• The acute effect of smoking in healthy and asthmatic smokers 

      Papaioannou, A. I.; Koutsokera, A.; Tanou, K.; Kiropoulos, T. S.; Tsilioni, I.; Oikonomidi, S.; Liadaki, K.; Pournaras, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2010)
      Background Acute exposure to cigarette smoke is related to airway and systemic inflammation and oxidative stress. Little is known about the acute effect of cigarette smoking in smoking asthmatics. The aim of this study was ...
    • Biomarkers Obtained by Non-Invasive Methods in Patients with COPD: Where do we Stand, what do we Expect? 

      Hillas, G.; Loukides, S.; Kostikas, K.; Bakakos, P. (2009)
      Recently, there has been widespread interest in the use of non-invasive methods for the assessment of airway inflammation in a variety of lung diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD). Sputum induction ...
    • Incorporating Biomarkers in COPD Management: The Research Keeps Going 

      Pantazopoulos I., Magounaki K., Kotsiou O., Rouka E., Perlikos F., Kakavas S., Gourgoulianis K. (2022)
      Globally, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, having a significant socioeconomic effect. Several molecular mechanisms have been related to COPD including chronic ...
    • Inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in allergic rhinitis: the effect of smoking 

      Tanou, K.; Koutsokera, A.; Kiropoulos, T. S.; Maniati, M.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Georga, K.; Zarogiannis, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2009)
      Accumulating evidence confirms the presence of pan-airway inflammation in allergic rhinitis patients. Smoking is known to affect the asthmatic airway inflammation. However, no study has evaluated the impact of smoking on ...