THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS:

This Month’s Highlights

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2765-2767 [Full Text] [PDF]  

FRONTIERS IN NEPHROLOGY:

Obesity: What Does It Have to Do with Kidney Disease?:

Overview: Obesity: What Does It Have to Do with Kidney Disease?

Christine K. Abrass

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2768-2772 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Metabolic Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Chronic Kidney Disease: More than a Fat Chance?

Jeffrey R. Schelling and John R. Sedor

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2773-2774 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obesity-Initiated Metabolic Syndrome and the Kidney: A Recipe for Chronic Kidney Disease?

Susan P. Bagby

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2775-2791 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Inflammatory Syndrome: The Role of Adipose Tissue Cytokines in Metabolic Disorders Linked to Obesity

Brent E. Wisse

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2792-2800 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Family and Its Relationship to Renal Complications of the Metabolic Syndrome

Youfei Guan

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2801-2815 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Relationship between Hyperinsulinemia, Hypertension and Progressive Renal Disease

Fadi A. El-Atat, Sameer N. Stas, Samy I. McFarlane, and James R. Sowers

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2816-2827 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BASIC SCIENCE:

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Contribution of Multidrug Resistance Protein 2 (MRP2/ABCC2) to the Renal Excretion of p-aminohippurate (PAH) and Identification of MRP4 (ABCC4) as a Novel PAH Transporter

Pascal H.E. Smeets, Rémon A.M.H. van Aubel, Alfons C. Wouterse, Jeroen J.M.W. van den Heuvel, and Frans G.M. Russel

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2828-2835 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antidiuretic Effect of Hydrochlorothiazide in Lithium-Induced Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Is Associated with Upregulation of Aquaporin-2, Na-Cl Co-transporter, and Epithelial Sodium Channel

Gheun-Ho Kim, Jay Wook Lee, Yun Kyu Oh, Hye Ryun Chang, Kwon Wook Joo, Ki Young Na, Jae-Ho Earm, Mark A. Knepper, and Jin Suk Han

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2836-2843 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cell Biology:

Mechanisms of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Inhibition by Parathyroid Hormone in Osteoblast-Like Cells

Meike Hömme, Claus P. Schmitt, Otto Mehls, and Franz Schaefer

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2844-2850 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetics and Development:

WT1 Activates a Glomerular-Specific Enhancer Identified from the Human Nephrin Gene

Gordon Guo, Debra J. Morrison, Jonathan D. Licht, and Susan E. Quaggin

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2851-2856 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic Mineral Metabolism:

Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Undergo Vesicle-Mediated Calcification in Response to Changes in Extracellular Calcium and Phosphate Concentrations: A Potential Mechanism for Accelerated Vascular Calcification in ESRD

Joanne L. Reynolds, Alexis J. Joannides, Jeremy N. Skepper, Rosamund McNair, Leon J. Schurgers, Diane Proudfoot, Willi Jahnen-Dechent, Peter L. Weissberg, and Catherine M. Shanahan

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2857-2867 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease and Progression:

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Ameliorates Renal Interstitial Inflammation in Rat Remnant Kidney by Modulating Tubular Expression of Macrophage Chemoattractant Protein-1 and RANTES

Rujun Gong, Abdalla Rifai, Evelyn M. Tolbert, Purba Biswas, Jason N. Centracchio, and Lance D. Dworkin

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2868-2881 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Synthetic Heparanase Inhibitor Reduces Proteinuria in Passive Heymann Nephritis

Vicki Levidiotis, Craig Freeman, Malcolm Punler, Paul Martinello, Brian Creese, Vito Ferro, Johan van der Vlag, Jo H.M. Berden, Christopher R. Parish, and David A. Power

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2882-2892 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basic Transplantation:

Selectin Inhibitor Bimosiamose Prolongs Survival of Kidney Allografts by Reduction in Intragraft Production of Cytokines and Chemokines

Robert Langer, Mouer Wang, Stanislaw M. Stepkowski, Wayne W. Hancock, Rongxiang Han, Ping Li, Lily Feng, Robert A. Kirken, Kurt L. Berens, Brian Dupre, Hemangshu Podder, Richard A.F. Dixon, and Barry D. Kahan

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2893-2901 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL SCIENCE:

Clinical Nephrology:

Moxonidine Normalizes Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Patients with Eprosartan-Treated Chronic Renal Failure

Jutta Neumann, Gerry Ligtenberg, Liam Oey, Hein A. Koomans, and Peter J. Blankestijn

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2902-2907 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Association of Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia with Physical Capacity: The Heart and Soul Study

Michelle C. Odden, Mary A. Whooley, and Michael G. Shlipak

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2908-2915 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of an Increase in C-Reactive Protein Level during a Hemodialysis Session on Mortality

Johanna C. Korevaar, Jeannette G. van Manen, Friedo W. Dekker, Dirk R. de Waart, Elisabeth W. Boeschoten, Raymond T. Krediet for the NECOSAD Study Group

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2916-2922 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Dialysis:

Racial and Center Differences in Hemodialysis Adequacy in Children Treated at Pediatric Centers: A North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study (NAPRTCS) Report

Mary B. Leonard, Donald M. Stablein, Martin Ho, Kathy Jabs, and Harold I. Feldman

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2923-2932 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Resting Energy Expenditure in Hemodialysis Patients with Severe Hyperparathyroidism

Lilian Cuppari, Aluizio Barbosa de Carvalho, Carla Maria Avesani, Maria Ayako Kamimura, Rosélia Ribeiro dos Santos Lobão, and Sérgio Antonio Draibe

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2933-2939 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peritoneal Transport Characteristics with Glucose Polymer–Based Dialysis Fluid in Children

Esther Rusthoven, Raymond T. Krediet, Hans L. Willems, Leo A.H. Monnens, and Cornelis H. Schröder

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2940-2947 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

Paradoxical Antidiuretic Effect of Thiazides in Diabetes Insipidus: Another Piece in the Puzzle

Johannes Loffing

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2948-2950 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inequality in Quality: Are Patient Health Activation and CQI Corrective Approaches?

William F. Owen, Jr.

J Am Soc Nephrol 15: 2951-2952 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ASN NEWS:

ASN NEWS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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