• Glucocorticoid and Estrogen Receptors Are Reduced in Mitochondria of Lung Epithelial Cells in Asthma 

      Simoes, D. C. M.; Psarra, A. M. G.; Mauad, T.; Pantou, I.; Roussos, C.; Sekeris, C. E.; Gratziou, C. (2012)
      Mitochondrial glucocorticoid (mtGR) and estrogen (mtER) receptors participate in the coordination of the cell's energy requirement and in the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation enzyme (OXPHOS) biosynthesis, affecting ...
    • The influence of altitude in bronchial asthma 

      Gourgoulianis, K.; Brelas, N.; Hatziparasides, G.; Papayianni, M.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2001)
      Background. Some asthmatic children living in mountain areas experience significant improvement in daily symptoms and in the degree of bronchial obstruction. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of altitude ...
    • Mitochondrial genetic background plays a role in increasing risk to asthma 

      Zifa, E.; Daniil, Z.; Skoumi, E.; Stavrou, M.; Papadimitriou, K.; Terzenidou, M.; Kostikas, K.; Bagiatis, V.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Mamuris, Z. (2012)
      A number of studies suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a role in the pathogenesis of asthma. To shed light for the first time on the role of the mitochondrial genome in the etiology of asthma we analyzed the ...