• Autologous infusion of expanded mobilized adult bone marrow-derived CD34+ cells into patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis 

      Pai, M.; Zacharoulis, D.; Milicevic, M. N.; Helmy, S.; Jiao, L. R.; Levicar, N.; Tait, P.; Scott, M.; Marley, S. B.; Jestice, K.; Glibetic, M.; Bansi, D.; Khan, S. A.; Kyriakou, D.; Rountas, C.; Thillainayagam, A.; Nicholls, J. P.; Jensen, S.; Apperley, J. F.; Gordon, M. Y.; Habib, N. A. (2008)
      OBJECTIVES: Recent advances in regenerative medicine, including hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation, have brought hope for patients with severe alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC). The aim of this study was to assess ...
    • Connexin43 and Connexin47 Alterations after Neural Precursor Cells Transplantation in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis 

      Theotokis, P.; Kleopa, K. A.; Touloumi, O.; Lagoudaki, R.; Lourbopoulos, A.; Nousiopoulou, E.; Kesidou, E.; Poulatsidou, K. N.; Dardiotis, E.; Hadjigeorgiou, G.; Karacostas, D.; Cifuentes-Diaz, C.; Irinopoulou, T.; Grigoriadis, N. (2015)
      Exogenous transplanted neural precursor cells (NPCs) exhibit miscellaneous immune-modulatory effects in models of autoimmune demyelination. However, the regional interactions of NPCs with the host brain tissue in remissive ...
    • Oval cell proliferation in cirrhosis in rats. An experimental study 

      Tsamandas, A. C.; Antonacopoulou, A.; Kalogeropoulou, C.; Tsota, I.; Zabakis, P.; Giannopoulou, E.; Liava, A.; Tzelepi, V.; Tepetes, K.; Petsas, T.; Kardamakis, D.; Kalofonos, H. P. (2007)
      Oval cells are liver stem cells involved in liver regeneration following liver damage. Previous studies have shown that pretreatment with a hepatocyte inhibitor is required to allow full oval cell activation. This study ...
    • Redox biology of exercise: an integrative and comparative consideration of some overlooked issues 

      Nikolaidis, M. G.; Kyparos, A.; Spanou, C.; Paschalis, V.; Theodorou, A. A.; Vrabas, I. S. (2012)
      The central aim of this review is to address the highly multidisciplinary topic of redox biology as related to exercise using an integrative and comparative approach rather than focusing on blood, skeletal muscle or humans. ...
    • The Renal Endothelium in Diabetic Nephropathy 

      Eleftheriadis, T.; Antoniadi, G.; Pissas, G.; Liakopoulos, V.; Stefanidis, I. (2013)
      Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by generalized endothelial dysfunction. However, recent data also emphasizes the role of local renal endothelium ...