Cisplatin-Induced Renal Injury: Importance of Superoxide

Christopher A. Davis, Harry S. Nick, and Anupam Agarwal

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2683-2690. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cu/Zn-Superoxide Dismutase Gene Attenuates Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in the Rat Kidney

Ming Yin, Michael D. Wheeler, Henry D. Connor, Zhi Zhong, Hartwig Bunzendahl, Anna Dikalova, Richard J. Samulski, Robert Schoonhoven, Ronald P. Mason, James A. Swenberg, and Ronald G. Thurman

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2691-2700. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angiotensin II Activates Collagen Type I Gene in the Renal Cortex and Aorta of Transgenic Mice through Interaction with Endothelin and TGF-ß

Fadi Fakhouri, Sandrine Placier, Raymond Ardaillou, Jean-Claude Dussaule, and Christos Chatziantoniou

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2701-2710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Albuminuria in Mice after Injection of Antibodies against Aminopeptidase A: Role of Angiotensin II

Miriam E. Gerlofs-Nijland, Karel J. M. Assmann, Henry B. P. M. Dijkman, Jürgen W.C. Dieker, Jacco P. H. F. van Son, Stef Mentzel, Jorge P. van Kats, A. H. Jan Danser, Oliver Smithies, Patricia J. T. A. Groenen, and Jack F. M. Wetzels

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2711-2720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Increased Renal Angiopoietin-1 Expression in Folic Acid-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Mice

David A. Long, Adrian S. Woolf, Toshio Suda, and Hai T. Yuan

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2721-2731. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cyclosporine A Inhibits the Adaptive Responses to Hypertonicity: A Potential Mechanism of Nephrotoxicity

David Sheikh-Hamad, Varsha Nadkarni, Yeong-Jin Choi, Luan D. Truong, Christi Wideman, Ramin Hodjati, and Kenneth H. Gabbay

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2732-2741. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Prevalence, Genetics, and Clinical Features of Patients Carrying Podocin Mutations in Steroid-Resistant Nonfamilial Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis

Gianluca Caridi, Roberta Bertelli, Alba Carrea, Marco Di Duca, Paolo Catarsi, Mary Artero, Michele Carraro, Cristina Zennaro, Giovanni Candiano, Luca Musante, Marco Seri, Fabrizio Ginevri, Francesco Perfumo, and Gian Marco Ghiggeri

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2742-2746. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Function in Chronic Renal Failure

Margus Annuk, Mihkel Zilmer, Lars Lind, Torbjörn Linde, and Bengt Fellström

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2747-2752. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Forecast of the Number of Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States to the Year 2010

Jay L. Xue, Jennie Z. Ma, Thomas A. Louis, and Allan J. Collins

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2753-2758. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Alterations of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in and Survival of Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Follow-up of an Interventional Study

Gérard M. London, Bruno Pannier, Alain P. Guerin, Jacques Blacher, Sylvain J. Marchais, Bernadette Darne, Fabien Metivier, Hassan Adda, and Michel E. Safar

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2759-2767. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prognostic Impact of the Indexation of Left Ventricular Mass in Patients Undergoing Dialysis

Carmine Zoccali, Francesco Antonio Benedetto, Francesca Mallamaci, Giovanni Tripepi, Giuseppe Giacone, Alessandro Cataliotti, Giuseppe Seminara, Benedetta Stancanelli, and Lorenzo Salvatore Malatino

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2768-2774. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Better Preservation of Peritoneal Morphologic Features and Defense in Rats after Long-Term Exposure to a Bicarbonate/Lactate-Buffered Solution

Liesbeth H. P. Hekking, Mohammad Zareie, Bas A. J. Driesprong, Dirk Faict, Angelique G. A. Welten, Inge de Greeuw, Inge L. Schadee-Eestermans, Carin E. G. Havenith, Jacob van den Born, Piet M. Ter Wee, and Robert H. J. Beelen

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2775-2786. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glucose and Prednisolone Alter Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Expression in Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells and Fibroblasts

Satoshi Ogata, Noriaki Yorioka, and Nobuoki Kohno

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2787-2796. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Association Among SF36 Quality of Life Measures and Nutrition, Hospitalization, and Mortality in Hemodialysis

Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Joel D. Kopple, Gladys Block, and Michael H. Humphreys

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2797-2806. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Flow Cytometric Crossmatching in Primary Renal Transplant Recipients with a Negative Anti-Human Globulin Enhanced Cytotoxicity Crossmatch

Martin Karpinski, David Rush, John Jeffery, Markus Exner, Heinz Regele, Silvia Dancea, Denise Pochinco, Patricia Birk, and Peter Nickerson

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2807-2814. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thymic Microchimerism Correlates with the Outcome of Tolerance-Inducing Protocols for Solid Organ Transplantation

Marina Noris, Daniela Cugini, Federica Casiraghi, Nadia Azzollini, Luciana De Deus Viera Moraes, Marilena Mister, Angela Pezzotta, Regiane Aparecida Cavinato, Sistiana Aiello, Norberto Perico, and Giuseppe Remuzzi

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2815-2826. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Suppression of HIV-1 Expression by Inhibitors of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases Promotes Differentiation of Infected Podocytes

Peter J. Nelson, Irwin H. Gelman, and Paul E. Klotman

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2827-2831. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

ACE Inhibitors to Prevent End-Stage Renal Disease: When to Start and Why Possibly Never to Stop: A Post Hoc Analysis of the REIN Trial Results

Piero Ruggenenti, Annalisa Perna, and Giuseppe Remuzzi

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2832-2837. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEWS:

Lower-Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease among Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Ann O’Hare and Kirsten Johansen

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2838-2847. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Thank You

C. Craig Tisher

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2848-2849. [Full Text]  

"Wishing Don’t Make it So"—Why We Need a Randomized Clinical Trial of High-Intensity Hemodialysis

Glenn M. Chertow

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2850-2853. [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Sleep Apnea in Renal Patients

Carmine Zoccali, Francesca Mallamaci, and Giovanni Tripepi

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2854-2859. [Full Text]  

MILESTONES IN NEPHROLOGY:

A Syndrome of Renal Sodium Loss and Hyponatremia Probably Resulting from Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone: [Schwartz WB, Bennett W, Curelop S, Bartter FC: Am. J. Med. 23: 529-542, 1957 (with comments by William B. Schwartz and Joseph G. Verbalis)]

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 2860-2870. [Full Text]  

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