• BAFF receptor polymorphisms and deficiency in humans 

      Sevdali E., Block Saldana V., Speletas M., Eibel H. (2021)
      The BAFF-receptor (BAFFR) is a member of the TNF-receptor family. It is expressed only by B cells and binds BAFF as single ligand, which activates key signaling pathways regulating essential cellular functions, including ...
    • Clinical immunology quiz - Case 4 

      Kalala, F.; Mamara, A.; Theodoridou, A. T.; Speletas, M. (2008)
    • Deficiency of the B cell-activating factor receptor results in limited CD169+ macrophage function during viral infection 

      Xu, H. C.; Huang, J.; Khairnar, V.; Duhan, V.; Pandyra, A. A.; Grusdat, M.; Shinde, P.; McIlwain, D. R.; Maney, S. K.; Gommerman, J.; Löhning, M.; Ohashi, P. S.; Mak, T. W.; Pieper, K.; Sic, H.; Speletas, M.; Eibel, H.; Ware, C. F.; Tumanov, A. V.; Kruglov, A. A.; Nedospasov, S. A.; Häusinger, D.; Recher, M.; Lang, K. S.; Lang, P. A. (2015)
      The B cell-activating factor (BAFF) is critical for B cell development and humoral immunity in mice and humans. While the role of BAFF in B cells has been widely described, its role in innate immunity remains unknown. Using ...
    • Hematological features in sheep with igg and igm antibodies against borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato 

      Athanasiou L.V., Spanou V.M., Katsogiannou E.G., Katsoulos P.D. (2021)
      Exposure of sheep to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.I.) complex, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis (LB), has been reported in tick-abundant areas worldwide, while no data have been reported in Greece. The aim of ...
    • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis diagnosed by bone marrow trephine biopsy in living post-COVID-19 patients: case report and mini-review 

      Ioannou M., Zacharouli K., Doukas S.G., Diamantidis M.D., Tsangari V., Karakousis K., Koukoulis G.K., Vageli D.P. (2022)
      Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) constitutes a life-threatening inflammatory syndrome. Postmortem histological findings of bone marrow (BM) from COVID-19 patients showed histiocytosis and hemophagocytosis and ...
    • Identification of Very Low-Risk Subgroups of Patients with Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated with R-CHOP 

      Vassilakopoulos T.P., Michail M., Papageorgiou S., Kourti G., Angelopoulou M.K., Panitsas F., Sachanas S., Kalpadakis C., Katodritou E., Leonidopoulou T., Kotsianidis I., Hatzimichael E., Kotsopoulou M., Dimou M., Variamis E., Boutsis D., Terpos E., Dimopoulou M.N., Karakatsanis S., Michalis E., Karianakis G., Tsirkinidis P., Vadikolia C., Poziopoulos C., Pigaditou A., Vrakidou E., Economopoulos T., Kyriazopoulou L., Siakantaris M.P., Kyrtsonis M.-C., Symeonidis A., Anargyrou K., Papaioannou M., Hatjiharissi E., Vervessou E., Tsirogianni M., Palassopoulou M., Gainaru G., Stefanoudaki E., Zikos P., Tsirigotis P., Tsourouflis G., Assimakopoulou T., Konstantinidou P., A. Papadaki H., Megalakaki K., Dimopoulos M.-A., Pappa V., Karmiris T., Roussou P., Panayiotidis P., Konstantopoulos K., Pangalis G.A. (2021)
      Background: R-CHOP can cure approximately 75% of patients with primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMLBCL), but prognostic factors have not been sufficiently evaluated yet. R-da- EPOCH is potentially more effective ...
    • Lessons from pathophysiology: Use of individualized combination treatments with immune interventional agents to tackle severe respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19 

      Dalekos G.N., Stefos A., Georgiadou S., Lygoura V., Michail A., Ntaios G., Samakidou A., Giannoulis G., Gabeta S., Vlychou M., Petinaki E., Leventogiannis K., Giamarellos-Bourboulis E.J., Gatselis N.K. (2021)
      Aims Infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) may lead to the development of severe respiratory failure. In hospitalized-patients, prompt interruption of the virus-driven inflammatory process ...
    • The proteasome as a target for cancer treatment: Focus on bortezomib 

      Papandreou, C. N. (2005)
      Targeted degradation of key regulatory proteins is an essential element of cell-cycle control. The proteasome plays a pivotal role in the degradation of such proteins and has, therefore, become an important therapeutic ...
    • Quantitative and Morphological Blood Cell Findings Associated with the Presence of Antigen and/or Antibodies against Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Sheep 

      Katsogiannou E.G., Katsoulos P.D., Christodoulopoulos G., Polizopoulou Z.S., Papadakis S.M., Kokkinaki K.C., Billinis C., Boutsini S., Stougiou D., Athanasiou L.V. (2021)
      Anaplasma phagocytophilum is the causative agent of a disease known as tick borne fever in sheep, although fever is not always present. Due to inconclusive clinical signs, diagnosis is based on the cytological or molecular ...
    • Upadacitinib tartrate in rheumatoid arthritis 

      Stamatis P., Bogdanos D.P., Sakkas L.I. (2020)
      does not achieve low disease activity or remission despite the use of conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) and/or biological DMARDs (bDMARDs). The Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are the ...