Published in Clin Chem Lab Med on January 01, 2005
Diagnostic value of blood inflammatory markers for detection of acute appendicitis in children. BMC Surg (2006) 1.43
Diagnosing appendicitis: evidence-based review of the diagnostic approach in 2014. West J Emerg Med (2014) 1.18
Can new inflammatory markers improve the diagnosis of acute appendicitis? World J Surg (2014) 0.99
The diagnostic value of D-dimer, procalcitonin and CRP in acute appendicitis. Int J Med Sci (2012) 0.95
Clinical value of total white blood cells and neutrophil counts in patients with suspected appendicitis: retrospective study. World J Emerg Surg (2012) 0.83
Biomarkers of acute appendicitis: systematic review and cost-benefit trade-off analysis. Surg Endosc (2016) 0.75
Metabolic syndrome: definitions and controversies. BMC Med (2011) 3.80
Endocrinology of the stress response. Annu Rev Physiol (2005) 3.74
The effects of erythropoetic activity and iron burden on hepcidin expression in patients with thalassemia major. Haematologica (2006) 2.80
Adiponectin and breast cancer risk. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2004) 2.72
Primary aldosteronism in hypertensive patients: clinical implications and target therapy. Eur J Clin Invest (2014) 1.99
Relationship between birthweight and blood lipid concentrations in later life: evidence from the existing literature. Int J Epidemiol (2003) 1.72
The effect of brief exercise cessation on pain, fatigue, and mood symptom development in healthy, fit individuals. J Psychosom Res (2004) 1.71
Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of iron overload in patients with beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease. Br J Haematol (2004) 1.68
Neonatal leptin levels are strongly associated with female gender, birth length, IGF-I levels and formula feeding. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2005) 1.57
Dramatic elevations of interleukin-6 and acute-phase reactants in athletes participating in the ultradistance foot race spartathlon: severe systemic inflammation and lipid and lipoprotein changes in protracted exercise. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 1.53
Plasma adiponectin concentrations in relation to endometrial cancer: a case-control study in Greece. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2003) 1.52
Early enteral administration of immunonutrition in critically ill children: results of a blinded randomized controlled clinical trial. Nutrition (2005) 1.49
Circulating levels of KL-6 in acute respiratory distress syndrome sepsis or traumatic brain injury in critically ill children. Pediatr Pulmonol (2006) 1.43
Oxidative stress biomarkers responses to physical overtraining: implications for diagnosis. Free Radic Biol Med (2007) 1.34
Adiposity and insulin resistance correlate with telomere length in middle-aged Arabs: the influence of circulating adiponectin. Eur J Endocrinol (2010) 1.16
Sampling time is crucial for measurement of aerobic exercise-induced oxidative stress. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2007) 1.11
Glucocorticoids and inflammation revisited: the state of the art. NIH clinical staff conference. Neuroimmunomodulation (2003) 1.11
Circulating levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and their complex MMP-9/NGAL in breast cancer disease. BMC Cancer (2009) 1.11
Testosterone suppression of CRH-stimulated cortisol in men. Neuropsychopharmacology (2005) 1.08
Early indicators of dysmetabolic syndrome in young survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood as a target for preventing disease. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol (2007) 1.06
Unstable and thalassemic alpha chain hemoglobin variants: a cause of Hb H disease and thalassemia intermedia. Hemoglobin (2008) 1.06
Leptin and adiponectin concentrations in intrauterine growth restricted and appropriate for gestational age fetuses, neonates, and their mothers. Eur J Endocrinol (2008) 1.05
Assessment of oxidative stress in patients with sickle cell disease: The glutathione system and the oxidant-antioxidant status. Blood Cells Mol Dis (2011) 1.04
The natural history of neuroendocrine changes in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after motor vehicle accidents: progressive divergence of noradrenaline and cortisol concentrations over time. Biol Psychiatry (2007) 1.03
European indicators of health care during pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol (2003) 1.01
Subjective sleep duration and quality influence diet composition and circulating adipocytokines and ghrelin levels in teen-age girls. Endocr J (2010) 1.01
Elevated morning serum interleukin (IL)-6 or evening salivary cortisol concentrations predict posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents six months after a motor vehicle accident. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2007) 1.01
Effect of adiponectin gene polymorphisms on circulating adiponectin and insulin resistance indexes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Clin Chem (2004) 1.00
Retinol-binding protein 4 and lipocalin-2 in childhood and adolescent obesity: when children are not just "small adults". Clin Chem (2008) 1.00
Risk factors contributing to the difference in prognosis for papillary versus micropapillary thyroid carcinoma. Am J Surg (2013) 0.99
Cell-free plasma DNA as a novel marker of aseptic inflammation severity related to exercise overtraining. Clin Chem (2006) 0.98
Magnetic resonance angiography is equivalent to X-ray coronary angiography for the evaluation of coronary arteries in Kawasaki disease. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 0.98
FORT and FORD: two simple and rapid assays in the evaluation of oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metabolism (2009) 0.97
Metabolic syndrome traits in long-term survivors of pediatric sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2008) 0.96
Plasma high sensitivity C-reactive protein and its relationship with cytokine levels in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes and ketoacidosis. Clin Biochem (2012) 0.96
Stress hormone responses to corticotropin-releasing hormone in substance abusers without severe comorbid psychiatric disease. Biol Psychiatry (2003) 0.96
Circulating peptide YY concentrations are higher in preterm than full-term infants and correlate negatively with body weight and positively with serum ghrelin concentrations. Clin Chem (2005) 0.96
Circulating levels of adiponectin in preterm infants. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed (2006) 0.94
Age at menarche in contemporary Greek girls: evidence for levelling-off of the secular trend. Acta Paediatr (2008) 0.94
The effect of weather variability on pediatric asthma admissions in Athens, Greece. J Asthma (2008) 0.94
Thiol-based antioxidant supplementation alters human skeletal muscle signaling and attenuates its inflammatory response and recovery after intense eccentric exercise. Am J Clin Nutr (2013) 0.92
Serum adiponectin concentrations in relation to maternal and perinatal characteristics in newborns. Eur J Endocrinol (2004) 0.92
The human glucocorticoid receptor (GR) isoform {beta} differentially suppresses GR{alpha}-induced transactivation stimulated by synthetic glucocorticoids. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 0.92
High levels of synovial fluid osteoprotegerin (OPG) and increased serum ratio of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL) to OPG correlate with disease severity in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis. Clin Biochem (2008) 0.92
Maternal and environmental factors influence the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis response to corticotropin-releasing hormone infusion in offspring of mothers with or without mood disorders. Dev Psychopathol (2006) 0.91
Cytokine response to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Endocr J (2011) 0.91
Human renal mesangial cells produce aldosterone in response to low-density lipoprotein (LDL). J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol (2005) 0.91
Spartathlon, a 246 kilometer foot race: effects of acute inflammation induced by prolonged exercise on circulating progenitor reparative cells. Blood Cells Mol Dis (2009) 0.91
Physiological and performance adaptations of elite Greco-Roman wrestlers during a one-day tournament. Eur J Appl Physiol (2010) 0.91
Serum concentrations of atherogenic proteins neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and its complex with matrix metalloproteinase-9 are significantly lower in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: hint of a protective mechanism? Eur J Endocrinol (2008) 0.91
Disturbances of biomarkers of iron and oxidant-antioxidant homeostasis in patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev (2011) 0.91
Longitudinal course and clinical significance of TGF-beta1, sL- and sE-Selectins and sICAM-1 levels during severe acute stress in children. Clin Biochem (2007) 0.90
Association of body mass index, sagittal abdominal diameter and waist-hip ratio with cardiometabolic risk factors and adipocytokines in Arab children and adolescents. BMC Pediatr (2012) 0.90
Age-dependent changes in the size of adenotonsillar tissue in childhood: implications for sleep-disordered breathing. J Pediatr (2012) 0.90
Associations of tonsillar hypertrophy and snoring with history of wheezing in childhood. Pediatr Pulmonol (2010) 0.90
The role of adipocytokines in insulin resistance in normal pregnancy: visfatin concentrations in early pregnancy predict insulin sensitivity. Clin Chem (2007) 0.89
A rare thalassemic syndrome caused by interaction of Hb Adana [alpha59(E8)Gly-->Asp] with an alpha+-thalassemia deletion: clinical aspects in two cases. Hemoglobin (2008) 0.89
Thyroid autoimmunity in schoolchildren in an area with long-standing iodine sufficiency: correlation with gender, pubertal stage, and maternal thyroid autoimmunity. Thyroid (2008) 0.89
Absence of insulin resistance and low-grade inflammation despite early metabolic syndrome manifestations in children born after in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril (2010) 0.89
Soluble endothelial adhesion molecules and inflammation markers in patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia. Blood Cells Mol Dis (2009) 0.88
Osteoporosis and osteosclerosis in sickle cell/beta-thalassemia: the role of the RANKL/osteoprotegerin axis. Haematologica (2006) 0.88
The adiponectin-to-leptin ratio in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: relation to insulin resistance and proinflammatory markers. Metabolism (2007) 0.88
Serial plasma concentrations of adiponectin, leptin, and resistin during therapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol (2010) 0.88
Increased circulating High-Sensitivity Troponin T concentrations in children and adolescents with obesity and the metabolic syndrome: a marker for early cardiac damage? Metabolism (2012) 0.87
Circulating levels of adhesion molecules and markers of endothelial activation in acute inflammation induced by prolonged brisk exercise. Clin Biochem (2007) 0.86
Growth hormone deficiency in a case of cerebrofaciothoracic syndrome in one of two affected siblings. Am J Med Genet A (2004) 0.86
Autoradiographic visualization of corticotropin releasing hormone type 1 receptors with a nonpeptide ligand: synthesis of [(76)Br]MJL-1-109-2. J Med Chem (2003) 0.86
Valproic acid monotherapy induces DNA oxidative damage. Toxicology (2005) 0.86
Predicting pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder after road traffic accidents: the role of parental psychopathology. J Trauma Stress (2011) 0.86
Fatigue, endocrinopathies, and metabolic disorders. PM R (2010) 0.86
Temporal nutritional and inflammatory changes in children with severe head injury fed a regular or an immune-enhancing diet: A randomized, controlled trial. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2006) 0.86
Circulating levels of inflammatory markers in intrauterine growth restriction. Mediators Inflamm (2010) 0.86
Cysteinyl leukotriene receptors in tonsillar B- and T-lymphocytes from children with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Med (2012) 0.86
Maternal-neonatal 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine serum concentrations as an index of DNA oxidation in association with the mode of labour and delivery. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand (2007) 0.85
Endocrine regulation of subcutaneous fat metabolism during cold exposure in humans. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2002) 0.85
The generation gap in numbers: parent-child disagreement on youth's emotional and behavioral problems: a Greek community based-survey. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol (2008) 0.85
Nonpeptide corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 1 antagonists and their applications in psychosomatic disorders. Neuroendocrinology (2004) 0.85
Adipose tissue lipolysis is upregulated in lean and obese men during acute resistance exercise. Diabetes Care (2008) 0.85
Chronic fatigue syndrome: what role does the autonomic nervous system play in the pathophysiology of this complex illness? Neuroimmunomodulation (2002) 0.84
Correlation of NT-proBNP levels and cardiac iron concentration in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia major. Blood Cells Mol Dis (2012) 0.84
The microcycle of inflammation and performance changes after a basketball match. J Sports Sci (2014) 0.84
Relationship between eating behavior, breakfast consumption, and obesity among Finnish and Greek adolescents. J Nutr Educ Behav (2010) 0.84
Can we be optimistic about asthma in childhood? A Greek cohort study. J Asthma (2009) 0.84
Marked defects in the expression and glycosylation of alpha2-HS glycoprotein/fetuin-A in plasma from neonates with intrauterine growth restriction: proteomics screening and potential clinical implications. Mol Cell Proteomics (2007) 0.84
Transient hypophosphataemia associated with acute infectious disease in paediatric patients. Scand J Infect Dis (2002) 0.84
The association of serum lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins with selected trace elements and minerals in phenylketonuric patients on diet. Clin Nutr (2004) 0.83
Current status and controversies in adrenal incidentalomas. Trends Endocrinol Metab (2012) 0.83
Laparoscopic excision of bilateral primary adrenal leiomyosarcomas in a 14-year-old girl with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Surgery (2004) 0.83
Hearing impairment and psychosis: a replication in a cohort of young adults. Schizophr Res (2006) 0.83