Athanasia Mouzaki Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School University of Patras Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Athanasia Mouzaki has not added a biography. If you are Athanasia Mouzaki and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Alexithymic Characteristics and Interoceptive Abilities Are Associated with Disease Severity and Levels of C-reactive Protein and Cytokines in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Annals of Gastroenterology. 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37396003 Exploring the Role of Vitamin D and the Vitamin D Receptor in the Composition of the Gut Microbiota Frontiers in Bioscience (Landmark Edition). Jun, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37395032 HIV-1 Transcriptional Activator Tat Inhibits Expression by Preventing the Presence of Pol II on the Promoter Biomolecules. May, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37371461 Creeping Fat in the Pathogenesis of Crohn's Disease: An Orchestrator or a Silent Bystander? Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Jun, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37260352 Gene Polymorphisms and Biological Effects of Vitamin D Receptor on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Development and Progression International Journal of Molecular Sciences. May, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37175993 Association of Antiretroviral Therapy with Platelet Function and Systemic Inflammatory Response in People Living with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Study Microorganisms. Apr, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37110381 Alterations in Gut Immunological Barrier in SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Their Prognostic Potential Frontiers in Immunology. 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37006316 Vitamin D and Microbiome: Molecular Interaction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Pathogenesis The American Journal of Pathology. Jun, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36868465 MiRNA Molecules-Late Breaking Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases? International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Jan, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36768556 Unveiling the Biological Role of Sphingosine-1-phosphate Receptor Modulators in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases World Journal of Gastroenterology. Jan, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36683721 Shifting Gears: Study of Immune System Parameters of Male Habitual Marathon Runners Frontiers in Immunology. 2022 | Pubmed ID: 36713459 Vitamin D-VDR Novel Anti-Inflammatory Molecules-New Insights into Their Effects on Liver Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Jul, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35955597 Molecular Basis of Vitamin D Action in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Autoimmunity Reviews. Aug, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35792343 The Role of Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms in the Course of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection Annals of Gastroenterology. 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35479594 Endotoxin Translocation and Gut Barrier Dysfunction Are Related to Variceal Bleeding in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis Frontiers in Medicine. 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35308545 Nucleic Acid Vaccines: A Taboo Broken and Prospect for a Hepatitis B Virus Cure World Journal of Gastroenterology. Nov, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34887624 The Role of Leptin in Childhood Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP): An Anti-Inflammatory Agent? International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Jul, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34299256 Synergistic Effect of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma and Free or Liposomal Doxorubicin on Melanoma Cells Scientific Reports. Jul, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34285268 PD-L1 Expression, T-lymphocyte Subpopulations and Langerhans Cells in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Precursor Lesions Anticancer Research. Jul, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34230139 N-acetyl-cysteine Reduces the Risk for Mechanical Ventilation and Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: a Two-center Retrospective Cohort Study Infectious Diseases (London, England). Nov, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34182881 Intestinal Barrier Biomarker ZO1 and Endotoxin Are Increased in Blood of Patients With COVID-19-associated Pneumonia In Vivo (Athens, Greece). 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34182534 The Influence of Nutritional Factors on Immunological Outcomes Frontiers in Immunology. 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34135894 Toward a New Era of Hepatitis B Virus Therapeutics: The Pursuit of a Functional Cure World Journal of Gastroenterology. Jun, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34135551 Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Hydrocortisone Ameliorate Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction and Improve Survival in a Rat Model of Cecal Ligation and Puncture-Induced Sepsis Shock (Augusta, Ga.). May, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 32496421 Transcription Factor Ets-2 Regulates the Expression of Key Lymphotropic Factors Molecular Biology Reports. Oct, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33006713 Conditioning Attenuates Kidney and Heart Injury in Rats Following Transient Suprarenal Occlusion of the Abdominal Aorta Scientific Reports. Mar, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32193441 The Prognostic Value of Endotoxemia and Intestinal Barrier Biomarker ZO-1 in Bacteremic Sepsis The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. Feb, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31812215 Metabolic Association Between Leptin and the Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders Drug Targets. 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30727936 Prognostic Significance of Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) Gene Polymorphisms in Liver Cirrhosis Scientific Reports. Sep, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30218108 Clinical and Immunological Parameters of Sjögren's Syndrome Autoimmunity Reviews. Oct, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30103041 Evaluation of T-lymphocyte Subpopulations in Actinic Keratosis, in Situ and Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. May, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29419888 Construction of an M1GS Ribozyme for Targeted and Rapid MRNA Cleavage; Application on the Ets-2 Oncogene Medicinal Chemistry (Shariqah (United Arab Emirates)). 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29332592 Ets-2 Acts As a Transcriptional Repressor of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Through Binding to a Repressor-Activator Target Sequence of 5'-LTR Frontiers in Immunology. 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29354130 Bacterial Load and Cytokine Profile in Patients with Cirrhosis Following Therapy with Proton Pump Inhibitors: a Prospective Cohort Study Annals of Gastroenterology. 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28655984 Design and Synthesis of Non-Peptide Mimetics Mapping the Immunodominant Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) Epitope to Function As T-Cell Receptor Antagonists International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Jun, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28594344 Transcription Factor Ets-2 Acts As a Preinduction Repressor of Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Transcription in Naive T Helper Lymphocytes The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Dec, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27815505 Tregs and Kidney: From Diabetic Nephropathy to Renal Transplantation World Journal of Transplantation. Sep, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27683634 Regulatory Cell Populations in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) Patients: Effect of Disease Activity and Treatment Regimens International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Aug, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27571060 ERβ-Dependent Direct Suppression of Human and Murine Th17 Cells and Treatment of Established Central Nervous System Autoimmunity by a Neurosteroid Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). Oct, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27549171 Effect of Dendritic Cell State and Antigen-presentation Conditions on Resulting T-cell Phenotypes and Th Cytokine Profiles Immunobiology. Aug, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27130240 HIV-1 Subtype Characteristics of Infected Persons Living in Southwestern Greece HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.). 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26715861 Immune Parameters That Distinguish Multiple Sclerosis Patients from Patients with Other Neurological Disorders at Presentation PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26317430 T Helper (Th)-cytokines in the Urine of Patients with Primary Glomerulonephritis Treated with Immunosuppressive Drugs: Can They Predict Outcome? Cytokine. Dec, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26307557 Synthesis and Evaluation of Chloramphenicol Homodimers: Molecular Target, Antimicrobial Activity, and Toxicity Against Human Cells PloS One. 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26267355 Properties of Myelin Altered Peptide Ligand Cyclo(87-99)(Ala91,Ala96)MBP87-99 Render It a Promising Drug Lead for Immunotherapy of Multiple Sclerosis European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Aug, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26112377 Chromium in Drinking Water: Association with Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25268509 Cytokines As Biomarkers of Treatment Response to IFN β in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis International. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25152817 Conjugation with Polyamines Enhances the Antibacterial and Anticancer Activity of Chloramphenicol Nucleic Acids Research. Jul, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24939899 Circulating Endotoxin and Interleukin-6 Levels Are Associated with Doppler-evaluated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Cirrhotic Patients Hepatology International. Oct, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 26201526 Cord Blood Leptin Levels of Healthy Neonates Are Associated with IFN-γ Production by Cord Blood T-cells PloS One. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22815836 Long-term Remission of Recurrent Herpes Labialis Following Topical Imiquimod Application on Distant Healthy Skin: a Clinical and Immunological Study Antiviral Therapy. 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21900718 T-lymphocyte Subsets in Peripheral Blood and Liver Tissue of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C In Vivo (Athens, Greece). 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21753143 Association of FOXP3 Expression with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Anticancer Research. May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21617226 Remitting-relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Patient Refractory to Conventional Treatments and Bone Marrow Transplantation Who Responded to Natalizumab International Journal of General Medicine. Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21042570 Expression Patterns of Leptin Receptor (OB-R) Isoforms and Direct in Vitro Effects of Recombinant Leptin on OB-R, Leptin Expression and Cytokine Secretion by Human Hematopoietic Malignant Cells Cytokine. Dec, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19665393 A Comparative Biochemical Analysis of Glycosaminoglycans and Proteoglycans in Human Orthotopic and Heterotopic Bone IUBMB Life. Apr, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19319964 Bronchial Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and NF-kappaB Current Medicinal Chemistry. 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19275599 Current Therapeutic Leads for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases: Stem Cell Transplantation and Inhibition of Post-translational Modifications of Autoantigens Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. Oct, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 23489081 Citrullination of Linear and Cyclic Altered Peptide Ligands from Myelin Basic Protein (MBP(87-99)) Epitope Elicits a Th1 Polarized Response by T Cells Isolated from Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Implications in Triggering Disease Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Dec, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19053745 Immunosuppressive Drugs in HIV Disease Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17017956 Anti-TNF-alpha Antibody Therapies in Autoimmune Diseases Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17017952 Advances in the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases; Cellular Activity, Type-1/type-2 Cytokine Secretion Patterns and Their Modulation by Therapeutic Peptides Current Medicinal Chemistry. 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15974986 Design and Synthesis of a Novel Potent Myelin Basic Protein Epitope 87-99 Cyclic Analogue: Enhanced Stability and Biological Properties of Mimics Render Them a Potentially New Class of Immunomodulators Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Mar, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15743189 Immunotherapy for Multiple Sclerosis: Basic Insights for New Clinical Strategies Current Neurovascular Research. Oct, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 16181082 Defective Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-induced Maturation of Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cells in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes Clinical Immunology (Orlando, Fla.). Dec, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15507396 Effect of Splenectomy on Type-1/type-2 Cytokine Gene Expression in a Patient with Adult Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) BMC Blood Disorders. Oct, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15491502 Leptin and Its Soluble Receptor in Plasma of Patients Suffering from Remitting-relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) In Vitro Effects of Leptin on Type-1 and Type-2 Cytokine Secretion by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells, T-cells and Monocytes of MS Patients Journal of Autoimmunity. Sep, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15324935 Type 1 and Type 2 Cytokine-producing CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome Annals of Hematology. Nov, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15300407 Adult Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) is the Manifestation of a Type-1 Polarized Immune Response Blood. Apr, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 14670926 Antagonistic Effects of Human Cyclic MBP(87-99) Altered Peptide Ligands in Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis and Human T-cell Proliferation Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. Jan, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 11784132 Author Spotlight: Magnetic Bead-Based Isolation of Murine Dermal Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Racheal Grace Akwii*1, Margarita Lamprou*2, Maria Georgomanoli3, Andriana Plevriti2, Antonia Marazioti4, Athanasia Mouzaki5, George Mattheolabakis6, Constantinos M. Mikelis1,2 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, 3Division of Flow Cytometry and Division of MDx & Life Sciences, SB BioAnalytica, 4Basic Sciences Laboratory, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Peloponnese, 5Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 6School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe JoVE 65393 Biology
Author Spotlight: Magnetic Bead-Based Isolation of Murine Dermal Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Racheal Grace Akwii*1, Margarita Lamprou*2, Maria Georgomanoli3, Andriana Plevriti2, Antonia Marazioti4, Athanasia Mouzaki5, George Mattheolabakis6, Constantinos M. Mikelis1,2 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, 3Division of Flow Cytometry and Division of MDx & Life Sciences, SB BioAnalytica, 4Basic Sciences Laboratory, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Peloponnese, 5Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Patras, 6School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe JoVE 65393 Biology