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Eradication of Helicobacter pylori Infection Restores ki67, p53, and Cyclin D1 Immunoreactivity in the Human Gastric Epithelium by Triantafyllou, Konstantinos, Papadopoulos, Vasilios, Emanouil, Theodoras, Gkolfakis, Paraskevas, Damaskou, Vasileia, Tziatzios, Georgios, Panayiotides, Ioannis G., Vafiadis, Irene, Ladas, Spiros D.

“…INTRODUCTION: We evaluated the effect of Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication on p53, cyclin D1 expression, and cell proliferation in gastric mucosa. MATERIALS…”
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Efficacy and safety of interferon-based therapy in the treatment of adult thalassemic patients with chronic hepatitis C: a 12 years audit by Vafiadis, Irene, Trilianos, Panagiotis, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Karagiorga, Markisia, Hatziliami, Antonia, Voskaridou, Ersi, Ladas, Spiros D

“…HCV infection and transfusional iron overload in Thalassemic patients may result in liver disease. HCV treatment in Thalassemia has raised safety concerns…”
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High intestinal and systemic levels of decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) and its ligand TL1A in active ulcerative colitis by Bamias, Giorgos, Kaltsa, Garyfallia, Siakavellas, Spyros I, Papaxoinis, Kostis, Zampeli, Evanthia, Michopoulos, Spyros, Zouboulis-Vafiadis, Irene, Ladas, Spiros D

“…Abstract Decoy receptor-3 (DcR3) is a member of the TNF receptor superfamily of proteins, which has been implicated in anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory…”
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Differential expression of the TL1A/DcR3 system of TNF/TNFR-like proteins in large vs. small intestinal Crohn's disease by Bamias, Giorgos, Kaltsa, Garyfallia, Siakavellas, Spyros I, Gizis, Michalis, Margantinis, George, Zampeli, Evanthia, Vafiadis-Zoumboulis, Irene, Michopoulos, Spyros, Daikos, George L, Ladas, Spiros D

“…Abstract Background TNF-like cytokine 1A provides co-stimulatory signals to activated lymphocytes through binding to death-domain receptor-3. Decoy receptor-3…”
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Elevated Serum Levels of the Antiapoptotic Protein Decoy-Receptor 3 Are Associated with Advanced Liver Disease by Daikos, George, Papatheodoridis, George V., Ladas, Spiros D., Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Kaltsa, Garyfallia, Koutsounas, Ioannis, Siakavellas, Spyros I., Laoudi, Eyfrosyni, Delladetsima, I., Gizis, Michalis, Bamias, Giorgos, Vafiadis-Zouboulis, Irene

“…Background. Decoy-receptor 3 (DcR3) exerts antiapoptotic and immunomodulatory function and is overexpressed in neoplastic and inflammatory conditions. Serum…”
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Long-term administration of rifaximin improves the prognosis of patients with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis by Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Viazis, Nikos, Vasianopoulou, Panagiota, Vafiadis, Irene, Karamanolis, Dimitrios G, Ladas, Spiros D

“…Background and Aim Cirrhotic patients are predisposed to intestinal bacterial overgrowth with translocation of bacterial products which may deteriorate liver…”
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Improvement in Cardiovascular Indices After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity by Kokkinos, Alexander, Alexiadou, Kleopatra, Liaskos, Christos, Argyrakopoulou, Georgia, Balla, Ioanna, Tentolouris, Nicholas, Moyssakis, Ioannis, Katsilambros, Nicholas, Vafiadis, Irene, Alexandrou, Andreas, Diamantis, Theodoros

“…Background Morbidly obese patients display cardiac abnormalities which are partially reversed after weight loss. The aim of the present study was to assess the…”
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Liver stiffness measurements by 2-dimensional shear wave elastography compared to histological and ultrasound parameters in primary biliary cholangitis by Manesis, Emanuel K., Schina, Maria, Vafiadis, Irene, Gatos, Ilias, Theotokas, John, Zoumpoulis, Pavlos, Drazinos, Peter, Ketikoglou, John, Delladetsima, Ioanna K., Tiniakos, Dina G.

“…Liver stiffness measurements (LSMs) by 2-dimensional-shear-wave elastography (LSM 2D-SWE ) are now widely used in hepatology. However, relevant information for…”
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Atypical Mycobacterial Infection Presenting as Persistent Skin Lesion in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis by Bamias, Giorgos, Daikos, George L., Siakavellas, Spyros I., Kaltsa, Garyfallia, Smilakou, Stavroula, Katsogridakis, Ioannis, Vafiadis-Zouboulis, Irene, Ladas, Spiros D.

“…Immunosuppressive drugs are commonly used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Patients receiving immunosuppressants are susceptible to a variety…”
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Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure in Patients Exposed to NSAIDs or Paracetamol (Acetaminophen): The Multinational Case-Population SALT Study by Gulmez, Sinem Ezgi, Larrey, Dominique, Pageaux, Georges-Philippe, Lignot, Severine, Lassalle, Régis, Jové, Jérémy, Gatta, Angelo, McCormick, P. Aiden, Metselaar, Harold J., Monteiro, Estela, Thorburn, Douglas, Bernal, William, Zouboulis-Vafiadis, Irene, de Vries, Corinne, Perez-Gutthann, Susana, Sturkenboom, Miriam, Bénichou, Jacques, Montastruc, Jean-Louis, Horsmans, Yves, Salvo, Francesco, Hamoud, Fatima, Micon, Sophie, Droz-Perroteau, Cécile, Blin, Patrick, Moore, Nicholas

“…Background Most NSAIDs are thought to be able to cause hepatic injury and acute liver failure (ALF), but the event rates of those leading to transplantation…”
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Capsule endoscopy in the investigation of patients with portal hypertension and anemia by Goulas, Spyros, Triantafyllidou, Konstantina, Karagiannis, Stephanos, Nicolaou, Panayiota, Galanis, Petros, Vafiadis, Irene, Tzivras, Michael, Mavrogiannis, Christos

“…Data on small bowel abnormalities in patients with portal hypertension (PHT) are limited. Bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract and anemia are common…”
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Modified Docetaxel-cisplatin in Combination with Capecitabine as First-line Treatment in Metastatic Gastric Cancer. A Phase II Study by POLYZOS, Aristides, FELEKOURAS, Evangellos, TSAVARIS, Nikolas, SYRIGOS, Kostas, VAFIADIS, Irene, KARATZAS, Theodore, GRINIATSOS, John, DIMITROULIS, Dimitrios, POLYZOS, Kostas, KONTZOGLOU, Kostas, MANTAS, Dimitrios, KARAVOKYROS, John, NIKITEAS, Nikolaos

“…The combination of docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil is considered to be one of the reference regimens for advanced gastric cancer, but due to its major…”
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378 Investigation of Platelet Function in Patients With Early Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Using Rotem Thrombelastography and Flow Cytometry. Comparison With Healthy Controls by Binas, Ioannis, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Kotsi, Paraskevi, Anastasopoulou, Ioanna, Karamanolis, George, Zouboulis-Vafiadis, Irene, Ladas, Spiros D

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Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection in Greece: the changing prevalence during a ten-year period and its antigenic profile by Apostolopoulos, Periklis, Vafiadis-Zouboulis, Irene, Tzivras, Michael, Kourtessas, Dimitrios, Katsilambros, Nicolaos, Archimandritis, Athanasios

“…To evaluate changes in H pylori infection prevalence in Greece during a ten-year period, and to examine its antigenic profile. Three groups of patients were…”
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Increased Expression of VEGF, COX-2, and Ki-67 in Barrett’s Esophagus: Does the Length Matter? by Zampeli, Evanthia, Karamanolis, George, Morfopoulos, George, Xirouchakis, Elias, Kalampoki, Vasiliki, Michopoulos, Spyros, Savva, Sotiria, Tzias, Vasilios, Zouboulis-Vafiadis, Irene, Kamberoglou, Dimitrios, Ladas, Spiros D.

“…Background Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is a major complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease due to its neoplastic potential. The length of the metaplastic…”
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169 Markers of Bacterial Translocation in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease by Kaltsa, Garyfallia, Zouboulis-Vafiadis, Irene, Gizis, Michalis, Karagiannakis, Dimitrios S, Laoudi, Efrosini, Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis, Daikos, Georgios, Bamias, Giorgos, Ladas, Spiros D

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P-0160 Role of Measurement of C-Kit Protein Serum Levels In Monitoring Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (Gist): Preliminary Results by Kakavetsi-Dimaki, Vasiliki, Apostolopoulos, Periklis, Karameris, Andreas, Zalonis, Antonis, Koumoutsos, Ioannis, Dzhabieva, Ilona, Tsimbouris, Panagiotis, Adamopoulos, Adam, Zoumboulis-Vafiadis, Irene, Alexandrakis, Georgios, Ladas, Spyridon

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P-0159 Measurement of C-Kit Protein Serum Levels As A Reliable Biomarker in Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (Gist) by Kakavetsi-Dimaki, Vasiliki, Apostolopoulos, Periklis, Karameris, Andreas, Dimakis, Andreas, Karamountzos, Athanasios, Vlachou, Erasmia, Dogatzis, Panagiotis, Adamopoulos, Adam, Zoumboulis-Vafiadis, Irene, Alexandrakis, Georgios, Ladas, Spyridon

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Early ileocolonoscopy with biopsy for the evaluation of persistent post-transplantation diarrhea by Bamias, Giorgos, Boletis, John, Argyropoulos, Theodoros, Skalioti, Chrysanthi, Siakavellas, Spyros I, Delladetsima, Ioanna, Zouboulis-Vafiadis, Irene, Daikos, George L, Ladas, Spiros D

“…To investigate the significance of ileocolonoscopy with histology in the evaluation of post-transplantation persistent diarrhea (PD). We retrospectively…”
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Inflammatory infiltration of metaplastic epithelium and correlation to previous diagnosis of esophagitis and Barrett's length by Zampeli, Evanthia, Karamanolis, George, Morfopoulos, George, Xirouchakis, Elias, Kalampoki, Vasiliki, Bamias, Giorgos, Michopoulos, Spyros, Savva, Sotiria, Tzias, Vasilios, Zouboulis-Vafiadis, Irene, Kamberoglou, Dimitrios, Ladas, Spiros D.

“…Abstract Objective. The contact of the gastric refluxate with the lower esophagus results in an inflammatory-mediated tissue damage. The role of inflammation…”
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