• Cytokine effects on cell survival and death of A549 lung carcinoma cells 

      Kastamoulas, M.; Chondrogiannis, G.; Kanavaros, P.; Vartholomatos, G.; Bai, M.; Briasoulis, E.; Arvanitis, D.; Galani, V. (2013)
      Purpose: IL-13, TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta have various effects on lung cancer growth and death, but the signaling pathways mediating these effects have not been extensively analyzed. Therefore, the effects of IL-13, TNF-alpha ...
    • Cytokine gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis of 45 studies including 7379 cases and 8131 controls 

      Nikolopoulos, G. K.; Masgala, A.; Tsiara, C.; Limitsiou, O. K.; Karnaouri, A. C.; Dimou, N. L.; Bagos, P. G. (2011)
      Many environmental and genetic factors have been implicated in the development of multiple sclerosis. However, the aetiology has not been clarified yet. Therefore, using a meta-analytic approach, we tried to probe the ...
    • Obesity in rheumatoid arthritis 

      Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, A.; Metsios, G. S.; Koutedakis, Y.; Kitas, G. D. (2011)
      Obesity is a major threat for public health and its study has attracted significant attention in the general population, predominantly due to its association with significant metabolic and cardiovascular complications. In ...
    • Plasma leptin and adiponectin in COPD exacerbations: Associations with inflammatory biomarkers 

      Krommidas, G.; Kostikas, K.; Papatheodorou, G.; Koutsokera, A.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Roussos, C.; Koulouris, N. G.; Loukides, S. (2010)
      Background: Various systemic inflammatory markers have been evaluated for their value in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Leptin and adiponectin have been linked to acute exacerbations ...