Publications by authors named "C Panayiotou"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the spontaneous control of HIV/SIV viremia and its association with specific MHC class I allotypes, emphasizing the importance of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) for managing viral loads.
- Researchers aimed to understand the factors contributing to a phenotype known as elite controllers (ECs) by vaccinating rhesus macaques and analyzing immune responses after infection.
- Results showed that while vaccination did not prevent infection, it led to lower viral levels in vaccinated macaques, and 81% of them achieved elite control, highlighting differences in immune gene expression between vaccinated and unvaccinated groups.
Thermodynamics of the Glassy Polymer State: Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Aspects.
Polymers (Basel)
January 2024
This work examines, first, the non-equilibrium character of the glassy state of polymer systems and its significance in the development of novel materials for important technological applications. Subsequently, it summarizes the essentials of the generalized lattice fluid approach for the description of this highly complex non-equilibrium behavior with an approximate and simple, yet analytically powerful formalism. The working equations are derived in a straightforward and consistent manner by clearly defining the universal and specific variables needed to describe the discussed properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBidirectional relationship between sleep disturbances and affective disorders is increasingly recognised, but its underlying mechanisms are far from clear, and there is a scarcity of studies that report on sleep disturbances in recurrent depressive disorder (RDD) and bipolar affective disorder (BPAD). To address this, we conducted a retrospective study of polysomnographic and clinical records of patients presenting to a tertiary sleep disorders clinic with affective disorders. Sixty-three BPAD patients (32 female; mean age ± S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation and understanding of the thermal behavior of polymers is crucial for many applications, e.g., polymer processing at relatively high temperatures, and for evaluating polymer-polymer miscibility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a low-grade, chronic inflammatory disease, associated with increased cardiovascular risk. The purpose of this systematic review/ meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise training (AET) on inflammatory markers in T2DM patients.
Methods: The literature search was conducted utilizing PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library from their inception up to April 2022.