Thyroid dysfunction and autoantibodies in early pregnancy are associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes and adverse birth outcomes.
- P. Karakosta, Dimitris Alegakis, L. Chatzi
- Medicine, BiologyJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
- 26 September 2012
High TSH levels and thyroid autoimmunity in early pregnancy may detrimentally affect pregnancy and birth outcomes.
[Corticotropin releasing factor].
- B. Conte‐Devolx, C. Oliver, M. Grino
- Biology, MedicinePresse medicale
- 30 March 1985
The search for a neurohormone specifically controlling ACTH secretion resulted in the discovery of the corticotropin-releasing factor, which is the predominant component of a complex control system of adrenal cortex secretion, which also includes catecholamines and the antidiuretic hormone.
Human health effects of air pollution.
- M. Kampa, E. Castanas
- Environmental ScienceEnvironmental Pollution
- 2008
Antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of selective phenolic acids on T47D human breast cancer cells: potential mechanisms of action
- M. Kampa, Vassilia-Ismini Alexaki, E. Castanas
- Biology, ChemistryBreast Cancer Research
- 15 December 2003
Phenolic acids exert a direct antiproliferative action, evident at low concentrations, comparable with those found in biological fluids after ingestion of foods rich in phenolic acids.
Potent inhibitory action of red wine polyphenols on human breast cancer cells
- A. Damianaki, E. Bakogeorgou, E. Castanas
- Biology, MedicineJournal of Cellular Biochemistry
- 1 September 2000
The results suggest that low concentrations of polyphenols, and consecutively, consumption of wine, or other polyphenol‐rich foods and beverages, could have a beneficial antiproliferative effect on breast cancer cell growth.
Dehydroepiandrosterone and allopregnanolone protect sympathoadrenal medulla cells against apoptosis via antiapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins.
- I. Charalampopoulos, C. Tsatsanis, A. Gravanis
- BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 25 May 2004
The findings suggest that decline of DHEA(S) and Allo during aging or stress may leave the adrenal medulla unprotected against proapoptotic challenges.
Estrogen anti‐inflammatory activity on human monocytes is mediated through cross‐talk between estrogen receptor ERα36 and GPR30/GPER1
- V. Pelekanou, M. Kampa, G. Notas
- BiologyJournal of Leukocyte Biology
- 1 February 2016
The expression of estrogen receptors is assessed and it is reported that the only estrogen receptors expressed are estrogen receptor‐α 36‐kDa splice variant and G‐protein coupled receptor 30/G‐protein estrogen receptor 1, in a sex‐independent manner.
Resveratrol exerts its antiproliferative effect on HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells, by inducing cell cycle arrest, and NOS activation.
- G. Notas, Artemissia-Phoebe Nifli, M. Kampa, J. Vercauteren, E. Kouroumalis, E. Castanas
- BiologyBiochimica et Biophysica Acta
- 1 November 2006
Decreased Total and Corrected Antioxidant Capacity in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- I. Koutroubakis, N. Malliaraki, P. Dimoulios, K. Karmiris, E. Castanas, E. Kouroumalis
- MedicineDigestive Diseases and Sciences
- 1 September 2004
TAC and cTAC are significantly reduced in IBD patients compared with controls irrespective of disease activity, suggesting decreased antioxidant defenses may be a primary phenomenon severely compromising the mucosa and therefore increase susceptibility to oxidative tissue damage.
Antagonizing effects of membrane-acting androgens on the eicosanoid receptor OXER1 in prostate cancer
- Konstantina Kalyvianaki, V. Gebhart, M. Kampa
- Biology, ChemistryScientific Reports
- 14 March 2017
Results of the present work clearly show that androgens can specifically act at the membrane level via the GPCR oxoeicosanoid receptor 1 (OXER1) in prostate cancer cells, and verify that membrane-acting androgens exert specific effects through an antagonistic interaction with OXER1.
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