• Age related assessment of sugar and protein intake of Ceratitis capitata in ad libitum conditions and modeling its relation to reproduction 

      Kouloussis N.A., Damos P.T., Ioannou C.S., Tsitsoulas C., Papadopoulos N.T., Nestel D., Koveos D.S. (2017)
      In the inquiry on the age related dietary assessment of an organism, knowledge of the distributional patterns of food intake throughout the entire life span is very important, however, age related nutritional studies often ...
    • AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit defects are a cause of neurodevelopmental disorders 

      Salpietro V., Dixon C.L., Guo H., Bello O.D., Vandrovcova J., Efthymiou S., Maroofian R., Heimer G., Burglen L., Valence S., Torti E., Hacke M., Rankin J., Tariq H., Colin E., Procaccio V., Striano P., Mankad K., Lieb A., Chen S., Pisani L., Bettencourt C., Männikkö R., Manole A., Brusco A., Grosso E., Ferrero G.B., Armstrong-Moron J., Gueden S., Bar-Yosef O., Tzadok M., Monaghan K.G., Santiago-Sim T., Person R.E., Cho M.T., Willaert R., Yoo Y., Chae J.-H., Quan Y., Wu H., Wang T., Bernier R.A., Xia K., Blesson A., Jain M., Motazacker M.M., Jaeger B., Schneider A.L., Boysen K., Muir A.M., Myers C.T., Gavrilova R.H., Gunderson L., Schultz-Rogers L., Klee E.W., Dyment D., Osmond M., Parellada M., Llorente C., Gonzalez-Peñas J., Carracedo A., Van Haeringen A., Ruivenkamp C., Nava C., Heron D., Nardello R., Iacomino M., Minetti C., Skabar A., Fabretto A., Hanna M.G., Bugiardini E., Hostettler I., O’Callaghan B., Khan A., Cortese A., O’Connor E., Yau W.Y., Bourinaris T., Kaiyrzhanov R., Chelban V., Madej M., Diana M.C., Vari M.S., Pedemonte M., Bruno C., Balagura G., Scala M., Fiorillo C., Nobili L., Malintan N.T., Zanetti M.N., Krishnakumar S.S., Lignani G., Jepson J.E.C., Broda P., Baldassari S., Rossi P., Fruscione F., Madia F., Traverso M., De-Marco P., Pérez-Dueñas B., Munell F., Kriouile Y., El-Khorassani M., Karashova B., Avdjieva D., Kathom H., Tincheva R., Van-Maldergem L., Nachbauer W., Boesch S., Gagliano A., Amadori E., Goraya J.S., Sultan T., Kirmani S., Ibrahim S., Jan F., Mine J., Banu S., Veggiotti P., Zuccotti G.V., Ferrari M.D., Van Den Maagdenberg A.M.J., Verrotti A., Marseglia G.L., Savasta S., Soler M.A., Scuderi C., Borgione E., Chimenz R., Gitto E., Dipasquale V., Sallemi A., Fusco M., Cuppari C., Cutrupi M.C., Ruggieri M., Cama A., Capra V., Mencacci N.E., Boles R., Gupta N., Kabra M., Papacostas S., Zamba-Papanicolaou E., Dardiotis E., Maqbool S., Rana N., Atawneh O., Lim S.Y., Shaikh F., Koutsis G., Breza M., Coviello D.A., Dauvilliers Y.A., AlKhawaja I., AlKhawaja M., Al-Mutairi F., Stojkovic T., Ferrucci V., Zollo M., Alkuraya F.S., Kinali M., Sherifa H., Benrhouma H., Turki I.B.Y., Tazir M., Obeid M., Bakhtadze S., Saadi N.W., Zaki M.S., Triki C.C., Benfenati F., Gustincich S., Kara M., Belcastro V., Specchio N., Capovilla G., Karimiani E.G., Salih A.M., Okubadejo N.U., Ojo O.O., Oshinaike O.O., Oguntunde O., Wahab K., Bello A.H., Abubakar S., Obiabo Y., Nwazor E., Ekenze O., Williams U., Iyagba A., Taiwo L., Komolafe M., Senkevich K., Shashkin C., Zharkynbekova N., Koneyev K., Manizha G., Isrofilov M., Guliyeva U., Salayev K., Khachatryan S., Rossi S., Silvestri G., Haridy N., Ramenghi L.A., Xiromerisiou G., David E., Aguennouz M., Fidani L., Spanaki C., Tucci A., Raspall-Chaure M., Chez M., Tsai A., Fassi E., Shinawi M., Constantino J.N., De Zorzi R., Fortuna S., Kok F., Keren B., Bonneau D., Choi M., Benzeev B., Zara F., Mefford H.C., Scheffer I.E., Clayton-Smith J., Macaya A., Rothman J.E., Eichler E.E., Kullmann D.M., Houlden H., SYNAPS Study Group (2019)
      AMPA receptors (AMPARs) are tetrameric ligand-gated channels made up of combinations of GluA1-4 subunits encoded by GRIA1-4 genes. GluA2 has an especially important role because, following post-transcriptional editing at ...
    • Anti-platelet effects of vitamin supplements in age-related macular degeneration: an in vitro study 

      Moschos M.M., Laios K., Androudi S., Ladas D.S., Chatziralli I.P. (2018)
      Objective: The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the role of vitamin supplements (Ocuvite, Vitalux Omega, and Nutrof Total) as possible inhibitors of the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). ...
    • Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of different types of honey derived from Mount Olympus in Greece 

      Stagos D., Soulitsiotis N., Tsadila C., Papaeconomou S., Arvanitis C., Ntontos A., Karkanta F., Adamou-Androulaki S., Petrotos K., Spandidos D.A., Kouretas D., Mossialos D. (2018)
      The aim of the present study was to examine the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of 21 types of honey derived from Mount Olympus (Mt. Olympus), a region with great plant biodiversity. The antibacterial activity was ...
    • Aqueous Solubility Enhancement for Bioassays of Insoluble Inhibitors and QSPR Analysis: A TNF-α Study 

      Mettou A., Papaneophytou C., Melagraki G., Maranti A., Liepouri F., Alexiou P., Papakyriakou A., Couladouros E., Eliopoulos E., Afantitis A., Kontopidis G. (2018)
      The aim of this study is to improve the aqueous solubility of a group of compounds without interfering with their bioassay as well as to create a relevant prediction model. A series of 55 potential small-molecule inhibitors ...
    • Artificial oocyte activation: physiological, pathophysiological and ethical aspects 

      Anifandis G., Michopoulos A., Daponte A., Chatzimeletiou K., Simopoulou M., Messini C.I., Polyzos N.P., Vassiou K., Dafopoulos K., Goulis D.G. (2019)
      Infertile couples with low oocyte yield in combination with abnormal semen parameters may experience intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) failure. An established factor associated with ICSI failure is oocyte activation ...
    • Assessing performance in pre-season wrestling athletes using biomarkers 

      Papassotiriou I., Nifli A.-P. (2018)
      Introduction: Although regular training introduces the desired changes in athletes’ metabolism towards optimal final performance, literature is rarely focusing on the metabolic responses off-competition. Therefore, the aim ...
    • Association of sleep apnea severity and obesity with insulin resistance, C-reactive protein, and leptin levels in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea 

      Kapsimalis, F.; Varouchakis, G.; Manousaki, A.; Daskas, S.; Nikita, D.; Kryger, M.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2008)
      Obesity is the major confounding factor in the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The aim of the study was to investigate the association of sleep apnea severity ...
    • Autism spectrum disorder, anxiety and severe depression in a male patient with deletion and duplication in the 21q22.3 region: A case report 

      Orru S., Papoulidis I., Siomou E., Papadimitriou D.T., Sotiriou S., Nikolaidis P., Eleftheriades M., Papanikolaou E., Thomaidis L., Manolakos E. (2019)
      In this report, a patient carrying a 650 kb deletion and a 759 kb duplication of chromosomal 21q22.3 region was described. Facial dysmorphic features, hypotonia, short stature, learning impairment, autism spectrum disorder, ...
    • BAFF receptor polymorphisms and deficiency in humans 

      Sevdali E., Block Saldana V., Speletas M., Eibel H. (2021)
      The BAFF-receptor (BAFFR) is a member of the TNF-receptor family. It is expressed only by B cells and binds BAFF as single ligand, which activates key signaling pathways regulating essential cellular functions, including ...
    • Bioactivities, chemical composition and nutritional value of Cynara cardunculus L. seeds 

      Petropoulos S., Fernandes Â., Pereira C., Tzortzakis N., Vaz J., Soković M., Barros L., Ferreira I.C.F.R. (2019)
      In the present study, the nutritional value, bioactive properties, and chemical composition of various cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) genotypes cultivated in central Greece were investigated. The results demonstrated that ...
    • Black holes and high levels of neurofilaments in glial fibrillary acidic protein – astrocytopathy: a case report 

      Papa A., Tzartos J.S., Sakoutis G., Dardiotis E., Alexiou E., Breza M., Velonakis G., Papamichalis P., Mpampalis D., Komnos A., Karagiorgou A., Papakonstantinou A., Kilidireas C., Hadjigeorgiou G.M. (2020)
      Background and purpose: Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an intracellular protein of the astrocytic cytoskeleton. Recently, autoantibodies to GFAP detected by cell-based assay in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or serum ...
    • Browning formation markers of subcutaneous adipose tissue in relation to resting energy expenditure, physical activity and diet in humans 

      Dinas P.C., Valente A., Granzotto M., Rossato M., Vettor R., Zacharopoulou A., Carrillo A.E., Davies N.A., Gkiata P., Jamurtas A.Z., Koutedakis Y., Metsios G.S., Flouris A.D. (2017)
      Regular exercise and diet may contribute to white adipose tissue (WAT) conversion into a brown adipose-like phenotype that may increase resting energy expenditure (REE), leading to weight loss. We examined the relationship ...
    • The Byzantine wall paintings from the protaton church on Mount Athos, Greece: tradition and science 

      Daniilia, S.; Tsakalof, A.; Bairachtari, K.; Chryssoulakis, Y. (2007)
      The present work is a study of the wall painting complex in the Protaton Church (1295) on Mount Athos, Greece. These paintings, high in artistic value, are themselves a monument-representative of the Macedonian iconographic ...
    • Circulating biomarkers for cardiovascular diseases: The beats never stop editorial 

      Xi L., Kouvelos G., Paolocci N. (2018)
      [No abstract available]
    • Clinical, neuropathological and genotypic variability in SNCA A53T familial Parkinson's disease 

      Markopoulou, K.; Dickson, D. W.; McComb, R. D.; Wszolek, Z. K.; Katechalidou, L.; Avery, L.; Stansbury, M. S.; Chase, B. A. (2008)
      Individuals with familial Parkinson's disease (PD) due to a monogenic defect can show considerable clinical and neuropathological variability. To identify factors underlying this variability, histopathological analysis was ...
    • Comparative analysis of the core proteomes among the Pseudomonas major evolutionary groups reveals species-specific adaptations for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas chlororaphis 

      Nikolaidis M., Mossialos D., Oliver S.G., Amoutzias G.D. (2020)
      The Pseudomonas genus includes many species living in diverse environments and hosts. It is important to understand which are the major evolutionary groups and what are the genomic/proteomic components they have in common ...
    • Computational genomic analysis of PARK7 interactome reveals high BBS1 gene expression as a prognostic factor favoring survival in malignant pleural mesothelioma 

      Vavougios G.D., Solenov E.I., Hatzoglou C., Baturina G.S., Katkova L.E., Molyvdas P.A., Gourgoulianis K.I., Zarogiannis S.G. (2015)
      The aim of our study was to assess the differential gene expression of Parkinson protein 7 (PARK7) interactome in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) using data mining techniques to identify novel candidate genes that may ...
    • Could IFN-γ predict the development of residual pleural thickening in tuberculous pleurisy? 

      Gerogianni, I.; Papala, M.; Tsopa, P.; Zigoulis, P.; Dimoulis, A.; Kostikas, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2008)
      Could IFN-γ predict the development of residual pleural thickening tuberculous pleurisy? I. Gerogianni, M. Papala, P. Tsopa, P. Zigoulis, A. Dimoulis, K. Kostikas, T. Kiropoulos, KI Gourgoulianis. Background. The aim of ...
    • 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 ...