Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Tzatzarakis, M. N."
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Acute and short term impact of active and passive tobacco and electronic cigarette smoking on inflammatory markers
Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsitoglou, K. I.; Chorti, M. S.; Poulianiti, K. P.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Koutedakis, Y.; Flouris, A. D.; Michalis, K.; Aristidis, T. (2013) -
Acute and Short-term Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Lung Function and Cytokine Production
Flouris, A. D.; Metsios, G. S.; Carrillo, A. E.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2009)Rationale: The acute effect of secondhand smoke (SHS) on lung function and the duration of system disruption remain unknown. Objectives: To assess the SHS effects and their duration on lung function and inflammatory markers. ... -
Acute effects of electronic and tobacco cigarette smoking on complete blood count
Flouris, A. D.; Poulianiti, K. P.; Chorti, M. S.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Kouretas, D.; Owolabi, E. O.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2012)The World Health Organisation called for research assessing the safety of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette). We evaluated the acute effect of active and passive e-cigarette and tobacco cigarette smoking on complete blood ... -
Acute effects of second-hand smoke on complete blood count
Dinas, P. C.; Metsios, G. S.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Hayes, A. W.; Koutedakis, Y.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Flouris, A. D. (2014)We assessed the acute effects of a 1-h exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) on complete blood count (CBC) markers in a controlled simulated bar/restaurant environment. Nineteen adult never-smokers completed a 1-h .exposure ... -
Acute impact of active and passive electronic cigarette smoking on serum cotinine and lung function
Flouris, A. D.; Chorti, M. S.; Poulianiti, K. P.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Kostikas, K.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Hayes, A. W.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2013)Context: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are becoming increasingly popular yet their effects on health remain unknown. Objective: To conduct the first comprehensive and standardized assessment of the acute impact of ... -
Assessment of PCBs exposure in human hair using double focusing high resolution mass spectrometry and single quadrupole mass spectrometry
Barbounis, E. G.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Alegakis, A. K.; Kokkinaki, A.; Karamanos, N.; Tsakalof, A.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2012)Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) levels were assessed in human hair samples, originating from two main agricultural regions of Greece. The analysis was performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas ... -
A brief exposure to moderate passive smoke increases metabolism and thyroid hormone secretion
Metsios, G. S.; Flouris, A. D.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Carrillo, A. E.; Kouretas, D.; Germenis, A. E.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2007)Context: Active smoking influences normal metabolic status and thyroid function. Objective: The objective was to assess experimentally the effects of 1 h of moderate passive smoking in a controlled simulated bar/ restaurant ... -
Correlation between plant growth regulator release rate and bioactivity for the series of newly synthesized phytoactive polymers
Shtilman, M. I.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Voskanyan, P. S.; Tsakiris, I. N.; Tsakalof, A. K.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2006)Phytoactive polymers are high molecular weight systems in which a plant growth regulator (PGR) unit is attached to the polymeric chain by a hydrolyzable chemical bond. The release rate of the PGR is linked to the biological ... -
Development and application of GC-MS method for monitoring of long-term exposure to the pesticide cypermethrin
Kavvalakis, M. P.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Alegakis, A. K.; Vynias, D.; Tsakalof, A. K.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2014)Cypermethrin (CPMN) is a synthetic pyrethroid used as an insecticide in large-scale commercial agricultural applications as well as for domestic purposes. In the present study a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) ... -
Development and application of LC-APCI-MS method for biomonitoring of animal and human exposure to imidacloprid
Kavvalakis, M. P.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Theodoropoulou, E. P.; Barbounis, E. G.; Tsakalof, A. K.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2013)Imidacloprid (IMI) is a relatively new neuro-active neonicotinoid insecticide and nowadays one of the largest selling insecticides worldwide. In the present study a LC-APCI-MS based method was developed and validated for ... -
Exposure to secondhand smoke promotes sympathetic activity and cardiac muscle cachexia
Flouris, A. D.; Dinas, P. C.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Metsios, G. S.; Kostikas, K.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2014)Recent trials demonstrated that a single brief exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) generates acute adverse health effects. We evaluated the acute (immediately after exposure) and short-term (0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 4 h after ... -
Hypospadias in offspring is associated with chronic exposure of parents to organophosphate and organochlorine pesticides
Michalakis, M.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Kovatsi, L.; Alegakis, A. K.; Tsakalof, A. K.; Heretis, I.; Tsatsakis, A. (2014)We have currently evaluated the possible association between hypospadias and exposure to organophosphorus (OP) and organochlorine (OC) pesticides. For this purpose, we measured the dialkyl phosphate metabolites of ... -
Instruments to Assess Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Large Cohorts of Never Smokers: The Smoke Scales
Misailidi, M.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Kavvalakis, M. P.; Koutedakis, Y.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Flouris, A. D. (2014)The objectives of this study were to: (i) to develop questionnaires that can identify never-smoking children and adults experiencing increased exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS+), (ii) to determine their validity against ... -
Multicomponent Analysis of Replacement Liquids of Electronic Cigarettes Using Chromatographic Techniques
Kavvalakis, M. P.; Stivaktakis, P. D.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Kouretas, D.; Liesivuori, J.; Alegakis, A. K.; Vynias, D.; Tsatsakis, A. M. (2015)The electronic cigarette (e-cig) is an invention of the past few years and its popularity is rapidly growing all over the world. A rapid multicomponent analytical protocol for the analysis of the replacement liquids ... -
Respiratory and Immune Response to Maximal Physical Exertion following Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Healthy Adults
Flouris, A. D.; Metsios, G. S.; Carrill, A. E.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Stivaktakis, P. D.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2012)We assessed the cardiorespiratory and immune response to physical exertion following secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure through a randomized crossover experiment. Data were obtained from 16 (8 women) non-smoking adults during ...