• The Association of Spondylitis and Aortic Aneurysm Disease 

      Patelis N., Nana P., Spanos K., Tasoudis P., Brotis A., Bisdas T., Kouvelos G. (2021)
      Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess any relation between spondylitis and aortic aneurysmal disease by reviewing the current literature. Methods: A systematic search was undertaken using MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL ...
    • Association of α-synuclein Rep1 polymorphism and Parkinson's disease: Influence of Rep1 on age at onset 

      Hadjigeorgiou, G. H.; Xiromerisiou, G.; Gourbali, V.; Aggelakis, K.; Scarmeas, N.; Papadimitriou, A.; Singleton, A. (2006)
      The α-synuclein Rep1 polymorphism was studied in patients and controls in an ethnic Greek population. There was an association of allele 2 with risk of Parkinson's disease (PD; adjusted odd ratio = 3.25; 95% CI = 1.80-5.87). ...
    • Associations among serum insulin, calprotectin, and C-reactive protein concentrations in Miniature Schnauzers with idiopathic hyperlipidemia before and after feeding an ultra-low-fat diet 

      Xenoulis P.G., Heilmann R.M., Stavroulaki E.M., Riggers D.S., Gneipel L.J., Suchodolski J.S., Steiner J.M. (2022)
      Background: Miniature Schnauzers (MS) commonly have idiopathic hypertriglyceridemia (HTGL), which is associated with insulin resistance (IR) and a subclinical inflammatory phenotype. Objectives: Determine the association ...
    • Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness, fatness, hemodynamic characteristics, and sedentary behaviour in primary school-aged children 

      Pepera G., Hadjiandrea S., Iliadis I., Sandercock G.R.H., Batalik L. (2022)
      Background: Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases during childhood, adolescence and older ages. The purpose of the study was to investigate associations between ...
    • Associations between change in blood pressure and functional outcome, early events and death: Results from the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke trial 

      Sandset E.C., Appleton J.P., Berge E., Christensen H., Gommans J., Krishnan K., Ntaios G., Phillips S., Pocock S., Sprigg N., Woodhouse L.J., Bath P.M. (2019)
      Objectives:High blood pressure (BP) is associated with a poor outcome after acute stroke. Early reduction in BP may be associated with fewer early adverse events and deaths, and improved functional outcome.Methods:Analyses ...
    • Associations between sleep and obesity indices in older adults: results from the HELIAD study 

      Mamalaki E., Tsapanou A., Anastasiou C.A., Kosmidis M.H., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Sakka P., Scarmeas N., Yannakoulia M. (2019)
      Background: Short sleep duration and low sleep quality are negatively associated with obesity in young adults, but in older people the results are inconsistent. Aims: The aim of the present study was to examine the ...
    • Associations of risk perception of COVID-19 with emotion and mental health during the pandemic 

      Han Q., Zheng B., Agostini M., Bélanger J.J., Gützkow B., Kreienkamp J., Reitsema A.M., van Breen J.A., Leander N.P., Abakoumkin G., Abdul Khaiyom J.H.B., Ahmedi V., Akkas H., Almenara C.A., Atta M., Bagci S.C., Basel S., Kida E.B., Buttrick N.R., Chobthamkit P., Choi H.-S., Cristea M., Csaba S., Damnjanović K., Danyliuk I., Dash A., Di Santo D., Douglas K.M., Enea V., Faller D.G., Fitzsimons G.J., Gheorghiu A., Grzymala-Moszczynska J., Gómez Á., Hamaidia A., Helmy M., Hudiyana J., Jeronimus B.F., Jiang D.-Y., Jovanović V., Kamenov Ž., Kende A., Keng S.-L., Kieu T.T.T., Koc Y., Kovyazina K., Kozytska I., Krause J., Kruglanski A.W., Kurapov A., Kutlaca M., Lantos N.A., Lemay E.P., Lesmana C.B.J., Louis W.R., Lueders A., Malik N.I., Martinez A.P., McCabe K.O., Mehulić J., Milla M.N., Mohammed I., Molinario E., Moyano M., Muhammad H., Mula S., Muluk H., Myroniuk S., Najafi R., Nisa C.F., Nyúl B., O'Keefe P.A., Osuna J.J.O., Osin E.N., Park J., Pica G., Pierro A., Rees J.H., Resta E., Rullo M., Ryan M.K., Samekin A., Santtila P., Sasin E., Schumpe B.M., Selim H.A., Stanton M.V., Stroebe W., Sultana S., Sutton R.M., Tseliou E., Utsugi A., van Lissa C.J., van Veen K., van Dellen M.R., Vázquez A., Wollast R., Yeung V.W., Zand S., Žeželj I.L., Zick A., Zúñiga C., PsyCorona Collaboration (2021)
      Background: Although there are increasing concerns on mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, no large-scale population-based studies have examined the associations of risk perception of COVID-19 with emotion ...
    • Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated with Cognitive Impairment, All-Cause Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Papanastasiou C.A., Theochari C.A., Zareifopoulos N., Arfaras-Melainis A., Giannakoulas G., Karamitsos T.D., Palaiodimos L., Ntaios G., Avgerinos K.I., Kapogiannis D., Kokkinidis D.G. (2021)
      Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia in patients with stroke history. However, the association between AF and cognitive impairment in broader populations is less clear. ...
    • Atrial high-rate episode duration thresholds and thromboembolic risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Sagris D., Georgiopoulos G., Pateras K., Perlepe K., Korompoki E., Milionis H., Tsiachris D., Chan C., Lip G.Y.H., Ntaios G. (2021)
      BACKGROUND: Available evidence supports an association between atrial high-rate episode (AHRE) burden and thromboembolic risk, but the necessary extent and duration of AHREs to increase the thromboembolic risk remain to ...
    • Autism spectrum disorder, anxiety and severe depression in a male patient with deletion and duplication in the 21q22.3 region: A case report 

      Orru S., Papoulidis I., Siomou E., Papadimitriou D.T., Sotiriou S., Nikolaidis P., Eleftheriades M., Papanikolaou E., Thomaidis L., Manolakos E. (2019)
      In this report, a patient carrying a 650 kb deletion and a 759 kb duplication of chromosomal 21q22.3 region was described. Facial dysmorphic features, hypotonia, short stature, learning impairment, autism spectrum disorder, ...
    • Autoantibodies and autoantigens associated with autoimmune hepatitis and viruses-induced autoimmune response: Significant tools in clinical practice and in the study of pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatic diseases 

      Dalekos, G. N. (2004)
      Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic necroinflammatory disease of the liver characterized by hypergamma-globulinemia, characteristic autoantibodies, association with HLA DR3 or DR4 and a favorable response to immunosuppressive ...
    • Autoantibodies in autoimmune pancreatitis 

      Smyk, D. S.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Koutsoumpas, A. L.; Kriese, S.; Burroughs, A. K.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2012)
      Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) was first used to describe cases of pancreatitis with narrowing of the pancreatic duct, enlargement of the pancreas, hyper - globulinaemia, and antinuclear antibody (ANA) positivity serologically. ...
    • Autoimmune hepatitis in patients with multiple sclerosis: The role of immunomodulatory treatment 

      Rigopoulou E.I., Gyftaki S., Arvaniti P., Tsimourtou V., Koukoulis G.K., Hadjigeorgiou G., Dalekos G.N. (2019)
      Background: Development of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has been sporadically reported in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) either concurrently or after treatment with immunomodulatory drugs, including interferon-beta ...
    • Belimumab is a promising third-line treatment option for refractory autoimmune hepatitis 

      Arvaniti P., Giannoulis G., Gabeta S., Zachou K., Koukoulis G.K., Dalekos G.N. (2020)
      Background & Aims: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a disease of unknown aetiology with a favourable response to immunosuppression. However, in the clinic, it appears that <50% of patients achieve complete response on standard ...
    • Bone mineral density in vocational and professional ballet dancers 

      Amorim T., Koutedakis Y., Nevill A., Wyon M., Maia J., Machado J.C., Marques F., Metsios G.S., Flouris A.D., Adubeiro N., Nogueira L., Dimitriou L. (2017)
      Summary: According to existing literature, bone health in ballet dancers is controversial. We have verified that, compared to controls, young female and male vocational ballet dancers have lower bone mineral density (BMD) ...
    • Cancer-associated stroke: Pathophysiology, detection and management (Review) 

      Dardiotis E., Aloizou A.-M., Markoula S., Siokas V., Tsarouhas K., Tzanakakis G., Libra M., Kyritsis A.P., Brotis A.G., Aschner M., Gozes I., Bogdanos D.P., Spandidos D.A., Mitsias P.D., Tsatsakis A. (2019)
      Numerous types of cancer have been shown to be associated with either ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. In this review, the epidemiology and pathophysiology of stroke in cancer patients is discussed, while providing vital ...
    • A case of membranous nephropathy associated with Sjögren syndrome, polymyositis and autoimmune hepatitis 

      Stefanidis, I.; Giannopoulou, M.; Liakopoulos, V.; Dovas, S.; Karasavvidou, F.; Zachou, K.; Koukoulis, G. K.; Dalekos, G. N. (2008)
      Sjögren syndrome (SS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands, especially lacrimal and salivary. The immunologic process which occurs in this syndrome is B cell ...
    • CD90/Thy-1, a cancer-associated cell surface signaling molecule 

      Sauzay C., Voutetakis K., Chatziioannou A.A., Chevet E., Avril T. (2019)
      CD90 is a membrane GPI-anchored protein with one Ig V-type superfamily domain that was initially described in mouse T cells. Besides the specific expression pattern and functions of CD90 that were described in normal tissues ...
    • Children with psoriasis and COVID-19: factors associated with an unfavourable COVID-19 course, and the impact of infection on disease progression (Chi-PsoCov registry) 

      Zitouni J., Bursztejn A.-C., Belloni Fortina A., Beauchet A., Di Lernia V., Lesiak A., Thomas J., Topkarci Z., Murashkin N., Brzezinski P., Torres T., Chiriac A., Luca C., McPherson T., Akinde M., Maruani A., Epishev R., Vidaurri de la Cruz H., Luna P.C., Amy de la Bretêque M., Lasek A., Bourrat E., Bachelerie M., Mallet S., Steff M., Bellissen A., Neri I., Zafiriou E., van den Reek J.M.P.A., Sonkoly E., Mahil S.K., Smith C.H., Flohr C., Bachelez H., Mahé E., the Groupe de Recherche sur le Psoriasis (GrPso) of the Societe Francaise de Dermatologie, the Groupe de recherche de la Societe Francaise de Dermatologie Pediatrique (GR SFDP), the PsoProtect study group, the British Society of Paediatric Dermatology (BPSD), and the Societa Italiana di Dermatologia Pediatrica (S.I.Der.P.) (2022)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions regarding the management of chronic skin diseases, especially in patients on systemic treatments. Data concerning the use of biologics in adults with psoriasis are ...
    • Cholesterol metabolism related genes in osteoarthritis 

      Papathanasiou I., Anastasopoulou L., Tsezou A. (2021)
      Cholesterol homeostasis plays a significant role in skeletal development and the dysregulation of cholesterol-related mechanism has been shown to be involved in the development of cartilage diseases including osteoarthritis ...