2023
Principles for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral: a qualitative study exploring patient, community health worker and healthcare professional perceptions in rural Uganda
Ingenhoff R, Munana R, Weswa I, Gaal J, Sekitoleko I, Mutabazi H, Bodnar B, Rabin T, Siddharthan T, Kalyesubula R, Knauf F, Nalwadda C. Principles for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral: a qualitative study exploring patient, community health worker and healthcare professional perceptions in rural Uganda. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 881. PMID: 37173687, PMCID: PMC10176286, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15704-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersNon-communicable diseasesHealthcare workersRural UgandaHealth workersCHW knowledgeNCD screeningDiabetes mellitusMiddle-income countriesCHW characteristicsHypertensionCHW programsCare deliveryHealthcare accessHealthcare professionalsReferralPatient accessHealthcare systemSuccessful program implementationDiabetesPatientsProfessionals' perceptionsFramework methodFocus group discussionsScreening
2022
Oxalate homeostasis
Ermer T, Nazzal L, Tio M, Waikar S, Aronson P, Knauf F. Oxalate homeostasis. Nature Reviews Nephrology 2022, 19: 123-138. PMID: 36329260, PMCID: PMC10278040, DOI: 10.1038/s41581-022-00643-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsKidney diseaseOxalate homeostasisAnti-inflammatory medicationsChronic kidney diseaseKidney replacement therapySudden cardiac deathProgressive kidney diseaseOutlook of patientsOxalate nephropathyCardiovascular complicationsSystemic inflammationCardiac deathReplacement therapySecondary hyperoxaluriaKidney failureElevated plasmaConsequent impairmentNovel therapeuticsPatientsDiseaseEffective elimination strategiesEndogenous sourcesHomeostasisElimination strategyExcretionHemodialysis and Plasma Oxylipin Biotransformation in Peripheral Tissue
Liu T, Dogan I, Rothe M, Kunz J, Knauf F, Gollasch M, Luft F, Gollasch B. Hemodialysis and Plasma Oxylipin Biotransformation in Peripheral Tissue. Metabolites 2022, 12: 34. PMID: 35050156, PMCID: PMC8781597, DOI: 10.3390/metabo12010034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArteriovenous differenceEnd-stage renal disease patientsCytochrome P450Renal disease patientsVenous blood samplesArterial blood plasmaImpact of HDSoluble epoxide hydrolase activityVenous blood streamCardiovascular morbidityHemodialysis patientsDisease patientsVenous bloodHD treatmentUpper extremityPeripheral tissuesBlood samplesLipid mediatorsUpper limbEpoxide hydrolase activityBlood streamPatientsMetabolite levelsDeleterious effectsBlood plasma
2020
Assessment of Plasma Oxalate Concentration in Patients With CKD
Pfau A, Wytopil M, Chauhan K, Reichel M, Coca SG, Aronson PS, Eckardt KU, Knauf F. Assessment of Plasma Oxalate Concentration in Patients With CKD. Kidney International Reports 2020, 5: 2013-2020. PMID: 33163722, PMCID: PMC7609998, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.08.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseasePlasma oxalate concentrationGerman Chronic Kidney Disease (GCKD) studyChronic Kidney Disease studyObservational cohort studyGlomerular filtration rateLarge patient cohortKidney Disease studyKidney stone diseaseCKD progressionMedian eGFROngoing multicenterCohort studyKidney diseasePatient cohortPresent studyFiltration rateClinical trialsStone diseaseLarge cohortOxalate homeostasisPatientsDisease StudyPlasma samplesMaintenance of samples
2019
A preliminary survey of practice patterns across several European kidney stone centers and a call for action in developing shared practice
Ferraro P, Arrabal-Polo M, Capasso G, Croppi E, Cupisti A, Ernandez T, Fuster D, Galan J, Grases F, Hoorn E, Knauf F, Letavernier E, Mohebbi N, Moochhala S, Petkova K, Pozdzik A, Sayer J, Seitz C, Strazzullo P, Trinchieri A, Vezzoli G, Vitale C, Vogt L, Unwin R, Bonny O, Gambaro G. A preliminary survey of practice patterns across several European kidney stone centers and a call for action in developing shared practice. Urolithiasis 2019, 47: 219-224. PMID: 30848320, DOI: 10.1007/s00240-019-01119-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney Stone CenterStone CenterPractice patternsUrine samplesRecruitment of patientsEvidence-based approachMore patientsInterventional studyReferral criteriaStone eventsUrine collectionKind of imagingClinical careBlood samplesFormal followMonthsPatientsVoluntary online questionnaireClinical fieldBaselineLaboratory analysisPilot surveyOnline questionnaireNephrolithiasisChallenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals
Chang H, Hawley NL, Kalyesubula R, Siddharthan T, Checkley W, Knauf F, Rabin TL. Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals. International Journal For Equity In Health 2019, 18: 38. PMID: 30819193, PMCID: PMC6394065, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-0934-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care professionalsVillage health team membersHealth team membersCare professionalsRural UgandaPrevalence of hypertensionCommunity health workersIndividual health care professionalsUgandan health care systemHealth care systemLifestyle factorsDiabetes careDM managementHealth workersHypertensionPatientsNakaseke districtHealth system reformPreventable aspectsMedication accessibilityCare systemLack of awarenessRural settingsPotential roleDiabetes
2017
Impact of Regular or Extended Hemodialysis and Hemodialfiltration on Plasma Oxalate Concentrations in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease
Ermer T, Kopp C, Asplin JR, Granja I, Perazella MA, Reichel M, Nolin TD, Eckardt KU, Aronson PS, Finkelstein FO, Knauf F. Impact of Regular or Extended Hemodialysis and Hemodialfiltration on Plasma Oxalate Concentrations in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease. Kidney International Reports 2017, 2: 1050-1058. PMID: 29270514, PMCID: PMC5733827, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-stage renal diseasePlasma oxalate concentrationRenal diseaseCalcium oxalate supersaturationPlasma of patientsTraditional therapeutic regimensExtended treatment timeTherapeutic regimensExtended hemodialysisUremic toxin removalHemodialysisTherapeutic strategiesTreatment sessionsPatientsBaseline pDialysis equipmentHemodialfiltrationWeeksTreatment timeOxalate concentrationRespective treatmentsDiseasePrevious reportsTreatment modeHours
2016
Loss of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Impairs Intestinal Oxalate Secretion
Knauf F, Thomson RB, Heneghan JF, Jiang Z, Adebamiro A, Thomson CL, Barone C, Asplin JR, Egan ME, Alper SL, Aronson PS. Loss of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Impairs Intestinal Oxalate Secretion. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 28: 242-249. PMID: 27313231, PMCID: PMC5198290, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016030279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal oxalate secretionWild-type miceCystic fibrosisIntestinal tissueOxalate secretionIncidence of hyperoxaluriaCalcium oxalate stone formationNet intestinal absorptionOxalate stone formationCoexpression of CFTRIntestinal transport processesWestern blot analysisOxalate absorptionMouse modelIntestinal absorptionGlucose absorptionUssing chambersStone formationFibrosisMiceSecretionReduced expressionCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneHyperoxaluriaPatients