Listar por autor "Papaioannou, A. I."
Mostrando ítems 1-20 de 30
-
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 ... -
The Association of Metabolic Syndrome with Adipose Tissue Hormones and Insulin Resistance in Patients with COPD without Co-morbidities
Minas, M.; Kostikas, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Mystridou, P.; Karetsi, E.; Georgoulias, P.; Liakos, N.; Pournaras, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2011)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic syndrome represent common causes of morbidity and mortality in ageing populations. The effect of the co-existence of COPD and metabolic syndrome on adipose tissue ... -
Associations between BODE Index and Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers in COPD
Gaki, E.; Kontogianni, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Bakakos, P.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K.; Alchanatis, M.; Papiris, S.; Loukides, S. (2011)Background: COPD is a multicomponent disease and systemic inflammation represents one of the possible mechanisms responsible for its systemic manifestations, including skeletal muscle weakness and cachexia. Fat-free mass ... -
BMI and gastroesophageal reflux in women
Kostikas, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2006) -
BMI and gastroesophageal reflux in women [7]
Kostikas, K.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2006) -
Body Composition in Severe Refractory Asthma: Comparison with COPD Patients and Healthy Smokers
Minas, M.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Tsaroucha, A.; Daniil, Z.; Hatzoglou, C.; Sgantzos, M.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2010)Background: Body composition is an important parameter for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) whereas the association between asthma and obesity is not fully understood. The impact of severe refractory ... -
Clinical implications for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the lung: friend or foe?
Papaioannou, A. I.; Kostikas, K.; Kollia, P.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2006)Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent mediator of angiogenesis which has multiple effects in lung development and physiology. VEGF is expressed in several parts of the lung and the pleura while it has been ... -
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 ... -
COPD prevalence and the differences between newly and previously diagnosed COPD patients in a spirometry program
Minas, M.; Hatzoglou, C.; Karetsi, E.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Tanou, K.; Tsaroucha, R.; Gogou, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2010)Aims: To evaluate the prevalence and severity of COPD in a primary care population participating in a spirometry program. Differences between newly and previously diagnosed COPD patients were identified. Methods: A spirometry ... -
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 ... -
Exhaled breath condensate pH as a biomarker of COPD severity in ex-smokers
Papaioannou, A. I.; Loukides, S.; Minas, M.; Kontogianni, K.; Bakakos, P.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Alchanatis, M.; Papiris, S.; Kostikas, K. (2011)Endogenous airway acidification, as assessed by exhaled breath condensate (EBC) pH, is present in patients with stable COPD. The aim of this study was to measure EBC pH levels in a large cohort of COPD patients and to ... -
Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Asthma in Adults: The End is the Beginning?
Kostikas, K.; Minas, M.; Papaioannou, A. I.; Papiris, S.; Dweik, R. A. (2011)Approximately 20 years after the initial report of the measurement of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) in the exhaled air of humans, numerous publications have evaluated the possible applications of the fraction of exhaled NO ... -
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 ... -
Exhaled NO may predict loss of asthma control: the effect of concomitant allergic rhinitis
Papaioannou, A. I.; Minas, M.; Tanou, K.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2009) -
Global assessment of the COPD patient: Time to look beyond FEV1?
Papaioannou, A. I.; Loukides, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2009)COPD is a diverse disease entity with multiple dimensions that uniquely define the patient's performance, morbidity and mortality. FEV1 is both the traditional metric used to define the progression of COPD as well as the ... -
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 ... -
Miliary tuberculosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis following treatment with anti-TNF-α
Papaioannou, A. I.; Kostikas, K.; Gerogianni, E.; Ioannou, M.; Gourgouliannis, K. I. (2008)Anti-TNF-α agents have been used for the treatment of several autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis. Recently observations indicate that treatment with anti-TNF-α agents is associated with increased risk of ... -
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 ... -
Predicting Short-term Mortality in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: A Simple Model
Papaioannou, A. I.; Kastanis, A.; Malli, F.; Zakynthinos, E.; Minas, M.; Mpakarozi, M.; Moka, S.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Daniil, Z. (2013)Background: The aim of the present study was to develop a simple prognostic rule that could classify patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) into categories of increased risk of 30-day mortality. Methods: One hundred patients ... -
Residual Pleural Thickening Is Related to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels in Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions
Papaioannou, A. I.; Kostikas, K.; Tsopa, P.; Kiropoulos, T.; Tsilioni, I.; Oikonomidi, S.; Gerogianni, I.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2010)Background: Many patients with pneumonia develop pleural effusions. Pleural fluid vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels are known to be elevated in complicated parapneumonic effusion and seem to play a major ...