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Acute and Chronic Whole-Body Vibration Exercise does not Induce Health-Promoting Effects on The Blood Profile
Theodorou, A. A.; Gerodimos, V.; Karatrantou, K.; Paschalis, V.; Chanou, K.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Nikolaidis, M. G. (2015)Whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise is an alternative, popular and easy exercise that can be followed by general public. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of acute and chronic WBV ... -
Acute and short term impact of active and passive tobacco and electronic cigarette smoking on inflammatory markers
Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsitoglou, K. I.; Chorti, M. S.; Poulianiti, K. P.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Koutedakis, Y.; Flouris, A. D.; Michalis, K.; Aristidis, T. (2013) -
Acute and Short-term Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Lung Function and Cytokine Production
Flouris, A. D.; Metsios, G. S.; Carrillo, A. E.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2009)Rationale: The acute effect of secondhand smoke (SHS) on lung function and the duration of system disruption remain unknown. Objectives: To assess the SHS effects and their duration on lung function and inflammatory markers. ... -
Acute effects of electronic and tobacco cigarette smoking on complete blood count
Flouris, A. D.; Poulianiti, K. P.; Chorti, M. S.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Kouretas, D.; Owolabi, E. O.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2012)The World Health Organisation called for research assessing the safety of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette). We evaluated the acute effect of active and passive e-cigarette and tobacco cigarette smoking on complete blood ... -
Acute effects of second-hand smoke on complete blood count
Dinas, P. C.; Metsios, G. S.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Hayes, A. W.; Koutedakis, Y.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Flouris, A. D. (2014)We assessed the acute effects of a 1-h exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) on complete blood count (CBC) markers in a controlled simulated bar/restaurant environment. Nineteen adult never-smokers completed a 1-h .exposure ... -
Acute exercise markedly increases blood oxidative stress in boys and girls
Nikolaidis, M. G.; Kyparos, A.; Hadziioannou, M.; Panou, N.; Samaras, L.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Kouretas, D. (2007)This study investigated the effect of an acute swimming protocol on selected blood redox status indices in trained children. Eleven boys and 11 girls (aged 9-11 y) swam 12 bouts of 50 m at a pace corresponding to 70%-75% ... -
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 ... -
Adipocytokine Levels in Children: Effects of Fatness and Training
Aggeloussi, S.; Theodorou, A. A.; Paschalis, V.; Nikolaidis, M. G.; Fatouros, I. G.; Owolabi, E. O.; Kouretas, D.; Koutedakis, Y.; Jamurtas, A. Z. (2012)To investigate the effects of obesity and exercise training on plasma adipocytokines a sample of 42 children (lean = 24, %BF = 17.8 +/- 7.5%; obese = 18; %BF = 29.1 +/- 9.3%; mean age = 12.4 +/- 1.9 yrs), were divided into ... -
Age-dependent changes in 8-oxoguanine-DNA glycosylase activity are modulated by adaptive responses to physical exercise in human skeletal muscle
Radak, Z.; Bori, Z.; Koltai, E.; Fatouros, I. G.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Douroudos, II; Terzis, G.; Nikolaidis, M. G.; Chatzinikolaou, A.; Sovatzidis, A.; Kumagai, S.; Naito, H.; Boldogh, I. (2011)8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoG) accumulates in the genome over time and is believed to contribute to the development of aging characteristics of skeletal muscle and various aging-related diseases. Here, we show a ... -
Age-Related Responses in Circulating Markers of Redox Status in Healthy Adolescents and Adults during the Course of a Training Macrocycle
Zalavras, A.; Fatouros, I. G.; Deli, C. K.; Draganidis, D.; Theodorou, A. A.; Soulas, D.; Koutsioras, Y.; Koutedakis, Y.; Jamurtas, A. Z. (2015)Redox status changes during an annual training cycle in young and adult track and field athletes and possible differences between the two age groups were assessed. Forty-six individuals (24 children and 22 adults) were ... -
alpha-Lipoic acid supplementation up-regulates antioxidant capacity in adults with G6PD deficiency
Georgakouli, K.; Deli, C. K.; Zalavras, A.; Fatouros, I. G.; Kouretas, D.; Koutedakis, Y.; Jamurtas, A. Z. (2013)The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of alpha-lipoic acid (LA) supplementation on blood redox status in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Eight adults with G6PD deficiency ... -
Assessment of Eccentric Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress Using Oxidation-Reduction Potential Markers
Stagos, D.; Goutzourelas, N.; Ntontou, A. M.; Kafantaris, I.; Deli, C. K.; Poulios, A.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Bar-Or, D.; Kouretas, D. (2015)The aim of the present study was to investigate the use of static (sORP) and capacity ORP (cORP) oxidation-reduction potential markers as measured by the RedoxSYS Diagnostic System in plasma, for assessing eccentric ... -
Association between habitual physical activity and brown adipose tissue activity in individuals undergoing PET-CT scan
Dinas, P. C.; Nikaki, A.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Prassopoulos, V.; Efthymiadou, R.; Koutedakis, Y.; Georgoulias, P.; Flouris, A. D. (2015)ObjectiveAugmented brown adipose tissue (BAT) mass and activity lead to higher basic metabolic rate which is beneficial against obesity. Our aim was to investigate whether habitual (i.e. usual weekly participation) physical ... -
The associations of ACE polymorphisms with physical, physiological and skill parameters in adolescents
Moran, C. N.; Vassilopoulos, C.; Tsiokanos, A.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Bailey, M. E. S.; Montgomery, H. E.; Wilson, R. H.; Pitsiladis, Y. P. (2006)Genetic variation in the human Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme ( ACE) gene has been associated with many heritable traits, including physical performance. Herein we report the results of a study of several physical, ... -
Associations of obesity with modifiable risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, A.; Metsios, G. S.; Panoulas, V. F.; Douglas, K. M. J.; Nevill, A. M.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Kita, M.; Koutedakis, Y.; Kitas, G. D. (2009)Objectives: To assess the association of body mass index (BMI) with modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: BMI, disease activity, selected CVD risk factors ... -
Beneficial changes in energy expenditure and lipid profile after eccentric exercise in overweight and lean women
Paschalis, V.; Nikolaidis, M. G.; Giakas, G.; Theodorou, A. A.; Sakellariou, G. K.; Fatouros, I. G.; Koutedakis, Y.; Jamurtas, A. Z. (2010)The aim was to compare lean and overweight females in regard to the effects of eccentric exercise on muscle damage indices, resting energy expenditure (REE) and respiratory quotient (RQ) as well as blood lipid and lipoprotein ... -
Beta-endorphin infusion during exercise in rats does not alter hepatic or muscle glycogen
Jamurtas, A. Z.; Goldfarb, A. H.; Chung, S. C.; Hegde, S.; Marino, C.; Fatouros, I. G. (2001)The aim of this study was to determine whether beta -endorphin infusion influences liver or muscle glycogen concentration during exercise. Thirty-two rats (Harlan Co., IN, USA) with a body mass of 265-290 g were assigned ... -
Blood as a reactive species generator and redox status regulator during exercise
Nikolaidis, M. G.; Jamurtas, A. Z. (2009)The exact origin of reactive species and oxidative damage detected in blood is largely unknown. Blood interacts with all organs and tissues and, consequently, with many possible sources of reactive species. In addition, a ... -
A brief exposure to moderate passive smoke increases metabolism and thyroid hormone secretion
Metsios, G. S.; Flouris, A. D.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Carrillo, A. E.; Kouretas, D.; Germenis, A. E.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2007)Context: Active smoking influences normal metabolic status and thyroid function. Objective: The objective was to assess experimentally the effects of 1 h of moderate passive smoking in a controlled simulated bar/ restaurant ... -
Cardiorespiratory and immune response to physical activity following exposure to a typical smoking environment
Flouris, A. D.; Metsios, G. S.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Koutedakis, Y. (2010)Objective Millions of non-smokers suffer daily passive smoking (PS) at home or at work, many of whom then have to walk fast for several minutes or climb a few sets of stairs. We conducted a randomised single-blind crossover ...