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The Emerging Roles of Adiponectin in Female Reproductive System-Associated Disorders and Pregnancy
Angelidis, G.; Dafopoulos, K.; Messini, C. I.; Valotassiou, V.; Tsikouras, P.; Vrachnis, N.; Psimadas, D.; Georgoulias, P.; Messinis, I. E. (2013)Adiponectin, the most abundant adipose-released cytokine, has an important role in metabolism, primarily through reducing insulin resistance. Reproductive functions are known to be influenced by energy balance and adiponectin ... -
Endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine placental mediators in labor
Iliodromiti, Z.; Antonakopoulos, N.; Sifakis, S.; Tsikouras, P.; Daniilidis, A.; Dafopoulos, K.; Botsis, D.; Vrachnis, N. (2012)Considering that preterm birth accounts for about 6-10% of all births in Western countries and of more than 65% of all perinatal deaths, elucidation of the particularly complicated mechanisms of labor is essential for ... -
Impact of Maternal Diabetes on Epigenetic Modifications Leading to Diseases in the Offspring
Vrachnis, N.; Antonakopoulos, N.; Iliodromiti, Z.; Dafopoulos, K.; Siristatidis, C.; Pappa, K. I.; Deligeoroglou, E.; Vitoratos, N. (2012)Gestational diabetes, occurring during the hyperglycemic period of pregnancy in maternal life, is a pathologic state that increases the incidence of complications in both mother and fetus. Offspring thus exposed to an ... -
Increased nuchal translucency and diaphragmatic hernia. A case report
Daniilidis, A.; Balaouras, D.; Psarra, N.; Chitzios, D.; Tzafettas, M.; Balaouras, G.; Vrachnis, N. (2015)Increased nuchal translucency (NT) thickness is present in 40% of fetuses with diaphragmatic hernia, including 80% of those that result in neonatal death and in 20% of the survivors. A 33-year-old nulliparous woman had ... -
Osteoprotegerin as a Marker of Atherosclerosis in Diabetic Patients
Augoulea, A.; Vrachnis, N.; Lambrinoudaki, I.; Dafopoulos, K.; Iliodromiti, Z.; Daniilidis, A.; Varras, M.; Alexandrou, A.; Deligeoroglou, E.; Creatsas, G. (2013)Atherosclerosis is the principal cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and has many risk factors, among which is diabetes. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a soluble glycoprotein, involved in bone metabolism. OPG is also found in ... -
Pregnancies and their obstetric outcome in two selected age groups of teenage women in Greece
Tsikouras, P.; Dafopoulos, A.; Trypsianis, G.; Vrachnis, N.; Bouchlariotou, S.; Liatsikos, S. A.; Dafopoulos, K.; Maroulis, G.; Galazios, G.; Teichmann, A. T.; Von Tempelhoff, G. F. (2012)Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of pregnancies in adolescents in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Democritus University of Thrace, North-Eastern Greece. Material and methods: We ... -
Prenatal diagnosis of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome confirmed by comparative genomic hybridization array: report of two cases and review of the literature
Sifakis, S.; Manolakos, E.; Vetro, A.; Kappou, D.; Peitsidis, P.; Kontodiou, M.; Garas, A.; Vrachnis, N.; Konstandinidou, A.; Zuffardi, O.; Orru, S.; Papoulidis, I. (2012)Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a well known genetic condition caused by a partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4. The great variability in the extent of the 4p deletion and the possible contribution of ... -
Role of Adipokines and Other Inflammatory Mediators in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Vrachnis, N.; Belitsos, P.; Sifakis, S.; Dafopoulos, K.; Siristatidis, C.; Pappa, K. I.; Iliodromiti, Z. (2012)Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (pGDM) is a common condition and has been associated with future development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in women affected. The pathogenesis and ...