Annals ofNephrology

Volume: 4 - Number: 33 - April 15, 2006

Outstanding

Hypertonicity regulates the aquaporin-2 promoter independently of arginine vasopressin

C-peptide prevents glomerular hypertrophy and mesangial matrix expansion in diabetic rats

Thin glomerular basement membrane disease: clinical significance of a morphological diagnosis—a collaborative study of the Italian Renal Immunopathology Group

The faster potassium-lowering effect of high dialysate bicarbonate concentrations in chronic haemodialysis patients

Editorial commentaries

The role of fibroblast growth factor 23 in renal disease

Ren sanus in corpore sano: the myth of the inexorable decline of renal function with senescence

Ageing as a determinant of renal and vascular disease: role of endothelial factors

Original Articles

Hypertonicity regulates the aquaporin-2 promoter independently of arginine vasopressin

Renal cells express a functional interleukin-15 receptor

P-Cadherin is decreased in diabetic glomeruli and in glucose-stimulated podocytes in vivo and in vitro studies

C-peptide prevents glomerular hypertrophy and mesangial matrix expansion in diabetic rats

Up-regulation of TRAIL mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with minimal-change nephrotic syndrome

Thin glomerular basement membrane disease: clinical significance of a morphological diagnosis—a collaborative study of the Italian Renal Immunopathology Group

Outcome in critically ill medical patients treated with renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure: comparison between patients with and those without haematological malignancies

Prevalence of LADA and frequency of GAD antibodies in diabetic patients with end-stage renal disease and dialysis treatment in Austria

Increased bone resorption in HD patients: is it caused by elevated RANKL synthesis

Restless legs syndrome, insomnia and quality of life in patients on maintenance dialysis

Chewing gum and a saliva substitute alleviate thirst and xerostomia in patients on haemodialysis

Renin–angiotensin blockade reduces serum free testosterone in middle-aged men on haemodialysis and correlates with erythropoietin resistance

The faster potassium-lowering effect of high dialysate bicarbonate concentrations in chronic haemodialysis patients

The timely construction of arteriovenous fistulae: a key to reducing morbidity and mortality and to improving cost management

Outcome of home haemodialysis patients: a case-cohort study

Long-term prognosis of patients after kidney transplantation: a comparison of those with or without diabetes mellitus

Role of metabolites and calcineurin inhibition on C2 monitoring in renal transplant patients