Home
Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Rachel Neilan MSc
Welcome to BMC Nephrology published by BioMed Central
BMC Nephrology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of kidney and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Nephrology (ISSN 1471-2369) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :12
Adrian Covic and and Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir discuss the implications of imbalance of trace elements caused by hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease, based on a paper published this month in BMC Medicine.
BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :7
Using citrate instead of acetate as a dialysate in bicarbonate hemodialysis improves both efficiency and hemodynamics, by decreasing peripheral resistance and reducing blood pressure, especially in hypertensive patients, without adversely affecting coagulation.
BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :6
Long-term survival during treatment with maintenance hemodialysis is maximized in patients with relatively high hemoglobin levels and enhanced by moderate treatment with intravenous iron but epoetin-alpha gives only a minor further improvement.
more info ]
Research article
Age-related associations of hypertension and diabetes mellitus with chronic kidney disease Tareq M Islam, Caroline S Fox, Devin Mann, Paul Muntner BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :17 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Accuracy and limitations of equations for predicting of the glomerular filtration rate during follow-up of patients with non-diabetic nephropathies Guy Rostoker, Pierre Andrivet, Isabelle Pham, Mireille Griuncelli, Serge Adnot BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :16 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Assessment of arterial stiffness, oxidative stress and inflammation in acute kidney injury Robert G Fassett, Vincent D'Intini, Helen Healy, John Gowardman, Jay-Sen Gan, James E Sharman, Jeff S Coombes BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :15 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Intravenous versus oral iron supplementation for correction of post-transplant anaemia in renal transplant patients David W Mudge, Ken-Soon Tan, Rhianna Miles, David W Johnson, Scott B Campbell, Carmel M Hawley, Nicole M Isbel, Carolyn L Van Eps, David L Nicol BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :14 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Database
A human glomerular SAGE transcriptome database Jenny Nystrom, Wolfgang Fierlbeck, Anna Granqvist, Stephen C Kulak, Barbara J Ballermann BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :13 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Trace elements in end-stage renal disease Adrian Covic, Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :12 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Diagnostic yield of renal biopsies: a retrospective single center review Bari Scheckner, Alexandra Peyser, Jacob Rube, Freya Tarapore, Rachel Frank, Suzanne Vento, Cathy Hoffman, Elsa Valderrama, Douglas Charney, Beatrice Goilav, Howard Trachtman BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :11 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Offspring of parents with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy have higher C-reactive protein levels suggestive of inflammatory processes: a longitudinal study Wilfried Karmaus, Plamen Dimitrov, Valeri Simeonov, Svetla Tsolova, Vecihi Batuman BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :10 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Genetic polymorphisms of angiotensin-2 type 1 receptor and angiotensinogen and risk of renal dysfunction and coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus Julie Lin, Frank B Hu, Lu Qi, Gary C Curhan BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :9 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Comparison of markers of oxidative stress, inflammation and arterial stiffness between incident hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients Robert G Fassett, Ritza Driver, Helen Healy, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan, Sharad Ratanjee, Iain K Robertson, Dominic P Geraghty, James E Sharman, Jeff S Coombes BMC Nephrology 2009, 10 :8 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
The relation between the incidence of hypernatremia and mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury Umberto Maggiore, Edoardo Picetti, Elio Antonucci, Elisabetta Parenti, Giuseppe Regolisti, Mario Mergoni, Antonella Vezzani, Aderville Cabassi, Enrico Fiaccadori Critical Care 2009, 13 :R110 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Serum Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 are early biomarkers of acute kidney injury and predict prolonged mechanical ventilation in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a case-control study Kathleen D Liu, Christopher Altmann, Gerard Smits, Catherine D Krawczeski, Charles L Edelstein, Prasad Devarajan, Sarah Faubel Critical Care 2009, 13 :R104 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
N-acetylcysteine does not prevent contrast-induced nephropathy after cardiac catheterization in patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease: a randomized clinical trial Manouchehr Amini, Mojtaba Salarifar, Alireza Amirbaigloo, Farzad Masoudkabir, Fatemeh Esfahani Trials 2009, 10 :45 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Possible mechanisms of kidney repair Paola Romagnani, Raghu Kalluri Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair 2009, 2 :3 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Effect of a supplement rich in alkaline minerals on acid-base balance in humans Daniel K Nutrition Journal 2009, 8 :23 (10 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Anti-C1q antibodies antedate patent active glomerulonephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus Olivier C Meyer, Pascale Nicaise-Roland, Nolwenn Cadoudal, Sabine Grootenboer-Mignot, Elisabeth Palazzo, Gilles Hayem, Philippe Dieud Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R87 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Hepatitis B and C in dialysis units in Kosova Skender Telaku, Hajrullah Fejza, Ymer Elezi, Teuta Bicaj Virology Journal 2009, 6 :72 (4 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Factors associated with low bone mass in the hemodialysis patients Guey-Shiun Huang, Tzong-Shinn Chu, Meei-Fang Lou, Shiow-Li Hwang, Rong-Sen Yang BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10 :60 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the Acetylcystein for Contrast-Induced nephropaThy (ACT) Trial: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of acetylcysteine for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy The ACT Trial Investigators Trials 2009, 10 :38 (4 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
VITA-D: Cholecalciferol substitution in vitamin D deficient kidney transplant recipients: A randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the post-transplant outcome Ursula Thiem, Georg Heinze, Rudolf Segel, Thomas Perkmann, Franz Kainberger, Ferdinand M Trials 2009, 10 :36 (29 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Featured articles 
unfamiliar territory to be revealed
nig, Klaus Muser, Hans-Hermann Dickhuth, Aloys Berg, Peter Deibert
, Sylvie Chollet-Martin
hlbacher, Walter H