THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS:

This Month's Highlights

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: A11-A13. [Full Text]  

ASN NEWS:

ASN News

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: A39-A40. [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Short-Term Regulation of Basolateral Organic Anion Uptake in Proximal Tubular OK cells: EGF Acts via MAPK, PLA₂, and COX1

Christoph Sauvant, Hildegard Holzinger, and Michael Gekle

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 1981-1991. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human CLC-KB Gene Promoter Drives the EGFP Expression in the Specific Distal Nephron Segments and Inner Ear

Katsuki Kobayashi, Shinichi Uchida, Hiro-oki Okamura, Fumiaki Marumo, and Sei Sasaki

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 1992-1998. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Expression of RhCG, a New Putative NH₃/NH₄⁺ Transporter, along the Rat Nephron

Dominique Eladari, Lydie Cheval, Fabienne Quentin, Olivier Bertrand, Isabelle Mouro, Baya Cherif-Zahar, Jean-Pierre Cartron, Michel Paillard, Alain Doucet, and Régine Chambrey

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 1999-2008. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Histone Deacetylases Augment Cytokine Induction of the iNOS Gene

Zhiyuan Yu, Wenzheng Zhang, and Bruce C. Kone

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2009-2017. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension, and Vascular Regulation:

Coordination of Mesangial Cell Contraction by Gap Junction–Mediated Intercellular Ca²⁺ Wave

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

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2018-2026. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

VEGF Expression in Hypoxia and Hyperglycemia: Reciprocal Effect on Branching Angiogenesis in Epithelial-Endothelial Co-Cultures

Byung-Soo Kim, Jun Chen, Talia Weinstein, Eisei Noiri, and Michael S. Goligorsky

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2027-2036. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

The Leptospira Outer Membrane Protein LipL32 Induces Tubulointerstitial Nephritis-Mediated Gene Expression in Mouse Proximal Tubule Cells

Chih-Wei Yang, Mai-Szu Wu, Ming-Jeng Pan, Wang-Ju Hsieh, Alain Vandewalle, and Chiu-Ching Huang

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2037-2045. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics and Development:

Immunolocalization of Cystinosin, the Protein Defective in Cystinosis

Mushfequr R. Haq, Vasiliki Kalatzis, Marie-Claire Gubler, Margaret M. Town, Corinne Antignac, William G. van’t Hoff, and Adrian S. Woolf

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2046-2051. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Linkage of a Gene Causing Familial Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type III to Chromosome 1

John J. Neary, Peter J. Conlon, David Croke, Anthony Dorman, Mary Keogan, Feng Yu Zhang, Jeffery M. Vance, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, William K. Scott, and Michelle P. Winn

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2052-2057. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A Mutant Form of the Wilms’ Tumor Suppressor Gene WT1 Observed in Denys-Drash Syndrome Interferes with Glomerular Capillary Development

Thomas A. Natoli, Jing Liu, Vera Eremina, Karen Hodgens, Cong Li, Yuki Hamano, Peter Mundel, Raghu Kalluri, Jeffrey H. Miner, Susan E. Quaggin, and Jordan A. Kreidberg

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2058-2067. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Association of a Decreased Number of d(CA) Repeats in the Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Promoter with Glomerulosclerosis Susceptibility in Mice

Alessia Fornoni, Yingcai Wang, Oliver Lenz, Liliane J. Striker, and Gary E. Striker

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2068-2076. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Renal Abnormalities in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Are Associated with 11p15.5 Uniparental Disomy

Michael Goldman, Adam Smith, Cheryl Shuman, Oana Caluseriu, Chihong Wei, Leslie Steele, Peter Ray, Paul Sadowski, Jeremy Squire, Rosanna Weksberg, and Norman D. Rosenblum

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2077-2084. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Inhibition of Na⁺-Dependent Transporters in Cystine-Loaded Human Renal Cells: Electrophysiological Studies on the Fanconi Syndrome of Cystinosis

Ibrahim ÇCetinkaya, Eberhard Schlatter, Jochen R. Hirsch, Peter Herter, Erik Harms, and Robert Kleta

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2085-2093. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Functional Activation of Heat Shock Factor and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor in the Kidney

Oliver Eickelberg, Frank Seebach, Michael Riordan, Gunilla Thulin, Andrea Mann, Kimberly H. Reidy, Scott K. Van Why, Michael Kashgarian, and Norman Siegel

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2094-2101. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃-Independent Stimulatory Effect of Estrogen on the Expression of ECaC1 in the Kidney

Monique van Abel, Joost G. J. Hoenderop, Olivier Dardenne, René St. Arnaud, Carel H. van Os, Hans J. P. T. M. van Leeuwen, and René J. M. Bindels

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2102-2109. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Persistent Downregulation of Calcium-Sensing Receptor mRNA in Rat Parathyroids when Severe Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Is Reversed by an Isogenic Kidney Transplantation

Ewa Lewin, Bartolome Garfia, Fernando Luque Recio, Mariano Rodriguez, and Klaus Olgaard

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2110-2116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

National Profile of Practice Patterns for Hemodialysis Vascular Access in the United States

Donal Reddan, Preston Klassen, Diane L. Frankenfield, Lynda Szczech, Steve Schwab, Joseph Coladonato, Michael Rocco, Edmund G. Lowrie, and William F. Owen, Jr.

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2117-2124. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Initiation of Dialysis Fails to Prolong Survival in Patients with End-Stage Renal Failure

Jamie P. Traynor, Keith Simpson, Colin C. Geddes, Christopher J. Deighan, and Jonathan G. Fox

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2125-2132. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Prevention of Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Infections Using Catheter-Restricted Filling with Gentamicin and Citrate: A Randomized Controlled Study

Gursharan K. Dogra, Helen Herson, Brian Hutchison, Ashley B. Irish, Christopher H. Heath, Clay Golledge, Grant Luxton, and Harry Moody

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2133-2139. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Predictive Performance of Renal Function Equations for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Normal Serum Creatinine Levels

Andrew G. Bostom, Florian Kronenberg, and Eberhard Ritz

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2140-2144. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Clinical Course of Polyoma Virus Nephropathy in 67 Renal Transplant Patients

Emilio Ramos, Cinthia B. Drachenberg, John C. Papadimitriou, Omar Hamze, Jeffrey C. Fink, David K. Klassen, Rene C. Drachenberg, Anne Wiland, Ravinder Wali, Charles B. Cangro, Eugene Schweitzer, Stephen T. Bartlett, and Matthew R. Weir

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2145-2151. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inadequate Donor Size in Cadaver Kidney Transplantation

Bertram L. Kasiske, Jon J. Snyder, and David Gilbertson

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2152-2159. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

FRONTIERS IN NEPHROLOGY:

Renal Tubular Acidosis: The Clinical Entity

Juan Rodríguez Soriano

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2160-2170. [Full Text]  

Unraveling the Molecular Pathogenesis of Isolated Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis

Takashi Igarashi, Takashi Sekine, Jun Inatomi, and George Seki

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2171-2177. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inherited Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis

Fiona E. Karet

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2178-2184. [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

An Introduction to Frontiers in Nephrology

Allison A. Eddy and William G. Couser

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2185. [Full Text]  

Alkali Therapy In Renal Tubular Acidosis: Who Needs It?

R. Curtis Morris, Jr. and Anthony Sebastian

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2186-2188. [Full Text]  

Cystinosis: Antibodies and Healthy Bodies

Robert Kleta and William A. Gahl

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2189-2191. [Full Text]  

WT1, a Multiform Protein. Contribution of Genetic Models to the Understanding of its Various Functions

Marie Claire Gubler

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2192-2194. [Full Text]  

The Case Against Chronic Venous Hemodialysis Access

David Butterly and Steve J. Schwab

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2195-2197. [Full Text]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

J Am Soc Nephrol 13: 2198. [Full Text]  

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