THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: A9-A12. [Full Text]  

ASN NEWS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: A31-A32. [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Metabolism of Cisplatin to a Nephrotoxin in Proximal Tubule Cells

Danyelle M. Townsend, Mei Deng, Lei Zhang, Maia G. Lapus, and Marie H. Hanigan

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1-10. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Inhibition of Prostasin Secretion by Serine Protease Inhibitors in the Kidney

Kozo Iwashita, Kenichiro Kitamura, Takefumi Narikiyo, Masataka Adachi, Naoki Shiraishi, Taku Miyoshi, Junko Nagano, Do Gia Tuyen, Hiroshi Nonoguchi, and Kimio Tomita

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 11-16. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Stimulation of Proximal Tubular Cell Apoptosis by Albumin-Bound Fatty Acids Mediated by Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-

Mustafa Arici, Ravinder Chana, Andrew Lewington, Jez Brown, and Nigel John Brunskill

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 17-27. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ca²⁺/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II Stimulates c-fos Transcription and DNA Synthesis by a Src-Based Mechanism in Glomerular Mesangial Cells

Yuan Wang, Rangnath Mishra, and Michael S. Simonson

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 28-36. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension and Vascular Regulation:

Rho-Kinase Inhibition Blunts Renal Vasoconstriction Induced by Distinct Signaling Pathways In Vivo

Alessandro Cavarape, Nicole Endlich, Roberta Assaloni, Ettore Bartoli, Michael Steinhausen, Niranjan Parekh, and Karlhans Endlich

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 37-45. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

Cloning of Rat Homologue of Podocin: Expression in Proteinuric States and in Developing Glomeruli

Hiroshi Kawachi, Hiroko Koike, Hidetake Kurihara, Tatsuo Sakai, and Fujio Shimizu

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 46-56. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Contributes to Autoimmune Renal Injury in MRL-Fas^lpr Mice

Yasunori Iwata, Takashi Wada, Kengo Furuichi, Norihiko Sakai, Kouji Matsushima, Hitoshi Yokoyama, and Ken-ichi Kobayashi

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 57-67. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Membrane Expression of Proteinase 3 Is Genetically Determined

Adrian Schreiber, Andreas Busjahn, Friedrich C. Luft, and Ralph Kettritz

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 68-75. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics and Development:

Spectrum of Mutations in the Gene for Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD/PKHD1)

Carsten Bergmann, Jan Senderek, Beate Sedlacek, Ioannis Pegiazoglou, Patricia Puglia, Thomas Eggermann, Sabine Rudnik-Schneborn, Laszlo Furu, Luiz F. Onuchic, Monica de Baca, Gregory G. Germino, Lisa Guay-Woodford, Stefan Somlo, Markus Moser, Reinhard Büttner, and Klaus Zerres

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 76-89. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Effect of Chronic Renal Failure on Cardiac Contractile Function, Calcium Cycling, and Gene Expression of Proteins Important for Calcium Homeostasis in the Rat

David Kennedy, Eiad Omran, Sankaridrug M. Periyasamy, Jalaa Nadoor, Anumeet Priyadarshi, James C. Willey, Deepak Malhotra, Zijian Xie, and Joseph I. Shapiro

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 90-97. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hsp27 Associates with Actin and Limits Injury in Energy Depleted Renal Epithelia

Scott K. Van Why, Andrea S. Mann, Thomas Ardito, Gunilla Thulin, Sarah Ferris, Megan A. Macleod, Michael Kashgarian, and Norman J. Siegel

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 98-106. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Crystal Retention Capacity of Cells in the Human Nephron: Involvement of CD44 and Its Ligands Hyaluronic Acid and Osteopontin in the Transition of a Crystal Binding- into a Nonadherent Epithelium

Anja Verhulst, Marino Asselman, Veerle P. Persy, Marieke S.J. Schepers, Mark F. Helbert, Carl F. Verkoelen, and Marc E. De Broe

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 107-115. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Selective Regulation of ICAM-1 and RANTES Gene Expression after ICAM-1 Ligation on Human Renal Fibroblasts

Robert Blaber, Eleni Stylianou, Aled Clayton, and Robert Steadman

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 116-127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P53 Mediates the Apoptotic Response to GTP Depletion after Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion: Protective Role of a p53 Inhibitor

K. J. Kelly, Zoya Plotkin, Stacey L. Vulgamott, and Pierre C. Dagher

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 128-138. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Osteopontin Is a Critical Inhibitor of Calcium Oxalate Crystal Formation and Retention in Renal Tubules

Jeffrey A. Wesson, Richard J. Johnson, Marrilda Mazzali, Anne M. Beshensky, Susan Stietz, Ceci Giachelli, Lucy Liaw, Charles E. Alpers, William G. Couser, Jack G. Kleinman, and Jeremy Hughes

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 139-147. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Thyroparathyroidectomy, Exogenous Calcium, and Short-Term Calcitriol Therapy on the Growth Plate in Renal Failure

Cheryl P. Sanchez and Yu-Zhu He

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 148-158. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Cardiac Valve Calcification as an Important Predictor for All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality in Long-Term Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Prospective Study

Angela Yee-Moon Wang, Mei Wang, Jean Woo, Christopher Wai-Kei Lam, Philip Kam-Tao Li, Siu-Fai Lui, and John E. Sanderson

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 159-168. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodialysis Infection Prevention with Polysporin Ointment

Charmaine E. Lok, Kenneth E. Stanley, Janet E. Hux, Robert Richardson, Sheldon W. Tobe, and John Conly

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 169-179. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Survival Advantage for Adult Hispanic Hemodialysis Patients? Findings from the End-Stage Renal Disease Clinical Performance Measures Project

Diane L. Frankenfield, Michael V. Rocco, Sheila H. Roman, and William M. McClellan

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 180-186. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly: A Decision Analysis

Sarbjit V. Jassal, Murray D. Krahn, Gary Naglie, Jeffrey S. Zaltzman, Janet M. Roscoe, Edward H. Cole, and Donald A. Redelmeier

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 187-196. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cancers of the Kidney and Urinary Tract in Patients on Dialysis for End-Stage Renal Disease: Analysis of Data from the United States, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand

John H. Stewart, Gherardo Buccianti, Lawrence Agodoa, Ryszard Gellert, Margaret R.E. McCredie, Albert B. Lowenfels, Alex P.S. Disney, Robert A. Wolfe, Peter Boyle, and Patrick Maisonneuve

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 197-207. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Kidney Allograft and Patient Survival in Type I Diabetic Recipients of Cadaveric Kidney Alone Versus Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney Transplants: A Multivariate Analysis of the UNOS Database

Suphamai Bunnapradist, Yong W. Cho, J. Michael Cecka, Alan Wilkinson, and Gabriel M. Danovitch

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 208-213. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Targeting of Macrophage Activity by Adenovirus-Mediated Intragraft Overexpression of TNFRp55-Ig, IL-12p40, and vIL-10 Ameliorates Adenovirus-Mediated Chronic Graft Injury, whereas Stimulation of Macrophages by Overexpression of IFN- Accelerates Chronic Graft Injury in a Rat Renal Allograft Model

Jun Yang, Anja Reutzel-Selke, Christoph Steier, Anke Jurisch, Stefan Günter Tullius, Birgit Sawitzki, Jay Kolls, Hans-Dieter Volk, and Thomas Ritter

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 214-225. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heightened Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte CD69 Expression is Neither Sensitive nor Specific as a Noninvasive Diagnostic Test for Renal Allograft Rejection

Martin Karpinski, David Rush, John Jeffery, Denise Pochinco, Doug Milley, and Peter Nickerson

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 226-233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Outcome of Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Inherited Thrombophilia: Data of a Prospective Study

Stefan Heidenreich, Ralf Junker, Heiner Wolters, Detlef Lang, Sabine Hessing, Gitta Nitsche, and Ulrike Nowak-Göttl

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 234-239. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Disorders of Renal Tubular Phosphate Transport

Harriet S. Tenenhouse and Heini Murer

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 240-247. [Full Text]  

REVIEWS:

Recent Advances in Molecular Genetics of Hereditary Magnesium-Losing Disorders

Martin Konrad and Stefanie Weber

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 249-260. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Signaling: Focus on Rho in Renal Disease

Claire C. Sharpe and Bruce M. Hendry

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 261-264. [Full Text]  

Transitioning to Therapy in Ischemic Acute Renal Failure

Bruce A. Molitoris

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 265-267. [Full Text]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 268-269. [Full Text]  

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