EDITORIAL FOCUS:

H. Thomas Lee

Protection against proximal tubule necrosis with 11-deoxy-16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E₂ in vitro
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1111-F1112, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00276.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhe Jia, Maria D. Person, Jing Dong, Jianjm Shen, Sean C. Hensley, James L. Stevens, Terrence J. Monks, and Serrine S. Lau

Grp78 is essential for 11-deoxy-16,16-dimethyl PGE₂-mediated cytoprotection in renal epithelial cells
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1113-F1122, 2004. First published June 29, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00138.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INVITED REVIEWS:

Melvin Bonilla-Felix

Development of water transport in the collecting duct
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1093-F1101, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00119.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Sheikh-Hamad and Michael C. Gustin

MAP kinases and the adaptive response to hypertonicity: functional preservation from yeast to mammals
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1102-F1110, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00225.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

O. H. Yu, I. J. Murawski, D. B. Myburgh, and I. R. Gupta

Overexpression of RET leads to vesicoureteric reflux in mice
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1123-F1130, 2004. First published August 24, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00444.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toralph Ruge, Lucyna Neuger, Valentina Sukonina, Gengshu Wu, Stefan Barath, Jitendra Gupta, Barbara Frankel, Bjørn Christophersen, Knut Nordstoga, Thomas Olivecrona, and Gunilla Olivecrona

Lipoprotein lipase in the kidney: activity varies widely among animal species
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1131-F1139, 2004. First published August 3, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00089.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Man Jiang, Xiaolan Yi, Stephen Hsu, Cong-Yi Wang, and Zheng Dong

Role of p53 in cisplatin-induced tubular cell apoptosis: dependence on p53 transcriptional activity
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1140-F1147, 2004. First published August 17, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00262.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masayuki Tanemoto, Takaaki Abe, Tohru Onogawa, and Sadayoshi Ito

PDZ binding motif-dependent localization of K⁺ channel on the basolateral side in distal tubules
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1148-F1153, 2004. First published August 3, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00203.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacqueline Ziehr, Nader Sheibani, and Christine M. Sorenson

Alterations in cell-adhesive and migratory properties of proximal tubule and collecting duct cells from bcl-2 –/– mice
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1154-F1163, 2004. First published August 3, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00129.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chien-Te Lee, Shuhua Shang, Li-Wen Lai, Kim-Chong Yong, and Yeong-Hau H. Lien

Effect of thiazide on renal gene expression of apical calcium channels and calbindins
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1164-F1170, 2004. First published July 20, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00437.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerald F. DiBona and Linda L. Sawin

Effect of endogenous angiotensin II on the frequency response of the renal vasculature
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1171-F1178, 2004. First published August 3, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00201.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabienne Quentin, Régine Chambrey, Marie Marcelle Trinh-Trang-Tan, Marinos Fysekidis, Michèle Cambillau, Michel Paillard, Peter S. Aronson, and Dominique Eladari

The Cl^–/HCO₃^– exchanger pendrin in the rat kidney is regulated in response to chronic alterations in chloride balance
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1179-F1188, 2004. First published August 3, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00211.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wensheng Zhang, Tosapol Pibulsonggram, and Aurélie Edwards

Determinants of basal nitric oxide concentration in the renal medullary microcirculation
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1189-F1203, 2004. First published July 27, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00125.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jian Song, Xinqun Hu, Min Shi, Mark A. Knepper, and Carolyn A. Ecelbarger

Effects of dietary fat, NaCl, and fructose on renal sodium and water transporter abundances and systemic blood pressure
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1204-F1212, 2004. First published August 10, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00063.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas L. Pallone, Chunhua Cao, and Zhong Zhang

Inhibition of K⁺ conductance in descending vasa recta pericytes by ANG II
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1213-F1222, 2004. First published August 17, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00241.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Debra F. Higgins, Mangatt P. Biju, Yasuhiro Akai, Anton Wutz, Randall S. Johnson, and Volker H. Haase

Hypoxic induction of Ctgf is directly mediated by Hif-1
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1223-F1232, 2004. First published August 17, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00245.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antoine Nissant, Stéphane Lourdel, Sophie Baillet, Marc Paulais, Pedro Marvao, Jacques Teulon, and Martine Imbert-Teboul

Heterogeneous distribution of chloride channels along the distal convoluted tubule probed by single-cell RT-PCR and patch clamp
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1233-F1243, 2004. First published July 27, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00155.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. Good, Bruns A. Watts, III, Thampi George, Jamie W. Meyer, and Gary E. Shull

Transepithelial HCO₃^– absorption is defective in renal thick ascending limbs from Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger NHE1 null mutant mice
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1244-F1249, 2004. First published August 3, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00176.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yiding Xing, Shobha H. Ganji, Jung W. Noh, and Vaijinath S. Kamanna

Cell density-dependent expression of EDG family receptors and mesangial cell proliferation: role in lysophosphatidic acid-mediated cell growth
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1250-F1257, 2004. First published August 3, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00342.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gur P. Kaushal, Ling Liu, Varsha Kaushal, Xiaoman Hong, Oksana Melnyk, Rohit Seth, Robert Safirstein, and Sudhir V. Shah

Regulation of caspase-3 and -9 activation in oxidant stress to RTE by forkhead transcription factors, Bcl-2 proteins, and MAP kinases
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1258-F1268, 2004. First published August 10, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00391.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulla C. Kopp, Michael Z. Cicha, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Rolf M. Nüsing, Lori A. Smith, and Tomas Hökfelt

Activation of EP4 receptors contributes to prostaglandin E₂-mediated stimulation of renal sensory nerves
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1269-F1282, 2004. First published August 3, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00230.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keiichi Ito, Jie Chen, Maher El Chaar, Joshua M. Stern, Surya V. Seshan, Jonathan J. Khodadadian, Ingride Richardson, Michael J. Hyman, E. Darracott Vaughan, Jr., Dix P. Poppas, and Diane Felsen

Renal damage progresses despite improvement of renal function after relief of unilateral ureteral obstruction in adult rats
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1283-F1293, 2004. First published August 24, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00441.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Daniela Giustarini, Ranieri Rossi, Ziad Massy, Tilman Drüeke, Didier Borderie, and Bernard Lacour

Plasma S-nitrosothiols and chronic renal failure
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1294-F1295, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00090.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Announcement
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F1296-F1296, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00286.2004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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