Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Tsatsakis, A. M."
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Acute and Short-term Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Lung Function and Cytokine Production
Flouris, A. D.; Metsios, G. S.; Carrillo, A. E.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2009)Rationale: The acute effect of secondhand smoke (SHS) on lung function and the duration of system disruption remain unknown. Objectives: To assess the SHS effects and their duration on lung function and inflammatory markers. ... -
Acute effects of electronic and tobacco cigarette smoking on complete blood count
Flouris, A. D.; Poulianiti, K. P.; Chorti, M. S.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Kouretas, D.; Owolabi, E. O.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2012)The World Health Organisation called for research assessing the safety of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette). We evaluated the acute effect of active and passive e-cigarette and tobacco cigarette smoking on complete blood ... -
Acute effects of second-hand smoke on complete blood count
Dinas, P. C.; Metsios, G. S.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Hayes, A. W.; Koutedakis, Y.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Flouris, A. D. (2014)We assessed the acute effects of a 1-h exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) on complete blood count (CBC) markers in a controlled simulated bar/restaurant environment. Nineteen adult never-smokers completed a 1-h .exposure ... -
Acute impact of active and passive electronic cigarette smoking on serum cotinine and lung function
Flouris, A. D.; Chorti, M. S.; Poulianiti, K. P.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Kostikas, K.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Hayes, A. W.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2013)Context: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are becoming increasingly popular yet their effects on health remain unknown. Objective: To conduct the first comprehensive and standardized assessment of the acute impact of ... -
Alzheimer's disease treated patients showed different patterns for oxidative stress and inflammation markers
Gubandru, M.; Margina, D.; Tsitsimpikou, C.; Goutzourelas, N.; Tsarouhas, K.; Ilie, M.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Kouretas, D. (2013)Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia accounting for 60-80% of the reported cases. The aim of this study was to evaluate levels of certain parameters of oxidative stress and markers of endothelial ... -
Analytical methods of biological monitoring for exposure to pesticides: Recent update
Margariti, M. G.; Tsakalof, A. K.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2007)Extensive use of synthetic pesticides for agricultural and nonagricultural purposes began in the past 50 years. As a result of their wide and extensive application, exposure to hazardous pesticides is a concern to the ... -
Anti-inflammatory effects of a special carbohydrate-whey protein cake after exhaustive cycling in humans
Kerasioti, E.; Stagos, D.; Jamurtas, A.; Kiskini, A.; Koutedakis, Y.; Goutzourelas, N.; Pournaras, S.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Kouretas, D. (2013)Intense exercise induces increased levels of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a special cake (consisting of carbohydrate to whey protein 3.5:1) ... -
Anticarcinogenic activity of polyphenolic extracts from grape stems against breast, colon, renal and thyroid cancer cells
Sahpazidou, D.; Geromichalos, G. D.; Stagos, D.; Apostolou, A.; Haroutounian, S. A.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Tzanakakis, G. N.; Hayes, A. W.; Kouretas, D. (2014)A major part of the wineries' wastes is composed of grape stems which are discarded mainly in open fields and cause environmental problems due mainly to their high polyphenolic content. The grape stem extracts' use as a ... -
Antioxidant effects of whey protein on muscle C2C12 cells
Kerasioti, E.; Stagos, D.; Priftis, A.; Aivazidis, S.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Hayes, A. W.; Kouretas, D. (2014)In the present study, the in vitro scavenging activity of sheep whey protein against free radicals, as well as its reducing power were determined and compared with that of beef protein, soy protein and cow whey protein. ... -
Assessment of PCBs exposure in human hair using double focusing high resolution mass spectrometry and single quadrupole mass spectrometry
Barbounis, E. G.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Alegakis, A. K.; Kokkinaki, A.; Karamanos, N.; Tsakalof, A.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2012)Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels were assessed in human hair samples, originating from two main agricultural regions of Greece. The analysis was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas ... -
Assessment of polyphenolic content, antioxidant activity, protection against ROS-induced DNA damage and anticancer activity of Vitis vinifera stem extracts
Apostolou, A.; Stagos, D.; Galitsiou, E.; Spyrou, A.; Haroutounian, S.; Portesis, N.; Trizoglou, I.; Hayes, A. W.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Kouretas, D. (2013)Grape extracts and wine have been studied widely due to their beneficial effects on human health. However, there are only few studies from grape stems extracts. Therefore, the main objective of the present study was the ... -
Biological evidence for the acute health effects of secondhand smoke exposure
Flouris, A. D.; Vardavas, C. I.; Metsios, G. S.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2010)Flouris AD, Vardavas CI, Metsios GS, Tsatsakis AM, Koutedakis Y. Biological evidence for the acute health effects of secondhand smoke exposure. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 298: L3-L12, 2010. First published September ... -
Biological importance of reactive oxygen species in relation to difficulties of treating pathologies involving oxidative stress by exogenous antioxidants
Juranek, I.; Nikitovic, D.; Kouretas, D.; Hayes, A. W.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2013)Findings about involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) not only in defense processes, but also in a number of pathologies, stimulated discussion about their role in etiopathogenesis of various diseases. Yet questions ... -
A brief exposure to moderate passive smoke increases metabolism and thyroid hormone secretion
Metsios, G. S.; Flouris, A. D.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Carrillo, A. E.; Kouretas, D.; Germenis, A. E.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2007)Context: Active smoking influences normal metabolic status and thyroid function. Objective: The objective was to assess experimentally the effects of 1 h of moderate passive smoking in a controlled simulated bar/ restaurant ... -
Cardiotoxicity in rabbits after a low-level exposure to diazinon, propoxur, and chlorpyrifos
Zafiropoulos, A.; Tsarouhas, K.; Tsitsimpikou, C.; Fragkiadaki, P.; Germanakis, I.; Tsardi, M.; Maravgakis, G.; Goutzourelas, N.; Vasilaki, F.; Kouretas, D.; Hayes, A. W.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2014)Lethal cardiac complications leading to death and various arrhythmias have been reported after organophosphate and/or carbamate poisonings. The present study focuses on the long-term effects of repeated low-level exposure ... -
Chemoprevention of liver cancer by plant polyphenols
Stagos, D.; Amoutzias, G. D.; Matakos, A.; Spyrou, A.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Kouretas, D. (2012)Primary liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent tumors representing the fifth commonest malignancy worldwide and the third cause of mortality from cancer. Currently, the treatments for ... -
Correlation between plant growth regulator release rate and bioactivity for the series of newly synthesized phytoactive polymers
Shtilman, M. I.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Voskanyan, P. S.; Tsakiris, I. N.; Tsakalof, A. K.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2006)Phytoactive polymers are high molecular weight systems in which a plant growth regulator (PGR) unit is attached to the polymeric chain by a hydrolyzable chemical bond. The release rate of the PGR is linked to the biological ... -
Correlation of total polyphenolic content with antioxidant and antibacterial activity of 24 extracts from Greek domestic Lamiaceae species
Stagos, D.; Portesis, N.; Spanou, C.; Mossialos, D.; Aligiannis, N.; Chaita, E.; Panagoulis, C.; Reri, E.; Skaltsounis, L.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Kouretas, D. (2012)Lamiaceae family species are considered important because of their use in folk medicine, culinary and flavouring throughout the world. Their interesting bioactivities are attributed mainly to essential oils, polyphenols ... -
Development and application of GC-MS method for monitoring of long-term exposure to the pesticide cypermethrin
Kavvalakis, M. P.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Alegakis, A. K.; Vynias, D.; Tsakalof, A. K.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2014)Cypermethrin (CPMN) is a synthetic pyrethroid used as an insecticide in large-scale commercial agricultural applications as well as for domestic purposes. In the present study a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) ... -
Development and application of LC-APCI-MS method for biomonitoring of animal and human exposure to imidacloprid
Kavvalakis, M. P.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Theodoropoulou, E. P.; Barbounis, E. G.; Tsakalof, A. K.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2013)Imidacloprid (IMI) is a relatively new neuro-active neonicotinoid insecticide and nowadays one of the largest selling insecticides worldwide. In the present study a LC-APCI-MS based method was developed and validated for ...