• A 2-month linear periodized resistance exercise training improved musculoskeletal fitness and specific conditioning of navy cadets 

      Vantarakis A., Chatzinikolaou A., Avloniti A., Vezos N., Douroudos I.I., Draganidis D., Jamurtas A.Z., Kambas A., Kalligeros S., Fatouros I.G. (2017)
      Major objectives of army and navy training are the development of readiness, performance, and injury prevention. Numerous studies have examined the effect of specific strength training (ST) programs on performance of Special ...
    • -572 G/C single nucleotide polymorphism of interleukin-6 and sepsis predisposition in chronic renal disease 

      Panayides A., Ioakeimidou A., Karamouzos V., Antonakos N., Koutelidakis I., Giannikopoulos G., Makaritsis K., Voloudakis N., Toutouzas K., Rovina N., Bristianou M., Damoraki G., Routsi C., Giamarellos-Bourboulis E.J. (2015)
      Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of interleukin (IL)-6 are associated with the development of chronic renal disease (CRD). Their impact for sepsis in the field of CRD was investigated. One control cohort of 115 ...
    • 7q Deletion/12q Duplication Is the Possible Cause of an Alobar Holoprosencephaly Case 

      Paspaliaris V., Vrachnis N., Iliodromiti Z., Antonakopoulos N., Papaioannou G., Vlachadis N., Anastasiadou F., Sotiriou S., Garas A., Thomaidis L., Manolakos E. (2017)
      Holoprosencephaly (HPE) spectrum disorder is the most common congenital malformation of the human brain with absence of or incomplete midline cleavage. Its cause is heterogenic, making genetic counseling a challenge. In ...
    • 99mTc sestamibi as a prognostic factor of response to first-line therapy and outcome in patients with malignant lymphoma 

      Spyridonidis, T. J.; Matsouka, P.; Symeonidis, A.; Savvopoulos, C.; Vassilakos, P. J.; Apostolopoulos, D. J. (2013)
      INTRODUCTION: Resistance to chemotherapy poses a major problem in cancer patients. Although of multifactorial origin, some of the implicated mechanisms also interfere with Tc-MIBI uptake and retention in cancer cells. The ...
    • The absorption and metabolism of a single L-menthol oral versus skin administration: Effects on thermogenesis and metabolic rate 

      Valente A., Carrillo A.E., Tzatzarakis M.N., Vakonaki E., Tsatsakis A.M., Kenny G.P., Koutedakis Y., Jamurtas A.Z., Flouris A.D. (2015)
      We investigated the absorption and metabolism pharmacokinetics of a single L-menthol oral versus skin administration and the effects on human thermogenesis and metabolic rate. Twenty healthy adults were randomly distributed ...
    • Acoustic and Perceived Measurements Certifying Tango as Voice Treatment Method 

      Tafiadis D., Kosma E.I., Chronopoulos S.K., Papadopoulos A., Toki E.I., Vassiliki S., Ziavra N. (2018)
      Voice disorders are affecting everyday life in many levels, and their prevalence has been studied extensively in certain and general populations. Notably, several factors have a cohesive influence on voice disorders and ...
    • An Activating Janus kinase-3 mutation is associated with cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4-dependent Immune dysregulation syndrome 

      Sic H., Speletas M., Cornacchione V., Seidl M., Beibel M., Linghu B., Yang F., Sevdali E., Germenis A.E., Oakeley E.J., Vangrevelinghe E., Sailer A.W., Traggiai E., Gram H., Eibel H. (2017)
      Heterozygous mutations in the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) are associated with lymphadenopathy, autoimmunity, immune dysregulation, and hypogammaglobulinemia in about 70% of the carriers. So far, the incomplete ...
    • The acute effects of an intense stretch-shortening cycle fatigue protocol on the neuromechanical parameters of lower limbs in men and prepubescent boys 

      Lazaridis S., Patikas D.A., Bassa E., Tsatalas T., Hatzikotoulas K., Ftikas C., Kotzamanidis C. (2018)
      The study examined the differences between boys and adults after an intense stretch-shortening cycle fatigue protocol on neuromechanical parameters of the lower limb. Thirteen boys (9–11 years old) and 13 adult men ...
    • Acute Effects of Vitamin D 3 Supplementation on Muscle Strength in Judoka Athletes: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial 

      Wyon M.A., Wolman R., Nevill A.M., Cloak R., Metsios G.S., Gould D., Ingham A., Koutedakis Y. (2016)
      Objective: Indoor athletes have been shown to be prone to vitamin D 3 deficiency. The aim of the study was to examine the acute effects of vitamin D supplementation on muscle function using isokinetic dynamometry. Design: ...
    • Aerobic fitness as a parameter of importance for labour loss in the heat 

      Foster J., Smallcombe J.W., Hodder S.G., Jay O., Flouris A.D., Morris N.B., Nybo L., Havenith G. (2021)
      Objectives: To derive an empirical model for the impact of aerobic fitness (maximal oxygen consumption; V̇O2max in mL∙kg−1∙min−1) on physical work capacity (PWC) in the heat. Design: Prospective, repeated measures. Methods: ...
    • Age differences in cardiac autonomic regulation during intermittent exercise in the heat 

      Kaltsatou A., Flouris A.D., Herry C.L., Notley S.R., Seely A.J.E., Beatty H.W., Kenny G.P. (2020)
      Purpose: This study aimed to detect potential differences in heart-rate variability (HRV) during a moderate-intensity intermittent exercise in the heat among physically active young (25.8 ± 1.9 years), middle-aged (43.5 ± ...
    • Alterations in xenobiotic-metabolizing enzyme activities across menstrual cycle in healthy volunteers 

      Asprodini E., Tsiokou V., Begas E., Kilindris T., Kouvaras E., Samara M., Messinis I. (2019)
      The purpose of the study was to determine whether the in vivo activities of drug-metabolizing enzymes CYP1A2 and CYP2A6, xanthine oxidase (XO), and N-acetyltransferase-2 (NAT2) vary across the menstrual cycle. Forty-two ...
    • 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 ...
    • Anatomy Learning from Prosected Cadaveric Specimens Versus Plastic Models: A Comparative Study of Upper Limb Anatomy 

      Mitrousias V., Karachalios T.S., Varitimidis S.E., Natsis K., Arvanitis D.L., Zibis A.H. (2020)
      Human cadaveric prosections are a traditional, effective, and highly appreciated modality of anatomy learning. Plastic models are an alternative teaching modality, though few studies examine their effectiveness in learning ...
    • Anti-MCV antibodies predict radiographic progression in Greek patients with very early (<3 months duration) rheumatoid arthritis 

      Barouta G., Katsiari C.G., Alexiou I., Liaskos C., Varna A., Bogdanos D.P., Germenis A.E., Sakkas L.I. (2017)
      This study aimed to assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (MCV) antibodies in very early rheumatoid arthritis (VERA) and in established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Seventy-one ...
    • 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 ...
    • Application of a home-based exercise program combined with tele-rehabilitation in previously hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A feasibility, single-cohort interventional study 

      Kortianou E.A., Tsimouris D., Mavronasou A., Lekkas S., Kazatzis N., Apostolara Z.E., Isakoglou M., Dimakou G., Barmparessou Z., Tsikrika S., Sakka V., Liontos A., Christaki M., Milionis H., Kalomenidis I. (2022)
      INTRODUCTION Telehealth for COVID-19 patients is still limited. We aimed to assess the clinical effects of a home-based tele-rehabilitation exercise program following hospital discharge during the first lockdown in Greece, ...
    • Ascites in a patient with episodic angio-oedema and eosinophilia: Thinking outside the box 

      Rigopoulou E.I., Ioannou M., Papadamou G., Dalekos G.N. (2017)
      Episodic angio-oedema with eosinophilia (EAE) or Gleich's syndrome is a rare condition characterised by recurrent episodes of oedema and eosinophilia, accompanied by urticaria, fever and weight gain. The presence of ascites ...
    • Assessment of health related quality of life in polish patients with primary biliary cirrhosis 

      Raszeja-Wyszomirska J., Wunsch E., Krawczyk M., Rigopoulou E.I., Kostrzewa K., Norman G.L., Bogdanos D.P., Milkiewicz P. (2016)
      Background Most patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) have impaired health related quality of life (HRQoL), as assessed by PBC-specific HRQoL (PBC-40) and generic (SF-36) questionnaires. Data on the applicability ...
    • Association Between Isokinetic Knee Strength Characteristics and Single-Leg Hop Performance In Healthy Young Participants 

      Vassis K., Kanellopoulos A., Spanos S., Kakolyri D., Loukopoulou A., Papanikolakou V., Aivaliotis D., Poulis I. (2022)
      Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the mean peak moment (MPM) of knee flexors and extensors could predict performance in a group of healthy individuals. Methods: Eighty-four healthy ...