Renal Transplantation (Tx) with Cadaveric Donor Suffering from Lupus Nephropathy: Follow-Up of Two Patients (Pedro R. Chocair, Carmen Tzanno-Martins, Daisa R. David, Luiz B. Saldanha, William Nahas, Emil Sabbaga, Sami Arap, L. E. Ianhez)

In Vivo and In Vitro Evaluation of Sirolimus (SIRO) Nephrotoxicity (E.A. Burdmann, T.F. Andoh,L. Yu, B.J. Pereira, I. Castro, W.M. Bennett)

Renovascular Hypertension Due to Takayasu's Arteritis - Report on 33 Cases in Brazil (David J.B. Machado, Raquel M. Quinino, Antonio M. Lucon, Ayrton C. Fratezzi, Jose N. Praxedes)

Low Expression of Perforin, Granzyme B and FAS-L in Acute Tubular Necrosis Compared to Acute Rejection Post Renal Transplantation (Therezinha G. Leitao, Ivone B. Oliveira, Hugo Abensur, Maria R. Araujo, Flavia R. Siqueira, Joao E. Romao, Jr., Francisco V. Veronese, Irene L. Noronha)

Granzyme B, Fas-Ligand and Perforin Expression during Acute Cellular Rejection Episodes after Kidney Transplantation - Comparision between Blood and Renal Aspirates (Marcus V. Padua Netto, M.Cristina R. Castro, Benedito A.L. Fonseca, Marcio Dantas, Agenor S. Ferraz)

Digoxin-Like Factor (DLF) Mediates and Digoxin Antibody (DA) Corrects Natriuresis (UNaV) and Blood Pressure (BP) after Intracerebroventricular (ICV) Hemorrhage in Rats
(Joao C. Menezes, Varujan Dichtchekenian)

Community Acquired Acute Renal Failure (C-ARF) Versus Hospital Acquired Acute Renal Failure (H-ARF): Epidemiological Characteristics - An Analysis of 439 Cases (Alexandre Roque, Natalia Fernandes, Andrei Teixeira, Miguel Cendoroglo, Sergio R. Stella)

Early Microalbuminuria (malb) Is Related to the Development of Post-Traumatic Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) (Sergio Brienze, Dirce M.T. Zanetta, Emmanuel A. Burdmann)

Mycophenolate Mofetil Attenuates Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury (Carlucci G. Ventura, Teresila M. Coimbra, Silvia B. Campos, Antonio C. Seguro)

Hypokalemia and Hypomagnesemia Predispose to Zidovudine (AZT) Nephrotoxicity (Silvia B. Campos, Fernanda S. Seguro, Antonio C. Seguro)

Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition Attenuates Renal Injury in the Remnant Kidney (Clarice K. Fujihara, Ana L. Mattar, Denise M.A.C. Malheiros, Glaucia R. Antunes, Luciana F. Carvalho, Irene L. Noronha, Roberto Zatz)

Interstitial Myofibroblasts Produce Angiotensin II in the Rat Remnant Kidney Model (Irene L. Noronha, Clarice K. Fujihara, Ivone B. Oliveira, Denise M.A.C. Malheiros, Roberto Zatz)

Use of Single Voided Urine Samples To Estimate Quantitative Proteinuria in Patients with Diminished Renal Function (Jose V. Morales, Maria S. Dorneles, Luis Moura, Marcelo Louzado, Raimar V. Weber, Carlos Klamt, Elvino J. Barros)

Microalbuminuria (UAE) and Electrolyte Excretion (UEE) in Renal Reserve Studies in Normal Individuals (J.G.R. de Carvalho, M. Mota, R. Mulinari, R. Almeida, S. Hokazono)

Spontaneous Decrease in Food Intake and Nutrition Repercussion of Renal Function Loss in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) Patients (Marta Duenhas, Lilian Cuppari, Claudia Mendonca, Rita Ventura, Ricardo Sesso, Sergio Draibe)

Impact of Calcitriol in the Bone Histomorphometric Parameters and in Parathyroid Function (Andre F. Costa, Rosa M. Moyses, Melani R. Custodio, Luciene M. Reis, Vanda Jorgetti

Peritubular Arginine Vasopressin Regulates Bicarbonate Reabsorption in Cortical Distal Tubule Via V1 and V2 Receptors (Raif Musa-Aziz, Margarida Mello-Aires)

Genomic Organization and Expression of a Calmodulin-Related Gene on Chromosome 6p12 and Its Exclusion as a PKHD1 Candidate Gene (Luiz F. Onuchic, Alicia Lakings, Gregory G. Germino, Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, ARPKD Consortium

Current Status of the PKHD1 Region Transcription Map (L.F. Onuchic, L. Furu, Y. Nagasawa, A. Lakings, K. Mangasser-Stephan, E. Avner, K. Zerres, L.M. Guay-Woodford, S. Somlo, G.G. Germino, ARPKD Consortium)

IgG Fc Receptor IIa (FcgRIIa) Polymorphism Is Associated with Renal Disease Activity in Brazilian Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) (Ana Paula Bazilio, Rui Toledo, Sonia P. Torres, Eloisa Bonfa, Renato C. Monteiro)

Thyroglobulin (Tg) Increases Proliferation and Regulates Gene Expression in Mesangial Cells (Tito Matos, Rekha Gupta, Koichi Suzuki, Leonard D. Kohn, Sonia Q. Doi, Marcos O. Machado, Donald F. Sellitti)

Biocompatibility of Customized Replacement Solutions (CRS) for Continuous Replacement Therapies (CRRT): Effect of Calcium/Bicarbonate Crystalization on the Concentration of Different Salts (Elizabete Maccariello, Eduardo Rocha, Maria Dalboni, Fabricio Calvo, Sergio Draibe, Miguel Cendoroglo

Mechanisms of Bee Venom-Induced Acute Renal Failure (L.S. Grisotto, G.E. Mendes, I. Castro, L. Yu, E.A. Burdmann)

High Urinary Retinol Binding Protein (uRBP) Predicts Graft Loss by Chronic Allograft Nephropathy in Stable Renal Transplant Patients (Niels O. Saraiva Camara, Marcelo S. Silva, Sonia Nishida, Jose O. Medina Pestana, Aparecido B. Pereira, Alvaro Pacheco-Silva)

Risk of Bacterial Infection in Patients under Intravenous Iron Therapy: Doses Vs Length of Treatment (Maria E.F. Canziani, Suely T. Yumiya, Erica B. Rangel, Silvia R. Manfredi, Miguel Cendoroglo, Sergio A. Draibe)

Missense Mutations in Podocin in a Family with Adult Onset FSGS (Hiroyasu Tsukaguchi, Patricia Abreu, Aparacido Pereira, Martin Pollak)

IL-1b, TNF-a, TGF-b and bFGF Expression in Bone Biopsies from Patients with Renal Osteodystrophy Disease (Francisco R. Lello Santos, Rosa M.A. Moyses, Vanda Jorgetti, Irene L. Noronha)

Trimethoprin-Sulfamethoxazole (TPM-SMX) Enhances Indinavir (IDV) Nephrotoxicity (Magali Araujo, Antonio C. Seguro)

MINILECTURE: Mycophenolate Mofetil and Other Antiinflammatories: New Perspectives in the Management of Progressive Nephropathies (Roberto Zatz)