Annals ofNephrology

Volume: 8 - Number: 78 - January 14, 2010

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Facility factors dominate the ability to achieve target haemoglobin levels in haemodialysis patients

Fructose Induces the Inflammatory Molecule ICAM-1 in Endothelial Cells

IHG-1 gene Amplifies TGF-?1 Signaling and Is Increased in Renal Fibrosis

Extended Prognostic Value of Urinary Albumin Excretion for Cardiovascular Events

Basic research

Fructose Induces the Inflammatory Molecule ICAM-1 in Endothelial Cells

Heme Oxygenase-1 Deficiency Promotes Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Renal Fibrosis

IHG-1 gene Amplifies TGF-?1 Signaling and Is Increased in Renal Fibrosis

Irradiation Prolongs Survival of Alport Mice

Low-Dose Growth Hormone is Cardioprotective in Uremia

Clinical epidemiology

Extended Prognostic Value of Urinary Albumin Excretion for Cardiovascular Events

Clinical Investigation

Intravenous Iron Exacerbates Oxidative DNA Damage in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Lifetime Cost-Effectiveness of Calcineurin Inhibitor Withdrawal After De Novo Renal Transplantation

Clinical Nephrology

Kidney function decline and physical function in women

Longitudinal observations on circadian blood pressure variation in chronic kidney disease stages 3–6

Lysosomal enzymuria is a feature of hereditary Fanconi syndrome and is related to elevated CI-mannose-6-P-receptor excretion

Dialysis

Evaluation of parathyroid gland angiogenesis in chronic kidney disease associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism

Excess mortality due to interaction between protein-energy wasting, inflammation and cardiovascular disease in chronic dialysis patients

Facility factors dominate the ability to achieve target haemoglobin levels in haemodialysis patients

Longitudinal relationships between fluid status, inflammation, urine volume and plasma metabolites of icodextrin in patients randomized to glucose or icodextrin for the long exchange

Editorial commentaries

Evaluation of the proximal tubular function in hereditary renal Fanconi syndrome

Experimental nephrology

Inhibition of mineralocorticoid receptors with eplerenone alleviates short-term cyclosporin A nephrotoxicity in conscious rats

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Pathophysiology of Renal Biopsy

Hantavirus Nephropathy

Special features

ERA-EDTA—a dynamic association moving forward