Announcements

Upcoming Focused Issue: Molecular Functions in Disease and their Translational Interpretation: an Honorary Issue for Dr Stylianos Tsakiris

Published: 2018-06-25

Guest Editor:
Dr Apostolos Zarros, physician, MRes, PhD, PhD
College of Pharmacy, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq
Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK


CONTENTS


Editorial
On rat brain pumps and persistence: Dr Stylianos Tsakiris as a brain researcher and mentor
Apostolos Zarros*

Mini Review
Novel insights on the impact of choline-deficiency in sepsis
Ahmed Al-Humadi, Hussam Al-Humadi, Charis Liapi*

Review
Leptin and sepsis: a translational interpretation of recent findings
Hussam Al-Humadi, Rafal Al-Saigh, Ahmed Al-Humadi, Apostolos Zarros*

Review
A translational approach to the RAAS system in heart failure
Constantinos Bakogiannis*, Efstratios Theofilogiannakos, Christodoulos Papadopoulos, Charalampos Lazaridis, Iosif Bikakis, Stergios Tzikas, Vasileios Vassilikos

Viewpoint
Cholinergic deregulation in intracerebral haemorrhage: an insight
Alexios Bimpis*, Apostolos Papalois

Perspective
The impact of translational studies in the current management of osteoporosis
Ismene Dontas*, George Lamprou

Brief Report
Acetylcholinesterase expression during neurodevelopment: an interspecies comparison
Christina Elliott, Hussam Al-Humadi, Rodrigo Gutierrez-Quintana, Apostolos Zarros*

Mini Review
Molecular mechanisms in wound healing and skin regeneration
Vasiliki Gkanti*, Despoina Kimpizi

Perspective
Rhythmicity as an important regulatory factor in complex biological systems: introduction to chronopharmacology
Konstantinos Kalafatakis*

Mini Review
Ketamine-induced neurotoxicity: a synopsis of main pathways
Konstantina Kalopita*, Athanasios Armakolas, Anastassios Philippou, Apostolos Zarros, Panagoula Angelogianni

Brief Report
The vitamin D paradox: high prevalence of deficiency in the sunny Athens
Argyro Kyriakaki*, Evangelos Fragkoulis

Review
Endothelial dysfunction in HIV infection: pathophysiological and clinical considerations
Marios Margaritis*

Review
Oxidative stress in leukemia
Zois Mellios*

Original Article
Effect of an ultradistance foot race on the hypothalamic-pituitary testicular and adrenocortical axes: distinct patterns of suppression, stimulation and recovery
Dimitra Pappa, Katerina Skenderi, Maria Papastamataki, George P. Chrousos, George Mastorakos, Maria Tsironi, Ioannis Papassotiriou*

Mini Review
Clinical and laboratory findings in patients with corticobasal syndrome
Theodore Parthimos*, Kleopatra H. Schulpis

Review
The effect of breastfeeding on cognitive development
Kleopatra H. Schulpis, Konstantinos Iakovou*

Perspective
Dilemmas regarding the management of endometriosis-related infertility
Mara Simopoulou*, Konstantinos Sfakianoudis, Anna Rapani, Petroula Tsioulou, Konstantinos Pantos, Michael Koutsilieris

Review
The role of insulin growth factors in autoimmune diseases
Charalampos Skarlis, Adrianos Nezos, Clio P. Mavragani*

Mini Review
Molecular aspects of aneuploidy in preimplantation human embryos: a mini review
Vasileios Stolakis*, Maria C. Bertero

Review
Lipid peroxidation products and their role in neurodegenerative diseases
Orjona Taso, Anastassios Philippou*, Athanasios Moustogiannis, Michael Koutsilieris

* corresponding author