Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Koutsokera, A."
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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 ... -
Biomarkers in the exhaled breath condensate of healthy adults: Mapping the path towards reference values
Koutsokera, A.; Loukides, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2008)The need for non-invasive assessment of airway inflammation is imperative, since inflammatory airway diseases, such as asthma and COPD, are characterized by variation in their clinical presentation throughout their course. ... -
Clinical, functional and biochemical changes during recovery from COPD exacerbations
Koutsokera, A.; Kiropoulos, T. S.; Nikoulis, D. J.; Daniil, Z. D.; Tsolaki, V.; Tanou, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Germenis, A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2009)The pathways underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (ECOPD) remain unclear. This study describes the clinical., functional and biochemical changes during recovery from ECOPD. Thirty hospitalized ... -
Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema in patients exposed to agrochemical compounds
Daniil, Z.; Koutsokera, A.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2006) -
Discrimination of exudative pleural effusions based on multiple biological parameters
Daniil, Z. D.; Zintzaras, E.; Kiropoulos, T.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Koutsokera, A.; Kastanis, A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2007)Pleural effusion is a common complication of various diseases. Conventional methods are not always capable of establishing the cause of pleural effusion, so alternative tests are needed. The aim of this study was to explore ... -
Endothelial Progenitor Cells in the Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: An Evolving Concept
Malli, F.; Koutsokera, A.; Paraskeva, E.; Zakynthinos, E.; Papagianni, M.; Makris, D.; Tsilioni, I.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Daniil, Z. (2013)Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been associated with abnormal vascular remodeling. Bone marrow derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are considered to possess lung tissue repair and vascular ... -
Exhaled breath condensate in patients with asthma: implications for application in clinical practice
Kostikas, K.; Koutsokera, A.; Papiris, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Loukides, S. (2008)Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) analysis, a rather appealing and promising method, can be used to evaluate conveniently and non-invasively a wide range of molecules from the respiratory tract, and to understand better the ... -
Exhaled NO and exhaled breath condensate pH in the evaluation of asthma control
Kostikas, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Tanou, K.; Giouleka, P.; Koutsokera, A.; Minas, M.; Papiris, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Taylor, D. R.; Loukides, S. (2011)Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airways disorder. However, no biomarker of airways inflammation has been included in the assessment of asthma control. Objective: To evaluate exhaled NO (FeNO) and exhaled breath ... -
Hemoglobin, erythropoietin and systemic inflammation in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Markoulaki, D.; Kostikas, K.; Papatheodorou, G.; Koutsokera, A.; Alchanatis, M.; Bakakos, P.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Roussos, C.; Koulouris, N. G.; Loukides, S. (2011)Background: Systemic inflammation may represent a possible cause of anemia. Previous data support that anemic patients with COPD present high erythropoietin (EPO) levels, suggestive of EPO resistance, possibly mediated ... -
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 ... -
Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Respiratory Failure: Effects on Quality of Life
Tsolaki, V.; Pastaka, C.; Kostikas, K.; Karetsi, E.; Dimoulis, A.; Zikiri, A.; Koutsokera, A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2011)Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been found to be an essential technique to treat chronic respiratory failure (CRF) resulting from restrictive thoracic disorders (RTD). The last decades were characterized by ... -
One-year non-invasive ventilation in chronic hypercapnic COPD: Effect on quality of life
Tsolaki, V.; Pastaka, C.; Karetsi, E.; Zygoulis, P.; Koutsokera, A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2008)The data on long-term application of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with chronic respiratory failure due to COPD are contradictory. We evaluated the effect of the addition of NIV to optimal treatment for 1 year ... -
Plasma leptin and adiponectin in COPD exacerbations: Associations with inflammatory biomarkers
Krommidas, G.; Kostikas, K.; Papatheodorou, G.; Koutsokera, A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Roussos, C.; Koulouris, N. G.; Loukides, S. (2010)Background: Various systemic inflammatory markers have been evaluated for their value in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Leptin and adiponectin have been linked to acute exacerbations ... -
Polymorphisms and haplotypes in MyD88 are associated with the development of sarcoidosis: a candidate-gene association study
Daniil, Z.; Mollaki, V.; Malli, F.; Koutsokera, A.; Antoniou, K. M.; Rodopoulou, P.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Zintzaras, E.; Vassilopoulos, G. (2013)Sarcoidosis is considered as a disorder of protracted immune response to an as yet unidentified causative agent that leads to granuloma formation. Material from M. tuberculosis and P. acne has been repeatedly detected in ... -
Polymorphisms and haplotypes in TLR9 and MYD88 are associated with the development of Hodgkin's lymphoma: a candidate-gene association study
Mollaki, V.; Georgiadis, T.; Tassidou, A.; Ioannou, M.; Daniil, Z.; Koutsokera, A.; Papathanassiou, A. A.; Zintzaras, E.; Vassilopoulos, G. (2009)Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88 (MYD88) gene polymorphisms may be involved in the pathogenesis of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) through altered immunoregulatory and inflammatory ... -
Portable exhaled nitric oxide as a screening tool for asthma in young adults during pollen season
Kostikas, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Tanou, K.; Koutsokera, A.; Papala, M.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2008)Background: The fraction of exhaled NO (FeNO) is valuable for the follow-up of asthmatic patients. However, its usefulness as a screening tool for asthma is not established. Methods: We screened a population of 961 university ... -
Serum levels of oxidative stress as a marker of disease severity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Daniil, Z. D.; Papageorgiou, E.; Koutsokera, A.; Kostikas, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2008)Background: Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal illness characterized by progressive fibrosis resulting in severe dyspnea and impairment Of lung function. Although the mechanisms by which lung fibrosis develops ... -
Serum VEGF levels are related to the presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis
Papaioannou, A. I.; Zakynthinos, E.; Kostikas, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Koutsokera, A.; Ziogas, A.; Koutroumpas, A.; Sakkas, L.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Daniil, Z. D. (2009)Background: The association between systemic sclerosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is well recognized. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been reported to play an important role in pulmonary ... -
Systemic and airway inflammation and the presence of emphysema in patients with COPD
Papaioannou, A. I.; Mazioti, A.; Kiropoulos, T.; Tsilioni, I.; Koutsokera, A.; Tanou, K.; Nikoulis, D. J.; Georgoulias, P.; Zakynthinos, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2010)The aim of this study was to determine the impact of HRCT-confirmed emphysema on biomarkers evaluating airway and systemic inflammation in COPD patients. Forty-nine consecutive male COPD outpatients with stable COPD were ... -
Systemic oxidative stress in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis
Koutsokera, A.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Malli, F.; Kiropoulos, T. S.; Katsabeki, A.; Kerenidi, T.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Daniil, Z. D. (2009)Background: A local redox imbalance has been reported in pulmonary sarcoidosis. However so far no, study has described a systemic redox imbalance in this context. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the systemic ...