• Anti-interleukin-5 therapy and severe asthma [1] 

      Zarogiannis, S.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Kostikas, K. (2009)
    • Clinical profile of severe asthmatics receiving biological treatment: see behind the scenes 

      Kotsiou O.S., Gourgoulianis K.I., Daniil Z. (2021)
      The clinical phenotyping of severe asthma could improve treatment outcomes, quality of life, morbidity, and mortality of asthma patients. The growing availability of rich clinical data could provide opportunities to address ...
    • Incorporating Biomarkers in COPD Management: The Research Keeps Going 

      Pantazopoulos I., Magounaki K., Kotsiou O., Rouka E., Perlikos F., Kakavas S., Gourgoulianis K. (2022)
      Globally, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, having a significant socioeconomic effect. Several molecular mechanisms have been related to COPD including chronic ...
    • SARS-Cov-2 Infection in Severe Asthma Patients Treated With Biologics 

      Papaioannou A.I., Fouka E., Tzanakis N., Antoniou K., Samitas K., Zervas E., Kostikas K., Bartziokas K., Porpodis K., Papakosta D., Tzouvelekis A., Gerogianni I., Kotsiou O., Makris M., Rovina N., Vlachou G., Markatos M., Vittorakis S., Katsoulis K., Papanikolaou I., Afthinos A., Katsaounou P., Steiropoulos P., Latsios D., Dimakou K., Koukidou S., Hillas G., Tryfon S., Kallieri M., Georgopoulou A., Avarlis P., Bakakos P., Markopoulou K., Gaki E., Paspala A., Kyriakaki Z., Gourgoulianis K.I., Papiris S., Loukides S. (2022)
      Background: At the beginning of the pandemic, there have been considerable concerns regarding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity and outcomes in patients with severe asthma treated with biologics. Objective: To ...
    • Serum Levels of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) Discriminate Moderate Uncontrolled from Severe Asthma 

      Kotsiou O.S., Pantazopoulos I., Mavrovounis G., Marsitopoulos K., Tourlakopoulos K., Kirgou P., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)
      Introduction: The most clinically useful concept in asthma is based on the intensity of treatment required to achieve good asthma control. Biomarkers to guide therapy are needed. Aims: To investigate the role of circulating ...