The small airways and distal lung compartment in asthma and COPD: a time for reappraisal

…, LM Fabbri, H Magnussen, KF Rabe, NM Siafakas… - Allergy, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
To cite this article: Contoli M, Bousquet J, Fabbri LM, Magnussen H, Rabe KF, Siafakas NM,
Hamid Q, Kraft M. The small airways and distal lung compartment in asthma and COPD: a …

Surgery and the respiratory muscles

NM Siafakas, I Mitrouska, D Bouros, D Georgopoulos - Thorax, 1999 - thorax.bmj.com
Respiratory muscles are the only skeletal muscles vital to life. Surgical procedures can
aVect the respiratory muscles by a number of pathophysiological mechanisms including …

Pivotal clinical dilemmas in collagen vascular diseases associated with interstitial lung involvement

…, F Economidou, NM Siafakas - European …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The connective tissue disorders (CTDs), also called collagen vascular diseases (CVDs),
represent a heterogeneous group of immunologically mediated inflammatory disorders with a …

Optimal assessment and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The European Respiratory Society Task Force

NM Siafakas, P Vermeire, NB Pride… - European …, 1995 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disorder characterized by reduced
maximum expiratory flow and slow forced emptying of the lungs; features which do not change …

Expression of apoptotic and antiapoptotic markers in epithelial cells in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

…, K Darivianaki, G Delides, NM Siafakas… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Study objective Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, usually fatal lung disease of
unknown etiology. A common feature is the presence of microscopic areas of epithelial cell …

Intrapleural streptokinase versus urokinase in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions: a prospective, double-blind study.

…, G Chalkiadakis, P Panagou, NM Siafakas - American journal of …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
Intrapleural administration of fibrinolytics has been shown in small numbers of patients with
complicated parapneumonic effusions (CPE) and pleural empyema to be effective and …

Perforin expression and cytotoxic activity of sputum CD8+ lymphocytes in patients with COPD

…, I Tsiligianni, M Klimathianaki, NM Siafakas - Chest, 2004 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have shown that the inflammatory response to cigarette
smoking differs between smokers who acquire COPD and those who do not, and the CD8 + T- …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: outcome in relation to smoking status

…, K Marten, SR Desai, NM Siafakas… - American journal of …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The pathogenic importance of smoking status in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
is uncertain. In theory, increased oxidative stress in current and former smokers might …

[HTML][HTML] Exacerbations and lung function decline in COPD: new insights in current and ex-smokers

…, A Damianaki, E Ntaoukakis, NM Siafakas… - Respiratory …, 2007 - Elsevier
AIM: To investigate whether there is a significant relationship between an increased frequency
of exacerbations and the rate of forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV 1 ) decline in COPD …

Exhaled markers of oxidative stress in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

…, V Polychronopoulos, NM Siafakas… - European journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background Expired breath condensate (EBC) has never been used to explore the level of
oxidative stress in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Therefore, the aim of this study was to …