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Pt. I Epithelial Cell Injury, Recovery, and Death 1
1 The Role of Calcium in Cell Injury 3
2 Phospholipases A[subscript 2] in Cell Injury 23
3 Oxidant Stress in Acute Renal Failure 45
4 Stress Proteins Induced by Injury to Epithelial Cells 75
5 Functional Consequences of Induction of Heme Oxygenase 97
6 Nitric Oxide Synthases and the Role of Nitric Oxide in Acute Renal Failure 119
7 Hallmarks and Consequences of Apoptosis and Necrosis in the Kidney 143
Pt. II Cytoskeleton, Adhesion Molecules, and Cell Migration: Role in Tubulopathy 161
8 Cytoskeleton 163
9 Renal Histopathology and Urine Cytology and Cytopathology in Acute Renal Failure 193
10 Normal Distribution of Adhesion Molecules in the Kidney 231
11 Abnormalities of Integrin Receptors in Acute Renal Failure 245
12 Tubular Cast Formation and Tamm-Horsfall Glycoprotein 267
13 Migration of Kidney Epithelial Cells During Recovery From Acute Renal Failure 287
Pt. III Hemodynamics in Acute Renal Failure 321
14 The Role of Endothelin in Acute Renal Failure 323
15 The Role of Vasodilatory Substances in Acute Renal Failure 355
Pt. IV Novel Strategies in the Management of Acute Renal Failure 377
16 Effects of RGD Peptides on the Course of Acute Renal Failure 379
17 Protection Against Ischemic Renal Injury With Blockade of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 401
18 Growth Factors and Regeneration of Epithelial Cells 425
1 Insulin-Like Growth Factor 425
2 Epidermal Growth Factor 439
3 Hepatocyte Growth Factor 450
Pt. V Management of Acute Renal Failure: Future Trends 475
19 Integration of Emerging New Concepts in the Management of Acute Renal Failure 477
Index 481