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  1. The Effect of Somatostatin on Mediators of Liver Inflammation and Fibrosis in Viral Cirrhosis

    Article • Livers, March 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  2. Somatostatin Effect on Growth Factors in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Article • Current Issues in Molecular Biology, January 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  3. Cross-Sectional Study of the Changes in Attitudes of Post-Acute Coronary Syndromes Patients Towards Remote Biosignal Monitoring an eHealth Support in a 5-Year Interval

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  4. The Translation and Validation of the Children’s Health Internet Research Parental Inventory (CHIRPI) in Greek: A Crucial Tool for Evaluating Parent Internet Use for Children’s Health Information

    Article • Children, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  5. Emergency department pain management in special populations

    Article • Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr George Notas

  6. Journal update monthly top five

    Article • Emergency Medicine Journal, January 2025, BMJ

    Dr George Notas

  7. Differential Effects of Somatostatin on TNF Receptors and Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines

    Article • Gastroenterology Insights, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  8. Exploring the Relationship between Wind Patterns and Hospital Admissions Due to Respiratory Symptoms in Children

    Article • Children, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  9. 5-Oxo-ETE/OXER1: A Link between Tumor Cells and Macrophages Leading to Regulation of Migration

    Article • Molecules, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  10. Hepatic Activin A: An Exciting Target for Cardiometabolic Health

    Article • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, February 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr George Notas

  11. Correction: Daskalaki et al. Early Postoperative Parathormone and Calcium as Prognostic Factors for Postoperative Hypocalcemia. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 2389

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  12. Enzymes of Fibrosis in Chronic Liver Disease

    Article • Biomedicines, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  13. Early Postoperative Parathormone and Calcium as Prognostic Factors for Postoperative Hypocalcemia

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  14. ERα36–GPER1 Collaboration Inhibits TLR4/NFκB-Induced Pro-Inflammatory Activity in Breast Cancer Cells

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  15. p‐cymene impairs SARS‐CoV‐2 and Influenza A (H1N1) viral replication: In silico predicted interaction with SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleocapsid protein and H1N1 nucleoprotein

    Article • Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, June 2021, Wiley

    Dr Vangelis Daskalakis, Dr George Notas

  16. The sequence [EKRKI(E/R)(K/L/R/S/T)] is a nuclear localization signal for importin 7 binding (NLS7)

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  17. Physical fitness profile in elite beach handball players of different age categories

    Article • The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, November 2020, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo, Dr George Notas

  18. G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor in Immune Cells and Its Role in Immune-Related Diseases

    Article • Frontiers in Endocrinology, October 2020, Frontiers

    Dr George Notas

  19. A simple open source bioinformatic methodology for initial exploration of GPCR ligands’ agonistic/antagonistic properties

    Article • Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  20. The TNFSF Members APRIL and BAFF and Their Receptors TACI, BCMA, and BAFFR in Oncology, With a Special Focus in Breast Cancer

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, June 2020, Frontiers

    Dr George Notas

  21. Association of glucose variability at the last day of hospitalization with 30-day readmission in adults with diabetes

    Article • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, May 2020, BMJ

    Dr George Notas

  22. Translating vitamin D transcriptomics to clinical evidence: Analysis of data in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, followed by clinical data meta-analysis

    Article • The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  23. An Innovative, Information and Communication Technology Supported Approach, Towards Effective Chronic Pain Management

    Article • January 2020, IGI Global

    Dr George Notas

  24. Understanding the Interplay between COX-2 and hTERT in Colorectal Cancer Using a Multi-Omics Analysis

    Article • Cancers, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr George Notas

  25. Extreme desert dust storms and COPD morbidity on the island of Crete

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, August 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Dr George Notas, Christine Lorentzou , Eirini Trachanatzi

  26. Estrogen receptor-alpha isoforms are the main estrogen receptors expressed in non-small cell lung carcinoma

    Article • Steroids, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  27. Membrane androgen receptors (OXER1, GPRC6A AND ZIP9) in prostate and breast cancer: A comparative study of their expression

    Article • Steroids, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  28. Nuclear localization of PD-L1: artifact or reality?

    Article • Cellular Oncology, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  29. Significant metabolic improvement by a water extract of olives: animal and human evidence

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  30. BCMA (TNFRSF17) Induces APRIL and BAFF Mediated Breast Cancer Cell Stemness

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, August 2018, Frontiers

    Dr George Notas

  31. Implementation of thyroid function tests algorithms by clinical laboratories: A four-year experience of good clinical and diagnostic practice in a tertiary hospital in Greece

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  32. Activin-A causes Hepatic stellate cell activation via the induction of TNFα and TGFβ in Kupffer cells

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  33. Natural extranuclear androgen receptor ligands as endocrine disruptors of cancer cell growth

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  34. Antagonizing effects of membrane-acting androgens on the eicosanoid receptor OXER1 in prostate cancer

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  35. Androgen Triggers the Pro-Migratory CXCL12/CXCR4 Axis in AR-Positive Breast Cancer Cell Lines: Underlying Mechanism and Possible Implications for the Use of Aromatase Inhibitors in Breast Cancer

    Article • Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2017, Karger Publishers

    Dr George Notas

  36. Long-term change in incidence and risk factors of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in Crete, Greece: a 25-year study

    Article • Annals of Gastroenterology, January 2017, Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology

    Dr George Notas

  37. Estrogen anti-inflammatory activity on human monocytes is mediated through cross-talk between estrogen receptor ERα36 and GPR30/GPER1

    Article • Journal of Leukocyte Biology, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  38. Tamoxifen induces a pluripotency signature in breast cancer cells and human tumors

    Article • Molecular Oncology, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  39. Correction: Accurate Prediction of Severe Allergic Reactions by a Small Set of Environmental Parameters (NDVI, Temperature)

    Article • PLOS One, April 2015, PLOS

    Dr George Notas

  40. Accurate Prediction of Severe Allergic Reactions by a Small Set of Environmental Parameters (NDVI, Temperature)

    Article • PLOS One, March 2015, PLOS

    Dr George Notas

  41. Effects of octreotide and insulin on colon cancer cellular proliferation and correlation with hTERT activity.

    Article • Oncoscience, June 2014, Impact Journals, LLC

    Dr George Notas

  42. Differences in telomerase activity between colon and rectal cancer

    Article • Canadian Journal of Surgery, June 2014, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

    Dr George Notas

  43. Octreotide modulates the effects on fibrosis of TNF-α, TGF-β and PDGF in activated rat hepatic stellate cells

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  44. BAFF, APRIL, TWEAK, BCMA, TACI and Fn14 Proteins Are Related to Human Glioma Tumor Grade: Immunohistochemistry and Public Microarray Data Meta-Analysis

    Article • PLOS One, December 2013, PLOS

    Dr George Notas

  45. CXCR3 axis in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis: a possible novel mechanism of the effect of ursodeoxycholic acid

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  46. Whole transcriptome analysis of the ERα synthetic fragment P295 -T311 (ERα17p) identifies specific ERα-isoform (ERα, ERα36)-dependent and -independent actions in breast cancer cells

    Article • Molecular Oncology, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  47. APRIL Binding to BCMA Activates a JNK2–FOXO3–GADD45 Pathway and Induces a G2/M Cell Growth Arrest in Liver Cells

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, October 2012, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr George Notas

  48. ERα36, a new variant of the ERα is expressed in triple negative breast carcinomas and has a specific transcriptomic signature in breast cancer cell lines

    Article • Steroids, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  49. Early membrane initiated transcriptional effects of estrogens in breast cancer cells: First pharmacological evidence for a novel membrane estrogen receptor element (ERx)

    Article • Steroids, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  50. Interplay of estrogen receptors and GPR30 for the regulation of early membrane initiated transcriptional effects: A pharmacological approach

    Article • Steroids, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  51. Quercetin accumulates in nuclear structures and triggers specific gene expression in epithelial cells

    Article • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  52. Increased serum activin-A differentiates alcoholic from cirrhosis of other aetiologies

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  53. B-Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) Activation Exerts Specific Proinflammatory Effects in Normal Human Keratinocytes and Is Preferentially Expressed in Inflammatory Skin Pathologies

    Article • Endocrinology, February 2012, Endocrine Society

    Dr George Notas

  54. ERα17p, an ERα P295-T311 fragment, modifies the migration of breast cancer cells, through actin cytoskeleton rearrangements

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, October 2011, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  55. TNF receptors in Kupffer cells

    Article • Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction, June 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr George Notas

  56. Opioids increase bladder cancer cell migration via bradykinin B2 receptors

    Article • International Journal of Oncology, June 2011, Spandidos Publications

    Dr George Notas

  57. Serum surrogate markers of liver fibrosis in primary biliary cirrhosis

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  58. Novel Oligomeric Proanthocyanidin Derivatives Interact with Membrane Androgen Sites and Induce Regression of Hormone-Independent Prostate Cancer

    Article • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, January 2011, American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)

    Dr George Notas

  59. The estrogen receptor alpha-derived peptide ERα17p (P295-T311) exerts pro-apoptotic actions in breast cancer cellsin vitroandin vivo, independently from their ERα status

    Article • Molecular Oncology, November 2010, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  60. Conjugated and non-conjugated androgens differentially modulate specific early gene transcription in breast cancer in a cell-specific manner

    Article • Steroids, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  61. Testosterone membrane-initiated action in breast cancer cells: Interaction with the androgen signaling pathway and EPOR

    Article • Molecular Oncology, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  62. Adipocytes as Immune Cells: Differential Expression of TWEAK, BAFF, and APRIL and Their Receptors (Fn14, BAFF-R, TACI, and BCMA) at Different Stages of Normal and Pathological Adipose Tissue Development

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, October 2009, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr George Notas

  63. A rare case of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma presenting with fever and late polyarthritis

    Article • Rheumatology, May 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr George Notas

  64. Ciprofloxacin decreases survival in HT-29 cells via the induction of TGF-β1 secretion and enhances the anti-proliferative effect of 5-fluorouracil

    Article • British Journal of Pharmacology, April 2009, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  65. NK and NKT cells in liver injury and fibrosis

    Article • Clinical Immunology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  66. Nitric oxide and MCP-1 regulation in LPS activated rat Kupffer cells

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  67. Mechanisms of Action and Resistance of Somatostatin Analogues for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Message Not Well Taken

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  68. Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of 930 Haemophilus influenzae Clinical Strains Isolated from the Island of Crete, Greece

    Article • Chemotherapy, January 2008, Karger Publishers

    Dr George Notas

  69. RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry studies support the presence of somatostatin, cortistatin and somatostatin receptor subtypes in rat Kupffer cells

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  70. Enteral nutrition affects nitric oxide production in peripheral blood and liver after a postoperative lipopolysaccharide-induced endotoxemia in rats

    Article • Nutrition, July 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Katerina Kotzampassi, Dr George Notas

  71. Polyphenols and cancer cell growth

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  72. The inhibitory effect of opioids on HepG2 cells is mediated via interaction with somatostatin receptors

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  73. Resveratrol exerts its antiproliferative effect on HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells, by inducing cell cycle arrest, and NOS activation

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, November 2006, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  74. Ciprofloxacin inhibits cytokine-induced nitric oxide production in human colonic epithelium

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, October 2006, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  75. Comparison of a multiplex, bead-based fluorescent assay and immunofluorescence methods for the detection of ANA and ANCA autoantibodies in human serum

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, April 2006, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  76. Neuropeptide Urocortin and Its Receptors Are Expressed in Rat Kupffer Cells

    Article • Neuroendocrinology, January 2006, Karger Publishers

    Dr George Notas

  77. κ-opioids induce a reversible inhibition of CFU-GM from CD133+ cord blood cells

    Article • Cytotherapy, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  78. Polyphenol interaction with the T47D human breast cancer cell line

    Article • Journal of Dairy Research, July 2005, Cambridge University Press

    Dr George Notas

  79. Production of Pro- and Anti-fibrotic Agents by Rat Kupffer Cells; The Effect of Octreotide

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, May 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  80. Ursodeoxycholic acid reduces increased circulating endothelin 2 in primary biliary cirrhosis

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, February 2005, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  81. Cancer chemotherapy reduces plasma total antioxidant capacity in children with malignancies

    Article • Leukemia Research, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  82. Association between enhanced soluble CD40 ligand and prothrombotic state in inflammatory bowel disease

    Article • European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, November 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr George Notas

  83. Secretion of inflammatory mediators by isolated rat Kupffer cells: the effect of octreotide

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, August 2004, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  84. Cortistatin production by HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line and distribution of somatostatin receptors

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  85. Effect of Somatostatin on Nitric Oxide Production in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Cultures

    Article • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, May 2004, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

    Dr George Notas, Prof daniel hoyer

  86. BINGE DRINKING AND NITRIC OXIDE METABOLITES IN CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE

    Article • Alcohol and Alcoholism, March 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr George Notas

  87. Nitric oxide and pro-inflammatory cytokines in acute hepatitis B

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, February 2004, Elsevier

    Dr George Notas

  88. Octreotide regulates CC but not CXC LPS-induced chemokine secretion in rat Kupffer cells

    Article • British Journal of Pharmacology, February 2004, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  89. A comparison of Child-Pugh, APACHE II and APACHE III scoring systems in predicting hospital mortality of patients with liver cirrhosis

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, May 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  90. Comparison of Ranson, APACHE II and APACHE III Scoring Systems in Acute Pancreatitis

    Article • Pancreas, November 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr George Notas

  91. Comparison of the sensitivity of a 24 h-shell vial assay, and conventional tube culture, in the isolation of Herpes simplex virus – 1 from corneal scrapings

    Article • BMC Clinical Pathology, March 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas, Professor Berenice B Mendonca

  92. Article • APOPTOSIS, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  93. Opioids are non-competitive inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase in T47D human breast cancer cells

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, August 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr George Notas

  94. Bolus somatostatin but not octreotide reduces hepatic sinusoidal pressure by a NO-independent mechanism in chronic liver disease

    Article • Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, June 2001, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  95. Levels of circulating endothelin-1 and nitrates/nitrites in patients with virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

    Article • Journal of Viral Hepatitis, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr George Notas

  96. Potent inhibitory action of red wine polyphenols on human breast cancer cells

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 2000, Wiley

    Dr George Notas