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A guide to the composition and functions of the extracellular matrix by Karamanos, Nikos K., Theocharis, Achilleas D., Piperigkou, Zoi, Manou, Dimitra, Passi, Alberto, Skandalis, Spyros S., Vynios, Demitrios H., Orian‐Rousseau, Véronique, Ricard‐Blum, Sylvie, Schmelzer, Christian E.H., Duca, Laurent, Durbeej, Madeleine, Afratis, Nikolaos A., Troeberg, Linda, Franchi, Marco, Masola, Valentina, Onisto, Maurizio

“…Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic 3‐dimensional network of macromolecules that provides structural support for the cells and tissues. Accumulated…”
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Tumor-suppressive functions of 4-MU on breast cancer cells of different ER status: Regulation of hyaluronan/HAS2/CD44 and specific matrix effectors by Karalis, Theodoros T., Heldin, Paraskevi, Vynios, Demitrios H., Neill, Thomas, Buraschi, Simone, Iozzo, Renato V., Karamanos, Nikos K., Skandalis, Spyros S.

“…The malignant phenotype of various cancers is linked to enhanced expression of hyaluronan, a pro-angiogenic glycosaminoglycan whose expression is suppressed by…”
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Lumican effectively regulates the estrogen receptors-associated functional properties of breast cancer cells, expression of matrix effectors and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by Karamanou, Konstantina, Franchi, Marco, Piperigkou, Zoi, Perreau, Corinne, Maquart, Francois-Xavier, Vynios, Demitrios H., Brézillon, Stéphane

“…Lumican is a small leucine-rich proteoglycan that has been shown to contribute in several physiological processes, but also to exert anticancer activity. On…”
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Emerging aspects of nanotoxicology in health and disease: From agriculture and food sector to cancer therapeutics by Piperigkou, Zoi, Karamanou, Konstantina, Engin, Ayse Basak, Gialeli, Chrysostomi, Docea, Anca Oana, Vynios, Demitrios H., Pavão, Mauro S.G., Golokhvast, Kirill S., Shtilman, Mikhail I., Argiris, Athanassios, Shishatskaya, Ekaterina, Tsatsakis, Aristidis M.

“…Nanotechnology is an evolving scientific field that has allowed the manufacturing of materials with novel physicochemical and biological properties, offering a…”
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Syndecans as modulators and potential pharmacological targets in cancer progression by Barbouri, Despoina, Afratis, Nikolaos, Gialeli, Chrisostomi, Vynios, Demitrios H, Theocharis, Achilleas D, Karamanos, Nikos K

“…Extracellular matrix (ECM) components form a dynamic network of key importance for cell function and properties. Key macromolecules in this interplay are…”
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The role of heparins and nano-heparins as therapeutic tool in breast cancer by Afratis, Nikos A., Karamanou, Konstantina, Piperigkou, Zoi, Vynios, Demitrios H., Theocharis, Achilleas D.

“…Glycosaminoglycans are integral part of the dynamic extracellular matrix (ECM) network that control crucial biochemical and biomechanical signals required for…”
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ADAMTS expression in colorectal cancer by Filou, Serafula, Korpetinou, Aggeliki, Kyriakopoulou, Dora, Bounias, Dimitrios, Stavropoulos, Michael, Ravazoula, Panagiota, Papachristou, Dionysios J, Theocharis, Achilleas D, Vynios, Demitrios H

“…ADAMTSs are a family of secreted proteinases that share the metalloproteinase domain with matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). By acting on a large panel of…”
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Involvement of hyaluronidases in colorectal cancer by Bouga, Helen, Tsouros, Isidoros, Bounias, Dimitrios, Kyriakopoulou, Dora, Stavropoulos, Michael S, Papageorgakopoulou, Nikoletta, Theocharis, Dimitrios A, Vynios, Demitrios H

“…Hyaluronidases belong to a class of enzymes that degrade, predominantly, hyaluronan. These enzymes are known to be involved in physiological and pathological…”
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A guide to hyaluronan and related enzymes in breast cancer: biological significance and diagnostic value by Velesiotis, Christos, Vasileiou, Stella, Vynios, Demitrios H.

“…Hyaluronan (HA) is a unique nonsulfated glycosaminoglycan that contributes to breast cancer cells growth and functional properties, including cell migration,…”
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Steviol glycosides affect functional properties and macromolecular expression of breast cancer cells by Velesiotis, Christos, Kanellakis, Marinos, Vynios, Demitrios H.

“…Steviol glycosides, the active sweet components of stevia plant, have been recently found to possess a number of therapeutic properties, including some…”
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Evaluation of lumican effects on morphology of invading breast cancer cells, expression of integrins and downstream signaling by Karamanou, Konstantina, Franchi, Marco, Onisto, Maurizio, Passi, Alberto, Vynios, Demitrios H., Brézillon, Stéphane

“…The small leucine‐rich proteoglycan lumican regulates estrogen receptors (ERs)‐associated functional properties of breast cancer cells, expression of matrix…”
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Altered content composition and structure of glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans in gastric carcinoma by Theocharis, Achilleas D, Vynios, Demitrios H, Papageorgakopoulou, Nikoletta, Skandalis, Spyros S, Theocharis, Dimitrios A

“…Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in proteoglycan (PG) forms or as free GAGs are implicated in the growth and progression of malignant tumors. These macromolecules…”
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Metabolism of Cartilage Proteoglycans in Health and Disease by Vynios, Demitrios H.

“…Cartilage proteoglycans are extracellular macromolecules with complex structure, composed of a core protein onto which a variable number of glycosaminoglycan…”
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Biochemical Changes of Extracellular Proteoglycans in Squamous Cell Laryngeal Carcinoma by Vynios, Demitrios H., Theocharis, Dimitrios A., Papageorgakopoulou, Nikoletta, Papadas, Theodore A., Mastronikolis, Nikolaos S., Goumas, Panos D., Stylianou, Marina, Skandalis, Spyros S.

“…Larynx is a complicated organ with peculiar properties, having a noticeable impact in vocal and respiratory physiology. In squamous cell laryngeal carcinoma,…”
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Biomechanical and structural changes following the decellularization of bovine pericardial tissues for use as a tissue engineering scaffold by Pagoulatou, Eirini, Triantaphyllidou, Irene-Eva, Vynios, Demitrios H., Papachristou, Dionysios J., Koletsis, Efstratios, Deligianni, Despina, Mavrilas, Dimosthenis

“…To achieve natural scaffolds for tissue engineering applications we decellularized bovine pericardial (BP) tissues according to two different protocols: a…”
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Alterations of glycosaminoglycan disaccharide content and composition in colorectal cancer: Structural and expressional studies by KALATHAS, Dimitrios, THEOCHARIS, Dimitrios A, BOUNIAS, Dimitrios, KYRIAKOPOULOU, Dora, PAP AGEORGAKOPOULOU, Nikoletta, STAVROPOULOS, Michael S, VYNIOS, Demitrios H

“…The glycosaminoglycans are implicated in many processes important in the growth and progression of malignant tumors. In the present study glycosaminoglycans…”
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Chondroitin synthases I, II, III and chondroitin sulfate glucuronyltransferase expression in colorectal cancer by Kalathas, Dimitrios, Theocharis, Dimitrios A, Bounias, Dimitrios, Kyriakopoulou, Dora, Papageorgakopoulou, Nikoletta, Stavropoulos, Michael S, Vynios, Demitrios H

“…Glycosaminoglycans undergo significant structural alterations in cancer, namely in terms of their sulfation pattern and hydrodynamic size. Numerous studies…”
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The structural and compositional changes of glycosaminoglycans are closely associated with tissue type in human laryngeal cancer by Skandalis, Spyros S., Stylianou, Marina, Vynios, Demitrios H., Papageorgakopoulou, Nickoletta, Theocharis, Dimitrios A.

“…Hyaluronan and sulfated glycosaminoglycans, as intrinsic components of proteoglycans, are playing important roles in cancer biology. In the present study, we…”
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Enzymatic production of glucose from waste paper by Vynios, Demitrios H., Papaioannou, Dionissios A., Filos, George, Karigiannis, George, Tziala, Tania, Lagios, Gerassimos

“…Municipal wastes have become a severe problem in developed and developing countries during the last century, paper being the main constituent. Not all of the…”
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Matrix proteoglycans are markedly affected in advanced laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Skandalis, Spyros S, Theocharis, Achilleas D, Theocharis, Dimitrios A, Papadas, Theodoros, Vynios, Demitrios H, Papageorgakopoulou, Nickoletta

“…Proteoglycans (PGs) are implicated in the growth and progression of malignant tumors. In this study, we examined the concentration and localization of PGs in…”
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