Annals ofNephrology

Volume: 2 - Number: 9 - February 15, 2004

Outstanding

Crystal Retention Capacity of Cells in the Human Nephron: Involvement of CD44 and Its Ligands Hyaluronic Acid and Osteopontin in the Transition of a Crystal Binding- into a Nonadherent Epithelium

Gene structure of urea transporters

Effects of Thyroparathyroidectomy, Exogenous Calcium, and Short-Term Calcitriol Therapy on the Growth Plate in Renal Failure

Inhibition of Prostasin Secretion by Serine Protease Inhibitors in the Kidney

Article

ACE inhibition increases expression of the ETB receptor in kidneys of mice with unilateral obstruction

Altered expression of major renal Na transporters in rats with unilateral ureteral obstruction

Angiotensin II stimulates basolateral K channels in rat cortical collecting ducts

Calcineurin is activated in diabetes and is required for glomerular hypertrophy and ECM accumulation

cDNA array identification of genes regulated in rat renal medulla in response to vasopressin infusion

Characterization of PMCA isoforms and their contribution to transcellular Ca2+ flux in MDCK cells

Correction of age-related polyuria by dDAVP: molecular analysis of aquaporins and urea transporters

Distribution of cytochrome P-450 4A and 4F isoforms along the nephron in mice

Epidermal growth factor inhibits amiloride-sensitive sodium absorption in renal collecting duct cells

Epithelial sodium channel activity in detergent-resistant membrane microdomains

Expression of the Na+-HCO-3 cotransporter NBC4 in rat kidney and characterization of a novel NBC4 variant

Inner medullary lactate production and urine-concentrating mechanism: a flat medullary model

Cell and transport physiology

Inhibition of Prostasin Secretion by Serine Protease Inhibitors in the Kidney

Dialysis

Cardiac Valve Calcification as an Important Predictor for All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality in Long-Term Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Prospective Study

Hemodialysis Infection Prevention with Polysporin Ointment

Disease of the month

Disorders of Renal Tubular Phosphate Transport

Editorial

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Epidemiology, Results and Health Services

Cancers of the Kidney and Urinary Tract in Patients on Dialysis for End-Stage Renal Disease: Analysis of Data from the United States, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand

Extensive review

Gene structure of urea transporters

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

Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II Stimulates c-fos Transcription and DNA Synthesis by a Src-Based Mechanism in Glomerular Mesangial Cells

Immunology and Pathology

Cloning of Rat Homologue of Podocin: Expression in Proteinuric States and in Developing Glomeruli

Mineral metabolism and bone disease

Effects of Thyroparathyroidectomy, Exogenous Calcium, and Short-Term Calcitriol Therapy on the Growth Plate in Renal Failure

Physiopathology in Renal Diseases

Crystal Retention Capacity of Cells in the Human Nephron: Involvement of CD44 and Its Ligands Hyaluronic Acid and Osteopontin in the Transition of a Crystal Binding- into a Nonadherent Epithelium

Effect of Chronic Renal Failure on Cardiac Contractile Function, Calcium Cycling, and Gene Expression of Proteins Important for Calcium Homeostasis in the Rat

Hsp27 Associates with Actin and Limits Injury in Energy Depleted Renal Epithelia

Transplantation

Heightened Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte CD69 Expression is Neither Sensitive nor Specific as a Noninvasive Diagnostic Test for Renal Allograft Rejection