Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Gourgoulianis, K. I."
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Baseline levels of CD8+ T cells against survivin and survivin-2B in the blood of lung cancer patients and cancer-free individuals
Karanikas, V.; Soukou, F.; Kalala, F.; Kerenidi, T.; Grammoustianou, E. S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Germenis, A. E. (2008)Survivin and its variant survivin-2B have been considered as potential candidates for cancer immunotherapy. The magnitude however of spontaneously occurring CD8+ T cells circulating precursor CTLs (pCTL), has never been ... -
BENIGN POSTPARTUM PLEURAL EFFUSION
Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Karantanas, A. H.; Diminikou, G.; Molyvdas, P. A. (1995)The conditions of labour appear to favour the development of pleural effusion, The frequency of postpartum pleural effusion was investigated in this study using thoracic ultrasonography. Thirty one postpartum and 22 healthy ... -
Biomarkers in the exhaled breath condensate of healthy adults: Mapping the path towards reference values
Koutsokera, A.; Loukides, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2008)The need for non-invasive assessment of airway inflammation is imperative, since inflammatory airway diseases, such as asthma and COPD, are characterized by variation in their clinical presentation throughout their course. ... -
BMI and gastroesophageal reflux in women
Kostikas, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2006) -
BMI and gastroesophageal reflux in women [7]
Kostikas, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2006) -
Body Composition in Severe Refractory Asthma: Comparison with COPD Patients and Healthy Smokers
Minas, M.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Tsaroucha, A.; Daniil, Z.; Hatzoglou, C.; Sgantzos, M.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2010)Background: Body composition is an important parameter for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) whereas the association between asthma and obesity is not fully understood. The impact of severe refractory ... -
Characteristics of prevalent and new COPD cases in Greece: the GOLDEN study
Mitsiki, E.; Bania, E.; Varounis, C.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Alexopoulos, E. C. (2015)Background: Greece has one of the highest rates of smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Europe. Aim: The study aimed to record both the disease characteristics among a sample of Greek COPD patients ... -
Chronic bronchitis in rural and industrial areas
Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Katikos, P.; Moraitis, M.; Argiriou, N.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2000)The purpose of the study was the determination of prevalence of chronic bronchitis in people older than 55 years in rural and industrial areas. 569 people over 55 years old living in central Greece were studied. A protocol ... -
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation frequency and severity
Stafyla, E.; Kerenidi, T.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2013) -
Circulating adhesion molecules levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension
Boulbou, M. S.; Koukoulis, G. N.; Makri, E. D.; Petinaki, E. A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Germenis, A. E. (2005)Background: Risk factors for atherosclerosis such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity and dyslipidemia affect endothelial function and stimulate adhesion molecules expression. The aim of the study was to examine ... -
CLIC-3 and-4 genes are over-expressed in malignant pleural mesothelioma patients
Tasiopoulou, V.; Lempesis, I.; Magouliotis, D.; Jagirdar, R.; Solenov, E. I.; Hatzoglou, C.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Zarogiannis, S. G. (2013) -
Clinical implications for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the lung: friend or foe?
Papaioannou, A. I.; Kostikas, K.; Kollia, P.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2006)Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent mediator of angiogenesis which has multiple effects in lung development and physiology. VEGF is expressed in several parts of the lung and the pleura while it has been ... -
Clinical phenotypes related to smoking cessation
Minas, M.; Apostolidou, E.; Goudouva, I.; Makris, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Hatzoglou, C. (2013)Introduction: The aim of the current study is the identification of clinical phenotypes of patients visiting a specialized smoking cessation center and the determination of smoking cessation rate for each phenotype, 1 year ... -
Clinical significance of serum adipokines levels in lung cancer
Kerenidi, T.; Lada, M.; Tsaroucha, A.; Georgoulias, P.; Mystridou, P.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2013)Adipokines have a significant effect on metabolism, immunoinflammatory responses as well as on carcinogenesis; therefore, we aimed at evaluating their potential predictive and prognostic significance in lung cancer. Eighty ... -
Clinical, functional and biochemical changes during recovery from COPD exacerbations
Koutsokera, A.; Kiropoulos, T. S.; Nikoulis, D. J.; Daniil, Z. D.; Tsolaki, V.; Tanou, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Germenis, A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2009)The pathways underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (ECOPD) remain unclear. This study describes the clinical., functional and biochemical changes during recovery from ECOPD. Thirty hospitalized ... -
Comparison of a network of primary care physicians and an open spirometry programme for COPD diagnosis
Konstantikaki, V.; Kostikas, K.; Minas, M.; Batavanis, G.; Daniil, Z.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Hatzoglou, C. (2011)Background: Early diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) remains the cornerstone for effective management. In this study we compared an open spirometry programme and a case-finding programme providing ... -
Computational transcriptomic analysis of claudins in malignant pleural mesothelioma reveals significant correlations in their gene expression patterns
Rouka, E.; Jagirdar, R.; Solenov, E. I.; Hatzoglou, C.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Zarogiannis, S. G. (2013) -
Concurrent Sarcoidosis and Melanoma: Coexistence More than by Chance?
Malli, F.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Daniil, Z. (2010) -
The contribution of ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid to the protective role of pleura during inflammatory reactions
Gogou, E.; Hatzoglou, C.; Chamos, V.; Zarogiannis, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2007)It is well-known that parapneumonic effusions lead to the formation of inflammatory exudates which contain an increasing amount of inflammatory cells, especially polymorphonuclear. At these pathological conditions characterized ... -
COPD prevalence and the differences between newly and previously diagnosed COPD patients in a spirometry program
Minas, M.; Hatzoglou, C.; Karetsi, E.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Tanou, K.; Tsaroucha, R.; Gogou, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2010)Aims: To evaluate the prevalence and severity of COPD in a primary care population participating in a spirometry program. Differences between newly and previously diagnosed COPD patients were identified. Methods: A spirometry ...