7. History of functional kidney transplant \< 6 months prior to study entry.
8. Anticipated live donor kidney transplant over study duration.
9. Patients taking anti-inflammatory medication except aspirin \< 325mg/day over the past 30 days.
10. Patients taking Vitamin E supplements \> 60 IU/day, vitamin C \> 500mg/day over the past 30days.
11. Patients taking any prednisone therapy.
12. Hospital admission within the last 30 days.
13. On experimental drug protocols.
14. Significant cardiac or vascular disease (symptomatic disease; CV event(s) within the last year; significant occlusive atherosclerotic disease or ischemic disease on non-invasive or invasive diagnostic procedures).
