• Alcoholic liver disease and autoimmune hepatitis: Sometimes a closer look under the surface is needed 

      Rigopoulou E.I., Gatselis N., Arvaniti P., Koukoulis G.K., Dalekos G.N. (2021)
      Aims: Differential diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) incorporates various liver diseases, including alcoholic liver disease (ALD). We report on clinical, laboratory and outcome characteristics of AIH patients who ...
    • Association of melatonin administration in pregnant ewes with growth, redox status and immunity of their offspring 

      Bouroutzika E., Ciliberti M.G., Caroprese M., Theodosiadou E., Papadopoulos S., Makri S., Skaperda Z.-V., Kotsadam G., Michailidis M.-L., Valiakos G., Chadio S., Kouretas D., Valasi I. (2021)
      In this study, the effects of melatonin treatment on growth, redox status and immunity in prenatally stressed newborn lambs were evaluated. Thirty-seven newborn lambs were allocated into two groups (melatonin-MEL and ...
    • Bilateral vision loss in Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia 

      Vasileiou V., Kotoula M., Tsironi E., Androudi S., Papageorgiou E. (2020)
      [No abstract available]
    • Decreased serum DNase1-activity in patients with autoimmune liver diseases 

      Gatselis N.K., Vakrakou A.G., Zachou K., Androutsakos T., Azariadis K., Hatzis G., Manoussakis M.N., Dalekos G.N. (2017)
      Deoxyribonuclease1 (DNase1) is involved in chromatin degradation of apoptotic cells. Its deficiency results in accumulation of self-DNA, which in turn may induce inflammation and autoimmunity. We assessed for the first ...
    • Early primary biliary cirrhosis: A new association with erythema nodosum of unknown origin 

      Dalekos, G. N.; Gatselis, N. K.; Zachou, K. (2010)
      Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is associated with immune-mediated dermatologic disorders. The association of PBC with erythema nodosum (EN) seems rare. We report two females (42 and 44 years old) with low-grade fever, ...
    • Effectiveness of autologous whole-blood injections in patients with refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria 

      Kitsioulis N.A., Xepapadaki P., Roussaki-Schulze A.-V., Papadopoulos N., Zafiriou E. (2017)
      Background: Nonsedating antihistamines are the treatment of choice for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), while omalizumab and immunosuppressants have also been approved as an add-on treatment. Autologous whole-blood ...
    • Nfkb2 deficiency and its impact on plasma cells and immunoglobulin expression in murine small intestinal mucosa 

      Papoutsopoulou S., Tang J., Elramli A.H., Williams J.M., Gupta N., Ikuomola F.I., Sheibani-Tezerji R., Alam M.T., Hernández-Fernaud J.R., Caamaño J.H., Probert C.S., Muller W., Duckworth C.A., Mark Pritchard D. (2022)
      The alternative (noncanonical) nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway predominantly regulates the function of the p52/RelB heterodimer. Germline Nfkb2 deficiency in mice leads to loss of p100/p52 protein and offers ...
    • Pertussis Prevalence in Adult Population in Greece: A Seroprevalence Nationwide Study 

      Papagiannis D., Thireos E., Mariolis A., Katsioulis A., Gartzonika K., Malliaraki N., Agnantis C., Tsaras K., Malli F., Rouka E.C., Tsiaousi I., Symvoulakis E.K., Rachiotis G., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)
      The reported cases of pertussis vary considerably globally. In the present nationwide study, we aimed to record the Bordetella pertussis prevalence in Greece by measuring serum IgG specific antibody levels to pertussis ...
    • Prevalence of coeliac disease in the adult population of central Greece 

      Roka, V.; Potamianos, S. P.; Kapsoritakis, A. N.; Yiannaki, E. E.; Koukoulis, G. N.; Stefanidis, I.; Koukoulis, G. K.; Germenis, A. E. (2007)
      OBJECTIVES: Recent studies from several countries have shown that coeliac disease (CD) is increasingly being diagnosed in adults, as the availability of new, accurate serologic tests has made screening in the general ...
    • Systematic review of response criteria and endpoints in autoimmune hepatitis by the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group 

      Pape S., Snijders R.J.A.L.M., Gevers T.J.G., Chazouilleres O., Dalekos G.N., Hirschfield G.M., Lenzi M., Trauner M., Manns M.P., Vierling J.M., Montano-Loza A.J., Lohse A.W., Schramm C., Drenth J.P.H., Heneghan M.A., Almasio P., Alvarez F., Andrade R., Arikan C., Assis D., Bardou-Jacquet E., Biewenga M., Cancado E., Cazzagon N., Chazouillères O., Colloredo G., Cuarterolo M., Dalekos G., Debray D., Robles-Díaz M., Drenth J., Dyson J., Efe C., Engel B., Ferri S., Fontana R., Gatselis N., Gerussi A., Halilbasic E., Halliday N., Heneghan M., Hirschfield G., van Hoek B., Hørby Jørgensen M., Indolfini G., Iorio R., Jeong S., Jones D., Kelly D., Kerkar N., Lacaille F., Lammert C., Leggett B., Lenzi M., Levy C., Liberal R., Lleo A., Lohse A., Ines Lopez S., de Martin E., McLin V., Mieli-Vergani G., Milkiewicz P., Mohan N., Muratori L., Nebbia G., van Nieuwkerk C., Oo Y., Ortega A., Páres A., Pop T., Pratt D., Purnak T., Ranucci G., Rushbrook S., Schramm C., Stättermayer A., Swain M., Tanaka A., Taubert R., Terrabuio D., Terziroli B., Trauner M., Valentino P., van den Brand F., Villamil A., Wahlin S., Ytting H., Zachou K., Zeniya M., International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group (IAIHG) collaborators (2022)
      Background & Aims: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has been well characterised and codified through the development of diagnostic criteria. These criteria have been adapted and simplified and are widely used in clinical practice. ...