Diabetic Kidney Book

1	Angiotensin II and its receptors in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy	3
2	Altered renal microvascular function in early diabetes	23
3	Proteinuria and interstitial fibrogenesis in diabetic nephropathy	39
4	Podocytes and diabetic nephropathy	59
5	Altered glucose transport and its metabolic effects in glomerular cells	81
6	mRNA translation in diabetic nephropathy	97
7	The hexosamine biosynthesis pathway : contribution to the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy	117
8	Glycation : receptor for advanced glycation endproducts and diabetic nephropathy	137
9	Oxidative and glycooxidative stress in diabetic nephropathy	151
10	Connective tissue growth factor in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy : a target for therapeutic intervention	175
11	Vascular endothelial growth factor as a determinant of diabetic nephropathy	187
12	Transforming Growth factor-[beta] signal transduction in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy : identifying molecular targets for therapeutic intervention	201
13	Hepatocyte growth factor : physiological and therapeutic ligand to attenuate diabetic nephropathy	225
14	Proteomics in the investigation of diabetic nephropathy	255
15	Gene expression profiling in the investigation of diabetic nephropathy	277
16	PPAR-[gamma] ligands and diabetic nephropathy	289
17	[alpha]-endosulfine in diabetic nephropathy	305
18	The prospect of a novel therapeutic, bone morphogenetic protein-7, in diabetic nephropathy	315
19	Genetic determinants of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes	329
20	Major risk indicators for diabetic kidney disease	351
21	The structure of human diabetic nephropathy	361
22	Diabetic kidney disease in transitional and disadvantaged populations	375
23	Screening and treatment of early diabetic renal disease in type 1 and type 2 diabetes	403
24	Treatment in advanced renal disease in type 1 and type 2 diabetes	419
25	Diabetic and renal disease : ACE inhibitors and/or angiotensin receptor blockers : does it matter?	437
26	Management of diabetic end-stage renal disease with dialysis	453
27	Diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy	473
28	Hypertension and cardiovascular disease	499
29	Endothelial dysfunction and diabetic nephropathy	515
30	Anemia and diabetic nephropathy	527