• 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 ...
    • Acute impact of active and passive electronic cigarette smoking on serum cotinine and lung function 

      Flouris, A. D.; Chorti, M. S.; Poulianiti, K. P.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Kostikas, K.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Hayes, A. W.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2013)
      Context: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are becoming increasingly popular yet their effects on health remain unknown. Objective: To conduct the first comprehensive and standardized assessment of the acute impact of ...
    • Anti-inflammatory pharmacotherapy for wheezing in preschool children 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Winnie, G.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2007)
      Accumulating evidence indicates that there are at least two phenotypes of wheezing in preschool years with distinct natural history Frequent wheezing in the first 3 years of life with risk factors for asthma (e.g., eczema, ...
    • Biological evidence for the acute health effects of secondhand smoke exposure 

      Flouris, A. D.; Vardavas, C. I.; Metsios, G. S.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2010)
      Flouris AD, Vardavas CI, Metsios GS, Tsatsakis AM, Koutedakis Y. Biological evidence for the acute health effects of secondhand smoke exposure. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 298: L3-L12, 2010. First published September ...
    • Immediate and short-term consequences of secondhand smoke exposure on the respiratory system 

      Flouris, A. D.; Koutedakis, Y. (2011)
      Purpose of review This review critically evaluates the existing biological evidence regarding the immediate and short-term respiratory consequences of secondhand smoke (SHS). Recent findings A 1-h exposure to SHS at ...
    • 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 ...
    • Secondhand smoke exposure induces acutely airway acidification and oxidative stress 

      Kostikas, K.; Minas, M.; Nikolaou, E.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Liakos, P.; Gougoura, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Dinas, P. C.; Metsios, G. S.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Flouris, A. D.; Koutedakis, Y. (2013)
      Previous studies have shown that secondhand smoke induces lung function impairment and increases proinflammatory cytokines. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the acute effects of secondhand smoke on airway ...