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:

Mineralocorticoid Effects in the Kidney: Correlation between ENaC, GILZ, and Sgk-1 mRNA Expression and Urinary Excretion of Na⁺ and K⁺

Olivier G. Muller, Rimma G. Parnova, Gabriel Centeno, Bernard C. Rossier, Dmitri Firsov, and Jean-Daniel Horisberger

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1107-1115. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Biphasic Regulation of Renal Proximal Bicarbonate Absorption by Luminal AT_1A Receptor

Yanan Zheng, Shoko Horita, Chiaki Hara, Motoei Kunimi, Hideomi Yamada, Takeshi Sugaya, Atsuo Goto, Toshiro Fujita, and George Seki

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1116-1122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Role of Megalin in Endocytosis of Advanced Glycation End Products: Implications for a Novel Protein Binding to Both Megalin and Advanced Glycation End Products

Akihiko Saito, Ryoji Nagai, Atsuhito Tanuma, Hitomi Hama, Kenji Cho, Tetsuro Takeda, Yutaka Yoshida, Tosifusa Toda, Fujio Shimizu, Seikoh Horiuchi, and Fumitake Gejyo

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1123-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension and Vascular Regulation:

Regression of Renal Vascular and Glomerular Fibrosis: Role of Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonism and Matrix Metalloproteinases

Jean-Jacques Boffa, Ying Lu, Sandrine Placier, Adam Stefanski, Jean-Claude Dussaule, and Christos Chatziantoniou

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1132-1144. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

PDGF-C Expression in the Developing and Normal Adult Human Kidney and in Glomerular Diseases

Frank Eitner, Tammo Ostendorf, Matthias Kretzler, Clemens D. Cohen, Ulf Eriksson, Hermann-Josef Gröne, and Jürgen Floege

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1145-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angiogenic Protein Cyr61 is Expressed by Podocytes in Anti-Thy-1 Glomerulonephritis

Kazutomo Sawai, Kiyoshi Mori, Masashi Mukoyama, Akira Sugawara, Takayoshi Suganami, Masao Koshikawa, Kensei Yahata, Hisashi Makino, Tetsuya Nagae, Yuriko Fujinaga, Hideki Yokoi, Tetsuro Yoshioka, Akihiro Yoshimoto, Issei Tanaka, and Kazuwa Nakao

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1154-1163. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics and Development:

Genotype-Renal Function Correlation in Type 2 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Riccardo Magistroni, Ning He, Kairong Wang, Robin Andrew, Ann Johnson, Patricia Gabow, Elizabeth Dicks, Patrick Parfrey, Roser Torra, Jose L. San-Millan, Eliecer Coto, Marjan van Dijk, Martijn Breuning, Dorien Peters, Nadja Bogdanova, Giulia Ligabue, Alberto Albertazzi, Nick Hateboer, Kyproula Demetriou, Alkis Pierides, Constantinos Deltas, Peter St. George-Hyslop, David Ravine, and York Pei

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1164-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Time-Course Genetic Analysis of Albuminuria in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats on Low-Salt Diet

Michael R. Garrett, Howard Dene, and John P. Rapp

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1175-1187. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hematopoietic Stem Cells Contribute to the Regeneration of Renal Tubules after Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice

Fangming Lin, Kimberly Cordes, Linheng Li, Leroy Hood, William G. Couser, Stuart J. Shankland, and Peter Igarashi

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1188-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Mice with Podocyte-Specific Expression of Mutant -Actinin-4

Jean-Louis Michaud, Lyne I. Lemieux, Manon Dubé, Barbara C. Vanderhyden, Susan J. Robertson, and Chris R.J. Kennedy

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1200-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anti-Hypertensive Agents Inhibit In Vivo the Formation of Advanced Glycation End Products and Improve Renal Damage in a Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy Rat Model

Masaomi Nangaku, Toshio Miyata, Toshio Sada, Makoto Mizuno, Reiko Inagi, Yasuhiko Ueda, Naoyoshi Ishikawa, Hiroko Yuzawa, Hiroyuki Koike, Charles van Ypersele de Strihou, and Kiyoshi Kurokawa

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1212-1222. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Expression and Function of the Developmental Gene Wnt-4 during Experimental Acute Renal Failure in Rats

Yoshio Terada, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tomokazu Okado, Haruko Shimamura, Seiji Inoshita, Michio Kuwahara, and Sei Sasaki

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1223-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Urokinase Receptor Modulates Cellular and Angiogenic Responses in Obstructive Nephropathy

Guoqiang Zhang, Heungsoo Kim, Xiaohe Cai, Jesus M. Lopez-Guisa, Peter Carmeliet, and Allison A. Eddy

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1234-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Urokinase Receptor Deficiency Accelerates Renal Fibrosis in Obstructive Nephropathy

Guoqiang Zhang, Heungsoo Kim, Xiaohe Cai, Jesús M. López-Guisa, Charles E. Alpers, Youhua Liu, Peter Carmeliet, and Allison A. Eddy

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1254-1271. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Menopause and Postmenopausal Hormone Use and Risk of Incident Kidney Stones

Holly J. Mattix Kramer, Francine Grodstein, Meir J. Stampfer, and Gary C. Curhan

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1272-1277. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Broadening the Spectrum of Diseases Related to Podocin Mutations

Gianluca Caridi, Roberta Bertelli, Marco Di Duca, Monica Dagnino, Francesco Emma, Andrea Onetti Muda, Francesco Scolari, Nunzia Miglietti, Gianna Mazzucco, Luisa Murer, Alba Carrea, Laura Massella, Gianfranco Rizzoni, Francesco Perfumo, and Gian Marco Ghiggeri

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1278-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Renal Insufficiency on Short-Term Morbidity and Mortality after Lower Extremity Revascularization: Data from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

Ann M. O’Hare, Joe Feinglass, Anton N. Sidawy, Peter Bacchetti, Rudolph A. Rodriguez, Jennifer Daley, Shukri Khuri, William G. Henderson, and Kirsten L. Johansen

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1287-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Effects of Conventional and New Peritoneal Dialysis Fluids on Leukocyte Recruitment in the Rat Peritoneal Membrane

Siska Mortier, An S. de Vriese, Rachel M. McLoughlin, Nicholas Topley, Thomas P. Schaub, Jutta Passlick-Deetjen, and Norbert H. Lameire

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1296-1306. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Determinants of Survival among HIV-Infected Chronic Dialysis Patients

Rudolph A. Rodriguez, Michael Mendelson, Ann M. O’Hare, Ling Chin Hsu, and Patricia Schoenfeld

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1307-1313. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effect of Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II and Reduced Folate Carrier Polymorphisms on Folate and Total Homocysteine Concentrations in Dialysis Patients

Manuela Födinger, Jutta Dierkes, Sonja Skoupy, Claudia Röhrer, Wolfgang Hagen, Heidi Puttinger, Anna-Christine Hauser, Andreas Vychytil, and Gere Sunder-Plassmann

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1314-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Epidemic of Diabetic and Nondiabetic Renal Disease among the Zuni Indians: The Zuni Kidney Project

Vallabh O. Shah, Marina Scavini, Christine A. Stidley, Francesca Tentori, Thomas K. Welty, Jean W. MacCluer, Andrew S. Narva, Arlene Bobelu, Carleton P. Albert, David S. Kessler, Antonia M. Harford, Craig S. Wong, Alexis A. Harris, Susan Paine, and Philip G. Zager

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1320-1329. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cardiovascular Risk Factors Are Differently Associated with Urinary Albumin Excretion in Men and Women

Jacobien C. Verhave, Hans L. Hillege, Johannes G. M. Burgerhof, Gerjan Navis, Dick de Zeeuw, and Paul E. de Jong

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1330-1335. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Normal Human Kidney HLA-DR–Expressing Renal Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Characterization, Isolation, and Regulation of MHC Class II Expression

Kimberly A. Muczynski, David M. Ekle, David M. Coder, and Susan K. Anderson

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1336-1348. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Endothelial Cell Apoptosis during Glomerular Capillary Lumen Formation In Vivo

Wolfgang Fierlbeck, Ailian Liu, Raluca Coyle, and Barbara J. Ballermann

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1349-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

FRONTIERS IN NEPHROLOGY:

Overview: Combating Diabetic Nephropathy

Fuad N. Ziyadeh and Kumar Sharma

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1355-1357. [Full Text]  

Extracellular Matrix Metabolism in Diabetic Nephropathy

Roger M. Mason and Nadia Abdel Wahab

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1358-1373. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Overview of Glucose Signaling in Mesangial Cells in Diabetic Nephropathy

Masakazu Haneda, Daisuke Koya, Motohide Isono, and Ryuichi Kikkawa

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1374-1382. [Full Text]  

Glucose, Glycation, and RAGE: Implications for Amplification of Cellular Dysfunction in Diabetic Nephropathy

Thoralf Wendt, Nozomu Tanji, Jiancheng Guo, Barry I. Hudson, Angelika Bierhaus, Ravichandran Ramasamy, Bernd Arnold, Peter P. Nawroth, Shi Fang Yan, Vivette D’Agati, and Ann Marie Schmidt

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1383-1395. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Patient Management

Gunter Wolf and Eberhard Ritz

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1396-1405. [Full Text]  

SPECIAL FEATURE:

Renal Physicians Association Clinical Practice Guideline: Appropriate Patient Preparation For Renal Replacement Therapy:: Guideline Number 3

W. Kline Bolton

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1406-1410. [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Can We Really Lessen Kidney Damage to the Point that the Loss of Renal Function of Progressive Nephropathy May Revert?

Mauro Abbate and Giuseppe Remuzzi

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1411-1414. [Full Text]  

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Urinary Albumin: Vive la Petite Difference

Eberhard Ritz

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1415-1416. [Full Text]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1417. [Full Text]  

ERRATA:

Errata

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: A8. [Full Text]  

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