Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Zafiriou, E."

Calcipotriol monotherapy versus calcipotriol plus UVA1 versus calcipotriol plus narrow-band UVB in the treatment of psoriasis

Roussaki-Schulze, A. V.; Kouskoukis, C.; Klimi, E.; Zafiriou, E.; Galanos, A.; Rallis, E. (2005)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of calcipotriol ointment as monotherapy versus calcipotriol in combination with narrow-band ultraviolet (UV)-B or UVA1 phototherapy and to determine whether calcipotriol ...

Early T cell activation antigen in skin lesions in systemic sclerosis

Kalogirou, A.; Gelou, E.; Zafiriou, E.; Mountantonakis, S.; Sakkas, L. (2003)

Early T cell activation in the skin from patients with systemic sclerosis

Kalogerou, A.; Gelou, E.; Mountantonakis, S.; Settas, L.; Zafiriou, E.; Sakkas, L. (2005)

Objectives: To determine if T cells in skin lesions in systemic sclerosis (SSc) express the early activation antigen CD69 that participates in cell-cell interactions. Methods: Skin biopsy specimens from 17 patients with ...

Evaluation of cytokine serum levels in patients with plaque-type psoriasis

Roussaki-Schulze, A. V.; Kouskoukis, C.; Petinaki, E.; Klimi, E.; Zafiriou, E.; Galanos, A.; Rallis, E. (2005)

Psoriasis is a chronic debilitating cutaneous disorder that affects both sexes and appears clinically as inflamed, edematous skin lesions covered with a silvery white scale. Strong evidence suggests that immune mechanisms ...

Flow Cytometric Detection of p38 MAPK Phosphorylation and Intracellular Cytokine Expression in Peripheral Blood Subpopulations from Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

Mavropoulos, A.; Bogdanos, D. P.; Liaskos, C.; Orfanidou, T.; Simopoulou, T.; Zafiriou, E.; Sakkas, L. I.; Rigopoulou, E. I. (2014)

Flow cytometric analysis of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) signaling cascade is optimally achieved by methanol permeabilization protocols. Such protocols suffer from the difficulties to accurately detect ...

Hidradenocarcinoma of the temporal area successfully treated with concomitant electrochemotherapy and radiotherapy

Kyrgias, G.; Kostopoulou, E.; Zafiriou, E.; Skarlatos, J.; Theodorou, K. (2013)

Hidradenocarcinoma, the malignant counterpart of hidradenoma, is an extremely rare malignant tumour which may exhibit an aggressive clinical course. The standard primary treatment is wide local excision with or without ...

High serum levels of HIF-1 alpha in psoriatic patients correlate with an over-expression of IL-6

Vasilopoulos, Y.; Sourli, F.; Zafiriou, E.; Klimi, E.; Ioannou, M.; Mamuris, Z.; Simos, G.; Koukoulis, G.; Roussaki-Schulze, A. (2013)

Angiogenesis has been considered to be an important step in the initiation and progression of chronic diseases such as psoriasis. The hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha), a critical hypoxia-induced factor that ...

Identification of human papillomavirus DNA in melanoma biopsy specimens of Greek population

Roussaki-Schulze, A. V.; Kouskoukis, C.; Rammos, C.; Rallis, E.; Kontos, F.; Zafiriou, E.; Gross, G. (2005)

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate melanoma biopsy specimens from the Greek population living in the prefecture of Larissa for the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA and to determine the possible ...

Increased HIF-1 alpha immunostaining in psoriasis compared to psoriasiform dermatitides

Ioannou, M.; Sourli, F.; Mylonis, I.; Barbanis, S.; Papamichali, R.; Kouvaras, E.; Zafiriou, E.; Siomou, P.; Klimi, E.; Simos, G.; Roussaki-Schulze, A. V.; Koukoulis, G. (2009)

Background Expression of hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) alpha can be linked to inflammation through reciprocal interactions with several cytokines. This finding is in accordance with the previously noted HIF-1 alpha ...

Increasing incidence of melanoma in central Greece: A retrospective epidemiological study

Roussaki-Schulze, A. V.; Rammos, C.; Rallis, E.; Terzis, A.; Archontonis, N.; Sarmanta, A.; Klimi, E.; Zafiriou, E. (2005)

The increasing incidence of melanoma in the general population during the last few decades has provoked a great deal of research, aiming to identify the possible relationship between old and new etiological factors involved ...

Increasing incidence of melanoma in central Greece: A retrospective epidemiology study

Roussaki-Schulze, A. V.; Rammos, C.; Rallis, E.; Terzis, A.; Archontonis, N.; Sarmanta, A.; Klimi, E.; Zafiriou, E. (2005)

The increasing incidence of melanoma in the general population during the last few decades has provoked a great deal of research, aiming to identify the possible relationship between old and new etiological factors involved ...

Objective biophysical findings in patients with sensitive skin

Roussaki-Schulze, A. V.; Zafiriou, E.; Nikoulis, D.; Klimi, E.; Rallis, E.; Zintzaras, E. (2005)

The term sensitive skin has been used to describe a clinical phenomenon of hyperreactivity of the human skin, which develops exaggerated reactions when exposed to external factors. The aim of this study was to determine ...

Pharmacogenetic analysis of TNF, TNFRSF1A, and TNFRSF1B gene polymorphisms and prediction of response to anti-TNF therapy in psoriasis patients in the greek population

Vasilopoulos, Y.; Manolika, M.; Zafiriou, E.; Sarafidou, T.; Bagiatis, V.; Krüger-Krasagaki, S.; Tosca, A.; Patsatsi, A.; Sotiriadis, D.; Mamuris, Z.; Roussaki-Schulze, A. (2012)

Background: Although biologic therapies have revolutionized the treatment of psoriasis, patients exhibit a substantial heterogeneous response that could be due to complex genetic heterogeneity. Objective: The aim of this ...

A pharmacogenetic study of ABCB1 polymorphisms and cyclosporine treatment response in patients with psoriasis in the Greek population

Vasilopoulos, Y.; Sarri, C.; Zafiriou, E.; Patsatsi, A.; Stamatis, C.; Ntoumou, E.; Fassos, I.; Tsalta, A.; Karra, A.; Roussaki-Schulze, A.; Sotiriadis, D.; Mamuris, Z.; Sarafidou, T. (2014)

Psoriasis affects 2-3% of the population, causing significant morbidity and financial burden. Innmunosuppressive drugs such as cyclosporine are first line systemic therapies for moderate-to-severe forms. However, patients ...

Psychiatric factors in patients with sensitive skin

Zafiriou, E.; Angelopoulos, N. V.; Zintzaras, E.; Rallis, E.; Roussaki-Schulze, A. V. (2005)

The term sensitive skin has been used to describe a clinical phenomenon of skin hyperreactivity induced after exposure to different external factors. The diagnosis is mainly based on patient's self-assessment because of ...