EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

INVITED REVIEWS

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS RESEARCH

COMMENTARIES

Bench Science

PERITONEAL DEFENSINS — KEY CONTRIBUTORS TO THE INNATE IMMUNITY OF THE PERITONEAL CAVITY? Randall Faull Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 634–635. [PDF]

Clinical

ARE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES USEFUL BIOMARKERS IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS? Jos J. van den Kerkhof, Frank M. Van der Sande, Karel Leunissen, Jeroen P. Kooman Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 636–640. [PDF]

VOLUME STATUS IN CAPD AND APD: DOES TREATMENT MODALITY MATTER AND IS MORE ALWAYS BETTER? Dirk G. Struijk Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 641–644. [PDF]

TRANSITIONS FROM PD ARE EXPECTED. WHY NOT CONTINUE AT HOME? John Burkart Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 645–646. [PDF]

TIRED BUT CAN'T SLEEP Sydney C.W. Tang and Kar Neng Lai Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 647–650. [PDF]

VITAMIN D THERAPY IN CHILDREN ON DIALYSIS Katherine Wesseling and Isidro B. Salusky Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 651–653. [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Bench Science

THE EXPRESSION PATTERNS OF PERITONEAL DEFENSINS Alexander Grupp, Martin Kimmel, Peter Fritz, Bernd Voggenreiter, Hartmut Stöltzing, Ulrich Kuhlmann, Eduard F. Stange, Thomas Mettang, Klaus Fellermann, Dominik M. Alscher Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 654–662. [Abstract] [PDF]

Clinical

SERUM BNP CONCENTRATION AND LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN CAPD AND AUTOMATED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS Nüket Bavbek, Hatice Akay, Mustafa Altay, Ebru Uz, Faruk Turgut, Mehtap E. Uyar, Aydyn Karanfil, Yusuf Selcoki, Ali Akcay, Murat Duranay Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 663–668. [Abstract] [PDF]

THE USE OF NOCTURNAL HOME HEMODIALYSIS AS SALVAGE THERAPY FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FAILURE Joseph H.S. Wong, Andreas Pierratos, Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos, Reem Mohammad, Fatima Benjamin-Wong, Christopher T. Chan Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 669–674. [Abstract] [PDF]

QUALITY OF SLEEP AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS Ju-Yeh Yang, Jenq-Wen Huang, Yu-Sen Peng, Shou-Shang Chiang, Chwei-Shiun Yang, Chin-Ching Yang, Huey-Wen Chen, Ming-Shiou Wu, Kwan-Dun Wu, Tun-Jun Tsai, Wan-Yu Chen Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 675–680. [Abstract] [PDF]

INTRAPERITONEAL CALCITRIOL IN INFANTS ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS Francisco J. Cano, Marta A. Azocar, Jose Luis Guerrero, Maria A. Delucchi, Ana Maria Lillo, Marcos Emilfork, Eugenio E. Rodríguez Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 681–686. [Abstract] [PDF]

ULTRAFILTRATION AND ABSORPTION IN EVALUATING AQUAPORIN FUNCTION FROM PERITONEAL TRANSPORT OF SODIUM Jacek Waniewski, Malgorzata Debowska, Bengt Lindholm Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 687–690. [Abstract] [PDF]

DOES THE BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF THE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SOLUTION MATTER IN ASSESSMENT OF PERITONEAL FUNCTION? Alena Parikova, Dirk G. Struijk, Machteld M. Zweers, Monique Langedijk, Natalie Schouten, Nicole van den Berg, Saskia Duis, Raymond T. Krediet Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 691–696. [Abstract] [PDF]

SEVELAMER HYDROCHLORIDE IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Rosa Ramos, Francesc Moreso, Mercè Borras, Esther Ponz, Joan M. Buades, Josep Teixidó, Antoni Morey, Carme Garcia, Manel Vera, M. Teresa Doñate, Manuel Ramírez de Arellano, Francesc Barbosa, M. Teresa González, the Catalano–Balear Peritoneal Dialysis Study Group Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 697–701. [Abstract] [PDF]

TRANSLUMINAL REPLACEMENT OF DISPLACED PERITONEAL CATHETER USING A SPECIAL "ALPHA-REPLACER" GUIDEWIRE: EFFECTIVENESS AND LIMITATIONS Hiroyuki Terawaki, Masaaki Nakayama, Hirofumi Nakano, Toshio Hasegawa, Makoto Ogura, Tatsuo Hosoya, Tomokazu Karino Perit Dial Int 2007 27: 702–706. [Abstract] [PDF]

SHORT REPORT

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