Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Kapsoritakis, A. N."

Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Central Greece: The Role of Clinical and Endoscopic Variables in Bleeding Outcome

Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Ntounas, E. A.; Makrigiannis, E. A.; Ntouna, E. A.; Lotis, V. D.; Psychos, A. K.; Paroutoglou, G. A.; Kapetanakis, A. M.; Potamianos, S. P. (2009)

The objectives of this work were to portray the incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in central Greece and to define subsets at higher risk of poor outcome or death. Two hundred and sixty-four cases were recorded. ...

Angiogenin, Angiopoietin-1, Angiopoietin-2, and Endostatin Serum Levels in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Oikonomou, K. A.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Kapsoritaki, A. I.; Manolakis, A. C.; Tiaka, E. K.; Tsiopoulos, F. D.; Tsiompanidis, I. A.; Potamianos, S. P. (2011)

Background: Angiogenesis is a complex process, involving a great number of mediators. It is implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases, holding a critical role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The objective ...

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Ophthalmic Artery Thrombosis Preceding the Intestinal Manifestations of Crohn's Disease

Tsiopoulos, F. D.; Manolakis, A. C.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Psychos, A. K.; Potamianos, S. P. (2009)

Calprotectin, Calgranulin C, and Other Members of the S100 Protein Family in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Manolakis, A. C.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Tiaka, E. K.; Potamianos, S. P. (2011)

Background Since their discovery, S100 proteins have been associated with diverse diseases of inflammatory, degenerative, or malignant nature. Due to their participation in inflammation, they have also been studied with ...

Crohn's disease associated with severe autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura

Tsibouris, P.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Bouronikou, E.; Boulbou, M.; Kyriakou, D.; Potamianos, S. P. (2006)

Downregulation of serum epidermal growth factor in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Is there a link with mucosal damage?

Oikonomou, K. A.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Kapsoritaki, A. I.; Manolakis, A. C.; Tsiopoulos, F. D.; Germenis, A. E.; Potamianos, S. P. (2010)

Background: Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a multipotent peptide which contributes to epithelial development, inhibition of gastric acid secretion, acceleration of wound healing, and promotion of angiogenesis. The aim ...

Drug-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Oikonomou, K. A.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Stefanidis, I.; Potamianos, S. P. (2011)

Conservative management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is based on a combination of drugs, including amino-salicylates (ASAs), steroids, antibiotics, immunosuppressives and biologic agents. Although various side effects ...

Emergence of Crohn's disease in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis during treatment with etanercept: a causal link or a mere coincidence?

Oikonomou, K. A.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Tsiopoulos, F. D.; Tsikouras, A. N.; Potamianos, S. (2010)

Finger clubbing and erythropoietin serum levels in active IBD

Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Psychos, A. K.; Sfiridaki, A.; Zintzaras, E.; Potamianos, S. P. (2006)

Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (Watermelon Stomach) in Patients With ESRD

Stefanidis, I.; Liakopoulos, V.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Ioannidis, I.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Mertens, P. R.; Winograd, R.; Vamvaka, E.; Psychos, A. K.; Potamianos, S. P. (2006)

In 1989, Navab et al suggested that watermelon stomach often is observed in patients with chronic renal insufficiency. On the basis of this and some later reports, an etiopathogenetic association between the 2 disorders ...

Hemobilia as the initial manifestation of cholangiocarcinoma in a hemophilia B patient

Manolakis, A. C.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Tsikouras, A. D.; Tsiopoulos, F. D.; Psychos, A. K.; Potamianos, S. P. (2008)

Hemobilia is a rare manifestation of hemophilia and is usually iatrogenic following liver biopsy. There are only few reports of spontaneous hemobilia in hemophilia patients. Cholangiocarcinoma is a well-established cause ...

Imbalance of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-1 and-4 serum levels, in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Kapsoritaki, A. I.; Davidi, I. P.; Lotis, V. D.; Manolakis, A. C.; Mylonis, P. I.; Theodoridou, A. T.; Germenis, A. E.; Potamianos, S. P. (2008)

Background: Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) play a key role in tissue degradation and remodeling. Since chronic inflammation is associated with tissue remodeling in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), we ...

Impact of TLR-4 Polymorphisms on Circulating Levels of Antibodies Against Helicobacter pylori

Manolakis, A. C.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Tiaka, E. K.; Satra, M.; Gerovassili, A.; Tsiompanidis, I.; Vamvakopoulos, N.; Potamianos, S. P. (2010)

The implication of adiponectin and resistin in gastrointestinal diseases

Tiaka, E. K.; Manolakis, A. C.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Potamianos, S. P. (2011)

Adiponectin and resistin, members of the adipokine family, are multi-task hormones involved in several disorders, including those of the alimentary tract. In the present review, eligible studies focusing on the role of ...

Increased fetuin A levels in Helicobacter pylori infection: a missing link between H. pylori and insulin resistance?

Manolakis, A. C.; Tiaka, E. K.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Georgoulias, P.; Tsiopoulos, F.; Valotassiou, V.; Potamianos, S. P. (2011)

Irritable bowel syndrome: Has the psychosomatic affliction grown into an inflammatory disorder?

Manolakis, A. C.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Tiaka, E. K.; Tsiompanidis, I.; Potamianos, S. P. (2012)

For years, a set of bowel-related symptoms and signs manifesting in diverse combinations, in the absence of a documented "organic" cause, have been collectively described under the term irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). ...

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, ...

Lower fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in young adults with crohn disease as a possible secondary compensatory effect on the disturbance of bone and mineral metabolism

Oikonomou, K. A.; Orfanidou, T. I.; Vlychou, M. K.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Tsezou, A.; Malizos, K. N.; Potamianos, S. P. (2014)

Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) is a bone-derived circulating phosphaturic factor that decreases serum concentration of phosphate and vitamin D, suggested to actively participate in a complex renal-gastrointestinal-skeletal ...

Moderate performance of serum S100A12, in distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome

Manolakis, A. C.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Georgoulias, P.; Tzavara, C.; Valotassiou, V.; Kapsoritaki, A.; Potamianos, S. P. (2010)

Background: S100A12, a calcium-binding proinflammatory protein secreted by granulocytes, has been associated with different diseases of inflammatory origin, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, the ...

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in inflammatory bowel disease: association with pathophysiology of inflammation, established markers, and disease activity

Oikonomou, K. A.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Theodoridou, C.; Karangelis, D.; Germenis, A.; Stefanidis, I.; Potamianos, S. P. (2012)

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a multi-potent 25-kDa protein mainly secreted by neutrophils. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), overexpression of NGAL in colon epithelium has been previously shown. ...