Crystal-induced inflammation of the kidneys: results from human studies, animal models, and tissue-culture studies Saeed R. Khan REVIEW ARTICLE Pages: 75 - 88
Factors influencing long-term survival in patients on chronic dialysis Kunitoshi IsekiTakahiro ShinzatoTakashi Akiba REVIEW ARTICLE Pages: 89 - 97
Role of potassium in hypokalemia-induced hyponatremia: lessons learned from the Edelman equation Minhtri K. NguyenIra Kurtz ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 98 - 102
Skim soy protein enhances GFR as much as beefsteak protein in healthy human subjects Yoshimasa OritaMasako OkadaMasaru Horio ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 103 - 108
Applicability of steroid therapy in 275 adult patients with IgA nephropathy determined using a histological scoring system and degree of proteinuria Satoshi SuzukiKensuke Joh ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 109 - 116
A randomized open-label comparative study of conventional therapy versus mizoribine onlay therapy in patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (postmarketing survey) Toshiaki ShibasakiAkio KoyamaOsamu Sakai ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 117 - 126
Renal function at the time of renal biopsy as a predictor of prognosis in patients with primary AL-type amyloidosis Yutaka OsawaKazuko KawamuraFumitake Gejyo ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 127 - 133
Suppression of parathyroid hormone secretion in CAPD patients by intraperitoneal administration of Maxacalcitol Kazutaka MurakamiHiromi MiyachiSatoshi Sugiyama ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 134 - 138
Simulation of post-dialysis urea rebound using regional flow model Masatomo YashiroHitomi WatanabeEri Muso ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 139 - 145
Two cases of congenital nephrotic syndrome Kikuo IitakaOsamu MotoyamaShunsuke Moriya CASE REPORT Pages: 146 - 149
Severe hyperreninemic hypertension associated with spontaneous renal cholesterol crystal embolization Masami TanakaKoichi MatsuoKimihiko Matsuyama CASE REPORT Pages: 150 - 154
Metal stent placement for two patients with post-transplantation renal artery stenosis, using intravascular ultrasound imaging Katsunori YoshidaTakanori KitauchiKimihiko Kikkawa CASE REPORT Pages: 155 - 159
Aplastic anemia associated with initiation of nizatidine therapy in a hemodialysis patient Takako NakanoTakashi KuroiwaYoshihisa Nojima CASE REPORT Pages: 160 - 162
The beneficial effect of effective control of anemia on hyperinsulinemia and hypoxemia in a hemodialysis patient with corrected transposition of the great arteries Naoya IgakiMototsugu TakashimaTakeo Goto CASE REPORT Pages: 163 - 167