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Maria S. Konsta-Gdoutos

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Subclinical atherosclerosis is not accelerated in patients with ankylosing spondylitis with low disease activity: new data and metaanalysis of published studies

…, AD Protogerou, G Konstantonis, M Konsta… - The Journal of …, 2015 - jrheum.org
Objective. Chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases are associated with accelerated
atherosclerosis, but data in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are limited and the relative …

Sleep disturbances and interleukin 6 receptor inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis

K Fragiadaki, MG Tektonidou, M Konsta… - The Journal of …, 2012 - jrheum.org
Objective. Interleukin 6 (IL-6)-mediated interactions have been associated with sleep
disturbances in healthy subjects. In this pilot study we examined whether administration of …

[PDF][PDF] Early effects of IL-6 receptor inhibition on bone homeostasis: a pilot study in women with rheumatoid arthritis

E Terpos, K Fragiadaki, M Konsta… - Clinical and …, 2011 - clinexprheumatol.org
Objective A critical role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in bone homeostasis has been suggested in
experimental studies. We examined whether inhibition of IL-6 receptor in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma metabolomic profiling suggests early indications for predisposition to latent insulin resistance in children conceived by ICSI

…, AG Telonis, A Margeli, E Mantzou, M Konsta… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background There have been increasing indications about an epigenetically-based
elevated predisposition of assisted reproductive technology (ART) offspring to insulin …

Nano-modification of cementitious material: Toward a stronger and durable concrete

SP Shah, P Hou… - Journal of Sustainable …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology in construction and building materials has attracted great attention in recent
years. Results demonstrated that nanomodification of cementitious materials can lead to …

Serum levels of Dkk-1, sclerostin and VEGF in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and their association with smoking, and clinical, inflammatory and radiographic …

GT Sakellariou, A Iliopoulos, M Konsta, E Kenanidis… - Joint Bone Spine, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective To evaluate serum Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1), sclerostin and vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) …

Osteoporosis and vascular calcification in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study

CE Lampropoulos, P Kalamara, M Konsta… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To estimate the correlation between osteoporosis and vascular calcification in
postmenopausal women and the influence of calcium/vitamin D supplements on vascular …

Absence of radiographic progression of hip arthritis during infliximab treatment for ankylosing spondylitis

M Konsta, PP Sfikakis, VK Bournia, D Karras… - Clinical …, 2013 - Springer
This study aims to examine the impact of long-term treatment with the anti-TNF antibody
infliximab on radiographic progression of hip arthritis in ankylosing spondylitis …

Long‐term treatment with TNF‐alpha inhibitors improves bone mineral density but not vertebral fracture progression in ankylosing spondylitis

…, WF Lems, JC van Denderen, M Konsta… - Journal of bone and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this cohort study was to evaluate the long‐term effects of TNF inhibitors (TNFis)
on BMD and the incidence of vertebral fractures (VFxs) in patients with ankylosing …

Highly dispersed carbon nanotube reinforced cement based materials

MS Konsta-Gdoutos, ZS Metaxa, SP Shah - Cement and concrete research, 2010 - Elsevier
The remarkable mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes (CNT) suggest that they are
ideal candidates for high performance cementitious composites. The major challenge …