Auflistung nach Autor "Sakkas, L. I."
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Immunological mimic features of visceral leishmaniasis may systemic lupus erythematosus
Sakkas, L. I.; Boulbou, M.; Kyriakou, D.; Makri, I.; Sinani, C.; Germenis, A.; Stathakis, N. (2008)Objective: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by the intracellular parasite Leishmania, can present with fever, splenomegaly, pancytopenias, hypergammaglobulinemia, and autoantibody production. These features may mimic ... -
Infectomics and autoinfectomics: a tool to study infectious-induced autoimmunity
Bogdanos, D. P.; Smyk, D. S.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Sakkas, L. I.; Shoenfeld, Y. (2015)The exposome represents all exogenous and endogenous environmental exposures that begin at preconception and carry on throughout life, while the microbiome reflects the microbial component of the exposome. We recently ... -
Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) in systemic sclerosis: a challenging yet promising future
Cantarini, L.; Rigante, D.; Vitale, A.; Napodano, S.; Sakkas, L. I.; Bogdanos, D. P.; Shoenfeld, Y. (2015)The etiology and pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis are still largely unknown, but a variety of humoral and cellular autoimmune phenomena have been documented. In addition, the rarity of the disease, the broad spectrum of ... -
Is systemic sclerosis an antigen-driven T cell disease?
Sakkas, L. I.; Platsoucas, C. D. (2004) -
Mechanisms of Disease: the role of immune cells in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis
Sakkas, L. I.; Chikanza, I. C.; Platsoucas, C. D. (2006)Systemic sclerosis is characterized by extensive fibrosis, microvascular stenosis and autoantibody production. All three characteristics can be accounted for by activation of cells of the immune system. Activation of T ... -
Mycophenolate mofetil in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease
Koutroumpas, A.; Ziogas, A.; Alexiou, I.; Barouta, G.; Sakkas, L. I. (2010)This study aimed to assess the effect of mofetil mycophenolate (MMF), an inhibitor of lymphocyte proliferation, on lung function and skin in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial lung disease ... -
New developments in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis
Sakkas, L. I. (2005)Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by extensive fibrosis, vasculopathy and activation of the immune system. Fibrosis can be caused by profibrotic cytokines, such as transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta), ... -
Oral Tuberculosis in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis After Long Treatment With Methotrexate and Adalimumab
Barouta, G.; Karapetsa, M.; Kostopoulou, E.; Alexiou, I.; Koukoulis, G.; Sakkas, L. I. (2010)The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors has been associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). Most patients have extrapulmonary disease. We describe a ... -
P38 MAPK signaling in pemphigus: Implications for skin autoimmunity
Mavropoulos, A.; Orfanidou, T.; Liaskos, C.; Smyk, D. S.; Spyrou, V.; Sakkas, L. I.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2013)p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) signaling plays a major role in the modulation of immune-mediated inflammatory responses and therefore has been linked with several autoimmune diseases. The extent of the ... -
The pharmacological treatment of osteoarthritis
Koutroumpas, A.; Simopoulou, T.; Sakkas, L. I. (2012)The pharmacological treatment of Osteoarthritis (OA) has three goals: to relieve pain, to improve function and quality of life and to modify the course of the disease. Drugs targeting pain are analgesics, including opioid ... -
The prevalence of rheumatic diseases in central Greece: a population survey
Anagnostopoulos, I.; Zinzaras, E.; Alexiou, I.; Papathanasiou, A. A.; Davas, E.; Koutroumpas, A.; Barouta, G.; Sakkas, L. I. (2010)Background: Rheumatic diseases are a major health and financial burden for societies. The prevalence of rheumatic diseases may change over time, and therefore, we sought to estimate the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in ... -
The Role of p38 MAPK in the Aetiopathogenesis of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Mavropoulos, A.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Liaskos, C.; Bogdanos, D. P.; Sakkas, L. I. (2013)The pathogenetic mechanisms responsible for the induction of immune-mediated disorders, such as psoriasis, remain not well characterized. Molecular signaling pathways are not well described in psoriasis, as well as psoriatic ... -
The role of T cells in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
Sakkas, L. I.; Platsoucas, C. D. (2007) -
Role of T cells in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
Sakkas, L. I.; Platsoucas, C. D. (2002) -
Sonographic assessment of small joints of hands in patients with erosive osteoarthritis
Vlychou, M.; Koutroumpas, A.; Malizos, K.; Sakkas, L. I. (2008) -
Systemic sclerosis with bilateral hilar adenopathy
Mountantonakis, S. E.; Sakkas, L. I.; Papadopoulos, D.; Stathakis, N. (2003) -
Systemic sclerosis: From pathogenesis towards targeted immunotherapies
Sakkas, L. I.; Chikanza, I. C.; Platsoucas, C. D. (2012)Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a chronic disease with widespread collagen deposition, has three pathogenetic facets: immune activation, microvasculopathy and fibroblast activation. Immune activation and microvasculopathy occur ... -
T-cells and B-cells in systemic sclerosis
Sakkas, L. I.; Platsoucas, C. D. (2010)Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by activation of fibroblasts with extensive deposition of collagen, by small vessel vasculopathy with fibrointimal proliferation, and activation of the immune system, with hyper-γ- ... -
Tuberculous pyomyositis: a re-emerging entity of many faces
Simopoulou, T.; Varna, A.; Dailiana, Z.; Katsiari, C.; Alexiou, I.; Basdekis, G.; Malizos, K. N.; Sakkas, L. I. (2014)Tuberculosis (TB) has become a global concern due to its increasing incidence, particularly in immunocompromised patients, closely following the migratory patterns of populations. TB pyomyositis is a rare extrapulmonary ... -
Ultrasonographic evidence of inflammation is frequent in hands of patients with erosive osteoarthritis
Vlychou, M.; Koutroumpas, A.; Malizos, K.; Sakkas, L. I. (2009)Objective: Erosive osteoarthritis (OA) (EOA) is considered an aggressive form of primary OA that is defined radiographically by intra-articular erosions of the inter-phalangeal joints of the hand and characteristic ...