• Bovine colostrum supplementation improves bone metabolism in an osteoporosis-induced animal model 

      Kydonaki E.K., Freitas L., Fonseca B.M., Reguengo H., Simón C.R., Bastos A.R., Fernandes E.M., Canadas R.F., Oliveira J.M., Correlo V.M., Reis R.L., Vliora M., Gkiata P., Koutedakis Y., Ntina G., Pinto R., Carrillo A.E., Marques F., Amorim T. (2021)
      Osteoporosis is characterized by bone loss. The present study aims to investigate the effects of bovine colostrum (BC) on bone metabolism using ovariectomized (OVX) and orchidec-tomized (ORX) rat models. Twenty-seven-week-old ...
    • Drug-induced endocrinopathies and diabetes: A combo-endocrinology overview 

      Diamanti-Kandarakis E., Duntas L., Kanakis G.A., Kandaraki E., Karavitaki N., Kassi E., Livadas S., Mastorakos G., Migdalis I., Miras A.D., Nader S., Papalou O., Poladian R., Popovic V., Rachoń D., Tigas S., Tsigos C., Tsilchorozidou T., Tzotzas T., Bargiota A., Pfeifer M., on behalf of COMBO ENDO TEAM: 2018 (2019)
      In the currently overwhelming era of polypharmacy, the balance of the dynamic and delicate endocrine system can easily be disturbed by interfering pharmaceutical agents like medications. Drugs can cause endocrine abnormalities ...
    • Experience gained from the implementation of the fracture liaison service in Greece 

      Makras P., Babis G.C., Chronopoulos E., Karachalios T., Kazakos K., Paridis D., Potoupnis M., Tzavellas A.-N., Valkanis C., Kosmidis C. (2020)
      Introduction: We present the second implementation of a fracture liaison service (FLS) at a national level in Greece. Methods: This was a multicenter prospective study, organized by the Hellenic Society for the Study of ...
    • Genetic sharing with cardiovascular disease risk factors and diabetes reveals novel bone mineral density loci 

      Reppe S., Wang Y., Thompson W.K., McEvoy L.K., Schork A.J., Zuber V., LeBlanc M., Bettella F., Mills I.G., Desikan R.S., Djurovic S., Gautvik K.M., Dale A.M., Andreassen O.A., Estrada K., Styrkarsdottir U., Evangelou E., Hsu Y.-H., Duncan E.L., Ntzani E.E., Oei L., Albagha O.M.E., Amin N., Kemp J.P., Koller D.L., Li G., Liu C.-T., Minster R.L., Moayyeri A., Vandenput L., Willner D., Xiao S.-M., Yerges-Armstrong L.M., Zheng H.-F., Alonso N., Eriksson J., Kammerer C.M., Kaptoge S.K., Leo P.J., Thorleifsson G., Wilson S.G., Wilson J.F., Aalto V., Alen M., Aragaki A.K., Aspelund T., Center J.R., Dailiana Z., Duggan D.J., Garcia M., Garcia-Giralt N., Giroux S., Hallmans G., Hocking L.J., Husted L.B., Jameson K.A., Khusainova R., Kim G.S., Kooperberg C., Koromila T., Kruk M., Laaksonen M., Lacroix A.Z., Lee S.H., Leung P.C., Lewis J.R., Masi L., Mencej-Bedrac S., Nguyen T.V., Nogues X., Patel M.S., Prezelj J., Rose L.M., Scollen S., Siggeirsdottir K., Smith A.V., Svensson O., Trompet S., Trummer O., Van Schoor N.M., Woo J., Zhu K., Balcells S., Brandi M.L., Buckley B.M., Cheng S., Christiansen C., Cooper C., Dedoussis G., Ford I., Frost M., Goltzman D., González-Macías J., Kähönen M., Karlsson M., Khusnutdinova E., Koh J.-M., Kollia P., Langdahl B.L., Leslie W.D., Lips P., Ljunggren Ö., Lorenc R.S., Marc J., Mellström D., Obermayer-Pietsch B., Olmos J.M., Pettersson-Kymmer U., Reid D.M., Riancho J.A., Ridker P.M., Rousseau F., Slagboom P.E., Tang N.L.S., Urreizti R., Van Hul W., Viikari J., Zarrabeitia M.T., Aulchenko Y.S., Castano-Betancourt M., Grundberg E., Herrera L., Ingvarsson T., Johannsdottir H., Kwan T., Li R., Luben R., Medina-Gómez C., Palsson S.Th., Rotter J.I., Sigurdsson G., Van Meurs J.B.J., Verlaan D., Williams F.M.K., Wood A.R., Zhou Y., Pastinen T., Raychaudhuri S., Cauley J.A., Chasman D.I., Clark G.R., Cummings S.R., Danoy P., Dennison E.M., Eastell R., Eisman J.A., Gudnason V., Hofman A., Jackson R.D., Jones G., Jukema J.W., Khaw K.-T., Lehtimäki T., Liu Y., Lorentzon M., McCloskey E., Mitchell B.D., Nandakumar K., Nicholson G.C., Oostra B.A., Peacock M., Pols H.A.P., Prince R.L., Raitakari O., Reid I.R., Robbins J., Sambrook P.N., Sham P.C., Shuldiner A.R., Tylavsky F.A., Van Duijn C.M., Wareham N.J., Cupples L.A., Econs M.J., Evans D.M., Harris T.B., Kung A.W.C., Psaty B.M., Reeve J., Spector T.D., Streeten E.A., Zillikens M.C., Thorsteinsdottir U., Ohlsson C., Karasik D., Richards J.B., Brown M.A., Stefansson K., Uitterlinden A.G., Ralston S.H., Ioannidis J.P.A., Kiel D.P., Rivadeneira F., GEFOS Consortium (2015)
      Bone Mineral Density (BMD) is a highly heritable trait, but genome-wide association studies have identified few genetic risk factors. Epidemiological studies suggest associations between BMD and several traits and diseases, ...
    • Inverse Association of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D With Markers of Inflammation and Suppression of Osteoclastic Activity in Hemodialysis Patients 

      Eleftheriadis, T.; Antoniadi, G.; Liakopoulos, V.; Stefanidis, I.; Galaktidou, G. (2012)
      Introduction. In hemodialysis patients, 25-hydroxyvitamin D conversion to active 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D by the kidneys is very limited. The expression of both vitamin D receptor and 1 alpha-hydroxylase in cells of the ...
    • Plasma Serotonin and Markers of Bone Formation and Bone Resorption in Hemodialysis Patients 

      Eleftheriadis, T.; Antoniadi, G.; Liakopoulos, V.; Sparopoulou, T.; Stefanidis, I.; Galaktidou, G. (2013)
      Introduction. Serotonin receptors are present in osteoblasts and osteoclasts, and serotonin affects bone metabolism. The association of plasma serotonin with markers of bone formation and bone resorption in hemodialysis ...
    • Relationship between Maternal Bone Biomarkers and Fetal Adiposity through Normal Pregnancy 

      Mastorakos G., Maliopoulos D., Kasioni S., Bargiota A., Barber T.M., Skevaki C., Papassotiriou I., Vrachnis N., Farmakides G., Vlahos N.F., Kumar S., Valsamakis G. (2021)
      Purpose: To examine the association of maternal bone markers [sclerostin, soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (sRANKL), osteocalcin, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3] with fetal intra-abdominal and subcutaneous ...
    • Vitamin K for the treatment of cardiovascular disease in end-stage renal disease patients: Is there hope? 

      Roumeliotis S., Roumeliotis A., Dounousi E., Eleftheriadis T., Liakopoulos V. (2020)
      In Chronic Kidney Disease, vascular calcification (VC) is highly prevalent even at early stages and is gradually enhanced, along with disease progression to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The calcification pattern in ...