Proceedings of the International Meeting “State of the art and new perspectives in Diabetic Nephropathy” University of Padua, 6–7 March, 1992 Gaetano CrepaldiRomano NosadiniRuggero Mangili Preface Pages: 115 - 115
Diabetic cardiorenal syndrome: insights into its pathogenesis Gian Carlo VibertiJeannie YipKenneth Earle Invited Speakers Pages: 116 - 118
Indices of renal structure and function in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus M. W. SteffesP. FiorettoS. M. Mauer Invited Speakers Pages: 119 - 122
Poor metabolic control and predisposition to hypertension, rather than hypertension itself, are risk factors for nephropathy in type 2 diabetes Anna MorocuttiIsabella BarzonRomano Nosadini Invited Speakers Pages: 123 - 129
Advanced Maillard reaction products as markers for tissue damage in diabetes and uraemia: relevance to diabetic nephropathy Vincent M. MonnierDavid R. SellAnnuziata Lapolla Invited Speakers Pages: 130 - 135
Molecular methods for the study of the genetic determinants of nephropathy in type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes A. DoriaJ. H. WarramA. S. Krolewski Invited Speakers Pages: 136 - 141
Diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: animal models with emphasis on recently developed corpulent rat strains Paul L. KimmelManuel T. VelasquezOtho E. Michaelis IV Invited Speakers Pages: 142 - 148
Role of glycosaminoglycans in diabetic nephropathy Giovanni GambaroBruno Baggio Invited Speakers Pages: 149 - 155
Prevalence of hypertension and microalbuminuria in adult type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients without renal failure in Italy. I. Validation of screening techniques to detect microalbuminuria R. MangiliG. DeferrariG. Crepaldi Invited Speakers Pages: 156 - 166
Epidemiology of kidney failure in diabetic patients in Italy G. La GrecaC. CatalanoD. Dissegna Invited Speakers Pages: 167 - 172
Renal function in primary hypertension C. BarlassinaD. CusiG. Bianchi Invited Speakers Pages: 173 - 177
Enhanced growth and Na+/H+ antiport activity response to serum in cultured fibroblasts of diabetic patients with nephropathy R. TrevisanJ. YipG. Viberti Invited Speakers Pages: 178 - 181
Cardiovascular remodelling and red blood cell Li+/Na+ countertransport in patients with type 1 diabetes and essential hypertension Andrea SempliciniCinzia SimonellaLuca Serena Invited Speakers Pages: 182 - 185
Insulin modulation of Na+/Li+ countertransport: impact on hypertension and diabetes Mitzy CanessaGianpaolo Zerbini Invited Speakers Pages: 186 - 190
Clearance rate of immunoglobulins and diabetic nephropathy U. Di MarioR. RomanoP. Pietravalle Invited Speakers Pages: 191 - 195
Insulin resistance, hypertension and cellular ion transport systems Anna SoliniRalph A. DeFronzo Invited Speakers Pages: 196 - 200
Reduced glomerular filtration rate and cardiovascular damage in diabetes: a key role for abnormal albuminuria C. E. MogensenE. M. DamsgaardR. Østerby Invited Speakers Pages: 201 - 213
Dietary factors and progression of diabetic nephropathy Giuseppe MaschioLamberto OldrizziCarlo Rugiu Invited Speakers Pages: 214 - 217
Prostaglandins and the kidney in diabetes F. PuglieseG. A. CinottiP. Menè Invited Speakers Pages: 218 - 220
The concomitants of elevated erythrocyte sodium - lithium countertransport activity in diabetic nephropathy: a critical assessment R. MangiliD. GabelliniG. Pozza Invited Speakers Pages: 221 - 226
Lipids and diabetic nephropathy: hypertension, microalbuminuria and lipids in type 2 diabetic patients E. ManzatoS. ZambonG. Crepaldi Invited Speakers Pages: 231 - 233
A screening programme for microalbuminuria at a diabetes clinic in Apulia, southern Italy S. De CosmoL. PicaroG. C. Viberti Free Communications Pages: 234 - 236
Na+/H+ antiporter properties in peripheral blood lymphocytes from normotensive obese and type 2 diabetic patients do not differ significantly from controls D. GhigoP. AlessioM. Trovati Free Communications Pages: 237 - 239
Increased urinary albumin excretion is associated with a cluster of metabolic alterations in type 2 diabetes mellitus Sandro InchiostroGiovanni BertoliValter Donadon Free Communications Pages: 240 - 245
Lipid pattern, apolipoproteins A1 and B and lipoprotein (a) in type 1 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria M. MaioliG. TonoloG. Realdi Free Communications Pages: 246 - 249
Increased urinary albumin excretion aggregates with atherosclerotic risk factors in type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus G. PennoO. GiampietroR. Navalesi Free Communications Pages: 250 - 257
Incidence of new diabetic patients on dialysis in Piedmont, Italy: Major changes recorded over a 10-year period G. B. PiccoliF. QuarelloG. Pratesi Free Communications Pages: 258 - 263
Mechanisms of glucose-induced extracellular matrix overproduction by cultured vascular cells Flavia PricciGiuseppe PuglieseUmberto di Mario Free Communications Pages: 264 - 267
Risk factors for the progression of diabetic nephropathy: role of hyperlipidaemia and its correction Flavio ScanferlaSilvano LandiniGiorgio Bazzato Free Communications Pages: 268 - 272
Atrial natriuretic factor and right atrial pressure in patients undergoing chronic haemodialysis G. TonoloV. ScardaccioG. Realdi Free Communications Pages: 273 - 277