• Genetic analysis of C5a receptors in neutrophils from patients with familial Mediterranean fever 

      Apostolidou, E.; Kambas, K.; Chrysanthopoulou, A.; Kourtzelis, I.; Speletas, M.; Ritis, K.; Mitroulis, I. (2012)
      Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease, characterized by MEFV gene mutations and self-limited recurrent episodes of fever and localized serositis. Complement system is a key regulator of the ...
    • TLR2 and TLR4 polymorphisms in familial Mediterranean fever 

      Speletas, M.; Kalala, F.; Mitroulis, I.; Papadopoulos, V.; Merentiti, V.; Germenis, A. E.; Ritis, K. (2009)
      It has been suggested that MEVF mutations offer advantage against infections, including tuberculosis. Bearing in mind the central role of TLR-2 and TLR-4 in the recognition of pathogens, we conducted this study to examine ...