REGULAR ARTICLES:

Cell Biology and Structure:

The Glomerular Epithelial Cell Anti-Adhesin Podocalyxin Associates with the Actin Cytoskeleton through Interactions with Ezrin

ROBERT A. ORLANDO, TETSURO TAKEDA, BEVERLY ZAK, SANDRA SCHMIEDER, VIVIAN M. BENOIT, TAMMIE MCQUISTAN, HEINZ FURTHMAYR, and MARILYN G. FARQUHAR

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1589-1598. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Feedback Control of Glomerular Vascular Tone in Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Knockout Mice

VOLKER VALLON, TIMOTHY TRAYNOR, LUCIANO BARAJAS, YUNING G. HUANG, JOSIE P. BRIGGS, and JÜRGEN SCHNERMANN

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1599-1606. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Ammonia on Acid-Base Transport by the B-Type Intercalated Cell

AMY E. FRANK and I. DAVID WEINER

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1607-1614. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human Kidney Tubules Detoxify Chloroacetaldehyde, a Presumed Nephrotoxic Metabolite of Ifosfamide

LAURENCE DUBOURG, CHRISTIAN MICHOUDET, PIERRE COCHAT, and GABRIEL BAVEREL

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1615-1623. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension, and Vascular Regulation:

Impaired Function of Endothelial Pressure-Activated Cation Channel in Salt-Sensitive Genetic Hypertension

RALF KÖHLER, REINHOLD KREUTZ, ALEXANDER GRUNDIG, LARS ROTHERMUND, CHANA YAGIL, YORAM YAGIL, AXEL R. PRIES, and JOACHIM HOYER

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1624-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nitric Oxide Synthesis and Oxidative Stress in the Renal Cortex of Rats with Diabetes Mellitus

NAOHITO ISHII, KAUSHIK P. PATEL, PASCALE H. LANE, TRACI TAYLOR, KA BIAN, FERID MURAD, JENNIFER S. POLLOCK, and PAMELA K. CARMINES

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1630-1639. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hormones, Growth Factors, and Cell Signaling:

Evidence for Basolateral P2Y₆ Receptors along the Rat Proximal Tubule: Functional and Molecular Characterization

MATTHEW A. BAILEY, MARTINE IMBERT-TEBOUL, CLARE TURNER, S. KAILA SRAI, GEOFFREY BURNSTOCK, and ROBERT J. UNWIN

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1640-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Alterations of I B in Active Minimal-Change Nephrotic Syndrome

DJILLALI SAHALI, ANDRÉ PAWLAK, SABINE LE GOUVELLO, PHILIPPE LANG, ASTA VALANCIUTÉ, PHILIPPE REMY, CHANTAL LOIRAT, PATRICK NIAUDET, ALBERT BENSMAN, and GEORGES GUELLAEN

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1648-1658. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

Cyclopentenone Prostaglandins Inhibit Cytokine-Induced NF-B Activation and Chemokine Production by Human Mesangial Cells

BRAD H. ROVIN, LING LU, and ANNA COSIO

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1659-1667. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Role of Mast Cell Tryptase in Renal Interstitial Fibrosis

SHUJI KONDO, SHOJI KAGAMI, HIROSHI KIDO, FRANK STRUTZ, GERHARD A. MÜLLER, and YASUHIRO KURODA

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1668-1676. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Induces Loss of Contact Inhibition in Podocytes

ELISSA J. SCHWARTZ, ANDREA CARA, HANS SNOECK, MICHAEL D. ROSS, MASAAKI SUNAMOTO, JOCHEN REISER, PETER MUNDEL, and PAUL E. KLOTMAN

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1677-1684. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Involvement of the Activin-Follistatin System in Tubular Regeneration after Renal Ischemia in Rats

AKITO MAESHIMA, YOU-QING ZHANG, YOSHIHISA NOJIMA, TAKUJI NARUSE, and ITARU KOJIMA

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1685-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pharmacologic Modulators of Nitric Oxide Exacerbate Tubulointerstitial Inflammation in Proteinuric Rats

GOPALA K. RANGAN, YIPING WANG, and DAVID C. H. HARRIS

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1696-1705. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Angiotensin II and Prostaglandin Interactions on Systemic and Renal Effects of L-NAME in Humans

PATRIZIA PERINOTTO, ALMERINA BIGGI, NICOLETTA CARRA, ANTONELLA ORRICO, GIUSEPPE VALMADRE, PIERPAOLO DALL'AGLIO, ALMERICO NOVARINI, and ALBERTO MONTANARI

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1706-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Opportunities for Improving the Care of Patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency: Current Practice Patterns

ALLEN R. NISSENSON, ALLAN J. COLLINS, JUDITH HURLEY, HANS PETERSEN, BRIAN J. G. PEREIRA, and EARL P. STEINBERG

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1713-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

High Adenosine and Deoxyadenosine Concentrations in Mononuclear Cells of Hemodialyzed Patients

JEROME SAMPOL, BERTRAND DUSSOL, EMMANUEL FENOUILLET, CHRISTIAN CAPO, JEAN-LOUIS MEGE, GILLES HALIMI, GUY BECHIS, PHILIPPE BRUNET, HERVE ROCHAT, YVON BERLAND, and REGIS GUIEU

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1721-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Screening for Subclinical Stenosis in Native Vessel Arteriovenous Fistulae

MARCELLO TONELLI, KAILASH JINDAL, DAVID HIRSCH, SANDRA TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER KANE, and SUSAN HENBREY

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1729-1733. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Is Essential for Hyperglycemia-Induced Structural and Functional Alterations of the Peritoneal Membrane

AN S. DE VRIESE, RONALD G. TILTON, CLIFFORD C. STEPHAN, and NORBERT H. LAMEIRE

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1734-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Recipient Age and Weight Affect Chronic Renal Allograft Rejection in Rats

SHANYING LIU, JENS LUTZ, BALAZS ANTUS, YOUSHENG YAO, SOHYUN BAIK, FRIEDERIKE ILLIES, and UWE HEEMANN

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1742-1749. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Controlled Trial Comparing Two Doses of Cyclosporine in Conjunction with Mycophenolate Mofetil and Corticosteroids

RUUD G. L. DE SÉVAUX, PETER J. H. SMAK GREGOOR, RONALD J. HENÉ, ANDRIES J. HOITSMA, PIETER VOS, WILLEM WEIMAR, TEUN VAN GELDER, and LUKAS B. HILBRANDS

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1750-1757. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mycophenolate Mofetil Does Not Modify the Incidence of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease after Kidney Transplantation but Prevents CMV-Induced Chronic Graft Dysfunction

MAGALI GIRAL, JEAN MICHEL NGUYEN, PASCAL DAGUIN, MARYVONNE HOURMANT, DIEGO CANTAROVICH, JACQUES DANTAL, GILLES BLANCHO, REGIS JOSIEN, DARIA ANCELET, and JEAN PAUL SOULILLOU

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1758-1763. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATION:

Rats Injected with Syngenic Rat Apoptotic Neutrophils Develop Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies

YAËL C. PATRY, DAVID C. TREWICK, MARC GREGOIRE, MARIE A. P. AUDRAIN, ANNE M. N. MOREAU, JEAN-YVES MULLER, KHALED MEFLAH, and VINCENT L. M. ESNAULT

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1764-1768. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PAX2 Gene Mutation in a Family with Isolated Renal Hypoplasia

KAORI NISHIMOTO, KAZUMOTO IIJIMA, TAKU SHIRAKAWA, KOUSAKU KITAGAWA, KENICHI SATOMURA, HAJIME NAKAMURA, and NORISHIGE YOSHIKAWA

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1769-1772. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SCIENCE WATCH:

Stem Cells: A Journey into a New Frontier

BRYON E. PETERSEN and NAOHIRO TERADA

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1773-1780. [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Atheroembolic Renal Disease

KULWANT S. MODI and VENKATESWARA K. RAO

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1781-1787. [Full Text]  

MILESTONES IN NEPHROLOGY:

Presence of Luminal K+, a Prerequisite for Active NaCl Transport in the Cortical Thick Ascending Limb of Henle's Loop of Rabbit Kidney: [Greger R, Schlatter E: Pflugers Arch. 392: 92-94, 1981 (with comments by Eberhard Schlatter and Steven C. Hebert)]

J Am Soc Nephrol 12: 1788-1793. [Full Text]  

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