2022
Effectiveness of a community health worker-delivered care intervention for hypertension control in Uganda: study protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomized control trial
Ingenhoff R, Nandawula J, Siddharthan T, Ssekitoleko I, Munana R, Bodnar B, Weswa I, Kirenga B, Mutungi G, van der Giet M, Kalyesubula R, Knauf F. Effectiveness of a community health worker-delivered care intervention for hypertension control in Uganda: study protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomized control trial. Trials 2022, 23: 440. PMID: 35610712, PMCID: PMC9128241, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06403-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersNon-communicable diseasesUncontrolled hypertensionBlood pressureCardiovascular disease risk assessmentHealthy lifestyle counselingMonthly household visitsBlood pressure controlSub-Saharan African settingPatient-related factorsPrimary care levelStepped-wedge clusterMedical treatment outcomeMajority of LMICsMulti-component interventionDisease risk assessmentNCD clinicsHypertension controlHypertensive patientsLifestyle counselingAdult patientsHTN managementMiddle-income countriesMedication adherenceEntire cohort
2018
Characterization of renal NaCl and oxalate transport in Slc26a6−/− mice
Knauf F, Velazquez H, Pfann V, Jiang Z, Aronson PS. Characterization of renal NaCl and oxalate transport in Slc26a6−/− mice. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2018, 316: f128-f133. PMID: 30427220, PMCID: PMC6383200, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00309.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type miceNaCl homeostasisBlood pressureProximal tubulesFree-flow micropuncture studiesSurface proximal tubulesLow-salt dietMean blood pressureLower blood pressureUrine flow rateLack of effectFurosemide infusionNet renal secretionSodium excretionUrine oxalateFractional excretionMicropuncture studiesNaCl deliveryRenal secretionApical membrane ClExchanger SLC26A6MiceRenal NaClNaCl transportHomeostasis