Annals ofNephrology

Volume: 5 - Number: 45 - April 15, 2007

Outstanding

A new treatment for TTP?

Bone morphogenic protein-7 and the kidney: current concepts and open questions

Conversion from calcineurin inhibitors to sirolimus in chronic allograft nephropathy: benefits and risks

Immune therapy of lupus: what is on the horizon?

Cases Reports

Delayed presentation of unusual arterial injury during femoral vein catheterization for haemodialysis access

Haemoperitoneum caused by bilateral renal cyst rupture in an ACKD peritoneal dialysis patient

Clinical Nephrology

Advanced glycation end-product peptides are associated with impaired renal function, but not with biochemical markers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation, in non-diabetic individuals

Autosomal recessive Alport syndrome: an in-depth clinical and molecular analysis of five families

Calculation of glomerular filtration rate based on Cystatin C in cirrhotic patients

Effect of low-dose dual blockade of renin–angiotensin system on urinary TGF-ß in type 2 diabetic patients with advanced kidney disease

Evidence against a contribution of conventional urine risk factors to de novo ESRD renal stones

Editorial Commentary

A new treatment for TTP?

Bone morphogenic protein-7 and the kidney: current concepts and open questions

Conversion from calcineurin inhibitors to sirolimus in chronic allograft nephropathy: benefits and risks

Immune therapy of lupus: what is on the horizon?

Editorial reviews

Myeloma – new approaches to combined nephrological–haematological management

Experimental nephrology

Eicosapentaenoic acid ameliorates diabetic nephropathy of type 2 diabetic KKAy/Ta mice: Involvement of MCP-1 suppression and decreased ERK1/2 and p38 phosphorylation

Images in nephrology

Impairment of renal function after intravenous immunoglobulin

Nephroquiz:

An old patient with end stage renal disease and sudden onset of confusion and lethargy

Original articles: dialysis and transplantation

Increased arterial stiffness in children on haemodialysis

Lack of a centre effect in UK renal units: application of an artificial neural network model

Effect of previously failed kidney transplantation on peritoneal dialysis outcomes in the Australian and New Zealand patient populations

Effects on inflammatory and nutritional markers of haemodiafiltration with online regeneration of ultrafiltrate (HFR) vs online haemodiafiltration: a cross-over randomized multicentre trial

Haemodialysis vascular access problems in Canada: results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS II)

Hypertension in dialysed children: the prevalence and therapeutic approach in Poland—a nationwide survey

Technical Notes

Diameter measurements of the forearm cephalic vein prior to vascular access creation in end-stage renal disease patients: graduated pressure cuff versus tourniquet vessel dilatation