1. Phylogenetic, ontogenetic, and pathological aspects of the urine-concentrating mechanism

   • Yoshiaki Kondo
   • Tetsuji Morimoto
   • Shori Takahashi

   REVIEW ARTICLE Pages: 165 - 174

2. Regulation of parathyroid function in chronic kidney disease (CKD)

   • Masafumi Fukagawa
   • Shohei Nakanishi
   • Takaya Abe

   REVIEW ARTICLE Pages: 175 - 179

3. Abnormal glycosylation of serum IgG in patients with IgA nephropathy

   • Hideki Homma
   • Keiichi Tozawa
   • Kenjiro Kohri

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 180 - 185

4. Correlations of tissue macrophages and cytoskeletal protein expression with renal fibrosis in patients with diabetes mellitus

   • Satomi Yonemoto
   • Toshihiko Machiguchi
   • Haruyoshi Yoshida

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 186 - 192

5. Renin angiotensin aldosterone system blockade and renal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: a subanalysis of Japanese patients from the RENAAL study

   • Kiyoshi Kurokawa
   • Juliana C.N. Chan
   • Zhongxin Zhang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 193 - 200

6. Efficacy, safety and tolerability of atorvastatin in dyslipidemic subjects with advanced (non-nephrotic) and endstage chronic renal failure

   • David Saltissi
   • Justin Westhuyzen
   • Helen Healy

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 201 - 209

7. Performance of polysulfone membrane dialyzers and dialysate flow pattern

   • Ayumu Nakashima
   • Satoshi Ogata
   • Noriaki Yorioka

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 210 - 215

8. Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome associated with hyperthyroidism

   • Itaru Ebihara
   • Kouichi Hirayama
   • Kunihiro Yamagata

   CASE REPORT Pages: 216 - 221

9. Nephrotic syndrome associated with interferon-β-1b therapy for multiple sclerosis

   • Ryuichiro Kumasaka
   • Norio Nakamura
   • Ken Okumura

   CASE REPORT Pages: 222 - 225

10. Japanese subpopulation analysis of the RENAAL, the landmark trial, is welcomed by our society

    • Genjiro Kimura

    EDITORIAL Pages: 226 - 227