REGULAR ARTICLES:

SPECIAL TRIBUTE:

In Memoriam Ramzi S. Cotran: December 7, 1932 — October 23, 2000

Barry M. Brenner

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 635-636. [Full Text]  

Cell Biology and Structure:

Transcytosis of Retinol-Binding Protein across Renal Proximal Tubule Cells after Megalin (gp 330)-Mediated Endocytosis

MICHELE MARINÓ, DAVID ANDREWS, DENNIS BROWN, and ROBERT T. McCLUSKEY

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 637-648. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Thick Ascending Limb Cells by Adrenalectomy

CARLOS P. VIO, SHAO-JIAN AN, CARLOS CÉSPEDES, JOHN C. MCGIFF, and NICHOLAS R. FERRERI

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 649-658. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics:

Temporary Treatment of Prepubescent Rats with Angiotensin Inhibitors Suppresses the Development of Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis

HIDEAKI NAKAYA, HIROYUKI SASAMURA, MATSUHIKO HAYASHI, and TAKAO SARUTA

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 659-666. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hormones, Growth Factors, and Cell Signaling:

The Membrane-Associated Guanylate Kinase Protein MAGI-1 Binds Megalin and Is Present in Glomerular Podocytes

KEVIN M. PATRIE, ANDREW J. DRESCHER, MEERA GOYAL, ROGER C. WIGGINS, and BEN MARGOLIS

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 667-677. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acetylcholine Increases the Free Intracellular Calcium Concentration in Podocytes in Intact Rat Glomeruli via Muscarinic M₅ Receptors

ROLAND NITSCHKE, ANNA HENGER, SIGRID RICKEN, VICTORIA MÜLLER, MICHAEL KÖTTGEN, MARTIN BEK, and HERMANN PAVENSTÄDT

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 678-687. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Suppression of Constitutive but Not IL-1ß-Inducible Expression of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in Mesangial Cells by Retinoic Acids: Intervention in the Activator Protein-1 Pathway

JAVIER LUCIO-CAZANA, KENJI NAKAYAMA, QIHE XU, TSUNEO KONTA, VICTORIA MORENO-MANZANO, AKIRA FURUSU, and MASANORI KITAMURA

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 688-694. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

CD40 Is Expressed on Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells and Upregulates the Production of Interleukin-15 and RANTES

ANNA BASOK, ALLA SHNAIDER, LIMOR MAN, CIDIO CHAIMOVITZ, and AMOS DOUVDEVANI

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 695-702. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thrombospondin-1 Is the Key Activator of TGF-ß1 in Human Mesangial Cells Exposed to High Glucose

NATALIA YEVDOKIMOVA, NADIA ABDEL WAHAB, and ROGER M. MASON

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 703-712. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics, and Development:

Novel Nonsense Mutation in the Na⁺/HCO₃^- Cotransporter Gene (SLC4A4) in a Patient with Permanent Isolated Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis and Bilateral Glaucoma

TAKASHI IGARASHI, JUN INATOMI, TAKASHI SEKINE, GEORGE SEKI, MITSUNOBU SHIMADZU, FUMIKO TOZAWA, YASUHIRO TAKESHIMA, TORU TAKUMI, TOSHIKAZU TAKAHASHI, NORISHIGE YOSHIKAWA, HAJIME NAKAMURA, and HITOSHI ENDOU

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 713-718. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Role of CFTR in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease

KOICHI NAKANISHI, WILLIAM E. SWEENEY, JR., KATHERINE MACRAE DELL, CALVIN U. COTTON, and ELLIS D. AVNER

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 719-725. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Klf6 Is a Zinc Finger Protein Expressed in a Cell-Specific Manner during Kidney Development

EVELYNE A. FISCHER, MARIE-CHRISTINE VERPONT, LEE ANN GARRETT-SINHA, PIERRE M. RONCO, and JEROME A. ROSSERT

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 726-735. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

TIMP-1 Deficiency Does Not Attenuate Interstitial Fibrosis in Obstructive Nephropathy

HEUNGSOO KIM, TAKASHI ODA, JESÚS LÓPEZ-GUISA, DIANE WING, DYLAN R. EDWARDS, PAUL D. SOLOWAY, and ALLISON A. EDDY

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 736-748. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Upregulation of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF) and CNTF Receptor in Rat Kidney with Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

CHUL WOO YANG, SUN WOO LIM, KI WHAN HAN, HEE JONG AHN, JUNG HEE PARK, YOUNG HEE KIM, MATTHIAS KIRSH, JUNG HO CHA, JOO HYUN PARK, YONG SOO KIM, JIN KIM, and BYUNG KEE BANG

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 749-757. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Puromycin Aminonucleoside Suppresses Integrin Expression in Cultured Glomerular Epithelial Cells

UMA KRISHNAMURTI, BING ZHOU, WEI-WEI FAN, EFFIE TSILIBARY, ELIZABETH WAYNER, YOUNGKI KIM, CLIFFORD E. KASHTAN, and ALFRED MICHAEL

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 758-766. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Verocytotoxin-Induced Apoptosis of Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells

ANTONETTA H. J. M. PIJPERS, PETRA A. VAN SETTEN, LAMBERTUS P. W. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL, KAREL J. M. ASSMANN, HENDRIKUS B. P. M. DIJKMAN, ARIE H. M. PENNINGS, LEO A. H. MONNENS, and VICTOR W. M. VAN HINSBERGH

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 767-778. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Functional, Molecular, and Biochemical Characterization of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes

DONALD T. WARD, S. KAM YAU, ANDREW P. MEE, E. BARBARA MAWER, CHRISTOPHER A. MILLER, HUGH O. GARLAND, and DANIELA RICCARDI

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 779-790. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

A Randomized Trial of High-Dose Compared with Low-Dose Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Severe IgA Nephropathy

JAMES V. DONADIO, JR., TIMOTHY S. LARSON, ERIK J. BERGSTRALH, and JOSEPH P. GRANDE

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 791-799. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Detection of Verocytotoxin Bound to Circulating Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes of Patients with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

D. MAROESKA W. M. TE LOO, VICTOR W. M. VAN HINSBERGH, LAMBERTUS P. W. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL, and LEO A. H. MONNENS

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 800-806. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Improving Contact Area between the Peritoneum and Intraperitoneal Therapeutic Solutions

MICHAEL F. FLESSNER, JOANNE LOFTHOUSE, and EL RASHEID ZAKARIA

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 807-813. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Is C-Reactive Protein a Useful Predictor of Outcome in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients?

KAREN ANN HERZIG, DAVID MICHAEL PURDIE, WENDY CHANG, ALLISON MARGARET BROWN, CARMEL MARY HAWLEY, SCOTT BRYAN CAMPBELL, JOANNA MARY STURTEVANT, NICOLE MAREE ISBEL, DAVID LAWRENCE NICOL, and DAVID WAYNE JOHNSON

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 814-821. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Effects of Losartan and Amlodipine on Intrarenal Hemodynamics and TGF-ß₁ Plasma Levels in a Crossover Trial in Renal Transplant Recipients

PABLO IÑIGO, JOSEP M. CAMPISTOL, SERGIO LARIO, CARLOS PIERA, BEGOÑA CAMPOS, MÓNICA BESCÓS, FEDERICO OPPENHEIMER, and FRANCISCA RIVERA

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 822-827. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Approaching the Therapeutic Window for Cyclosporine in Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Study

KAMRAN MAHALATI, PHILIP BELITSKY, KENNETH WEST, BRYCE KIBERD, ALBERT FRASER, INGRID SKETRIS, ALAN S. MACDONALD, VIVIAN MCALISTER, and JOSEPH LAWEN

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 828-833. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEWS:

Polycystin: New Aspects of Structure, Function, and Regulation

PATRICIA D. WILSON

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 834-845. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Treating IgA Nephropathy

JOHN J. DILLON

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 846-847. [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Cytomegalovirus in Renal Transplantation

DANIEL C. BRENNAN

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 848-855. [Full Text]  

MILESTONES IN NEPHROLOGY:

Urea Excretion in White Rats and Kangaroo Rats as Influenced by Excitement and by Diet: [Schmidt-Nielsen B: The American Journal of Physiology 181: 0-0, 1955 (with comments by Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen and Jeff M. Sands)]

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 856-864. [Full Text]  

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