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: A37-A39. [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

Cell and Transport Physiology:

The Serum and Glucocorticoid-Inducible Kinase SGK1 and the Na⁺/H⁺ Exchange Regulating Factor NHERF2 Synergize to Stimulate the Renal Outer Medullary K⁺ Channel ROMK1

C. Chris Yun, Monica Palmada, Hamdy M. Embark, Olga Fedorenko, Yuxi Feng, Guido Henke, Iwan Setiawan, Christoph Boehmer, Edward J. Weinman, Sabrina Sandrasagra, Christoph Korbmacher, Philip Cohen, David Pearce, and Florian Lang

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2823-2830. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Expression of KCNA10, a Voltage-Gated K Channel, in Glomerular Endothelium and at the Apical Membrane of the Renal Proximal Tubule

Xiaoqiang Yao, Shulan Tian, Ho-Yu Chan, Daniel Biemesderfer, and Gary V. Desir

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2831-2839. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Novel Effects of Neutrophil-Derived Proteinase 3 and Elastase on the Vascular Endothelium Involve In Vivo Cleavage of NF-B and Proapoptotic Changes in JNK, ERK, and p38 MAPK Signaling Pathways

Gloria A. Preston, Christopher S. Zarella, William F. Pendergraft, III, Earl H. Rudolph, Jia Jin Yang, Stephen B. Sekura, J. Charles Jennette, and Ronald J. Falk

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2840-2849. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Involvement of Pax-2 in the Action of Activin A on Tubular Cell Regeneration

Akito Maeshima, Kyoko Maeshima, Yoshihisa Nojima, and Itaru Kojima

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2850-2859. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension and Vascular Regulation:

A Mouse Model of Angiotensin II Slow Pressor Response: Role of Oxidative Stress

Noritaka Kawada, Enyu Imai, Alexsander Karber, William J. Welch, and Christopher S. Wilcox

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2860-2868. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

Prominent Renal Expression of a Murine Leukemia Retrovirus in Experimental Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Jessy J. Alexander, Amit K. Saxena, Lihua Bao, Alexander Jacob, Mark Haas, and Richard J. Quigg

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2869-2877. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics and Development:

Lysosomal Cystine Storage Augments Apoptosis in Cultured Human Fibroblasts and Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells

Margaret Park, Amanda Helip-Wooley, and Jess Thoene

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2878-2887. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

A Role for Uric Acid in the Progression of Renal Disease

Duk-Hee Kang, Takahiko Nakagawa, Lili Feng, Susumu Watanabe, Lin Han, Marilda Mazzali, Luan Truong, Raymond Harris, and Richard J Johnson

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2888-2897. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

How To Fully Protect the Kidney in a Severe Model of Progressive Nephropathy: A Multidrug Approach

Carla Zoja, Daniela Corna, Davide Camozzi, Dario Cattaneo, Daniela Rottoli, Cristian Batani, Cristina Zanchi, Mauro Abbate, and Giuseppe Remuzzi

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2898-2908. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endothelial Dilatory Function Predicts Individual Susceptibility to Renal Damage in the 5/6 Nephrectomized Rat

Simone Gschwend, Hendrik Buikema, Gerjan Navis, Robert H. Henning, Dick de Zeeuw, and Richard P. E. van Dokkum

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2909-2915. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pentoxifylline Attenuated the Renal Disease Progression in Rats with Remnant Kidney

Shuei-Liong Lin, Yung-Ming Chen, Chiang-Ting Chien, Wen-Chih Chiang, Chien-Chen Tsai, and Tun-Jun Tsai

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2916-2929. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glomerular Oxidative and Antioxidative Systems in Experimental Mesangioproliferative Glomerulonephritis

Soeren A. Gaertner, Ulf Janssen, Tammo Ostendorf, Karl-Martin Koch, Jüurgen Floege, and Wilfried Gwinner

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2930-2937. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Responsiveness of Hypercalciuria to Thiazide in Dent’s Disease

Khalid A Raja, Scott Schurman, Richard G. D’Mello, Douglas Blowey, Paul Goodyer, Scott Van Why, Robert J. Ploutz-Snyder, John Asplin, and Steven J. Scheinman

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2938-2944. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Regulation of Parathyroid Vitamin D Receptor Expression by Extracellular Calcium

Bartolomé Garfia, Sagrario Cañadillas, Antonio Canalejo, Fernando Luque, Emilio Siendones, Manuel Quesada, Yolanda Almadén, Escolástico Aguilera-Tejero, and Mariano Rodríguez

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2945-2952. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Increased Arterial Stiffness in Young Adults with End-Stage Renal Disease since Childhood

Jaap W Groothoff, Mariken P Gruppen, Martin Offringa, Eric de Groot, Willem Stok, Willem Jan Bos, Jean Claude Davin, Marc R Lilien, Nicole Caj van de Kar, Eric D Wolff, and Hugo S. Heymans

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2953-2961. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Long-Term Renal Effects of Low-Dose Cyclosporine in Uveitis-Treated Patients: Follow-Up Study

Corinne Isnard Bagnis, Sophie Tezenas du Montcel, Hélène Beaufils, Chantal Jouanneau, Marie Chantal Jaudon, Philippe Maksud, Alain Mallet, Phuc LeHoang, and Gilbert Deray

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2962-2968. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Access Flow Monitoring of Patients with Native Vessel Arteriovenous Fistulae and Previous Angioplasty

Marcello Tonelli, David Hirsch, Timothy W.I. Clark, Colleen Wile, Paula Mossop, Joanne Marryatt, and Kailash Jindal

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2969-2973. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Donor Hepatitis C Seropositivity: Clinical Correlates and Effect on Early Graft and Patient Survival in Adult Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation

Jay R. Bucci, Cal S. Matsumoto, S. John Swanson, Lawrence Y. C. Agodoa, Kent C. Holtzmuller, Thomas G. Peters, and Kevin C. Abbott

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2974-2982. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Reversibility with Interleukin-2 Suggests that T Cell Anergy Contributes to Donor-Specific Hyporesponsiveness in Renal Transplant Patients

Wan Fai Ng, Maria Hernandez-Fuentes, Richard Baker, Afzal Chaudhry, and Robert I. Lechler

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2983-2989. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Visualizing Tubular Lipid Peroxidation in Intact Renal Tissue in Hypertensive Rats

Sujata Bapat, Jan Andries Post, Branko Braam, Roel Goldschmeding, Hein A. Koomans, Arie J. Verkleij, and Jaap A. Joles

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2990-2996. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

FRONTIERS IN NEPHROLOGY:

Recent Progress in HIV-Associated Nephropathy

Michael J. Ross and Paul E. Klotman

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2997-3004. [Full Text]  

Podocyte Biology and Response to Injury

Peter Mundel and Stuart J. Shankland

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 3005-3015. [Full Text]  

Inherited Podocytopathies: FSGS and Nephrotic Syndrome from a Genetic Viewpoint

Martin R. Pollak

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 3016-3023. [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

The Next Treatments of Chronic Kidney Disease: If We Find Them, Can We Test Them?

Thomas H. Hostetter

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 3024-3026. [Full Text]  

SPECIAL COMMENTARY:

2002 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 3027-3030. [Full Text]  

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MANUSCRIPT CONSULTANTS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 3031-3033. [Full Text]  

ERRATA:

Correction for vol. 13, p. 1509

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 3034. [Full Text]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 3035-3036. [Full Text]  

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