Browsing by Author "Molyvdas, P. A."
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The accumulation of pleural fluid during labour
Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Karantanas, A. H.; Karvelas, S. N.; Molyvdas, P. A. (1997)Objectives: Labour appears to promote the development of pleural effusion. The presence of pleural fluid at the end of normal pregnancy and after an uncomplicated labour was investigated using thoracic ultrasonography. ... -
The accumulation of pleural fluid during labour - Postpartum pleural effusion
Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Karantanas, A. H.; Karvelas, S. N.; Molyvdas, P. A. (1998)Objectives: Labour appears to promote the development of pleural effusion. The presence of pleural fluid at the end of normal pregnancy and after an uncomplicated labour was investigated using thoracic ultrasonography. ... -
Adrenergic influence on the permeability of sheep diaphragmatic parietal pleura
Zarogiannis, S.; Hatzoglou, C.; Stefanidis, I.; Liakopoulos, V.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2007) -
Airway responsiveness: role of inflammation, epithelium damage and smooth muscle tension
Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Domali, A.; Molyvdas, P. A. (1999)THE purpose of this study was the effect of epithelium damage on mechanical responses of airway smooth muscles under different resting tension. We performed acetylcholine (ACh) (10(-5) M)-induced contraction on tracheal ... -
Airways microbiota: Hidden Trojan horses in asbestos exposed individuals?
Magouliotis, D. E.; Tasiopoulou, V. S.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Hatzoglou, C.; Zarogiannis, S. G. (2014)Malignant pleura mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare type of cancer with devastating prognosis, which develops in the pleural cavity from transformed mesothelium. MPM has been directly associated with asbestos exposure however ... -
Amiloride-sensitive sodium channels on the parietal human peritoneum: Evidence by ussing-type chamber experiments
Stefanidis, I.; Liakopoulos, V.; Kourti, P.; Zarogiannis, S.; Poultsidi, A.; Mertems, P. R.; Salmas, M.; Hatzoglou, C.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2007)The mesothelium is part of the peritoneal water and ion transport barrier essential for peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment and has a central role in the pathogenesis of peritoneal fibrosis and ultrafiltration failure ... -
Assessment of local atrial repolarization in a porcine acetylcholine model of atrial flutter and fibrillation
Aidonidis, I.; Poyatzi, A.; Stamatiou, G.; Lymberi, M.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2009)Objectives - Progressive electrical alternans followed by conduction block and fibrillatory conduction have been suggested to precede disorganization of atrial flutter (Afl) to atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of the ... -
Azithromycin has a direct relaxant effect on precontracted airway smooth muscle
Daenas, C.; Hatziefthimiou, A. A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2006)Macrolides have been proven to have beneficial bacteriostatic and anti-inflammatory properties, but very little is known about the potential value of their bronchodilatory effect. Therefore, in the present study we ... -
Azithromycin has an antiproliferative and autophagic effect on airway smooth muscle cells
Stamatiou, R.; Paraskeva, E.; Boukas, K.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Hatziefthimiou, A. A. (2009)Azithromycin is used in long-term, low-dose treatment of airway diseases where airway wall remodelling is present. Since it improves total score symptom and respiratory function of such patients, we hypothesise that ... -
Azithromycin reduces the viability of human bronchial smooth muscle cells
Stamatiou, R.; Boukas, K.; Paraskeva, E.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Hatziefthimiou, A. (2010)The macrolide antibiotic azithromycin has an antiproliferative and autophagic effect on rabbit tracheal smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of azithromycin on human bronchial ... -
BENIGN POSTPARTUM PLEURAL EFFUSION
Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Karantanas, A. H.; Diminikou, G.; Molyvdas, P. A. (1995)The conditions of labour appear to favour the development of pleural effusion, The frequency of postpartum pleural effusion was investigated in this study using thoracic ultrasonography. Thirty one postpartum and 22 healthy ... -
beta 1 and beta 2 adrenergic receptors are significantly under-expressed in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Magouliotis, D.; Tasiopoulou, V.; Lempesis, I.; Jagirdar, R.; Solenov, E.; Hatzoglou, C.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Zarogiannis, S. (2013) -
Chronic bronchitis in rural and industrial areas
Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Katikos, P.; Moraitis, M.; Argiriou, N.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2000)The purpose of the study was the determination of prevalence of chronic bronchitis in people older than 55 years in rural and industrial areas. 569 people over 55 years old living in central Greece were studied. A protocol ... -
CLIC-3 and-4 genes are over-expressed in malignant pleural mesothelioma patients
Tasiopoulou, V.; Lempesis, I.; Magouliotis, D.; Jagirdar, R.; Solenov, E. I.; Hatzoglou, C.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Zarogiannis, S. G. (2013) -
Cobalt induces hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha expression in airway smooth muscle cells by a reactive oxygen species- and PI3K-dependent mechanism
Chachami, G.; Simos, G.; Hatziefthimiou, A.; Bonanou, S.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Paraskeva, E. (2004)Cobalt can mimic hypoxia and has been implicated as a cause of lung defects. However, the effect of cobalt on airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells has not been analyzed in detail. In this article, we use primary cultures of ... -
Comparison of the electrophysiological properties of the sheep isolated costal and diaphragmatic parietal pleura
Zarogiannis, S.; Hatzoglou, C.; Stefanidis, I.; Ioannou, M.; Paraskeva, E.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2007)1. Pleural permeability may contribute to pleural fluid turnover. The transmesothelial resistance (R-TM), is an established surrogate of mesothelial permeability. The aim of the present study was to compare the ... -
Computational transcriptomic analysis of claudins in malignant pleural mesothelioma reveals significant correlations in their gene expression patterns
Rouka, E.; Jagirdar, R.; Solenov, E. I.; Hatzoglou, C.; Molyvdas, P. A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Zarogiannis, S. G. (2013) -
The contribution of ascorbic acid and dehydroascorbic acid to the protective role of pleura during inflammatory reactions
Gogou, E.; Hatzoglou, C.; Chamos, V.; Zarogiannis, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2007)It is well-known that parapneumonic effusions lead to the formation of inflammatory exudates which contain an increasing amount of inflammatory cells, especially polymorphonuclear. At these pathological conditions characterized ... -
Cytokine levels in the sera of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Tsoutsou, P. G.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Petinaki, E.; Germenis, A.; Tsoutsou, A. G.; Mpaka, M.; Efremidou, S.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2006)Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fibroprotiferative disorder. Cytokines contribute an important but yet undefined role to its pathogenesis. Objectives: The present study aims to compare serum levels of ... -
Depression and pulmonary function in outpatients with asthma
Krommydas, G. C.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Angelopoulos, N. V.; Kotrotsiou, E.; Raftopoulos, V.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2004)The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between depression, anxiety and pulmonary function in asthmatics. Thirty-eight adult asthmatic patients underwent psychometric evaluation with the DSSI/sAD questionnaire, ...