THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS:

This Month's Highlights

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: A11-A12. [Full Text]  

ASN NEWS:

ASN News

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: A25-A26. [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Dysfunction of the Epithelial Sodium Channel Expressed in the Kidney of a Mouse Model for Liddle Syndrome

Sylvain Pradervand, Alain Vandewalle, Marcelle Bens, Ivan Gautschi, Johannes Loffing, Edith Hummler, Laurent Schild, and Bernard C. Rossier

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2219-2228. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acid pH Increases the Stability of BSC1/NKCC2 mRNA in the Medullary Thick Ascending Limb

Zoubida Karim, Amel Attmane-Elakeb, Valérie Sibella, and Maurice Bichara

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2229-2236. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

A Fully Human Monoclonal Antibody (CR002) Identifies PDGF-D as a Novel Mediator of Mesangioproliferative Glomerulonephritis

Tammo Ostendorf, Claudia R.C. van Roeyen, Jeffrey D. Peterson, Uta Kunter, Frank Eitner, Avin J. Hamad, Gerlinde Chan, Xiao-Chi Jia, Jennifer Macaluso, Gadi Gazit-Bornstein, Bruce A. Keyt, Henri S. Lichenstein, William J. LaRochelle, and Jürgen Floege

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2237-2247. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Acidosis Downregulates Leptin Production from Cultured Adipocytes through a Glucose Transport-Dependent Post-transcriptional Mechanism

Daniel Teta, Alan Bevington, Jeremy Brown, Izabella Pawluczyk, Kevin Harris, and John Walls

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2248-2254. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hemodynamics, Hypertension and Vascular Regulation:

Nongenomic Vascular Action of Aldosterone in the Glomerular Microcirculation

Shuji Arima, Kentaro Kohagura, Hong-Lan Xu, Akira Sugawara, Takaaki Abe, Fumitoshi Satoh, Kazuhisa Takeuchi, and Sadayoshi Ito

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2255-2263. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Immunology and Pathology:

Genes Expressed by the Kidney, but Not by Bone Marrow-Derived Cells, Underlie the Genetic Predisposition to Progressive Glomerulosclerosis after Mesangial Injury

Joris A. Aben, Dennis A. Hoogervorst, Leendert C. Paul, Maria C. Borrias, Nancy A. Noble, Wayne A. Border, Jan A. Bruijn, and Emile de Heer

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2264-2270. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CD59a Deficiency Exacerbates Accelerated Nephrotoxic Nephritis in Mice

Daniel Turnberg, Marina Botto, Joanna Warren, B. Paul Morgan, Mark. J. Walport, and H. Terence Cook

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2271-2279. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Molecular Medicine, Genetics and Development:

Analysis of the Polycystins in Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Qi Qian, Ming Li, Yiqiang Cai, Christopher J. Ward, Stefan Somlo, Peter C. Harris, and Vicente E. Torres

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2280-2287. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Glomerular and Renal Vascular Structural Changes in 8 Integrin-Deficient Mice

Christian S. Haas, Kerstin Amann, Johannes Schittny, Barbara Blaser, Ulrich Müller, and Andrea Hartner

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2288-2296. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clinical Nephrology:

Insulin Is Protein-Anabolic in Chronic Renal Failure Patients

Victoria S. Lim, Kevin E. Yarasheski, Jan R. Crowley, Jerry Fangman, and Michael Flanigan

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2297-2304. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dialysis:

Impact of Timing of Initiation of Dialysis on Mortality

Srinivasan Beddhu, Matthew H. Samore, Mark S. Roberts, Gregory J. Stoddard, Nirupama Ramkumar, Lisa M. Pappas, and Alfred K. Cheung

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2305-2312. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Randomized Controlled Trial of Clopidogrel plus Aspirin to Prevent Hemodialysis Access Graft Thrombosis

James S. Kaufman, Theresa Z. O’Connor, Jane Hongyuan Zhang, Robert E. Cronin, Louis D. Fiore, Michael B. Ganz, David S. Goldfarb, and Peter N. Peduzzi

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2313-2321. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nocturnal but not Short Hours Quotidian Hemodialysis Requires an Elevated Dialysate Calcium Concentration

Fayez Al-Hejaili, Claude Kortas, Rosemary Leitch, A. Paul Heidenheim, Laurie Clement, Gihad Nesrallah, and Robert M. Lindsay

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2322-2328. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Different Impact of Biomarkers as Mortality Predictors among Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Berthold Hocher, Reinhard Ziebig, Claudia Altermann, Rolfdieter Krause, Gernot Asmus, Claus-Michael Richter, Torsten Slowinski, Pranav Sinha, and Hans-H. Neumayer

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2329-2337. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Icodextrin Improves the Fluid Status of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Results of a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Simon J. Davies, Graham Woodrow, Kieron Donovan, Jörg Plum, Paul Williams, Ann Catherine Johansson, Hans-Peter Bosselmann, Olof Heimbürger, Ole Simonsen, Andrew Davenport, Anders Tranaeus, and Jose C. Divino Filho

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2338-2344. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serial Determinations of Absolute Plasma Volume with Indocyanine Green during Hemodialysis

Sandip Mitra, Paul Chamney, Roger Greenwood, and Ken Farrington

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2345-2351. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Racial Differences in Early-Onset Renal Disease among Young Adults: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

Catherine O. Stehman-Breen, Daniel Gillen, Michael Steffes, David R. Jacobs, Jr., Cora E. Lewis, Catarina I. Kiefe, and David Siscovick

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2352-2357. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Early Renal Insufficiency and Hospitalized Heart Disease after Renal Transplantation in the Era of Modern Immunosuppression

Kevin C. Abbott, Christina M. Yuan, Allen J. Taylor, David F. Cruess, and Lawrence Y. C. Agodoa

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2358-2365. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Effects of Body Size and Body Composition on Survival in Hemodialysis Patients

Srinivasan Beddhu, Lisa M. Pappas, Nirupama Ramkumar, and Matthew Samore

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2366-2372. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chronic Kidney Disease, Mortality, and Treatment Strategies among Patients with Clinically Significant Coronary Artery Disease

Donal N. Reddan, Lynda Anne Szczech, Robert H. Tuttle, Linda K. Shaw, Robert H. Jones, Steve J. Schwab, Mark Stafford Smith, Robert M. Califf, Daniel B. Mark, and William F. Owen, Jr.

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2373-2380. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Transplantation:

Mycophenolate Mofetil Dose Reduction and the Risk of Acute Rejection after Renal Transplantation

Greg A. Knoll, Ian MacDonald, Asmat Khan, and Carl van Walraven

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2381-2386. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

The Stability of the Glomerular Filtration Rate after Renal Transplantation Is Improving

Sita Gourishankar, Lawrence G. Hunsicker, Gian S. Jhangri, Sandra M. Cockfield, and Philip F. Halloran

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2387-2394. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

DISEASE OF THE MONTH:

Aldosterone in Chronic Kidney and Cardiac Disease

Thomas H. Hostetter and Hassan N. Ibrahim

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2395-2401. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

REVIEWS:

Memory T Cells: A Hurdle to Immunologic Tolerance

Fadi G. Lakkis and Mohamed H. Sayegh

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2402-2410. [Full Text]  

EDITORIALS:

Complement Regulatory Proteins: Are They Important in Disease?

Masaomi Nangaku

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2411-2413. [Full Text]  

Immunosuppression with Mycophenolic Acid: One Size Does Not Fit All

William M. Bennett

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2414-2416. [Full Text]  

Errata:

Erratum

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2417. [Full Text]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

J Am Soc Nephrol 14: 2418. [Full Text]  

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