Browsing by Author "Nicolaidou, P."
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Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and vitamin D levels with asthma and atopy in Cypriot adolescents: a case-control study
Papadopoulou, A.; Kouis, Panayiotis; Middleton, Nicos; Kolokotroni, Ourania; Karpathios, Themistocles; Nicolaidou, P.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. (2015)Background: Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have been studied in immune-related disorders either as independent contributors or in combination with vitamin D concentration. Vitamin D and VDR have been ...
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Association of Vitamin D with adiposity measures and other determinants in a cross-sectional study of Cypriot adolescents
Kolokotroni, Ourania; Papadopoulou, A.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Raftopoulos, V.; Kouta, Christiana; Lamnisos, Demetris; Nicolaidou, P.; Middleton, Nicos (2015)Objective To assess vitamin D status among Cypriot adolescents and investigate potential determinants including BMI and body fat percentage (BF%). Design Participants had cross-sectional assessments of serum vitamin D, ...
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Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy due to Chlamydia pneumoniae infection
Fretzayas, Andrew; Moustaki, Maria; Priftis, K. N.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Paschalidou, M.; Nicolaidou, P. (2011)We here report a 5-year-old boy who presented with cough and bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy with a family history of sarcoidosis. The laboratory investigations did not confirm this diagnosis. The child was serologically ...
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Bronchoscopic and high-resolution CT scan findings in children with chronic wet cough
Douros, Konstantinos; Alexopoulou, Efthymia; Nicopoulou, A.; Anthracopoulos, Michael B.; Fretzayas, Andrew; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Nicolaidou, P.; Priftis, K. N. (2011)Background: Chronic wet cough strongly suggests endobronchial infection, which, if left untreated, may progress to established bronchiectasis. Our aim was to compare the effectiveness of chest high-resolution CT (HRCT) ...
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The effect of inhaled budesonide on adrenal and growth suppression in asthmatic children
Priftis, K. N.; Papadimitriou, A.; Gatsopoulou, E.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Fretzayas, Andrew; Nicolaidou, P. (2006)The present authors evaluated adrenal reserve in asthmatic children on long-term inhaled corticosteroids and whether possible adrenal suppression could be predicted by growth retardation. Low-dose synacthen test (0.5 μg·1.73 ...
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Vitamin D levels and status amongst asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents in Cyprus: A comparative cross-sectional study
Kolokotroni, Ourania; Papadopoulou, A.; Middleton, Nicos; Kouta, Christiana; Raftopoulos, V.; Nicolaidou, P.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. (2015)Background: Emerging evidence suggests that vitamin D might be implicated in asthma pathophysiology. This study aims to compare Vitamin D mean serum levels and status between asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents and ...