THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS:

This Month’s Highlights

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: A9-A11. [Full Text]  

ASN NEWS:

ASN NEWS

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: A29-A30. [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

Cell and Transport Physiology:

RhBG and RhCG, the Putative Ammonia Transporters, Are Expressed in the Same Cells in the Distal Nephron

Fabienne Quentin, Dominique Eladari, Lydie Cheval, Claude Lopez, Dominique Goossens, Yves Colin, Jean-Pierre Cartron, Michel Paillard, and Régine Chambrey

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 545-554. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Corticosteroids Induce Expression of Aquaporin-1 and Increase Transcellular Water Transport in Rat Peritoneum

Maria S. Stoenoiu, Jie Ni, Charlotte Verkaeren, Huguette Debaix, Jean-Christophe Jonas, Norbert Lameire, Jean-Marc Verbavatz, and Olivier Devuyst

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 555-565. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Urinary Concentrating Defect in Hypothyroid Rats: Role of Sodium, Potassium, 2-Chloride Co-Transporter, and Aquaporins

Melissa A. Cadnapaphornchai, Yang-Wook Kim, Andrey K. Gurevich, Sandra N. Summer, Sandor Falk, Joshua M. Thurman, and Robert W. Schrier

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 566-574. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

The Calcimimetic AMG 073 as a Potential Treatment for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism of End-Stage Renal Disease

L. Darryl Quarles, Donald J. Sherrard, Stephen Adler, Steven J. Rosansky, Laura C. McCary, Wei Liu, Stewart A. Turner, and David A. Bushinsky

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 575-583. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Differential Contribution of Three Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases to PDGF-BB-Induced Mesangial Cell Proliferation and Gene Expression

Hitomi Kawano, Shokei Kim, Kensuke Ohta, Takafumi Nakao, Hitoshi Miyazaki, Tatsuya Nakatani, and Hiroshi Iwao

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 584-592. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PPAR Agonists Protect Mesangial Cells from Interleukin 1-Induced Intracellular Lipid Accumulation by Activating the ABCA1 Cholesterol Efflux Pathway

Xiong Z. Ruan, John F. Moorhead, Ray Fernando, David C. Wheeler, Stephen H. Powis, and Zac Varghese

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 593-600. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CTGF Mediates TGF-–Induced Fibronectin Matrix Deposition by Upregulating Active 51 Integrin in Human Mesangial Cells

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

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 601-610. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Digital Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Ultrastructure of the Mouse Proximal Tubule

Xiao Yue Zhai, Henrik Birn, Knud B. Jensen, Jesper S. Thomsen, Arne Andreasen, and Erik I. Christensen

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 611-619. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Production of the Novel Mesangial Autocrine Growth Factors GDNF and IL-10 Is Regulated by the Immunomodulator AS101

Yona Kalechman, Benjamin Sredni, Talia Weinstein, Ilya Freidkin, Ana Tobar, Michael Albeck, and Uzi Gafter

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 620-630. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

TGF-1–Mediated Inhibition of HK-2 Cell Migration

Ya-Chung Tian and Aled O. Phillips

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 631-640. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension, and Vascular Regulation:

Development of Renal Disease in People at High Cardiovascular Risk: Results of the HOPE Randomized Study

Johannes F. E. Mann, Hertzel C. Gerstein, Qi-Long Yi, Eva M. Lonn, Byron J. Hoogwerf, Andrew Rashkow, and Salim Yusuf

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 641-647. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glomerular Ultrafiltration in Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancy

Paul Moran, Peter H. Baylis, Marshall D. Lindheimer, and John M. Davison

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 648-652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hyperhomocysteinemia Induces Renal Hemodynamic Dysfunction: Is Nitric Oxide Involved?

Patricia A. Fischer, Graciela N. Dominguez, Luis A. Cuniberti, Verónica Martinez, José P. Werba, Agustín J. Ramirez, and Lucas D. Masnatta

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 653-660. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

Activation of the G_i Heterotrimeric G Protein by ANCA IgG F(ab')₂ Fragments Is Necessary but not Sufficient to Stimulate the Recruitment of Those Downstream Mediators Used by Intact ANCA IgG

Julie M. Williams, Anne Ben-Smith, Peter Hewins, Stephen K. Dove, Philip Hughes, Robert McEwan, Michael J.O. Wakelam, and Caroline O.S. Savage

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 661-669. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Administration of a Soluble Recombinant Complement C3 Inhibitor Protects Against Renal Disease in MRL/lpr Mice

Lihua Bao, Mark Haas, Damian M. Kraus, Bradley K. Hack, Jonathan K. Rakstang, V. Michael Holers, and Richard J. Quigg

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 670-679. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics and Development:

OFD1, the Gene Mutated in Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome Type 1, Is Expressed in the Metanephros and in Human Embryonic Renal Mesenchymal Cells

Leila Romio, Victoria Wright, Karen Price, Paul J.D. Winyard, Dian Donnai, Mary E. Porteous, Brunella Franco, Giovanna Giorgio, Sue Malcolm, Adrian S. Woolf, and Sally A. Feather

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 680-689. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Cyclosporine A Slows the Progressive Renal Disease of Alport Syndrome (X-Linked Hereditary Nephritis): Results from a Canine Model

Dilys Chen, Barbara Jefferson, Scott J. Harvey, Keqin Zheng, Cathy J. Gartley, Robert M. Jacobs, and Paul S. Thorner

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 690-698. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Lack of Cyclin Kinase Inhibitor p27^Kip1 Ameliorates Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy

Midori Awazu, Sayu Omori, Kenji Ishikura, Mariko Hida, and Hisayo Fujita

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 699-708. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Delayed Treatment with Lithospermate B Attenuates Experimental Diabetic Renal Injury

GEUN TAEK Lee, Hunjoo Ha, Mankil Jung, Hari Li, Soon Won Hong, Bong Soo Cha, Hyun Chul Lee, and and Young Dong Cho

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 709-720. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Pharmacokinetics of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases Compared Renal Transplant Recipients

Irmgard Neumann, Michael Haidinger, Heidemarie Jäger, Hans Grützmacher, Andrea Griesmacher, Mathias M. Müller, Peter M. Bayer, and Franz Thomas Meisl

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 721-727. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Restriction of Dietary Glycotoxins Reduces Excessive Advanced Glycation End Products in Renal Failure Patients

Jaime Uribarri, Melpomeni Peppa, Weijing Cai, Teresia Goldberg, Min Lu, Cijiang He, and Helen Vlassara

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 728-731. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

LCAT-Dependent Conversion of Pre1-HDL into -Migrating HDL is Severely Delayed in Hemodialysis Patients

Takashi Miida, Osamu Miyazaki, Osamu Hanyu, Yuichi Nakamura, Satoshi Hirayama, Ichiei Narita, Fumitake Gejyo, Isei Ei, Kazuyuki Tasaki, Yutaka Kohda, Takashi Ohta, Syogo Yata, Isamu Fukamachi, and Masahiko Okada

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 732-738. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Primary Vesicoureteric Reflux as a Predictor of Renal Damage in Children Hospitalized with Urinary Tract Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Isky Gordon, Maria Barkovics, Sima Pindoria, Tim J. Cole, and Adrian S Woolf

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 739-744. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Gene Transfer-Induced Local Heme Oxygenase-1 Overexpression Protects Rat Kidney Transplants From Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Tom D. Blydt-Hansen, Masamichi Katori, Charles Lassman, Bibo Ke, Ana J. Coito, Suhasani Iyer, Roland Buelow, Robert Ettenger, Ronald W. Busuttil, and Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 745-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Renal Transplantation: Can We Reduce Calcineurin Inhibitor/Stop Steroids? Evidence Based on Protocol Biopsy Findings

Eliana Gotti, Norberto Perico, Annalisa Perna, Flavio Gaspari, Dario Cattaneo, Raffaele Caruso, Silvia Ferrari, Nadia Stucchi, Gianfranco Marchetti, Mauro Abbate, and Giuseppe Remuzzi

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 755-766. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CD4 Cell Lymphopenia and Atherosclerosis in Renal Transplant Recipients

Didier Ducloux, Bruno Challier, Philippe Saas, Pierre Tiberghien, and Jean-Marc Chalopin

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 767-772. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Protocol Core Needle Biopsy and Histologic Chronic Allograft Damage Index (CADI) as Surrogate End Point for Long-Term Graft Survival in Multicenter Studies

Serdar Yilmaz, Steven Tomlanovich, Timothy Mathew, Eero Taskinen, Timo Paavonen, Merci Navarro, Eleanor Ramos, Leon Hooftman, and Pekka Häyry

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 773-779. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cytomegalovirus Disease after Prophylaxis with Oral Ganciclovir in Renal Transplantation: The Importance of HLA-DR Matching

Mark A. Schnitzler, Jeffrey A. Lowell, S. Paul Hmiel, Karen L. Hardinger, Helen Liapis, Connie S. Ceriotti, and Daniel C. Brennan

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 780-785. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Inducible Gene Silencing in Podocytes: A New Tool for Studying Glomerular Function

Laurence Bugeon, Aliki Danou, David Carpentier, Paul Langridge, Nelofer Syed, and Margaret J. Dallman

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 786-791. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Prevention and Treatment of Acute Renal Failure in Sepsis

An S. De Vriese

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 792-805. [Full Text]  

REVIEWS:

Podocyte Differentiation and Glomerulogenesis

Jordan A. Kreidberg

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 806-814. [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Complement Inhibitors And Glomerulonephritis: Are We There Yet?

William G. Couser

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 815-818. [Full Text]  

p27^Kip1: The "Rosebud" of Diabetic Nephropathy?

Gunter Wolf and Stuart J. Shankland

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 819-822. [Full Text]  

ERRATUM:

Correction for vol. 14, p. 128

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 823-824. [Full Text]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 825. [Full Text]  

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