• Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene polymorphism (-308) and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome 

      Almpanidou, P.; Hadjigeorgiou, G.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Papadimitriou, A. (2012)
      Background and Aim: Elevated serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) concentration and a polymorphism of the TNF-alpha gene at the position -308 in the promoter region are associated with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea ...
    • Associations of Tonsillar Hypertrophy and Snoring With History of Wheezing in Childhood 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Kalampouka, E.; Hatzinikolaou, S.; Lianou, L.; Papaefthimiou, M.; Gartagani-Panagiotopoulou, P.; Zintzaras, E.; Chrousos, G. (2010)
      Background: Reports in adults and children have correlated history of wheezing or asthma with the presence of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing but the mechanism of this epidemiologic association is unknown. The goal ...
    • Nasal corticosteroids for children with snoring 

      Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kaditis, A. G.; Kalampouka, E.; Kostadima, E.; Angelopoulos, N. V.; Mikraki, V.; Skenteris, N.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2004)
      Nasal corticosteroids improve polysomnography indices but not symptoms in children with mild to moderate sleep-disordered breathing. We hypothesized that administration of nasal corticosteroids for 4 weeks to snoring ...