• Acute Liver Failure 

      Doulberis M., Kotronis G., Gialamprinou D., Özgüler O., Exadaktylos A.K., Oikonomou V., Katsinelos P., Romiopoulos I., Polyzos S.A., Tzivras D., Deretzi G., Dardiotis E., Kountouras J. (2019)
      Acute liver failure is a rare hepatic emergent situation that affects primarily young people and has often a catastrophic or even fatal outcome. Definition of acute liver failure has not reached a universal consensus and ...
    • Analytical studies assessing the association between extreme precipitation or temperature and drinking water-related waterborne infections: A review 

      Guzman Herrador, B. R.; De Blasio, B. F.; MacDonald, E.; Nichols, G.; Sudre, B.; Vold, L.; Semenza, J. C.; Nygård, K. (2015)
      Determining the role of weather in waterborne infections is a priority public health research issue as climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme precipitation and temperature events. To document the ...
    • Appetite control across the lifecourse: The acute impact of breakfast drink quantity and protein content. the full4health project 

      Crabtree D.R., Buosi W., Fyfe C.L., Horgan G.W., Manios Y., Androutsos O., Giannopoulou A., Finlayson G., Beaulieu K., Meek C.L., Holst J.J., Van Norren K., Mercer J.G., Johnstone A.M., Full4Health-Study Group (2020)
      Understanding the mechanisms of hunger, satiety and how nutrients affect appetite control is important for successful weight management across the lifecourse. The primary aim of this study was to describe acute appetite ...
    • Arteriovenous Malformations: Congenital or Acquired Lesions? 

      Tasiou A., Tzerefos C., Alleyne C.H., Jr., Boccardi E., Karlsson B., Kitchen N., Spetzler R.F., Tolias C.M., Fountas K.N. (2020)
      Objective: Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) were believed to be congenital. However, an increasing number of de novo AVM cases have questioned this doctrine. Methods: A consensus meeting of international experts attempted ...
    • Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated with Cognitive Impairment, All-Cause Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Papanastasiou C.A., Theochari C.A., Zareifopoulos N., Arfaras-Melainis A., Giannakoulas G., Karamitsos T.D., Palaiodimos L., Ntaios G., Avgerinos K.I., Kapogiannis D., Kokkinidis D.G. (2021)
      Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia in patients with stroke history. However, the association between AF and cognitive impairment in broader populations is less clear. ...
    • Aujeszky's Disease (Pseudorabies). An old threat in current pig industry? Part I. Pathogenetic information and implications 

      Papageorgiou, K. V.; Burriel, A. R.; Filioussis, G.; Psychas, V.; Nauwynck, H. J.; Kritas, S. K. (2011)
      Aujeszky's disease (AD) (or pseudorabies) is an important viral disease of swine causing neurological signs in neonatal pigs, respiratory problems in fatteners and reproductive disorders in breeding stock. Glycoproteins ...
    • Autoantibodies in autoimmune pancreatitis 

      Smyk, D. S.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Koutsoumpas, A. L.; Kriese, S.; Burroughs, A. K.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2012)
      Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) was first used to describe cases of pancreatitis with narrowing of the pancreatic duct, enlargement of the pancreas, hyper - globulinaemia, and antinuclear antibody (ANA) positivity serologically. ...
    • BDNF rs6265 (Val66Met) Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for Blepharospasm 

      Siokas V., Kardaras D., Aloizou A.-M., Asproudis I., Boboridis K.G., Papageorgiou E., Hadjigeorgiou G.M., Tsironi E.E., Dardiotis E. (2019)
      A few genetic variants are implicated in the development of blepharospasm (BSP). The precise role of the rs6265 on the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene on BSP remains controversial. The effect of rs6265 on BSP ...
    • A bioinformatics analysis reveals novel pathogens as molecular mimicry triggers of systemic sclerosis 

      Gkoutzourelas A., Barmakoudi M., Bogdanos D.P. (2020)
      A recent bioinformatic analysis revealing dominant B cell epitopes of systemic sclerosis-specific autoantibodies, including anti-centromere B, anti-topoisomerase I and anti-fibrillarin, has demonstrated the existence of ...
    • Black hairy tongue in a 2-month-old infant 

      Poulopoulos, A. K.; Antoniades, D. Z.; Epivatianos, A.; Grivea, I. N.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2008)
      Black hairy tongue (BHT) is an unusual condition in adults, and is characterised by marked accumulation of keratin on the filiform papillae of the dorsum of the tongue resulting in a hairlike appearance. The colour of the ...
    • Calprotectin in lung diseases 

      Kotsiou O.S., Papagiannis D., Papadopoulou R., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2021)
      Calprotectin (CLP) is a heterodimer formed by two S‐100 calcium‐binding cytosolic pro-teins, S100A8 and S100A9. It is a multifunctional protein expressed mainly by neutrophils and released extracellularly by activated or ...
    • Carotid Atherosclerosis and Patent Foramen Ovale in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source 

      Ntaios G., Sagris D., Strambo D., Perlepe K., Sirimarco G., Georgiopoulos G., Nannoni S., Korompoki E., Manios E., Makaritsis K., Vemmos K., Michel P. (2021)
      Background: Carotid atherosclerosis and likely pathogenic patent foramen ovale (PFO) are two potential embolic sources in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). The relationship between these two ...
    • Causes and Risk Factors of Cerebral Ischemic Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Treated with Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention: The RENo Study 

      Paciaroni M., Agnelli G., Caso V., Silvestrelli G., Seiffge D.J., Engelter S., De Marchis G.M., Polymeris A., Zedde M.L., Yaghi S., Michel P., Eskandari A., Antonenko K., Sohn S.-I., Cappellari M., Tassinari T., Tassi R., Masotti L., Katsanos A.H., Giannopoulos S., Acciarresi M., Alberti A., Venti M., Mosconi M.G., Vedovati M.C., Pierini P., Giustozzi M., Lotti E.M., Ntaios G., Kargiotis O., Monaco S., Lochner P., Bandini F., Liantinioti C., Palaiodimou L., Abdul-Rahim A.H., Lees K., Mancuso M., Pantoni L., Rosa S., Bertora P., Galliazzo S., Ageno W., Toso E., Angelini F., Chiti A., Orlandi G., Denti L., Flomin Y., Marcheselli S., Mumoli N., Rimoldi A., Verrengia E., Schirinzi E., Del Sette M., Papamichalis P., Komnos A., Popovic N., Zarkov M., Rocco A., Diomedi M., Giorli E., Ciccone A., Grory B.C.M., Furie K.L., Bonetti B., Saia V., Guideri F., Acampa M., Martini G., Grifoni E., Padroni M., Karagkiozi E., Perlepe K., Makaritsis K., Mannino M., MacCarrone M., Ulivi L., Giannini N., Ferrari E., Pezzini A., Doronin B., Volodina V., Baldi A., D'Amore C., Deleu D., Corea F., Putaala J., Santalucia P., Nardi K., Risitano A., Toni D., Tsivgoulis G. (2019)
      Background and Purpose-Despite treatment with oral anticoagulants, patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) may experience ischemic cerebrovascular events. The aims of this case-control study in patients with AF ...
    • CD8+T lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 

      Papiris, S. A.; Kollintza, A.; Karatza, M.; Manali, E. D.; Sotiropoulou, C.; Milic-Emili, J.; Roussos, C.; Daniil, Z. (2007)
      Background. Recently it was shown that in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) tissue infiltrating CD8+ T lymphocytes (TLs) are associated with breathlessness and physiological indices of disease severity, as well as that ...
    • The challenges of primary biliary cholangitis: What is new and what needs to be done 

      Terziroli Beretta-Piccoli B., Mieli-Vergani G., Vergani D., Vierling J.M., Adams D., Alpini G., Banales J.M., Beuers U., Björnsson E., Bowlus C., Carbone M., Chazouillères O., Dalekos G., De Gottardi A., Harada K., Hirschfield G., Invernizzi P., Jones D., Krawitt E., Lanzavecchia A., Lian Z.-X., Ma X., Manns M., Mavilio D., Quigley E.M., Sallusto F., Shimoda S., Strazzabosco M., Swain M., Tanaka A., Trauner M., Tsuneyama K., Zigmond E., Gershwin M.E. (2019)
      Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is an uncommon, chronic, cholangiopathy of autoimmune origin and unknown etiology characterized by positive anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies (AMA), female preponderance and progression ...
    • Chios mastic gum: A plant-produced resin exhibiting numerous diverse pharmaceutical and biomedical prοperties 

      Dimas, K. S.; Pantazis, P.; Ramanujam, R. (2012)
      Chios mastic gum (CMG) is a resin produced by the plant Pistacia lentiscus var. chia. CMG is used to extract the mastic gum essential oil (MGO). CMG and MGO consist of nearly 70 constituents and have demonstrated numerous ...
    • Cholesterol metabolism related genes in osteoarthritis 

      Papathanasiou I., Anastasopoulou L., Tsezou A. (2021)
      Cholesterol homeostasis plays a significant role in skeletal development and the dysregulation of cholesterol-related mechanism has been shown to be involved in the development of cartilage diseases including osteoarthritis ...
    • Common variable immunodeficiency and asthma: Coexistence or coincidence? 

      Kotsiou O.S., Gourgoulianis K.I., Daniil Z. (2020)
      [No abstract available]
    • Correlation of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia with Brain Perfu-sion: A 99mTc-SPECT-HMPAO Study with Brodmann Areas Analysis 

      Valotassiou V., Sifakis N., Tzavara C., Lykou E., Tsinia N., Kamtsadeli V., Sali D., Angelidis G., Psimadas D., Tsougos I., Papageorgiou S.G., Georgoulias P., Papatriantafyllou J. (2021)
      Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in dementia. Their evaluation is based on Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Neuroimaging studies have tried to elucidate the underlying neural circuits either in ...
    • COVID-19 as an infectome paradigm of autoimmunity 

      Dotan A., Mahroum N., Bogdanos D.P., Shoenfeld Y. (2022)
      [No abstract available]