Publications by authors named "T Kontakiotis"
Background: The aim of this present study was to determine serum biomarker levels and their correlation with respiratory function and the clinical course of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Materials And Methods: This study included 72 IPF patients, according to the ATS/ERS criteria, in whom antifibrotic treatment was initiated. Blood samples were taken, and serum biomarkers, such as KL-6, SP-D, CCL18, CXCL13, VEGF-A, IL-8, IGFBP-1, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-7 and ICAM-1 were measured using ELISA methodology.
Background: The aim of the present study was the application of the latest phenotype recommendations in Greek patients, in order to identify specific clinical, imaging and spirometric characteristics, at initial diagnosis of sarcoidosis, related to disease phenotypes.
Methods: Our cohort included 147 patients coming from Northern Greece, recruited from the Outpatient Sarcoidosis Clinic, of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The observation period was 5 years.
BALF and BLOOD NK- cells in different stages of pulmonary sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis
January 2022
Background And Objective: Data on natural killer (NK)- and natural killer T (NKT)- like cells in the immunopathogenesis of sarcoidosis remain limited. The aim was to assess NK- and NKT-like cells across different stages in bronchoalveolar lavage (BALF) versus peripheral blood (PB) in comparison to controls.
Methods: Forty four patients (32 women and 12 men, mean age 46.
Epidemiological characteristics and outcomes from 187 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 6 reference centers in Greece: an observational study during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adv Respir Med
September 2021
Article Synopsis
- A study conducted in Greece from February to May 2020 analyzed hospitalized COVID-19 patients, revealing that most subjects were male (65.7%) with an average age of 60, predominantly non-smokers (57.2%).
- The majority received a standard treatment regimen including hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, with an average hospital stay of 10 days; 13.3% required intubation and 4.2% died.
- The findings highlighted that higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios (NLR) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were linked to more severe disease, suggesting these markers may help predict disease progression and inform treatment decisions.