Browsing by Author "Kouroumalis, E. A."
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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan antibodies and antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies in Greek patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Koutroubakis, I. E.; Petinaki, E.; Mouzas, I. A.; Vlachonikolis, I. G.; Anagnostopoulou, E.; Castanas, E.; Maniatis, A. N.; Kouroumalis, E. A. (2001)OBJECTIVES: The combined measurement of perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (pANCA) and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan antibodies (ASCA) has recently been suggested as a valuable diagnostic approach ... -
Increased serum levels of YKL-40 in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Koutroubakis, I. E.; Petinaki, E.; Dimoulios, P.; Vardas, E.; Roussomoustakaki, M.; Maniatis, A. N.; Kouroumalis, E. A. (2003)Background and aims: Initiation of a fibrotic process has been suggested as part of the intestinal response to chronic inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease. YKL-40 has been proposed as a new serum marker of fibrosis. ... -
Is 99mTc-LeucoScan scintigraphy useful in the assessment of location in Crohn's disease?
Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Koukouraki, S. I.; Koutroubakis, I. E.; Dimoulios, F.; Delidaki, A.; Potamianos, S.; Karkavitsas, N.; Kouroumalis, E. A. (2004)Background/Aims: Scintigraphy with 99mTechnetium HMPAO labelled whitw blood cells (99mTC HMPAO-WBC) is routinely used for the assessment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The main disadvantages of this diagnostic test, ... -
Serum laminin and collagen IV in inflammatory bowel disease
Koutroubakis, I. E.; Petinaki, E.; Dimoulios, P.; Vardas, E.; Roussomoustakaki, M.; Maniatis, A. N.; Kouroumalis, E. A. (2003)Background/Aims: Laminin and collagen IV have been proposed as extracellular matrix serum markers. Because fibrosis is a major complication of inflammatory bowel disease, serum concentrations of laminin and collagen IV ...