Browsing by Subject "human tissue"

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 ...

Brain MRI and proton MRS findings in infants and children with respiratory chain defects

Dinopoulos, A.; Cecil, K. M.; Schapiro, M. B.; Papadimitriou, A.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Wong, B.; DeGrauw, T.; Egelhoff, J. C. (2005)

Objective: The aim of this study is to describe neuroimaging patterns in children with respiratory chain (RC) defects using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and to assess ...

Breast cancer status in Greece: 35-Years experience [1]

Tsakraklides, V.; Apostolikas, N.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Agnantis, N. (2002)

Cell migration leads to spatially distinct but clonally related airway cancer precursors

Pipinikas, C. P.; Kiropoulos, T. S.; Teixeira, V. H.; Brown, J. M.; Varanou, A.; Falzon, M.; Capitanio, A.; Bottoms, S. E.; Carrol, B.; Navani, N.; McCaughan, F.; George, J. P.; Giangreco, A.; Wright, N. A.; McDonald, S. A. C.; Graham, T. A.; Janes, S. M. (2014)

Background Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is a common cancer with 95% mortality at 5 years. These cancers arise from preinvasive lesions, which have a natural history of development progressing through increasing ...

A comparison in concentration of heat shock proteins (HSP) 70 and 90 on chorionic villi of human placenta in normal pregnancies and in missed miscarriages

Sotiriou, S.; Liatsos, K.; Ladopoulos, I.; Arvanitis, D. L. (2004)

Purpose: To investigate the role of heat shock protein (HSP) on the chorionic villi of human placenta! cells and to compare the concentration of placental HSP70 & 90 in term deliveries and in missed miscarriages. Materials ...

Computed tomography study of radial head morphology

Itamura, J. M.; Roidis, N. T.; Chong, A. K.; Vaishnav, S.; Papadakis, S. A.; Zalavras, C. (2008)

Computed tomography scans of 22 cadaveric adult elbows were obtained in 3 forearm positions: full supination, neutral, and full pronation. The radial head dimensions, the radiocapitellar joints, and the proximal radioulnar ...

Could IFN-γ predict the development of residual pleural thickening in tuberculous pleurisy?

Gerogianni, I.; Papala, M.; Tsopa, P.; Zigoulis, P.; Dimoulis, A.; Kostikas, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2008)

Could IFN-γ predict the development of residual pleural thickening tuberculous pleurisy? I. Gerogianni, M. Papala, P. Tsopa, P. Zigoulis, A. Dimoulis, K. Kostikas, T. Kiropoulos, KI Gourgoulianis. Background. The aim of ...

Death from spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a healthy postmenopausal woman

Zagelidou, H.; Leodari, R.; Roupa, Z.; Maras, D.; Sapountzi-Krepia, D.; Terzis, A. (2004)

Spontaneous dissection of the coronary arteries, in the absence of trauma, is an unusual but well-documented entity that occurs usually in middle-aged women. It is a rare cause of sudden death and myocardial infarction. ...

Decreased Expression of the CD3ζ Chain in T Cells Infiltrating the Synovial Membrane of Patients with Osteoarthritis

Sakkas, L. I.; Koussidis, G.; Avgerinos, E.; Gaughan, J.; Platsoucas, C. D. (2004)

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disease which rheumatologists consider to be noninflammatory. However, recent studies suggest that, at least in certain patients, OA is an inflammatory disease and that patients often ...

Demonstration of the human ocular surface glycocalyx by transmission electron microscopy

Koufakis, D. I.; Karabatsas, C. H.; Alvanou, A.; Sakkas, L. I.; Manthos, A. K.; Chatzoulis, D. Z. (2006)

The aim of this work was to demonstrate the ultrastructural appearance of the human ocular surface glycocalyx in normal subjects. Conjunctival tissue specimens from 7 normal subjects were obtained by bulbar conjunctival ...

Differential expression of leptin and leptin's receptor isoform (Ob-Rb) mRNA between advanced and minimally affected osteoarthritic cartilage; effect on cartilage metabolism

Simopoulou, T.; Malizos, K. N.; Iliopoulos, D.; Stefanou, N.; Papatheodorou, L.; Ioannou, M.; Tsezou, A. (2007)

Objective: To investigate leptin's effect on cartilage metabolism and the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Messenger RNA (mRNA) expression and protein levels of leptin and leptin's receptor isoforms were ...

Discovery of N-Phenyl-4-(thiazol-5-yl)pyrimidin-2-amine aurora kinase inhibitors

Wang, S.; Midgley, C. A.; Scaërou, F.; Grabarek, J. B.; Griffiths, G.; Jackson, W.; Kontopidis, G.; McClue, S. J.; McInnes, C.; Meades, C.; Mezna, M.; Plater, A.; Stuart, I.; Thomas, M. P.; Wood, G.; Clarke, R. G.; Blake, D. G.; Zheleva, D. I.; Lane, D. P.; Jackson, R. C.; Glover, D. M.; Fischer, P. M. (2010)

Through cell-based screening of our kinase-directed compound collection, we discovered that a subset of N-phenyl-4-(thiazol-5-yl)pyrimidin-2-amines were potent cytotoxic agents against cancer cell lines, suppressed mitotic ...

Early primary biliary cirrhosis: A new association with erythema nodosum of unknown origin

Dalekos, G. N.; Gatselis, N. K.; Zachou, K. (2010)

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is associated with immune-mediated dermatologic disorders. The association of PBC with erythema nodosum (EN) seems rare. We report two females (42 and 44 years old) with low-grade fever, ...

Exophthalmos as a first manifestation of small cell lung cancer: A long-term follow-up

Konoglou, M.; Zarogoulidis, P.; Porpodis, K.; Androudi, S.; Papakosta, D.; Matthaios, D.; Kontakiotis, T.; Zervas, V.; Kalaitzidou, E.; Mitrakas, A.; Touzopoulos, P.; Zarogoulidis, K. (2011)

Small cell lung cancer is characterized by rapid growth and early metastasis. Despite its sensitivity to cytotoxic therapy, until now treatments have failed to control or cure this disease in most patients. Οrbital metastases ...

The expression of the epitope H recognized by the monoclonal antibody H is higher in astrocytomas compared to anaplastic astrocytomas and glioblastomas

Arvanitis, D. L.; Arvanitis, L. D.; Panourias, I. G.; Kitsoulis, P.; Kanavaros, P. (2005)

The epitope H contains an O-linked N-acetylglucosamine residue in a specific conformation and/or environment recognized by the monoclonal antibody H (mAbH). mAbH stains two bands with Mr x10-3 of 209 and 62 in lysates of ...

Factors affecting outcome after ICSI with spermatozoa retrieved from cryopreserved testicular tissue in non-obstructive azoospermia

Dafopoulos, K.; Griesinger, G.; Schultze-Mosgau, A.; Orief, Y.; Schöpper, B.; Nikolettos, N.; Diedrich, K.; Al-Hasani, S. (2005)

There is a lack of data regarding variables affecting the treatment outcome for non-obsructive azoospermia when spermatozoa from cryopreserved testicular specimens are utilized for ICSI. The objective of the present ...