Browsing by Author "Gourgoulianis, K."
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Cardiac systolic function in Greek children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Dalapascha, M.; Papageorgiou, K.; Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, D. G.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Zakynthinos, E. (2010)Background: Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SOB) in children has been associated with increased ventricular strain and decreased left ventricle (LV) diastolic function. The aim of this study was to assess systolic ... -
Clinical significance of cytokines levels in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and serum of lung cancer patients
Lamprodimou, G.; Athanasiadis, A.; Kerenidi, T.; Doufexis, D.; Lada, M.; Tsilioni, I.; Roussos, G.; Vavougios, G.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2013) -
Co-expression patterns of tumor-associated antigen genes by non-small cell lung carcinomas: Implications for immunotherapy
Karanikas, V.; Tsochas, S.; Boukas, K.; Kerenidi, T.; Nakou, M.; Dahabreh, J.; Poularakis, T.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Germenis, A. (2008) -
Cognitive status in Down syndrome individuals with sleep disordered breathing deficits (SDB)
Andreou, G.; Galanopoulou, C.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Karapetsas, A.; Molyvdas, P. (2002)Twelve subjects with Down syndrome underwent polysomnographic studies during night sleep and performed the Mini-Mental state test and the Raven Progressive Matrices (RPM), sets A, B, and B-1. Sleep-disordered breathing ... -
Combination of staphylococcal chromosome cassette SCCmec type V and Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that caused necrotizing pneumonia in Greece
Gerogianni, I.; Mpatavanis, G.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Maniatis, A.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Petinaki, E. (2006)We describe a case of necrotizing pneumonia in Greece caused by a community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) carrying the staphylococcal chromosome ... -
Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema in patients exposed to agrochemical compounds
Daniil, Z.; Koutsokera, A.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2006) -
Comparative study of RT23 and Merieux tuberculin tested among healthy volunteers
Sgountzos, V.; Simopoulou, S.; Kretsou, S.; Sakayianni, K.; Pavlerou, S.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Grigorakos, L. (2009)SETTING: Several studies have indicated considerable variability in the biological results of different tuberculin preparations in different geographical areas or even within a single region. OBJECTIVE: To compare the ... -
Comparison of blood pressure measurements in children with and without habitual snoring
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, D. G.; Pastaka, C.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2005)Higher or similar systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure has been recorded in children with sleep apnea compared to subjects with primary snoring or in those with primary snoring compared to controls. To investigate the ... -
Comparison of the electrophysiological properties of the sheep isolated costal and diaphragmatic parietal pleura
Zarogiannis, S.; Hatzoglou, C.; Stefanidis, I.; Ioannou, M.; Paraskeva, E.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2007)1. Pleural permeability may contribute to pleural fluid turnover. The transmesothelial resistance (R-TM), is an established surrogate of mesothelial permeability. The aim of the present study was to compare the ... -
Correlation of Urinary Excretion of Sodium With Severity of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children: A Preliminary Study
Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Evangelopoulos, K.; Kostadima, E.; Varlami, V.; Boultadakis, E.; Liakos, N.; Zakynthinos, E.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2010)Background: Nocturnal urinary sodium excretion is related to blood pressure (BP) levels. Elevated BP and increased nocturnal natriuresis have been demonstrated in adults with sleep apnea. Although evidence indicates increased ... -
COST OF TREATING PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA/HYPOPNEA SYDROME IN THE SOTIRIA CHEST HOSPITAL IN GREECE
Prapa, P.; Geitona, M.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2012) -
Cysteinyl leukotriene receptors are expressed by tonsillar T cells of children with obstructive sleep apnea
Kaditis, A. G.; Ioannou, M. G.; Chaidas, K.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Apostolidou, M.; Apostolidis, T.; Koukoulis, G.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2008)Background: Increased expression of cysteinyl leukotriene receptors (cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-1 [LT1-R]; cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-2 [LT2-R]) has been detected in adenotonsillar tissue from children with ... -
Cytokines and pathological sleep
Kapsimalis, F.; Basta, M.; Varouchakis, G.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Vgontzas, A.; Kryger, M. (2008)Cytokines are proteins produced by leukocytes and other cells that function as intercellular mediators acting on several target tissues, resulting in multiple biologic actions. Over the last decade, medical research has ... -
Development of an egg-white bioassay for monitoring biotin levels in urine and serum
Zarogiannis, S.; Liakopoulos, V.; Hatzoglou, C.; Vogiatzidis, K.; Salmas, M.; Stefanidis, I.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Lafis, S. (2007)This article reports on the development of a simple and cost-effective bioassay for the detection of biotin in urine and serum, based on the very selective binding of avidin and biotin. Avidin was allowed to react without ... -
Dexamethasone decreases the transmesothelial electrical resistance of the parietal and visceral pleura
Zarogiannis, S.; Deligiorgi, T.; Stefanidis, I.; Liakopoulos, V.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Hatzoglou, C. (2009)The effect of dexamethasone on the transmesothelial electrical resistance (R (TM)) of sheep pleura was investigated by Ussing chamber experiments. Our results show that dexamethasone decreases the R (TM) of sheep pleurae, ... -
Diagnostic and prognostic impact of brain natriuretic peptide in cardiac and noncardiac diseases
Zakynthinos, E.; Kiropoulos, T.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Filippatos, G. (2008)OBJECTIVE: Cardiac secretion of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) increases with the progression of congestive heart failure (CHF). The plasma measurement of BNP emerged recently as a useful, cost-effective biomarker for the ... -
Differential gene expression of two-pore-domain potassium channels in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Lempesis, I.; Magouliotis, D.; Tasiopoulou, V.; Solenov, E.; Jagirdar, R.; Ilyaskin, A.; Hatzoglou, C.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Zarogiannis, S. (2013) -
Direct detection of Clostridium sordellii in pleural fluid of a patient with pneumonic empyema by a broad-range 16S rRNA PCR
Foroulis, C. N.; Gerogianni, I.; Kouritas, V. K.; Karestsi, E.; Klapsa, D.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Petinaki, E. (2007)We report the case of a 56-y-old male admitted with a left-sided post-pneumonic empyema. Clostridium sordellii DNA was directly detected in its pleural fluid by a broad-range 16S rRNA PCR, after 24 h of specimen collection. ... -
DNA damage and repair capacity in lymphocytes from obstructive sleep apnea patients
Kontogianni, K.; Messini-Nikolaki, N.; Christou, K.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Tsilimigaki, S.; Piperakis, S. M. (2007)Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is a respiratory disease that is linked to heart attacks and high blood pressure. In the present study, we used the Comet assay to compare basal DNA damage and DNA damage induction ... -
Effect of adrenaline on the electrophysiologic profile of isolated visceral sheep peritoneum
Zarogiannis, S.; Stefanidis, I.; Hatzoglou, C.; Liakopoulos, V.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2004)The peritoneal mesothelium is a barrier to ion transport in peritoneal dialysis. In the present study, we investigated, by means of Ussing chamber experiments, the effect of adrenaline on the electrical transepithelial ...