Browsing by Author "Nikolopoulos, Georgios K."
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Comparative assessment of budesonide-MMX and mesalamine in active, mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Piovani, Daniele; González‐Lorenzo, Marien; Pantavou, Katerina; Lytras, Theodore; Peyrin‐Biroulet, Laurent; Danese, Silvio (2019)Aims The comparative efficacy, safety and tolerability of budesonide-MMX and oral mesalamine in active, mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) are unclear. We conducted a network meta-analysis to fill this evidence gap. ...
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Comparative safety of systemic and low-bioavailability steroids in inflammatory bowel disease: Systematic review and network meta-analysis
Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Lytras, Theodore; Fiorino, Gionata; Peyrin‐Biroulet, Laurent; Danese, Silvio (2018)Aims Oral systemic corticosteroids have been used to induce remission in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for over 50 years
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Comparative study of prognostic value for coronary disease risk between the U.K. prospective diabetes study and Framingham models: Response to Protopsaltis et al. [9] (multiple letters)
Stevens, R. J.; Holman, R.; Protopsaltis, I. D.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Melidonis, Andreas (2004)
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Comparison between Nageotte and flow cytometric counting of residual leucocytes in freshly prepared leucocyte-reduced red blood cell components
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Kyriakou, Elias; Nearchakos, Nikolaos; Bonovas, Stefanos; Makri, Efstathia; Pantavou, Katerina; Kottaridi, Christine; Gialeraki, Argyri; Douramani, Panagiota; Taichert, Maria; Kapsimali, Violetta; Tsantes, Argirios E. (2018)Background Flow cytometry (FC) and Nageotte hemocytometry represent the most widely accepted methods for counting residual white blood cells (rWBCs) in leucocyte-reduced (LR) blood components. Our aim was to study the ...
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Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on HIV serodiscordant couples
Giannou, Foteini K.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Talias, M.; Benetou, Vasiliki; Kantzanou, Maria; Bonovas, Stefanos; Hatzakis, A. (2016)Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to reassess the effectiveness of condoms in reducing heterosexual transmission of HIV. Methods: Medline, Scopus, and the ISI Web of Science databases were searched ...
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Correlation between increased serum sFas levels and microalbuminuria in type 1 diabetic patients
Protopsaltis, J.; Kokkoris, Stelios; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Spyropoulou, P.; Katsaros, T.; Salvanos, L.; Brestas, Paris; Korantzopoulos, Panagiotis; Melidonis, Andreas (2007)Objective: The aim of this study was to elucidate if apoptosis dysregulation is present in type 1 diabetic patients with microalbuminuria. Subjects and Methods: The following variables were determined in 29 type 1 diabetic ...
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Cost-effectiveness of leucoreduction for prevention of febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions
Tsantes, Argirio E.; Kyriakou, Elias; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Stylos, D.; Sidhom, M.; Bonovas, Stefanos; Douramani, Panagiota; Kalantzis, Dimitrios; Kokoris, Styliani; Valsami, S.; Stamoulis, K.; Politou, M.; Foudoulaki-Paparizos, Leontini (2014)Background. The cost-effectiveness of universal leucoreduction of blood components remains unclear. When using leucoreduced red blood cells, the decrease in the rate of febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTR) ...
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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis of 45 studies including 7379 cases and 8131 controls
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Masgala, Aikaterini; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Limitsiou, O. K.; Karnaouri, Anthi C.; Dimou, Niki L.; Bagos, Pantelis G. (2011)Many environmental and genetic factors have been implicated in the development of multiple sclerosis. However, the aetiology has not been clarified yet. Therefore, using a meta-analytic approach, we tried to probe the ...
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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in periodontal disease: A meta-analysis of 53 studies including 4178 cases and 4590 controls
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Dimou, Niki L.; Hamodrakas, Stavros J.; Bagos, Pantelis G. (2008)Aim: We conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis, in order to investigate the potential association of cytokine gene polymorphisms with either aggressive or chronic periodontal disease. Material and Methods: A ...
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Data on knowledge and beliefs of students, physicians and other health professionals about ethical issues in Cyprus
Christou, Rafaella; Michael, Niki; Stylianou, Eirini; Yiallourou, Anneza I.; Pantavou, Katerina; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2019)This article presents data collected in a field, questionnaire-based survey about ethical issues in the Republic of Cyprus. The participants were students of the University of Cyprus, and physicians and other health ...
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Data on multiple body parameters, microclimatic variables, and subjective assessment of thermal sensation monitored in outdoor environment
Pantavou, K. G.; Mavrakis, A.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2017)This paper describes two sets of data on multiple body parameters of five participants, on microclimatic variables, and on self-reported assessment of thermal responses, all monitored in the same outdoor urban environment. ...
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Data on solar sunburning ultraviolet (UVB) radiation at an urban Mediterranean climate
Pantavou, K. G.; Jacovides, C. P.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2017)This article describes data on the intensity of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation collected during field questionnaire-based surveys in Athens, Greece. The surveys were conducted over 11 days of July and October 2010 at three ...
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Design and baseline findings of a large-scale rapid response to an HIV outbreak in people who inject drugs in Athens, Greece: The ARISTOTLE programme
Hatzakis, A.; Sypsa, V.; Paraskeva, D.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Micha, Katerina; Panopoulos, A.; Malliori-Minerva, Melpomeni; Psichogiou, M.; Pharris, Anastasia; Wiessing, L.; Laar, M. J. van de; Donoghoe, Martin; Heckathorn, Douglas D.; Friedman, Samuel R.; Jarlais, Don C. Des (2015)Aims: To (i) describe an intervention implemented in response to the HIV-1 outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in Greece (ARISTOTLE programme), (ii) assess its success in identifying and testing this population ...
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Developing Measures of Pathways that May Link Macro Social/Structural Changes with HIV Epidemiology
Pouget, E. R.; Sandoval, M.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Mateu-Gelabert, Pedro; Rossi, D.; Smyrnov, P.; Jones, Yolanda; Friedman, Samuel R. (2016)Macro-social/structural events (“big events”) such as wars, disasters, and large-scale changes in policies can affect HIV transmission by making risk behaviors more or less likely or by changing risk contexts. The purpose ...
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Developing the evidence base for cancer chemoprevention: Use of meta-analysis
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Bonovas, Stefanos (2011)Meta-analysis is a quantitative approach for systematically combining the results of previous studies in order to arrive at conclusions about the body of research. It answers a specific research question, includes an ...
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Direct evidence for normalization of platelet function resulting from platelet count reduction in essential thrombocythemia
Tsantes, Argirio E.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsirigotis, P.; Zoi, K.; Zomas, A.; Kapsimali, Violetta; Kopterides, Petros; Chondropoulos, Spyros; Dervenoulas, John; Mantzios, Georgios P. (2011)Essential thrombocythemia is characterized by persistent elevation and functional disturbances of platelets. Both the platelet function analyzer-100 (PFA-100) collagen-epinephrine (CEPI) cartridge and aggregometry with ...
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An ecological study of the determinants of differences in 2009 pandemic influenza mortality rates between countries in Europe
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Lytras, Theodoros; Bonovas, Stefanos (2011)Background: Pandemic A (H1N1) 2009 mortality rates varied widely from one country to another. Our aim was to identify potential socioeconomic determinants of pandemic mortality and explain between-country variation. ...
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Economic recession and emergence of an HIV-1 outbreak among drug injectors in Athens metropolitan area: A longitudinal study
Paraskeva, D.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Fotiou, Anastasios; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Paraskeva, D.; Sypsa, V.; Lazanas, Marios; Gargalianos, Panagiotis; Psichogiou, M.; Skoutelis, A.; Wiessing, L.; Friedman, Samuel R.; Jarlais, Don C. Des; Terzidou, M.; Kremastinou, Jenny; Malliori-Minerva, Melpomeni; Hatzakis, A. (2013)Background: During 2011, a dramatic increase (1600%) of reported HIV-1 infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) was noted in Athens, Greece. We herein assess the potential causal pathways associated with this outbreak. ...
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Editorial: evidence is growing for protective effects of 5-aminosalicylates against colitis-associated cancer—authors’ reply
Bonovas, Stefanos; Fiorino, Gionata; Lytras, Theodoros; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Peyrin-Biroulet, L.; Danese, Silvio (2017)
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Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism and its expression on clinical outcome in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Tsantes, Argirio E.; Kopterides, Petros; Bonovas, Stefanos; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Antonakos, Georgios; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Gialeraki, Argiri; Kapsimali, Violetta; Kyriakou, Elias; Kokoris, Styliani; Dima, Kleanthi; Armaganidis, Apostolos; Tsangaris, I. (2013)Background. The role of the D allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene I/D polymorphism in the clinical outcomes of patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) remains ...