Tubulo-Interstitial Nephropathies: Proceedings of the 4th Bari Seminar in Nephrology, Bari, Italy, April 25–28, 1990

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Structural Aspects of the Renal Interstitium....Pages 1-9
Experimental Models of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis (TIN)....Pages 11-19
Tubulo-Interstitial Ultrastructural Features in Nephropathies....Pages 21-28
The Consequences of Tubulo-Interstitial Changes for Renal Function in Glomerulopathies: A Morphometric and Cytological Analysis....Pages 29-39
Medullary Sponge Kidney (Tubular Ectasia): A Common Finding in Calcium Nephrolithiasis....Pages 41-44
Cytological Diagnosis of Tubulo-Interstitial Nephritis....Pages 45-49
Analgesic Nephropathy (AN)....Pages 51-59
Renal Impairment in Uric Acid Excretion in Patients with Primary Gout....Pages 61-74
Oxalate Nephropathy Pathophysiology and Biochemical Features....Pages 75-83
Nephropathy Induced by Heavy Metals....Pages 85-100
Acute Renal Failure due to Allergic Interstitial Nephritis: Long Term Outcome....Pages 101-106
Drug-Induced Tubulo-Interstitial Nephritis....Pages 107-118
Tubulo-Interstitial Nephropathies by Industrial Chemicals....Pages 119-127
Balkan Nephropathy....Pages 129-136
Renal Papillary Necrosis and Tubulo-Interstitial Nephritis....Pages 137-146
Reflux Nephropathy....Pages 147-161
Proteinuria and Brush Border Antigens in Reflux Nephropathy....Pages 163-167
Role of the Immune System in Obstructive Uropathy....Pages 169-175
Potassium Homeostasis in Obstructive Uropathy and Interstitial Nephritis....Pages 177-186
Tubulo-Interstitial Lesions in Renal Allograft....Pages 187-195
Historical Review of Concept of Pyelonephritis....Pages 197-205
The Nature and Role of Interstitial Infiltrates in Bacterial Pyelonephritis....Pages 207-219
Urinary Tamm-Horsfall Protein Excretion in Patients with Pyelonephritis or Glomerulonephritis....Pages 221-225
Cell-Mediated Immunity and Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections....Pages 227-230
Tissue Infiltrates in Human Chronic Pyelonephritis....Pages 231-235
Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy....Pages 237-246
Role of the Tubular Basement Membrane in the Pathogenesis of Polycystic Kidney Disease....Pages 247-256
Cystic Disease of the Kidney: Clinical and Pathophysiologic Aspects....Pages 257-264
HLA System in Uremics with Cystic Diseases....Pages 265-269
Tubulo-Interstitial Changes in HIV Associated Nephropathy: Study of 14 Cases....Pages 271-275
Two Cases of Renal Interstitial Granulomatous Lesions with Improvable Renal Failure in Sarcoidosis....Pages 277-281
Acute Interstitial Nephritis with Uveitis in Adolescents....Pages 283-287
Familial Interstitial Nephritis in Males without Hearing Loss....Pages 289-294
Effect of the ACE-Inhibitor Enalapril on Plasma Concentration of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide and on Glomerular Filtration Rate in Normotensive and Hypertensive Diabetic Rats....Pages 295-304
Can Plasma-Exchange Improve Survival of Patients with Acute Myeloma Renal Failure (AMRF)....Pages 305-309
Morphological and Biochemical Characteristics of Human Tubular Epithelial Cells “In Culture” Deriving from Nephronophthisis....Pages 311-315
Short-Term Effects on Renal Function of EDTA Chelation Therapy in Lead-Associated Nephropathy....Pages 317-321