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Menstrual cycle-associated modulations in neuromuscular function and fatigability of the knee extensors in eumenorrheic women by Ansdell, Paul, Brownstein, Callum G, Škarabot, Jakob, Hicks, Kirsty M, Simoes, Davina C M, Thomas, Kevin, Howatson, Glyn, Hunter, Sandra K, Goodall, Stuart

“…Sex hormone concentrations of eumenorrheic women typically fluctuate across the menstrual cycle and can affect neural function such that estrogen has…”
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An integrin axis induces IFN-β production in plasmacytoid dendritic cells by Simoes, Davina Camargo Madeira, Paschalidis, Nikolaos, Kourepini, Evangelia, Panoutsakopoulou, Vily

“…Type I interferon (IFN) production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) has been mainly studied in the context of Toll-like receptor (TLR) activation. In the…”
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TIGIT Enhances Antigen-Specific Th2 Recall Responses and Allergic Disease by Kourepini, Evangelia, Paschalidis, Nikolaos, Simoes, Davina C M, Aggelakopoulou, Maria, Grogan, Jane L, Panoutsakopoulou, Vily

“…T cell Ig and ITIM domain receptor (TIGIT), expressed on T, NK, and regulatory T cells, is known as an inhibitory molecule that limits autoimmunity, antiviral…”
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Osteopontin expression by CD103⁻ dendritic cells drives intestinal inflammation by Kourepini, Evangelia, Aggelakopoulou, Maria, Alissafi, Themis, Paschalidis, Nikolaos, Simoes, Davina C M, Panoutsakopoulou, Vily

“…Intestinal CD103 ⁻ dendritic cells (DCs) are pathogenic for colitis. Unveiling molecular mechanisms that render these cells proinflammatory is important for…”
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Glucocorticoid and estrogen receptors are reduced in mitochondria of lung epithelial cells in asthma by Simoes, Davina C M, Psarra, Anna-Maria G, Mauad, Thais, Pantou, Ioanna, Roussos, Charis, Sekeris, Constantine E, Gratziou, Christina

“…Mitochondrial glucocorticoid (mtGR) and estrogen (mtER) receptors participate in the coordination of the cell's energy requirement and in the mitochondrial…”
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Effects of rehabilitative exercise on peripheral muscle TNFα, IL-6, IGF-I and MyoD expression in patients with COPD by Vogiatzis, Ioannis, Stratakos, Grigoris, Simoes, Davina C M, Terzis, Gerasimos, Georgiadou, Olga, Roussos, Charis, Zakynthinos, Spyros

“…Background:Skeletal muscle wasting commonly occurs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has been associated with the presence of…”
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Osteopontin drives KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma by Giopanou, Ioanna, Kanellakis, Nikolaos I, Giannou, Anastasios D, Lilis, Ioannis, Marazioti, Antonia, Spella, Magda, Papaleonidopoulos, Vassilios, Simoes, Davina C M, Zazara, Dimitra E, Agalioti, Theodora, Moschos, Charalampos, Magkouta, Sophia, Kalomenidis, Ioannis, Panoutsakopoulou, Vily, Lamort, Anne-Sophie, Stathopoulos, Georgios T, Psallidas, Ioannis

“…Increased expression of osteopontin (secreted phosphoprotein 1, SPP1) is associated with aggressive human lung adenocarcinoma (LADC), but its function remains…”
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Osteopontin Promotes Protective Antigenic Tolerance against Experimental Allergic Airway Disease by Alissafi, Themis, Kourepini, Evangelia, Simoes, Davina C M, Paschalidis, Nikolaos, Aggelakopoulou, Maria, Sparwasser, Tim, Boon, Louis, Hammad, Hamida, Lambrecht, Bart N, Panoutsakopoulou, Vily

“…In the context of inflammation, osteopontin (Opn) is known to promote effector responses, facilitating a proinflammatory environment; however, its role during…”
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Can muscle protein metabolism be specifically targeted by exercise training in COPD? by Simoes, Davina C M, Vogiatzis, Ioannis

“…Patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently exhibit unintentional accentuated peripheral muscle loss and dysfunction. Skeletal…”
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ERβ-Dependent Direct Suppression of Human and Murine Th17 Cells and Treatment of Established Central Nervous System Autoimmunity by a Neurosteroid by Aggelakopoulou, Maria, Kourepini, Evangelia, Paschalidis, Nikolaos, Simoes, Davina C M, Kalavrizioti, Dimitra, Dimisianos, Nikolaos, Papathanasopoulos, Panagiotis, Mouzaki, Athanasia, Panoutsakopoulou, Vily

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease of the CNS, is mediated by autoreactive Th cells. A previous study showed that the neurosteroid…”
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Increased Levels of Osteopontin in Sputum Supernatant in Patients With COPD by Papaporfyriou, Anastasia, MD, Loukides, Stelios, MD, Kostikas, Konstantinos, MD, FCCP, Simoes, Davina C.M., PhD, Papatheodorou, Georgios, MD, Konstantellou, Elissavet, MD, Hillas, Georgios, MD, Papiris, Spyros, MD, Koulouris, Nikolaos, MD, FCCP, Bakakos, Petros, MD

“…BACKGROUND Osteopontin (OPN) is a phosphorylated acidic glycoprotein that can function as both an extracellular matrix molecule and a cytokine. Published data…”
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Expression of intramuscular extracellular matrix proteins in vastus lateralis muscle fibres between atrophic and non-atrophic COPD by Kritikaki, Efpraxia, Terzis, Gerasimos, Soundararajan, Meera, Vogiatzis, Ioannis, Simoes, Davina C M

“…Extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins are the major constituents of the muscle cell micro-environment, imparting instructive signalling, steering cell behaviour…”
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Osteopontin has a crucial role in allergic airway disease through regulation of dendritic cell subsets by Lambrecht, Bart N, Lloyd, Clare M, Economidou, Erasmia, Gaga, Mina, Xanthou, Georgina, Semitekolou, Maria, Alissafi, Themis, Simoes, Davina C M, Panoutsakopoulou, Vily

“…Osteopontin (Opn) is important for T helper type 1 (T(H)1) immunity and autoimmunity. However, the role of this cytokine in T(H)2-mediated allergic disease as…”
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Skeletal muscle adaptations to interval training in patients with advanced COPD by Vogiatzis, Ioannis, Terzis, Gerasimos, Nanas, Serafeim, Stratakos, Grigoris, Simoes, Davina C M, Georgiadou, Olga, Zakynthinos, Spyros, Roussos, Charis

“…To investigate the response to interval exercise (IE) training by looking at changes in morphologic and biochemical characteristics of the vastus lateralis…”
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Exercise Training-Induced Extracellular Matrix Protein Adaptation in Locomotor Muscles: A Systematic Review by Kritikaki, Efpraxia, Asterling, Rhiannon, Ward, Lesley, Padget, Kay, Barreiro, Esther, Simoes, Davina C M

“…Exercise training promotes muscle adaptation and remodelling by balancing the processes of anabolism and catabolism; however, the mechanisms by which exercise…”
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Osteopontin Deficiency Protects against Airway Remodeling and Hyperresponsiveness in Chronic Asthma by Simoes, Davina C. M, Xanthou, Georgina, Petrochilou, Kalomira, Panoutsakopoulou, Vily, Roussos, Charis, Gratziou, Christina

“…Osteopontin (OPN) is a cytokine that is upregulated in epithelial cells and macrophages in the lungs of mice during chronic allergen challenge and airway…”
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Increased levels of osteopontin in sputum supernatant in severe refractory asthma by Delimpoura, Vasiliki, Bakakos, Petros, Tseliou, Eleni, Bessa, Vasiliki, Hillas, Georgios, Simoes, Davina C M, Papiris, Spyros, Loukides, Stelios

“…Osteopontin (OPN) is a glycoprotein that has been associated with inflammation and fibrosis. Severe refractory asthma (SRA) is characterised by an intense…”
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Angiopoietin-1 Protects against Airway Inflammation and Hyperreactivity in Asthma by Simoes, Davina C. M, Vassilakopoulos, Theodoros, Toumpanakis, Dimitrios, Petrochilou, Kalomira, Roussos, Charis, Papapetropoulos, Andreas

“…The angiopoietins (Ang) comprise a family of growth factors mainly known for their role in blood vessel formation and remodeling. The best-studied member,…”
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Vascular endothelial growth factor: an angiogenic factor reflecting airway inflammation in healthy smokers and in patients with bronchitis type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? by Rovina, Nikoletta, Papapetropoulos, Andreas, Kollintza, Androniki, Michailidou, Makrina, Simoes, Davina C M, Roussos, Charis, Gratziou, Christina

“…Patients with bronchitis type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have raised vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in induced sputum…”
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Angiopoietins 1 and 2 in sputum supernatant of optimally treated asthmatics: the effect of smoking by Petta, Vasiliki, Bakakos, Petros, Tseliou, Eleni, Kostikas, Konstantinos, Simoes, Davina C. M., Konstantellou, Elissavet, Hillas, Georgios, Koulouris, Nikolaos G., Papiris, Spyros, Loukides, Stelios

“…Background Angiopoietin‐1 (Ang‐1) is an essential mediator of angiogenesis by establishing vascular integrity, whereas angiopoietin‐2 (Ang‐2) acts as its…”
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