Genetic deletion of the sodium phosphate cotransporter NaPi2a ameliorates heart failure in mice by Hiroko Yamauchi-Sawada, Tomoharu Ida, Masashi Nakamura, Minato Umehara, Natsuko Okuno-Ozeki, Itaru Nakamura, Yayoi Matoba, Atsushi Minamida, Yasuto Sunahara, Tomohiro Nakata, Kunihiro Nakai, Aya Yagi-Tomita, Noriko Uehara-Watanabe, Noriyuki Yamashita, Yuhei Kirita, Keiichi Tamagaki, Benjamin D. Humphreys, Satoaki Matoba, Tetsuro Kusaba

“…Sodium-phosphate co-transporter 2a (NaPi2a) is predominantly expressed in the apical membrane of proximal tubular epithelia and functions to reabsorb filtered phosphate and sodium. …”
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Frailty determinants in heart failure: Inflammatory markers, cognitive impairment and psychosocial interaction by Marta Wleklik, Christopher S. Lee, Łukasz Lewandowski, Michał Czapla, Maria Jędrzejczyk, Heba Aldossary, Izabella Uchmanowicz

“…Frailty was assessed using Fried phenotype criteria. Cognitive function, depression and nutritional status were evaluated using validated instruments [Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE), Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9) and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)]. …”
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