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: A25-A26. [Full Text]  

NIDDK NEWS:

NIDDK News

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: A41-A42. [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Role of NHERF-1 in Regulation of the Activity of Na-K ATPase and Sodium-Phosphate Co-transport in Epithelial Cells

Eleanor DeLand Lederer, Syed Jalal Khundmiri, and Edward J. Weinman

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1711-1719. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bimodal Acute Effects of A₁ Adenosine Receptor Activation on Na⁺/H⁺ Exchanger 3 in Opossum Kidney Cells

Francesca Di Sole, Robert Cerull, Soeren Petzke, Valeria Casavola, Gerhard Burckhardt, and Corinna Helmle-Kolb

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1720-1730. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

A Novel Protein, Densin, Expressed by Glomerular Podocytes

Heikki Ahola, Eija Heikkilä, Eva Åström, Masaki Inagaki, Ichiro Izawa, Hermann Pavenstädt, Dontscho Kerjaschki, and Harry Holthöfer

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1731-1737. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension and Vascular Regulation:

Chymase Is Upregulated in Diabetic Nephropathy: Implications for an Alternative Pathway of Angiotensin II–Mediated Diabetic Renal and Vascular Disease

Xiao R. Huang, Wei Y. Chen, Luan D. Truong, and Hui Y. Lan

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1738-1747. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mechanisms of Glomerular Immune Injury: Effects of Antioxidant Treatment

Sriram S. Narsipur, Orjan W. Peterson, Robert Smith, Timothy D. Bigby, Sampath Parthasarathy, Francis B. Gabbai, Curtis B. Wilson, and Roland C. Blantz

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1748-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glomerular Size and Charge Selectivity in the Mouse after Exposure to Glucosaminoglycan-Degrading Enzymes

Marie Jeansson and Börje Haraldsson

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1756-1765. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Increased Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid Formation in the Rat Kidney during Liver Cirrhosis

Motoaki Miyazono, Daling Zhu, Raphael Nemenoff, Elizabeth R. Jacobs, and Ethan P. Carter

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1766-1775. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

Increased Expression of Erythropoiesis Inhibiting Cytokines (IFN-, TNF-, IL-10, and IL-13) by T Cells in Patients Exhibiting a Poor Response to Erythropoietin Therapy

Angela C. Cooper, Ashraf Mikhail, Mark W. Lethbridge, D. Michael Kemeny, and Iain C. Macdougall

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1776-1784. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Intrinsic Renal Cells Are the Major Source of Tumor Necrosis Factor Contributing to Renal Injury in Murine Crescentic Glomerulonephritis

Jennifer R. Timoshanko, Jonathon D. Sedgwick, Stephen R. Holdsworth, and Peter G. Tipping

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1785-1793. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics and Development:

Autosomal Dominant Progressive Nephropathy with Deafness: Linkage to a New Locus on Chromosome 11q24

Sunil Prakash, Ki Wha Chung, Srish Sinha, Michael Barmada, Demetrius Ellis, Robert E. Ferrell, David N. Finegold, Parmjeet Singh Randhawa, Amit Dinda, and Abhay Vats

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1794-1803. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Functional Analysis of PKD1 Transgenic Lines Reveals a Direct Role for Polycystin-1 in Mediating Cell-Cell Adhesion

Andrew J. Streets, Linda J. Newby, Michael J. O’Hare, Nikolay O. Bukanov, Oxana Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya, and Albert C.M. Ong

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1804-1815. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease:

Add-On Anti–TGF- Antibody to ACE Inhibitor Arrests Progressive Diabetic Nephropathy in the Rat

Ariela Benigni, Carla Zoja, Daniela Corna, Cristina Zatelli, Sara Conti, Marco Campana, Elena Gagliardini, Daniela Rottoli, Cristina Zanchi, Mauro Abbate, Steve Ledbetter, and Giuseppe Remuzzi

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1816-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Induction of Renoprotective Gene Expression by Cobalt Ameliorates Ischemic Injury of the Kidney in Rats

Makiko Matsumoto, Yuichi Makino, Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Hirotoshi Tanaka, Nobuhiro Ishizaka, Eisei Noiri, Toshiro Fujita, and Masaomi Nangaku

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1825-1832. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Reduces Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Christoph Thiemermann, Nimesh S.A. Patel, Espen O. Kvale, Gillian W. Cockerill, Paul A.J. Brown, Keith N. Stewart, Salvatore Cuzzocrea, Domenico Britti, Helder Mota-Filipe, and Prabal K. Chatterjee

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1833-1843. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mineral Metabolism and Bone Disease:

Quantitative Trait Loci for Hypercalciuria in a Rat Model of Kidney Stone Disease

Richard R. Hoopes, Jr., Robert Reid, Saunak Sen, Claude Szpirer, Peter Dixon, Anna A.J. Pannett, Rajesh V. Thakker, David A. Bushinsky, and Steven J. Scheinman

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1844-1850. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Rituximab in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy: A One-Year Prospective Study

Piero Ruggenenti, Carlos Chiurchiu, Varusca Brusegan, Mauro Abbate, Annalisa Perna, Claudia Filippi, and Giuseppe Remuzzi

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1851-1857. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Preload Dependence of New Doppler Techniques Limits Their Utility for Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Assessment in Hemodialysis Patients

Eric H.Y. Ie, Wim B. Vletter, Folkert J. ten Cate, Robert W. Nette, Willem Weimar, Jos R.T.C. Roelandt, and Robert Zietse

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1858-1862. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Impact of Dialysis Dose and Membrane on Infection-Related Hospitalization and Death: Results of the HEMO Study

Michael Allon, Thomas A. Depner, Milena Radeva, James Bailey, Srinivasan Beddhu, David Butterly, Daniel W. Coyne, Jennifer J. Gassman, Allen M. Kaufman, George A. Kaysen, Julia A. Lewis, and Steve J. Schwab

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1863-1870. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Is a Single Time Point C-Reactive Protein Predictive of Outcome in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients?

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

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1871-1879. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Improved Cardiovascular Risk Profile and Renal Function in Renal Transplant Patients after Randomized Conversion from Cyclosporine to Tacrolimus

Marika A. Artz, Johannes M.M. Boots, Gerry Ligtenberg, Joke I. Roodnat, Maarten H.L. Christiaans, Pieter F. Vos, Henk J. Blom, Fred C.G.J. Sweep, Pierre N.M. Demacker, and Luuk B. Hilbrands

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1880-1888. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Association of the Multidrug Resistance-1 Gene Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms with the Tacrolimus Dose Requirements in Renal Transplant Recipients

Dany Anglicheau, Céline Verstuyft, Pierre Laurent-Puig, Laurent Becquemont, Marie-Hélène Schlageter, Bruno Cassinat, Philippe Beaune, Christophe Legendre, and Eric Thervet

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1889-1896. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Identification of the First Gene Locus (SSNS1) for Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome on Chromosome 2p

Rainer G. Ruf, Arno Fuchshuber, Stephanie M. Karle, Arnaud Lemainque, Kirsten Huck, Thomas Wienker, Edgar Otto, and Friedhelm Hildebrandt

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1897-1900. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

TECHNICAL NOTE:

Glomerular Structure in the Normal Human Kidney: Differences between Living and Cadaver Donors

M. Luiza Caramori, John M. Basgen, and Michael Mauer

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1901-1903. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

SPECIAL FEATURE:

Pathways to Recovery and Loss of Nephrons in Anti-Thy-1 Nephritis

Wilhelm Kriz, Bruni Hähnel, Hiltraud Hosser, Tammo Ostendorf, Soeren Gaertner, Bettina Kränzlin, Norbert Gretz, Fujio Shimizu, and Jürgen Floege

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1904-1926. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Coronary Artery Disease in End-Stage Renal Disease: No Longer a Simple Plumbing Problem

Peter Stenvinkel, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, and Bengt Lindholm

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1927-1939. [Full Text]  

REVIEWS:

Immunosuppression Minimization: Current and Future Trends in Transplant Immunosuppression

Flavio Vincenti

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1940-1948. [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Role of PDZ Domain-Containing Proteins and ERM Proteins in Regulation of Renal Function and Dysfunction

Moshe Levi

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1949-1951. [Full Text]  

Chymase: A Potential Culprit in Diabetic Nephropathy?

Eberhard Ritz

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1952-1954. [Full Text]  

Gene Variants Affecting Bioavailability of Drugs: Towards Individualized Immunosuppressive Therapy?

Bernd Schröppel and Barbara Murphy

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1955-1957. [Full Text]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 1958. [Full Text]  

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