Annals ofNephrology

Volume: 6 - Number: 57 - April 15, 2008

Outstanding

Novel Approaches in the Investigation of Acute Kidney Injury

Oxidants in Chronic Kidney Disease

N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide: An Independent Risk Predictor of Cardiovascular Congestion, Mortality, and Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Induction of TRPC6 Channel in Acquired Forms of Proteinuric Kidney Disease

Basic Transplantation

Mitochondrial Targeting with Antioxidant Peptide SS-31 Prevents Mitochondrial Depolarization, Reduces Islet Cell Apoptosis, Increases Islet Cell Yield, and Improves Posttransplantation Function

Cell and transport physiology

Multidrug Resistance–Associated Protein 4 Is Involved in the Urinary Excretion of Hydrochlorothiazide and Furosemide

Ouabain Binds with High Affinity to the Na,K-ATPase in Human Polycystic Kidney Cells and Induces Extracellular Signal–Regulated Kinase Activation and Cell Proliferation

Cellular Biology

Expression and Targeting of CX3CL1 (Fractalkine) in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells

Inhibition of Histone Deacetylase Activity Suppresses Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Induced by TGF-1 in Human Renal Epithelial Cells

Myocardial Function, Energy Provision, and Carnitine Deficiency in Experimental Uremia

Clinical Dialysis

N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide: An Independent Risk Predictor of Cardiovascular Congestion, Mortality, and Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Clinical immunology and pathology

Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins Activate CD4+ T Cell Apoptosis in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease through Fas Engagement

Clinical transplantation

Immunohistochemical Detection of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 in Human Renal Allograft Biopsies

Editorial

Mechanism of Injury in Uromodulin-Associated Kidney Disease

Novel Approaches in the Investigation of Acute Kidney Injury

Epidemiology, Results and Health Services

Inverse Association between Lipid Levels and Mortality in Men with Chronic Kidney Disease Who Are Not Yet on Dialysis: Effects of Case Mix and the Malnutrition-Inflammation-Cachexia Syndrome

Fast Track

Induction of TRPC6 Channel in Acquired Forms of Proteinuric Kidney Disease

Genetics and development

Development of Overt Proteinuria in the Munich Wistar Frömter Rat Is Suppressed by Replacement of Chromosome 6 in a Consomic Rat Strain

Hemodynamics and vascular regulation

EGF Receptor Activity Modulates Apoptosis Induced by Inhibition of the Proteasome of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Human genetics

Membrane Targeting and Secretion of Mutant Uromodulin in Familial Juvenile Hyperuricemic Nephropathy

NADPH Oxidase p22phox and Catalase Gene Variants Are Associated with Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Adverse Outcomes in Acute Renal Failure

Nephrology beyond JASN

Hemoglobin-Independent Organ Protection by EPO in Humans: Amelioration of Cognitive Loss in Chronic Schizophrenia

Pathophysiology of renal disease and progression

Endothelin A Receptor Blockade Reduces Diabetic Renal Injury via an Anti-Inflammatory Mechanism

Review

Oxidants in Chronic Kidney Disease