TABLE OF CONTENTS: Volume 20, Issue 3, March 2009

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J Am Soc Nephrol 20: A12. [Full Text] [PDF]

UP FRONT MATTERS

Editorials

World Kidney Day 2009: Problems and Challenges in the Emerging Epidemic of Kidney Disease
Lynda A. Szczech, William Harmon, Thomas H. Hostetter, Paul E. Klotman, Neil R. Powe, John R. Sedor, Paul Smedberg, and Jonathan Himmelfarb J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 453-455. [Full Text] [PDF]

Albuminuria, Wherefore Art Thou?
George Jarad and Jeffrey H. Miner J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 455-457. [Full Text] [PDF]

The Not-so-Sweet Side of Fructose
Mary E. Choi J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 457-459. [Full Text] [PDF]

Proteinuria and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition: The Role of Complement
Serena Bagnasco and Lorraine Racusen J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 459-460. [Full Text] [PDF]

Salivary Phosphorus Binding: A Novel Approach to Control Hyperphosphatemia
Garabed Eknoyan J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 460-462. [Full Text] [PDF]

Effect of Membrane Permeability on Survival of Hemodialysis Patients
Alfred K. Cheung and Tom Greene J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 462-464. [Full Text] [PDF]

Occasional Observation

The Case for Using Albuminuria in Staging Chronic Kidney Disease
Ron T. Gansevoort and Paul E. de Jong J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 465-468. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Commentary

Modern Treatment of Amyloidosis: Unresolved Questions
Laura M. Dember J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 469-472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brief Review

Lipid–Protein Interactions along the Slit Diaphragm of Podocytes
Bernhard Schermer and Thomas Benzing J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 473-478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hemoglobin Variability in Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh and George R. Aronoff J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 479-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

BRIEF COMMUNICATION

Impaired Tubular Uptake Explains Albuminuria in Early Diabetic Nephropathy
Leileata M. Russo, Ruben M. Sandoval, Silvia B. Campos, Bruce A. Molitoris, Wayne D. Comper, and Dennis Brown J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 489-494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]

BASIC RESEARCH

CD36 Regulates Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Hypercholesterolemic CKD
Daryl M. Okamura, Subramaniam Pennathur, Katie Pasichnyk, Jesús M. López-Guisa, Sarah Collins, Maria Febbraio, Jay Heinecke, and Allison A. Eddy J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 495-505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]

Connexin Expression in Renin-Producing Cells
Lisa Kurtz, Ulrike Janssen-Bienhold, Armin Kurtz, and Charlotte Wagner J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 506-512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]

Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid Activates BK Channels in the Cortical Collecting Duct
Peng Sun, Wen Liu, Dao-Hong Lin, Peng Yue, Rowena Kemp, Lisa M. Satlin, and Wen-Hui Wang J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 513-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Soluble Thrombomodulin Protects Ischemic Kidneys
Asif A. Sharfuddin, Ruben M. Sandoval, David T. Berg, Grant E. McDougal, Silvia B. Campos, Carrie L. Phillips, Bryan E. Jones, Akanksha Gupta, Brian W. Grinnell, and Bruce A. Molitoris J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 524-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data][Supplemental Data]

Divergent Role of Donor Dendritic Cells in Rejection versus Tolerance of Allografts
Takuya Ueno, Katsunori Tanaka, Mollie Jurewicz, Takaya Murayama, Indira Guleria, Paolo Fiorina, Jesus C. Paez, Andrea Augello, Andrea Vergani, Masie Wong, R. Neal Smith, and Reza Abdi J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 535-544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]

Ketohexokinase-Dependent Metabolism of Fructose Induces Proinflammatory Mediators in Proximal Tubular Cells
Pietro Cirillo, Michael S. Gersch, Wei Mu, Philip M. Scherer, Kyung Mee Kim, Loreto Gesualdo, George N. Henderson, Richard J. Johnson, and Yuri Y. Sautin J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 545-553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PKC-β1 Mediates Glucose-Induced Akt Activation and TGF-β1 Upregulation in Mesangial Cells
Dongcheng Wu, Fangfang Peng, Baifang Zhang, Alistair J. Ingram, Darren J. Kelly, Richard E. Gilbert, Bo Gao, and Joan C. Krepinsky J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 554-566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

HGF and BMP-7 Ameliorate High Glucose–Induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition of Peritoneal Mesothelium
Min-A Yu, Kyung-Sook Shin, Jung Hye Kim, Yong-Il Kim, Soon Sup Chung, Sun-Hee Park, Yong-Lim Kim, and Duk-Hee Kang J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 567-581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cyclooxygenase-2 Mediates Dialysate-Induced Alterations of the Peritoneal Membrane
Luiz S. Aroeira, Enrique Lara-Pezzi, Jesús Loureiro, Abelardo Aguilera, Marta Ramírez-Huesca, Guadalupe González-Mateo, M. Luisa Pérez-Lozano, Patricia Albar-Vizcaíno, M-Auxiliadora Bajo, Gloria del Peso, José Antonio Sánchez-Tomero, José Antonio Jiménez-Heffernan, Rafael Selgas, and Manuel López-Cabrera J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 582-592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]

C3a Mediates Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Proteinuric Nephropathy
Ziyong Tang, Bao Lu, Ellen Hatch, Steven H. Sacks, and Neil S. Sheerin J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 593-603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

IL-6 and Serum Amyloid A Synergy Mediates Angiotensin II–Induced Muscle Wasting
Liping Zhang, Jie Du, Zhaoyong Hu, Guofeng Han, Patrice Delafontaine, Gabriela Garcia, and William E. Mitch J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 604-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]

CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Low Serum Testosterone Increases Mortality Risk among Male Dialysis Patients
Juan Jesús Carrero, Abdul Rashid Qureshi, Paolo Parini, Stefan Arver, Bengt Lindholm, Peter Bárány, Olof Heimbürger, and Peter Stenvinkel J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 613-620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Age and Comorbidities Are Effect Modifiers of Gender Disparities in Renal Transplantation
Dorry L. Segev, Lauren M. Kucirka, Pooja C. Oberai, Rulan S. Parekh, L. Ebony Boulware, Neil R. Powe, and Robert A. Montgomery J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 621-628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

New Equations to Estimate GFR in Children with CKD
George J. Schwartz, Alvaro Muñoz, Michael F. Schneider, Robert H. Mak, Frederick Kaskel, Bradley A. Warady, and Susan L. Furth J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 629-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Salivary Phosphate-Binding Chewing Gum Reduces Hyperphosphatemia in Dialysis Patients
Vincenzo Savica, Lorenzo A. Calò, Paolo Monardo, Paul A. Davis, Antonio Granata, Domenico Santoro, Rodolfo Savica, Rosa Musolino, Maria Cristina Comelli, and Guido Bellinghieri J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 639-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effect of Membrane Permeability on Survival of Hemodialysis Patients
Francesco Locatelli, Alejandro Martin-Malo, Thierry Hannedouche, Alfredo Loureiro, Menelaos Papadimitriou, Volker Wizemann, Stefan H. Jacobson, Stanislaw Czekalski, Claudio Ronco, Raymond Vanholder for the Membrane Permeability Outcome (MPO) Study Group J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 645-654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Avosentan Reduces Albumin Excretion in Diabetics with Macroalbuminuria
René R. Wenzel, Thomas Littke, Susan Kuranoff, Christiane Jürgens, Heike Bruck, Eberhard Ritz, Thomas Philipp, Anna Mitchell for the SPP301 (Avosentan) Endothelin Antagonist Evaluation in Diabetic Nephropathy Study Investigators J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 655-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nocturnal Hemodialysis Improves Erythropoietin Responsiveness and Growth of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Christopher T. Chan, Peter P. Liu, Sara Arab, Nazir Jamal, and Hans A Messner J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 665-671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Creatinine Kinetics and the Definition of Acute Kidney Injury
Sushrut S. Waikar and Joseph V. Bonventre J Am Soc Nephrol 20: 672-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]