• Anemia associated with autoimmune liver disease in a middle-aged female 

      Karakousis N.D., Kolonia V., Saltamavros A.D., Ntellas P., Kaligeros K. (2019)
      Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can coexist as a variant syndrome of autoimmune liver disease. The case is reported of a 49-year-old woman with anemia and ascites, in whom laboratory tests ...
    • Effects of acute exercise on liver function and blood redox status in heavy drinkers 

      Georgakouli K., Manthou E., Fatouros I.G., Deli C.K., Spandidos D.A., Tsatsakis A.M., Kouretas D., Koutedakis Y., Theodorakis Y., Jamurtas A.Z. (2015)
      Excessive alcohol consumption can induce oxidative stress, resulting in the development of several diseases. Exercise has been reported to prevent and/or improve a number of health issues through several mechanisms, including ...
    • Fetomaternal alloimmunity as a cause of liver disease 

      Smyk, D.; Grammatikopoulos, T.; Daponte, A.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2011)
      Fetomaternal alloimmune disease has traditionally been associated with haematological disease such as fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopaenia and Rh haemolytic anaemia, but is now known to also be organ specific. Alloimmune ...
    • Milder disease stage in patients with primary biliary cholangitis over a 44-year period: A changing natural history 

      Murillo Perez C.F., Goet J.C., Lammers W.J., Gulamhusein A., van Buuren H.R., Ponsioen C.Y., Carbone M., Mason A., Corpechot C., Invernizzi P., Mayo M.J., Battezzati P.M., Floreani A., Pares A., Nevens F., Kowdley K.V., Bruns T., Dalekos G.N., Thorburn D., Hirschfield G., LaRusso N.F., Lindor K.D., Zachou K., Poupon R., Trivedi P.J., Verhelst X., Janssen H.L.A., Hansen B.E., on behalf of the GLOBAL PBC Study Group (2018)
      Changes over time in the presenting features and clinical course of patients with primary biliary cholangitis are poorly described. We sought to describe temporal trends in patient and disease characteristics over a 44-year ...
    • Pulmonary infection by Rhodococcus equi presenting with positive Ziehl-Neelsen stain in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus: A case report 

      Spiliopoulou, A.; Assimakopoulos, S. F.; Foka, A.; Kolonitsiou, F.; Lagadinou, M.; Petinaki, E.; Anastassiou, E. D.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Marangos, M. (2014)
      Introduction: Patients with human immunodeficiency virus carry a significant risk of contracting opportunistic infections. The worldwide increased incidence of tuberculosis has instituted pulmonary tuberculosis as an ...
    • The rat adequately reflects human responses to exercise in blood biochemical profile: A comparative study 

      Goutianos G., Tzioura A., Kyparos A., Paschalis V., Margaritelis N.V., Veskoukis A.S., Zafeiridis A., Dipla K., Nikolaidis M.G., Vrabas I.S. (2015)
      Animal models are widely used in biology and the findings of animal research are traditionally projected to humans. However, recent publications have raised concerns with regard to what extent animals and humans respond ...
    • Serum Levels of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) Discriminate Moderate Uncontrolled from Severe Asthma 

      Kotsiou O.S., Pantazopoulos I., Mavrovounis G., Marsitopoulos K., Tourlakopoulos K., Kirgou P., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)
      Introduction: The most clinically useful concept in asthma is based on the intensity of treatment required to achieve good asthma control. Biomarkers to guide therapy are needed. Aims: To investigate the role of circulating ...
    • Statins in bacteremia, sepsis and pneumonia: Have we found the holy grail? 

      Stamatogiannis, N.; Makris, D.; Zakynthinos, E. (2009)
      Statins, beyond their lipid lowering properties, have pleiotropic properties that may modulate the inflammatory cascade and potentially could be useful in the management of inflammatory conditions such as bacteremia and ...