[HTML][HTML] Decreased apoptotic rate of alveolar macrophages of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

…, A Xifteri, E Tsiambas, A Karameris, K Tsakanika… - Pulmonary …, 2012 - hindawi.com
Introduction. Increased apoptosis of epithelial cells and decreased apoptosis of myofibroblasts
are involved in the pathogenesis of IPF. The apoptotic profile of alveolar macrophages (…

[PDF][PDF] Expression of bcl-2 protein in bronchoalveolar lavage cell populations from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

CM Mermigkis, K Tsakanika, V Polychronopoulos… - Acta …, 2001 - researchgate.net
OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in the expression of the antiapoptotic protein bcl-2 in
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cell populations in patients with idiopathic pulmonary …

[HTML][HTML] Acute fatal amiodarone-induced lung toxicity after CABG surgery

I Panagiotou, M Doris, L Karnesis, K Tsakanika… - Respiratory Medicine …, 2011 - Elsevier
Amiodarone is a commonly used anti-arrhythmic agent, with well-recognized chronic toxicity.
Amiodarone’s potential to cause acute lung damage even though less known can be …

The prognostic value of serum and bronchoalveolar lavage levels of adiponectin in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

…, S Loukides, M Angelidou, K Tsakanika… - Lung Cancer …, 2017 - Future Medicine
Aim: We aimed to explore the prognostic implications of adiponectin (APN) levels in the
serum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of patients with advanced NSCLC. Materials & …

Cytokine Profile in BAL of COPD Patients with or without Reversibility

…, G Tsonis, N Karabella, K Petronikolos, K Tsakanika… - Chest, 2004 - journal.chestnet.org
PURPOSE: Although the complex role of cytokines has not been fully established, it seems
that the profile of cytokine expression in COPD differs from that in asthma. The aim of our …

Flow cytometry of BAL cytokines in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and organizing pneumonia

…, M Tsaramirsi, D Mermigkis, K Tsakanika… - Chest, 2008 - journal.chestnet.org
PURPOSE: Th2 and Th1 cytokines are involved in the pathogenesis of Idiopathic Pulmonary
Fibrosis (IPF) and Organizing Pneumonia (OP), respectively. The aim of this study was to …

[PDF][PDF] Syndromes, diseases and the challenge of definitions in intensive care medicine: the case of acute respiratory distress syndrome

…, D Mermigkis, A Xifteri, K Tsakanika… - www. pneumon …, 2009 - academia.edu
13rd Department of Pneumonology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, Athens, Greece
2Bronchoalveolar Lavage Unit, Sismanoglio General Hospital, Athens, Greece 3Department of …

[HTML][HTML] Study of microbial cultures for the bioleaching of scandium from alumina industry by-products

K Kiskira, T Lymperopoulou, LA Tsakanika… - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The disposal of voluminous, highly alkaline, bauxite residue (BR), the industrial by-product
of alumina production by the Bayer process, constitutes an intricate global environmental …

The role of the combined assessment of the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and radiological profile in the diagnosis of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP)

S Michaelides, K Tsakanika, A Englezopoulou… - 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This study aimed to assess the role of the of cytomorphological findings of BAL in combination
with patients’ radiological profile in establishment CEP diagnosis. This condition being a …

Retrospective assessment of pulmonary sarcoidosis with the aid of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) during the past three-year period in a general hospital

K Tsakanika, S Michaelides, A Englezopoulou… - 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim of this study was reevaluate the role of BAL in diagnosing patients with suspected
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. During the last three years we evaluated 27 patients (8 male and 19 …