THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS:

This Month’s Highlights

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: A8-A10. [Full Text]  

ASN NEWS:

ASN NEWS

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: A31-A32. [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Cyclosporine A Suppresses Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in the Rat Kidney

Klaus Höcherl, Franziska Dreher, Helga Vitzthum, Jens Köhler, and Armin Kurtz

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2427-2436. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hormones, Growth Factors, Cell Signaling, Cell Biology and Structure:

Connective Tissue Growth Factor and Regulation of the Mesangial Cell Cycle: Role in Cellular Hypertrophy

Nadia Abdel Wahab, Benjamin S. Weston, Terry Roberts, and Roger M. Mason

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2437-2445. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SBA-Positive Fibers between the CD Ampulla, Mesenchyme, and Renal Capsule

Karl Schumacher, Raimund Strehl, Uwe de Vries, Hermann Josef Groene, and Will W. Minuth

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2446-2453. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Physiologic Consequences of Vasopeptidase Inhibition in Humans: Effect of Sodium Intake

Michel Azizi, Maxime Lamarre-Cliche, Agnès Labatide-Alanore, Alvine Bissery, Than Tam Guyene, and Joël Ménard

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2454-2463. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Gene Therapy and Angiotensin II Blockade Synergistically Attenuate Renal Interstitial Fibrosis in Mice

Junwei Yang, Chunsun Dai, and Youhua Liu

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2464-2477. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension, and Vascular Regulation:

Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Lower In Vitro the Formation of Advanced Glycation End Products: Biochemical Mechanisms

Toshio Miyata, Charles van Ypersele de Strihou, Yasuhiko Ueda, Kohji Ichimori, Reiko Inagi, Hiroshi Onogi, Naoyoshi Ishikawa, Masaomi Nangaku, and Kiyoshi Kurokawa

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2478-2487. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

Human Platelets Stimulate Mesangial Cells to Produce Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 via the CD40/CD40 Ligand Pathway and May Amplify Glomerular Injury

Takaharu Tanaka, Takashi Kuroiwa, Hidekazu Ikeuchi, Fumie Ota, Yoriaki Kaneko, Kazue Ueki, Yoshito Tsukada, Iain B. McInnes, Dimitrios T. Boumpas, and Yoshihisa Nojima

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2488-2496. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lipoxins, Aspirin-Triggered Epi-Lipoxins, Lipoxin Stable Analogues, and the Resolution of Inflammation: Stimulation of Macrophage Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Neutrophils In Vivo

Siobhan Mitchell, Graham Thomas, Killeen Harvey, David Cottell, Keira Reville, Giovanni Berlasconi, Nicos A. Petasis, Lars Erwig, Andrew J. Rees, John Savill, Hugh R. Brady, and Catherine Godson

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2497-2507. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics and Development:

The Polycystic Kidney Disease Proteins, Polycystin-1, Polycystin-2, Polaris, and Cystin, Are Co-Localized in Renal Cilia

Bradley K. Yoder, Xiaoying Hou, and Lisa M. Guay-Woodford

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2508-2516. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Influence of Calcium-Sensing Receptor Gene on Urinary Calcium Excretion in Stone-Forming Patients

Giuseppe Vezzoli, Annalisa Tanini, Luigi Ferrucci, Laura Soldati, Cristiana Bianchin, Francesco Franceschelli, Cecilia Malentacchi, Berardino Porfirio, Donatella Adamo, Annalisa Terranegra, Alberto Falchetti, Daniele Cusi, Giuseppe Bianchi, and Maria Luisa Brandi

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2517-2523. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Mycophenolate Mofetil Attenuates Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Carlucci Gualberto Ventura, Terezila Machado Coimbra, Silvia Bernardete de Campos, Isac de Castro, Luis Yu, and Antonio Carlos Seguro

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2524-2533. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Cortisol Inhibits Acid-Induced Bone Resorption In Vitro

Nancy S. Krieger, Kevin K. Frick, and David A. Bushinsky

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2534-2539. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Modulation of Renal Calcium Handling by 11-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2

Paolo Ferrari, Mario G. Bianchetti, Aurelie Sansonnens, and Felix J. Frey

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2540-2546. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Comparison between SLC3A1 and SLC7A9 Cystinuria Patients and Carriers: A Need for a New Classification

Luca Dello Strologo, Elon Pras, Claudia Pontesilli, Ercole Beccia, Vittorino Ricci-Barbini, Luisa de Sanctis, Alberto Ponzone, Michele Gallucci, Luigi Bisceglia, Leopoldo Zelante, Maite Jimenez-Vidal, Mariona Font, Antonio Zorzano, Ferran Rousaud, Virginia Nunes, Paolo Gasparini, Manuel Palacín, and Gianfranco Rizzoni

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2547-2553. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Effect of Increased Dialysate Volume on Peritoneal Surface Area among Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Avry Chagnac, Pearl Herskovitz, Yaacov Ori, Tali Weinstein, Judith Hirsh, Miriam Katz, and Uzi Gafter

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2554-2559. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Graft Loss and Acute Coronary Syndromes after Renal Transplantation in the United States

Kevin C. Abbott, Jay R. Bucci, David Cruess, Allen J. Taylor, and Lawrence Y.C. Agodoa

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2560-2569. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

The Effect of Donor Gender on Graft Survival

Martin Zeier, Bernd Döhler, Gerhard Opelz, and Eberhard Ritz

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2570-2576. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dominance of Virus-Specific CD8 T Cells in Human Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection

Martina Sester, Urban Sester, Barbara C. Gärtner, Matthias Girndt, Andreas Meyerhans, and Hans Köhler

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2577-2584. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) Polymorphism And Outcome After Renal Transplantation

Bernd Krüger, Bernd Schröppel, Rami Ashkan, Brad Marder, Carl Zülke, Barbara Murphy, Bernhard K. Krämer, and Michael Fischereder

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2585-2589. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Expanding the Donor Pool: Effect on Graft Outcome

Emilio Ramos, Sola Aoun, and William E. Harmon

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2590-2599. [Full Text]  

REVIEWS:

TGF-ß Signaling in Renal Disease

Erwin P. Böttinger and Markus Bitzer

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2600-2610. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Molecular Mechanisms of Diabetic Mesangial Cell Hypertrophy: A Proliferation of Novel Factors

Gunter Wolf

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2611-2613. [Full Text]  

Cilia in PKD—Letting It All Hang Out

James P. Calvet

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2614-2616. [Full Text]  

ERRATA:

Correction for vol. 13, p. 2068; vol. 13, p. 1635

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2617. [Full Text]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2618. [Full Text]  

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