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university of Thessaly
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Azithromycin has an antiproliferative and autophagic effect on airway smooth muscle cells

R Stamatiou, E Paraskeva, K Boukas… - European …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Azithromycin is used in long-term, low-dose treatment of airway diseases where airway wall
remodelling is present. Since it improves total score symptom and respiratory function of …

TNFα induces expression of HIF‐1α mRNA and protein but inhibits hypoxic stimulation of HIF‐1 transcriptional activity in airway smooth muscle cells

…, MG Ioannou, R Stamatiou… - Journal of cellular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) participate in tissue remodeling characteristic of
airway inflammatory diseases like asthma. Inflammation and hypoxia pathways are often …

[HTML][HTML] Cytokines and growth factors promote airway smooth muscle cell proliferation

R Stamatiou, E Paraskeva, K Gourgoulianis… - International Scholarly …, 2012 - hindawi.com
Chronic airway diseases, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are
characterized by the presence in the airways of inflammation factors, growth factors and …

[HTML][HTML] Critical-Illness: Combined Effects of Colistin and Vasoactive Drugs: A Pilot Study

R Stamatiou, A Vasilaki, D Tzini, V Tsolaki… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colistin is often used as a last resort for treating multidrug-resistant infections, particularly in
critically ill patients in intensive care units. Nonetheless, its side effects, including myopathy, …

The mitogenic effect of testosterone and 17β-estradiol on airway smooth muscle cells

R Stamatiou, E Paraskeva, M Papagianni… - Steroids, 2011 - Elsevier
Airway disease distribution and/or severity exhibit sex differences suggesting that sex hormones
are involved in the respiratory system physiology and pathophysiology. The implication …

[HTML][HTML] Azithromycin reduces the viability of human bronchial smooth muscle cells

R Stamatiou, K Boukas, E Paraskeva… - The Journal of …, 2010 - nature.com
The macrolide antibiotic azithromycin has an antiproliferative and autophagic effect on rabbit
tracheal smooth muscle cells (SMCs). The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect …

PPARδ activation improves cardiac mitochondrial homeostasis in desmin deficient mice but does not alleviate systolic dysfunction

…, E Galatou, ET Mouchtouri, R Stamatiou… - Journal of Molecular and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) δ is a major transcriptional regulator of
cardiac energy metabolism with pleiotropic properties, including anti-inflammatory, anti-…

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of airway inflammation in mechanically ventilated patients using cell count and protein concentration

R Stamatiou, V Tsolaki, A Hatziefthimiou… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Mechanically ventilated (MV) patients may present airway inflammation and elevated
secretion production. However, it is unknown whether cell and/or protein counts in bronchial …

Zinc and 17β-estradiol induce modifications in Na+/H+ exchanger and pyruvate kinase activity through protein kinase C in isolated mantle/gonad cells of Mytilus …

M Kaloyianni, R Stamatiou, S Dailianis - Comparative Biochemistry and …, 2005 - Elsevier
We investigated the transduction pathway mediated by Zn and 17β-estradiol in isolated
mantle/gonad cells of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Both the essential metal Zn, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term exposure to muscarinic agonists decreases expression of contractile proteins and responsiveness of rabbit tracheal smooth muscle cells

R Stamatiou, E Paraskeva, A Vasilaki, I Mylonis… - BMC pulmonary …, 2014 - Springer
Background Chronic airway diseases, like asthma or COPD, are characterized by excessive
acetylcholine release and airway remodeling. The aim of this study was to investigate the …