• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment reduces systemic oxidative stress in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 

      Christou, K.; Kostikas, K.; Pastaka, C.; Tanou, K.; Antoniadou, I.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2009)
      Objective: To evaluate whether nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) reduces oxidative stress in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. Materials and methods: Forty-six patients with severe ...
    • Oxidative stress in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 

      Ntalapascha, M.; Makris, D.; Kyparos, A.; Tsilioni, I.; Kostikas, K.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kouretas, D.; Zakynthinos, E. (2013)
      We aimed to investigate whether systemic oxidative stress is increased in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). A total of 18 patients with severe OSAS and 13 controls were included in the study. Inclusion ...