• The challenges of primary biliary cholangitis: What is new and what needs to be done 

      Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli B., Mieli-Vergani G., Vergani D., Vierling J.M., Adams D., Alpini G., Banales J.M., Beuers U., Björnsson E., Bowlus C., Carbone M., Chazouillères O., Dalekos G., De Gottardi A., Harada K., Hirschfield G., Invernizzi P., Jones D., Krawitt E., Lanzavecchia A., Lian Z.-X., Ma X., Manns M., Mavilio D., Quigley E.M., Sallusto F., Shimoda S., Strazzabosco M., Swain M., Tanaka A., Trauner M., Tsuneyama K., Zigmond E., Gershwin M.E. (2019)
      Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is an uncommon, chronic, cholangiopathy of autoimmune origin and unknown etiology characterized by positive anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies (AMA), female preponderance and progression ...
    • Intestinal microbiota and colorectal cancer: A new aspect of research 

      Koliarakis I., Psaroulaki A., Nikolouzakis T.K., Kokkinakis M., Sgantzos M.N., Goulielmos G., Androutsopoulos V.P., Tsatsakis A., Tsiaoussis J. (2018)
      Colon holds a complex microbial community, which is crucial for maintaining homeostasis and regulating metabolic functions, supporting the intestinal barrier and controlling immune responses. Previous studies have supported ...
    • Resting and postpradial serum cholecystokinin concentrations and evaluation of the effect of seeing and/or smelling food on serum cholecystokinin and bile acid concentrations in healthy dogs 

      Xenoulis P.G., Karra D.A., Aicher K.M., Rehfeld J.F., Suchodolski J.S., Read S.A., Steiner J.M. (2022)
      Serum bile acids concentrations rise postprandially. However, some dogs show paradoxical serum bile acids results with higher pre-prandial than post-prandial concentrations. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum ...
    • Simulating real-life exposures to uncover possible risks to human health: A proposed consensus for a novel methodological approach 

      Tsatsakis A.M., Kouretas D., Tzatzarakis M.N., Stivaktakis P., Tsarouhas K., Golokhvast K.S., Rakitskii V.N., Tutelyan V.A., Hernandez A.F., Rezaee R., Chung G., Fenga C., Engin A.B., Neagu M., Arsene A.L., Docea A.O., Gofita E., Calina D., Taitzoglou I., Liesivuori J., Hayes A.W., Gutnikov S., Tsitsimpikou C. (2017)
      In real life, consumers are exposed to complex mixtures of chemicals via food, water and commercial products consumption. Since risk assessment usually focuses on individual compounds, the current regulatory approach doesn't ...