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THIS MONTH'S HIGHLIGHTS:

This Month’s Highlights: J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 1-3 [Full Text] [PDF]

BASIC SCIENCE:

Cell and Transport Physiology:

Nitric Oxide-Mediated Regulation of Connexin43 Expression and Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication in Mesangial Cells: Jian Yao, Nobuhiko Hiramatsu, Ying Zhu, Tetsuo Morioka, Masayuki Takeda, Takashi Oite, and Masanori Kitamura; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 58-67 First Published on November 10, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004060453 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cell Biology:

A Novel Mechanism by which Hepatocyte Growth Factor Blocks Tubular Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition: Junwei Yang, Chunsun Dai, and Youhua Liu; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 68-78 First Published on November 10, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2003090795 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bone Morphogenic Protein-7 Inhibits Monocyte-Stimulated TGF- ${beta}$ 1 Generation in Renal Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells: Xiao Liang Zhang, Wisam Selbi, Carol de la Motte, Vincent Hascall, and Aled O. Phillips; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 79-89 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004050395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Characterization of the Regulation and Functional Consequences of p21^ras Activation in Neutrophils by Antineutrophil Cytoplasm Antibodies: Julie M. Williams and Caroline O. S. Savage; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 90-96 First Published on November 17, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004040264 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Basic Mineral Metabolism:

Biochemical and Cellular Effects of Direct Maxacalcitol Injection into Parathyroid Gland in Uremic Rats: Kazuhiro Shiizaki, Shigeo Negi, Ikuji Hatamura, Toshifumi Sakaguchi, Fumie Saji, Ken Kunimoto, Masahide Mizobuchi, Ikuo Imazeki, Akira Ooshima, and Tadao Akizawa; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 97-108 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004030236 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Uremia Accelerates both Atherosclerosis and Arterial Calcification in Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice: Ziad A. Massy, Ognen Ivanovski, Thao Nguyen-Khoa, Jesus Angulo, Dorota Szumilak, Nadya Mothu, Olivier Phan, Michel Daudon, Bernard Lacour, Tilman B. Drüeke, and Martin S. Muntzel; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 109-116 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004060495 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hemodynamics and Vascular Regulation:

Maintenance of Renal Vascular Reactivity Contributes to Acute Renal Failure during Endotoxemic Shock: Jean-Jacques Boffa and William J. Arendshorst; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 117-124 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004060441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ren1c Homozygous Null Mice Are Hypotensive and Polyuric, but Heterozygotes Are Indistinguishable from Wild-Type: Nobuyuki Takahashi, Maria Luisa S. Sequeira Lopez, John E. Cowhig, Jr., Melissa A. Taylor, Tomoko Hatada, Emily Riggs, Gene Lee, R. Ariel Gomez, Hyung-Suk Kim, and Oliver Smithies; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 125-132 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004060490 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Pathophysiology of Renal Disease and Progression:

Connective Tissue Growth Factor Expressed in Tubular Epithelium Plays a Pivotal Role in Renal Fibrogenesis: Hirokazu Okada, Tomohiro Kikuta, Tatsuya Kobayashi, Tsutomu Inoue, Yoshihiko Kanno, Masaharu Takigawa, Takeshi Sugaya, Jeffrey B. Kopp, and Hiromichi Suzuki; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 133-143 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004040339 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Basic Dialysis:

Pyridoxal Phosphate and Hepatocyte Growth Factor Prevent Dialysate-Induced Peritoneal Damage: Sakurako Nakamura and Toshimitsu Niwa; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 144-150 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004020120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CLINICAL SCIENCE:

Clinical Nephrology:

A Clinical Score to Predict Acute Renal Failure after Cardiac Surgery: Charuhas V. Thakar, Susana Arrigain, Sarah Worley, Jean-Pierre Yared, and Emil P. Paganini; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 162-168 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004040331 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Urinary Excretion of ${beta}$ 2-Microglobulin and IgG Predict Prognosis in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy: A Validation Study: Amanda J.W. Branten, Peggy W. du Buf-Vereijken, Ina S. Klasen, Frank H. Bosch, Geert W. Feith, Daan A. Hollander, and Jack F. Wetzels; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 169-174 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004040287 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Glomerular Podocytopathy in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Steven W. Kraft, Melvin M. Schwartz, Stephen M. Korbet, and Edmund J. Lewis; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 175-179 First Published on November 17, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004050350 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Epidemiology and Outcomes:

Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness, Prevalence, and Trends among U.S. Adults, 1999 to 2000: Josef Coresh, Danita Byrd-Holt, Brad C. Astor, Josephine P. Briggs, Paul W. Eggers, David A. Lacher, and Thomas H. Hostetter; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 180-188 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004070539 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Microalbuminuria in Adults after Prenatal Exposure to the Dutch Famine: Rebecca C. Painter, Tessa J. Roseboom, Gert A. van Montfrans, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt, Raymond T. Krediet, Clive Osmond, David J.P. Barker, and Otto P. Bleker; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 189-194 First Published on November 17, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004060474 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Immediate Postoperative Renal Function Deterioration in Cardiac Surgical Patients Predicts In-Hospital Mortality and Long-Term Survival: Berthus G. Loef, Anne H. Epema, Ton D. Smilde, Robert H. Henning, Tjark Ebels, Gerjan Navis, and Coen A. Stegeman; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 195-200 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2003100875 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Establishment and Maintenance of Vascular Access in Incident Hemodialysis Patients: A Prospective Cost Analysis: Braden Manns, Marcello Tonelli, Serdar Yilmaz, Helen Lee, Kevin Laupland, Scott Klarenbach, Val Radkevich, and Brendan Murphy; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 201-209 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004050355 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The Fall and Rise of Parathyroidectomy in U.S. Hemodialysis Patients, 1992 to 2002: Robert N. Foley, Suying Li, Jiannong Liu, David T. Gilbertson, Shu-Cheng Chen, and Allan J. Collins; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 210-218 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004020138 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Dialysis:

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Microalbuminuria Prevalence in a Diabetes Population: The Pathways Study: Bessie A. Young, Wayne J. Katon, Michael Von Korff, Greg E. Simon, Elizabeth H. B. Lin, Paul S. Ciechanowski, Terry Bush, Malia Oliver, Evette J. Ludman, and Edward J. Boyko; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 219-228 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004030162 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Variable Pump Flow–Based Doppler Ultrasound Method: A Novel Approach to the Measurement of Access Flow in Hemodialysis Patients: Chih-Ching Lin, Chao-Fu Chang, Hong-Jen Chiou, Ying-Chou Sun, Shou-Shan Chiang, Ming-Wei Lin, Pui-Ching Lee, and Wu-Chang Yang; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 229-236 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004040266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effect of Sodium Balance and the Combination of Ultrafiltration Profile during Sodium Profiling Hemodialysis on the Maintenance of the Quality of Dialysis and Sodium and Fluid Balances: Joon Ho Song, Geun Ho Park, Sun Young Lee, Seung Won Lee, Seoung Woo Lee, and Moon-Jae Kim; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 237-246 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004070581 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Immunology and Pathology:

Glomerular Plasmin-Like Activity in Relation to Nephritis-Associated Plasmin Receptor in Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis: Takashi Oda, Kazuo Yamakami, Fumihiro Omasu, Shigenobu Suzuki, Soichiro Miura, Tetsuzo Sugisaki, and Nobuyuki Yoshizawa; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 247-254 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004040341 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Transplantation:

Fasting Plasma Total Homocysteine Levels and Mortality and Allograft Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Study: Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, Reinhard Kramar, Gary C. Curhan, Anil Chandraker, Georg Endler, Manuela Födinger, Walter H. Hörl, and Gere Sunder-Plassmann; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 255-260 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004070576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Impact of Graft Mass on the Clinical Outcome of Kidney Transplants: Magali Giral, Jean Michel Nguyen, Georges Karam, Michelle Kessler, Bruno Hurault de Ligny, Mattias Buchler, François Bayle, Carole Meyer, Yohann Foucher, Marie Laure Martin, Pascal Daguin, and Jean Paul Soulillou; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 261-268 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004030209 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Influence of Race on Kidney Transplant Outcomes within and outside the Department of Veterans Affairs: Harini A. Chakkera, Ann M. O’Hare, Kirsten L. Johansen, Denise Hynes, Kevin Stroupe, Philip M. Colin, and Glenn M. Chertow; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 269-277 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004040333 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

EDITORIALS:

The "New" JASN: William G. Couser; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 8 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004100859 [Full Text] [PDF]

Wound Healing in the Kidney: Complex Interactions in Renal Interstitial Fibrogenesis: Raimund Hirschberg; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 9-11 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004110901 [Full Text] [PDF]

Acute Renal Failure and Cardiac Surgery: Marching in Place or Moving Ahead?: Ravindra L. Mehta; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 12-14 First Published on December 8, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004110954 [Full Text] [PDF]

Nephrology beyond JASN:

A Novel Molecule Designed to Keep Bacteria out of the Urinary Tract: A Toll-Like Receptor that Prevents Infection by Uropathogenic Bacteria. Science 303: 1522–1526, 2004: D. Zhang, G. Zhang, M.S. Hayden, M.B. Greenblatt, C. Bussey, R.A. Flavell, S. Gosh, M. Leist, P. Ghezzi, G. Grasso, R. Bianchi, P. Villa, M. Fratelli, C. Savino, M. Bianchi, J. Nielsen, J. Gerwien, P. Kallunki, A. Larsen, L. Helboe, S. Christensen, L. Pedersen, M. Nielsen, L. Torup, T.H. Sager, A. Sfacteria, S. Erbayaktar, Z. Erbayaktar, N. Gokmen, O. Yilmaz, C. Cerami-Hand, Q. Xie, T.H. Coleman, A. Cerami, M. Brines, Vincente E. Torres, Xiaofang Wang, Qi Quian, Stefan T. Somlo, Peter Harris, and Vincent Gattone; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 4-7 [Full Text] [PDF]

Reviews:

Epithelial Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ Channels in Health and Disease: Joost G.J. Hoenderop and René J.M. Bindels; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 15-26 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004070523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mouse Models of Diabetic Nephropathy: Matthew D. Breyer, Erwin Böttinger, Frank C. Brosius, III, Thomas M. Coffman, Raymond C. Harris, Charles W. Heilig, Kumar Sharma for the AMDCC; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 27-45 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004080648 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ASN News:

ASN News: J Am Soc Nephrol 16: A33-A34 [Full Text] [PDF]

Fast Track:

Rapamycin Markedly Slows Disease Progression in a Rat Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease: Yunxia Tao, Jun Kim, Robert W. Schrier, and Charles L. Edelstein; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 46-51 First Published on November 24, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004080660 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Complement Factor H Limits Immune Complex Deposition and Prevents Inflammation and Scarring in Glomeruli of Mice with Chronic Serum Sickness: Jessy J. Alexander, Matthew C. Pickering, Mark Haas, Iyabo Osawe, and Richard J. Quigg; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 52-57 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004090778 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Disease of the Month:

Renal Failure Associated with Cancer and Its Treatment: An Update: Benjamin D. Humphreys, Robert J. Soiffer, and Colm C. Magee; J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 151-161 First Published on December 1, 2004; 10.1681/ASN.2004100843 [Full Text] [PDF]

Announcements:

Announcements: J Am Soc Nephrol 16: 278 [Full Text] [PDF]