Annals ofNephrology

Volume: 4 - Number: 36 - July 15, 2006

Outstanding

Agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-, rosiglitazone, reduces renal injury and dysfunction in a murine sepsis model

Prolonged treatment of refractory Wegener's granulomatosis with 15-deoxyspergualin: an open study in seven patients

Clinical features and outcome of chronic dialysis patients admitted to an intensive care unit

Reduced baroreflex sensitivity is associated with increased vascular calcification and arterial stiffness

Editorial

Erythropoietin receptors: their role beyond erythropoiesis

Did syphilis truly strike the kidneys this time?

How should microemulsified Cyclosporine A (Neoral®) therapy in patients with nephrotic syndrome be monitored?

Living donor transplantation in the USA: are there any lessons for Europe?

Editorial reviews

Health economics—what the nephrologist should know

Hiphotesis

An unusual association of contralateral congenital small kidney, reduced renal function and hyperparathyroidism in sponge kidney patients: on the track of the molecular basis

Original Articles

Agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-, rosiglitazone, reduces renal injury and dysfunction in a murine sepsis model

Hepatocyte growth factor and its receptor Met are induced in crescentic glomerulonephritis

Renal and thymic pathology in thymoma-associated nephropathy: report of 21 cases and review of the literature

Prolonged treatment of refractory Wegener's granulomatosis with 15-deoxyspergualin: an open study in seven patients

Haplotype analysis of the RAGE gene: identification of a haplotype marker for diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Cost-effectiveness of irbesartan in diabetic nephropathy: a systematic review of published studies

Patterns of medication use in the RRI-CKD study: focus on medications with cardiovascular effects

Tailoring high-cut-off membranes and feasible application in sepsis-associated acute renal failure: in vitro studies

Clinical features and outcome of chronic dialysis patients admitted to an intensive care unit

Myeloperoxidase serves as a marker of oxidative stress during single haemodialysis session using two different biocompatible dialysis membranes

Reduced baroreflex sensitivity is associated with increased vascular calcification and arterial stiffness

The effect of two different protocols of potassium haemodiafiltration on QT dispersion

Pre-dilution on-line haemofiltration vs low-flux haemodialysis: a randomized prospective study

A multicentric survey of the practice of hand hygiene in haemodialysis units: factors affecting compliance

Special features

Chronic kidney disease as cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality