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Endoscopic transgastric procedures in anesthetized pigs: technical challenges, complications, and survival by Feretis, C, Kalantzopoulos, D, Koulouris, P, Kolettas, C, Archontovasilis, F, Chandakas, S, Patsea, H, Pantazopoulou, A, Sideris, M, Papalois, A, Simopoulos, K, Leandros, E

“…An incisionless endoscopic peroral transgastric approach to the peritoneal cavity has shown promise in animals as a potentially less invasive form of surgery…”
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Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and nutritional status in pancreatic cancer patients by Karayiannakis, A J, Syrigos, K N, Polychronidis, A, Pitiakoudis, M, Bounovas, A, Simopoulos, K

“…Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a multifunctional cytokine associated with cancer-related cachexia. In this study we evaluated serum levels of…”
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Alterations in colonic transit time after laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy: a clinical study by Pitiakoudis, M., Fotakis, S. N., Zezos, P., Kouklakis, G., Michailidis, L., Romanidis, K., Vafiadis, K., Simopoulos, K.

“…Purpose Postoperative enteral paresis constitutes a common problem for surgeons around the world. Evidence by many authors suggests that colonic inertia…”
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Allelic imbalance of HER-2 codon 655 polymorphism among different religious/ethnic populations of northern Greece and its association with the development and the malignant phenotype of breast cancer by Papadopoulou, E, Simopoulos, K, Tripsianis, G, Tentes, I, Anagnostopoulos, K, Sivridis, E, Galazios, G, Kortsaris, A

“…Alterations of c-erbB-2 (neu or HER-2) proto-oncogene have been associated with carcinogenesis and poor prognosis of breast cancer. A single nucleotide…”
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The influence of serum HER-2 levels and HER-2 codon 655 polymorphism on breast cancer outcome by Papadopoulou, E, Tripsianis, G, Anagnostopoulos, K, Tentes, I, Kakolyris, S, Galazios, G, Sivridis, E, Simopoulos, K, Kortsaris, A

“…HER-2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) proto-oncogene is a member of the EGFR family and plays an important role in the regulation of cell growth,…”
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The Contribution of Rapid Intraoperative Cytology to the Improvement of Ovarian Cancer Staging by Anastasiadis, P.G., Romanidis, K.N., Polichronidis, A., Koutlaki, N.G., Tamiolakis, D., Simopoulos, K.

“…Objective. The goal of this work was to evaluate the use of intraoperative cytology in the improvement of ovarian cancer staging. Methods. Fifty-two patients…”
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Relationship between nosocomial Acinetobacter species occurring in two geographical areas (Greece and the UK) by Dimopoulou, I.D., Kartali, S.I., Kartalis, G.N., Manolas, K.I., Simopoulos, K.E., Vargemezis, B.A., Theodoropoulou-Rodiou, G., Bowler, I.C.J.W., Crook, D.W.M.

“…Fifty-two isolates of Acinetobacter spp. obtained from three Greek and one UK hospital, were studied using partial 16 S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis,…”
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Bax protein expression in colorectal cancer: association with p53, bcl-2 and patterns of relapse by Giatromanolaki, A, Sivridis, E, Stathopoulos, G P, Fountzilas, G, Kalofonos, H P, Tsamandas, A, Vrettou, E, Scopa, C, Polychronidis, A, Simopoulos, K, Koukourakis, M I

“…This study evaluated the frequency and the prognostic significance of bax, bcl-2 and p53 proteins in stage B and C adenocarcinomas of the colon and rectum…”
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Evoked thrill: A simple intraoperative maneuver predicts early patency of arteriovenous fistulas by Lazarides, Miltos K., Staramos, Demetrios N., Tzilalis, Vasilios D., Simopoulos, Konstantinos E., Dayantas, John N.

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Evaluation of kidney and liver subacute toxicity induced by bezalip ‐ pravastatin. Lopid antihyperlipidaemic compounds in rats by Pispirigos, K., Simopoulos, K., Kouskoukis, K., Kounis, N., Avramopoulos, A.

“…Renal and hepatic subacute toxicity induced by the antihyperlipidaemic drugs: Bezalip ‐ Pravastatin and Lopid was investigated in rats using serum biochemical…”
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Proliferative breast disease: epidemiologic aspects, and cytologic diagnosis by Anastasiadis, P, Romanidis, K, Polychronidis, A, Koutlaki, N, Tamiolakis, D, Simopoulos, K

“…The aim of the present study is to describe the prevalence of proliferative breast lesions in cases of benign and malignant tumors of the breast as well as to…”
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The immunophenotypic profile of hepatic hemopoiesis in fetuses with Down's syndrome during the second trimester of development by Tamiolakis, D, Papadopoulos, N, Karamanidis, D, Zografou, G, Kotini, A, Polihronidis, A, Simopoulos, K

“…The yolk sac and aorto-gonad-mesonephros region are well recognized as the principal sites of hematopoiesis in the developing embryo, and the liver is the…”
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Differential expression of Bcl-2 proto-oncogene in the trophoblast from embryos with Down's syndrome and those after spontaneous abortion by Tamiolakis, D, Papadopoulos, N, Manavis, J, Alexiadis, G, Karamanidis, D, Kotini, A, Bounovas, A, Simopoulos, K

“…Down's syndrome (trisomy 21) was the first human chromosomal syndrome to be recognized (in 1959 by Lejeune and colleagues). It is also the most frequent…”
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Hypoxia-regulated Carbonic Anhydrase-9 (CA9) Relates to Poor Vascularization and Resistance of Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer to Chemoradiotherapy by KOUKOURAKIS, Michael I, GIATROMANOLAKI, Alexandra, SIVRIDIS, Efthimios, SIMOPOULOS, Konstantinos, PASTOREK, Jaromir, WYKOFF, Charles C, GATTER, Kevin C, HARRIS, Adrian L

“…Purpose: Carbonic anhydrases are proteins involved in the catalytic hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid. Recent studies show that carbonic anhydrase 9…”
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496 RELEVANCE OF URINARY INTERFERON-GAMMA IN THE PROGNOSIS OF SUPERFICIAL BLADDER CANCER TREATED WITH BCG IMMUNOTHERAPY by Zoumpos, I, Touloupidis, S, Giakoumelos, A, Galaktidou, T, Kortsaris, A, Simopoulos, K, Katsikas, V

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Vascular endothelial growth factor in inflammatory bowel disease by Kapsoritakis, Andreas, Sfiridaki, Aekaterini, Maltezos, Efstratios, Simopoulos, Kostantinos, Giatromanolaki, Alexandra, Sivridis, Efthimios, Koukourakis, Michael I

“…Angiogenesis is an important component of tissue regeneration. As Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves inflammation, ulceration, and regeneration of the…”
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Application of JPEG 2000 compression in medical database image data by Anastassopoulos, G.K., Tsalkidis, A.D., Stephanakis, I., Mandellos, G., Simopoulos, K.

“…A medical database has been developed in the pediatric clinic of the University Hospital of Alexandroupolis in order to organize and manipulate all clinical…”
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Evaluation of predictive and prognostic significance of serum TGF-beta1 levels in breast cancer according to HER-2 codon 655 polymorphism by Papadopoulou, E, Anagnostopoulos, K, Tripsianis, G, Tentes, I, Kakolyris, S, Galazios, G, Sivridis, E, Simopoulos, K, Kortsaris, A

“…The present study was conducted to clarify the predictive and prognostic significance of serum TGF-I(2)1 in breast cancer in relation to Ile655Val single…”
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Squamous cell head and neck cancer: evidence of angiogenic regeneration during radiotherapy by Koukourakis, M I, Giatromanolaki, A, Sivridis, E, Simopoulos, K, Pissakas, G, Gatter, K C, Harris, A L

“…Intra-tumoural neoangiogenesis is an essential process for tumour progression. Although intensification of angiogenic pathways during cytotoxic therapy has…”
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Urocortin and corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 2 expression in the human gallbladder by Chatzaki, Ekaterini, Euthymiadis, Christoforos, Kyriaki, Sofia, Lambropoulou, Maria, Tsaroucha, Alexandra, Laftsidis, Prodromos, Simopoulos, Konstantinos

“…The corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) system, consisting of CRH and the homologue neuropeptide urocortin together with their receptors CRH(1) and CRH(2)…”
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