Renal Failure, Volume 36, Issue 4 (2014)

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Clinical Studies

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The attitude toward living kidney donation among personnel from units related to donation and transplantation in Spain, Mexico and Cuba
Antonio Ríos, Ana López-Navas, Marco Antonio Ayala-García, María José Sebastián, Anselmo Abdo-Cuza, Laura Martínez-Alarcón, Ector Jaime Ramírez, Gerardo Muñoz, Gerardo Palacios, Juliette Suárez-López, Ricardo Castellanos, Beatriz González, Miguel Angel Martínez, Ernesto Díaz, Pablo Ramírez & Pascual Parrilla
Pages: 489-494
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe attitude toward living kidney donation among personnel from units related to donation and transplantation in Spain, Mexico and Cuba | Full Text | References | PDF (154.4 KB)
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Research Article

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Evaluation of volume overload by bioelectrical impedance analysis, NT-proBNP and inferior vena cava diameter in patients with stage 3&4 and 5 chronic kidney disease
Zülfükar Yilmaz, Yaşar Yildirim, Ferhat Oto, Fatma Yilmaz Aydin, Emre Aydin, Ali Kemal Kadiroglu & Mehmet Emin Yilmaz
Pages: 495-501
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforEvaluation of volume overload by bioelectrical impedance analysis, NT-proBNP and inferior vena cava diameter in patients with stage 3&4 and 5 chronic kidney disease | Full Text | References | PDF (329 KB)
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Lymphocyte populations and apoptosis of peripheral blood B and T lymphocytes in children with end stage renal disease
Khaled Saad, Khalid I. Elsayh, Asmaa M. Zahran & Karema M. Sobhy
Pages: 502-507
Published online: 10 Feb 2014
AbstractforLymphocyte populations and apoptosis of peripheral blood B and T lymphocytes in children with end stage renal disease | Full Text | References | PDF (330.5 KB)
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Kidney growth and renal functions under the growth hormone replacement therapy in children
Aydın Ece, Semra Çetinkaya, Seçil Ekşioğlu, Saliha Şenel, Serdar Özkasap, Tayfur Giniş, Velat Şen & Cahit Şahin
Pages: 508-513
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforKidney growth and renal functions under the growth hormone replacement therapy in children | Full Text | References | PDF (151.1 KB)
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Pathological patterns of primary nephrotic syndrome in Central China: a retrospective study of 627 cases
Fenfen Chu, Guochun Chen & Yinghong Liu
Pages: 514-519
Published online: 25 Feb 2014
AbstractforPathological patterns of primary nephrotic syndrome in Central China: a retrospective study of 627 cases | Full Text | References | PDF (211.5 KB)
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Outcomes of stage 1–5 chronic kidney disease in Mainland China
Xuan Lai, Ai-Hua Zhang, Shao-Yan Chen, Lian He, Chun-Yan Su, Min-Hua Fan & Tao Wang
Pages: 520-525
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforOutcomes of stage 1–5 chronic kidney disease in Mainland China | Full Text | References | PDF (275.1 KB)
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Kidney transplantation outcomes from expanded criteria donors, standard criteria donors or living donors older than 60 years
Sophia Lionaki, Helen Kapsia, Ilias Makropoulos, Argyro Metsini, Chrysanthi Skalioti, Hara Gakiopoulou, George Zavos & John N. Boletis
Pages: 526-533
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforKidney transplantation outcomes from expanded criteria donors, standard criteria donors or living donors older than 60 years | Full Text | References | PDF (326.8 KB)
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Urinary biomarkers in assessing the nephrotoxic potential of gentamicin in solitary kidney patients after 7 days of therapy
Gheorghe Gluhovschi, Florica Gadalean, Cristina Gluhovschi, Silvia Velciov, Ligia Petrica, Flaviu Bob, Gheorghe Bozdog & Adriana Kaycsa
Pages: 534-540
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforUrinary biomarkers in assessing the nephrotoxic potential of gentamicin in solitary kidney patients after 7 days of therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (159.7 KB)
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Acute kidney injury influences mortality in lung transplantation
Jing Xue, Liang Wang, Cai-Mei Chen, Jing-Yu Chen & Zhu-Xing Sun
Pages: 541-545
Published online: 17 Apr 2014
AbstractforAcute kidney injury influences mortality in lung transplantation | Full Text | References | PDF (284.5 KB)
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Obesity, diabetes and survival in maintenance hemodialysis patients
Serpil M. Deger, Charles D. Ellis, Ahuia Bian, Ayumi Shintani, T. Alp Ikizler & Adriana M. Hung
Pages: 546-551
Published online: 28 Jan 2014
AbstractforObesity, diabetes and survival in maintenance hemodialysis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (215.7 KB)
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Renalase might be associated with hypertension and insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetes
Feng Wang, Baorui Huang, Junhui Li, Limei Liu & Niansong Wang
Pages: 552-556
Published online: 17 Apr 2014
AbstractforRenalase might be associated with hypertension and insulin resistance in Type 2 diabetes | Full Text | References | PDF (278.8 KB)
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Intra-abdominal pressure as a predictor of acute kidney injury in postoperative abdominal surgery
Ana Carolina dos Santos Demarchi, Cibele Taís Puato de Almeida, Daniela Ponce, Meire Cristina Novelli e Castro, Aline Roberta Danaga, Fabio Akio Yamaguti, Danielle Vital, Ana Lúcia Gut, Ana Lúcia dos Anjos Ferreira, Larissa Freschi, Juliana Oliveira, Ubirajara Aparecido Teixeira, José Carlos Christovan, Juliana Rigoto Grejo & Luís Cuadrado Martin
Pages: 557-561
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforIntra-abdominal pressure as a predictor of acute kidney injury in postoperative abdominal surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (178.6 KB)
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Could mini-PET be used to instead of 4 h original-PET to assess peritoneal permeability in children on peritoneal dialysis?
Funda Baştuğ, İsmail Dursun, Jale Dursun, Zübeyde Gündüz, Demet Günay, Sibel Yel, Ruhan Düşünsel, Sibel Bolat, Kenan Yılmaz, Sebahat Tülpar & Hakan Poyrazoglu
Pages: 562-566
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforCould mini-PET be used to instead of 4 h original-PET to assess peritoneal permeability in children on peritoneal dialysis? | Full Text | References | PDF (230.9 KB)
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Laboratory Studies

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PPARγ and NAD(P)H oxidase system interaction in glycerol-induced acute renal failure: role of gp91phox subunit of NAD(P)H oxidase
Mohammad Newaz & Zivar Yousefipour
Pages: 567-574
Published online: 30 Jan 2014
AbstractforPPARγ and NAD(P)H oxidase system interaction in glycerol-induced acute renal failure: role of gp91phox subunit of NAD(P)H oxidase | Full Text | References | PDF (594.1 KB)
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Research Article

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The first histopathological evidence of trimetazidine for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy
Çağdaş Akgüllü, Tevger Saruhan, Ufuk Eryilmaz, Murat Boyacıoğlu, Osman Alper Onbaşılı, İbrahim Meteoğlu & Cavit Kum
Pages: 575-580
Published online: 28 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe first histopathological evidence of trimetazidine for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy | Full Text | References | PDF (575.8 KB)
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False positivity of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase measurement in urine
Leandro Zuccolotto Crivellenti, Javier Sousa Mesa, Adriana Érica Wilkes Burton Meirelles, Sofia Borin Crivellenti, Edna Gomes Mireya, Julio Carlos Canola, Mário Roberto Hatayde, Aureo Evangelista Santana, Márcio Dantas & Gyl Eanes Barros Silva
Pages: 581-584
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforFalse positivity of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase measurement in urine | Full Text | References | PDF (182.9 KB)
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Intravenous human immunoglobulin treatment of serum from HLA-sensitized patients in kidney transplantation
Antonietta Picascia, Vincenzo Grimaldi, Rossella Paolillo, Maria Vasco, Amelia Casamassimi, Francesco Paolo De Luca, Francesco Cavalca, Concetta Schiano & Claudio Napoli
Pages: 585-588
Published online: 23 Jan 2014
AbstractforIntravenous human immunoglobulin treatment of serum from HLA-sensitized patients in kidney transplantation | Full Text | References | PDF (132.1 KB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
FK506 inhibits the mice glomerular mesangial cells proliferation by affecting the transforming growth factor-β and Smads signal pathways
Ren Qi, Wen Li & Shengyou Yu
Pages: 589-592
Published online: 10 Feb 2014
AbstractforFK506 inhibits the mice glomerular mesangial cells proliferation by affecting the transforming growth factor-β and Smads signal pathways | Full Text | References | PDF (237.9 KB)
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Research Article

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Mesenteric lymph duct ligation after hemorrhagic shock enhances the ATP level and ATPase activity in rat kidneys
Li-Min Zhang, Li-Jie Jiang, Zi-Gang Zhao & Chun-Yu Niu
Pages: 593-597
Published online: 17 Apr 2014
AbstractforMesenteric lymph duct ligation after hemorrhagic shock enhances the ATP level and ATPase activity in rat kidneys | Full Text | References | PDF (261.3 KB)
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Hydrogen sulphide and tempol treatments improve the blood pressure and renal excretory responses in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Fiaz ud din Ahmad, Munavvar A. Sattar, Hassaan A. Rathore, Yong Chia Tan, Safia Akhtar, Oh Hui Jin, Yen Pei Pei, Nor A. Abdullah & Edward J. Johns
Pages: 598-605
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
AbstractforHydrogen sulphide and tempol treatments improve the blood pressure and renal excretory responses in spontaneously hypertensive rats | Full Text | References | PDF (358.3 KB)
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The restoration of kidney mitochondria function by inhibition of angiotensin-II production in rats with acute adriamycin-induced nephrotoxicity
Eylem Taskin, Kalender Ozdogan, Elvan Kunduz Kindap & Nurcan Dursun
Pages: 606-612
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe restoration of kidney mitochondria function by inhibition of angiotensin-II production in rats with acute adriamycin-induced nephrotoxicity | Full Text | References | PDF (200.9 KB)
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Circulating purine compounds, uric acid, and xanthine oxidase/dehydrogenase relationship in essential hypertension and end stage renal disease
Milojkovic Boban, Gordana Kocic, Sonja Radenkovic, Radmila Pavlovic, Tatjana Cvetkovic, Marina Deljanin-Ilic, Stevan Ilic, Milojkovic D. Bobana, Boris Djindjic, Dijana Stojanovic, Dusan Sokolovic & Tatjana Jevtovic-Stoimenov
Pages: 613-618
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
AbstractforCirculating purine compounds, uric acid, and xanthine oxidase/dehydrogenase relationship in essential hypertension and end stage renal disease | Full Text | References | PDF (241.2 KB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
Tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome in a 13-year-old girl with chronic renal failure and severe growth retardation
Velibor Tasic, Zoran Gucev, Nadica Ristoska-Bojkovska, Aleksandra Janchevska & Hermann-Josef Lüdecke
Pages: 619-622
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
AbstractforTricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome in a 13-year-old girl with chronic renal failure and severe growth retardation | Full Text | References | PDF (212.9 KB)
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Successful treatment of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with a low dose rituximab in a kidney transplant recipient
Jang-Hee Cho, Jong-Hak Lee, Ga-Young Park, Jeong-Hoon Lim, Jun-Seop Kim, Yoon-Jung Kang, Owen Kwon, Ji-Young Choi, Sun-Hee Park, Yong-Lim Kim, Hyung-Kee Kim, Seung Huh & Chan-Duck Kim
Pages: 623-626
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
AbstractforSuccessful treatment of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with a low dose rituximab in a kidney transplant recipient | Full Text | References | PDF (393.7 KB)
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Original Articles

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“Of coronary arteries and men”: the fight of a dialysis patient against his coronary arteries
Ugo Vertolli, Claudio Vinci, Mirca Rebeschini, Annamaria Ruffatti, Giuseppe Scaparrotta, Massimo Napodano, Agostino Naso & Lorenzo A. Calò
Pages: 627-630
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
Abstractfor“Of coronary arteries and men”: the fight of a dialysis patient against his coronary arteries | Full Text | References | PDF (282.3 KB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
Aspergillus Niger peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient treated with eculizumab
Venkat S. Vellanki & Joanne M. Bargman
Pages: 631-633
Published online: 10 Feb 2014
AbstractforAspergillus Niger peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient treated with eculizumab | Full Text | References | PDF (279.6 KB)
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Minimal change disease associated with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma
Kareeann S. F. Khow, Angelina S. M. Yong, Tuck Y. Yong, Bryone J. Kuss, Jeffrey A. J. Barbara & Jordan Y. Z. Li
Pages: 634-637
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
AbstractforMinimal change disease associated with newly diagnosed mantle cell lymphoma | Full Text | References | PDF (234.4 KB)
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State of the Art Reviews

Review Article
Vitamins in dialysis: who, when and how much?
George Kosmadakis, Enrique Da Costa Correia, Odette Carceles, Frederic Somda & Didier Aguilera
Pages: 638-650
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
AbstractforVitamins in dialysis: who, when and how much? | Full Text | References | PDF (231.7 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Statins use and the risk of acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis
Song Mao & Songming Huang
Pages: 651-657
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
AbstractforStatins use and the risk of acute kidney injury: a meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (307.4 KB)
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Review Article
Infectious complications of prosthetic arteriovenous grafts for hemodialysis: prevention is better than cure
Georgios Galanopoulos & Constantinos Lambidis
Pages: 658-660
Published online: 10 Feb 2014
AbstractforInfectious complications of prosthetic arteriovenous grafts for hemodialysis: prevention is better than cure | Full Text | References | PDF (117.3 KB)
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Cell-free fetal DNA: new perspective and clinical implication in diagnosis of polycystic kidney diseases
Ali Akbar Poursadegh Zonouzi, Ahmad Poursadegh Zonouzi & Saeid Ghorbian
Page: 661
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
CitationforCell-free fetal DNA: new perspective and clinical implication in diagnosis of polycystic kidney diseases | Full Text | References | PDF (93.2 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Emerging H6N1 influenza infection: renal problem to be studied
Hai Err & Viroj Wiwanitkit
Page: 662
Published online: 06 Feb 2014
CitationforEmerging H6N1 influenza infection: renal problem to be studied | Full Text | References | PDF (88.1 KB)
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