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  1. The Mediterranean Diet and Cardiovascular Protection: Biochemical Mechanisms with Emphasis on Platelet-Activating Factor

    Article • Nutrients, April 2026, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  2. Validation of the food compass score through 24 h recalls and measurement of erythrocyte fatty acids in a mediterranean population

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  3. Association of apolipoprotein B, excess apolipoprotein B and apoB/apoA1 ratio with 20-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk: the ATTICA study (2002–2022)

    Article • Clinical Research in Cardiology, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  4. Immune-related biochemical markers and 20-year incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: the ATTICA study (2002–2022)

    Article • Atherosclerosis, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  5. Concordance‐discordance between apolipoprotein B and lipid biomarkers in predicting 20‐year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk: The ATTICA study (2002–2022)

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, May 2025, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  6. Platelet-Activating Factor-Induced Inflammation in Obesity: A Two-Sided Coin of Protection and Risk

    Article • Cells, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  7. Revisiting the Role of Platelet-Activating Factor in COVID-19-Induced Cardiovascular Complications

    Article • Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, March 2025, IMR Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  8. Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed with polar lipids from olive oil industry by-products: Shelf-life, microbiological and physicochemical characteristics during storage at 2 °C

    Article • The Microbe, March 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  9. Effect of moderate wine consumption on the activity of enzymes involved in platelet-activating factor metabolism and thrombotic biomarkers: a randomised, single-blind, parallel, clinical study in CHD men patients

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, February 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  10. Winery By-Products In Vitro and In Vivo Effects on Atherothrombotic Markers: Focus on Platelet-Activating Factor

    Article • Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, January 2025, IMR Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  11. Consumption of a Mediterranean lean fish enriched with platelet-activating factor inhibitors extracted from olive pomace favorably modulates hemostasis and thrombosis in healthy adults with overweight

    Article • Food & Function, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  12. Deciphering the associations of selenium distribution in serum GPx-3 and selenoprotein P with cardiovascular risk factors in a healthy population with moderate levels of selenium: The ATTICA study

    Article • Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, December 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  13. Is Platelet-Activating Factor the Missing Link Between COVID-19 and Atherosclerosis?

    Article • JACC Advances, December 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  14. Exploring the Effect of Resveratrol, Tyrosol, and Their Derivatives on Platelet-Activating Factor Biosynthesis in U937 Cells

    Article • Molecules, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  15. The Impact of Dietary Carbohydrates on Inflammation-Related Cardiovascular Disease Risk: The ATTICA Study (2002–2022)

    Article • Nutrients, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  16. Resveratrol, Tyrosol and Their Derivatives Inhibit Platelet Activating Factor Biosynthetic Enzymes in Homogenized U-937 Cells

    Article • Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  17. Effect of Spirulina Nigrita® Supplementation on Indices of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage after Eccentric Protocol of Upper Limbs in Apparently Healthy Volunteers

    Article • Nutrients, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  18. Does Yogurt Enriched with Platelet-Activating Factor Inhibitors from Olive Oil By-Products Affect Gut Microbiota and Faecal Metabolites in Healthy Overweight Subjects? (A randomized, parallel, three arm trial.)

    Article • Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, April 2024, IMR Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  19. Discrimination and net-reclassification of cardiovascular disease risk with Lipoprotein(a) levels: The ATTICA study (2002–2022)

    Article • Journal of Clinical Lipidology, April 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  20. Associations of phase angle with platelet-activating factor metabolism and related dietary factors in healthy volunteers

    Article • Frontiers in Nutrition, November 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  21. Food Compass Score predicts incident cardiovascular disease: The ATTICA cohort study (2002–2022)

    Article • Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, October 2023, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  22. Selenium, Selenoproteins and 10-year Cardiovascular Risk: Results from the ATTICA Study

    Article • Current Vascular Pharmacology, September 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou, Dr Paraskevi Detopoulou, Dr Tzortzis Nomikos

  23. Food Compass Score and its association with inflammatory markers and homocysteine in cardiovascular disease-free adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the ATTICA epidemiological study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  24. The Involvement of Lipid Mediators in the Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage

    Article • Physiologia, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  25. Protective Effect of Olive Oil Microconstituents in Atherosclerosis: Emphasis on PAF Implicated Atherosclerosis Theory

    Article • Biomolecules, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  26. Platelet activating factor: Have we been missing the forest for the trees?

    Article • BioFactors, October 2022, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  27. Is there an interplay between the SARS‐CoV ‐2 spike protein and Platelet‐Activating factor?

    Article • BioFactors, July 2022, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  28. Consumption of Farmed Fish, Fed with an Olive-Pomace Enriched Diet, and Its Effect on the Inflammatory, Redox, and Platelet-Activating Factor Enzyme Profile of Apparently Healthy Adults: A Double-Blind Randomized Crossover Trial

    Article • Foods, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  29. Consumption of yogurt enriched with polar lipids from olive oil by-products reduces platelet sensitivity against platelet activating factor and inflammatory indices: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial

    Article • Human Nutrition & Metabolism, June 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  30. Sensory evaluation and consumer response of fillets from seabream fed with lipids extracted from olive oil by-products

    Article • Public Health Toxicology, May 2022, E.U. European Publishing

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  31. Association of PAF and its Metabolic Enzymes with GGT and the Fatty Liver Index in Healthy Volunteers

    Article • Current Vascular Pharmacology, November 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Paraskevi Detopoulou, Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou, Dr Tzortzis Nomikos

  32. The effect of moderate wine consumption on cytokine secretion by peripheral blood mononuclear cells: A randomized clinical study in coronary heart disease patients

    Article • Cytokine, October 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  33. Antithrombotic properties of differently fed farmed gilthead sea bream: In vitro and in vivo studies

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  34. Activities of platelet-activating factor (PAF) enzymes after daily consumption for two months of a yogurt enriched with natural origin PAF inhibitors

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  35. Consumption of Enriched Yogurt with PAF Inhibitors from Olive Pomace Affects the Major Enzymes of PAF Metabolism: A Randomized, Double Blind, Three Arm Trial

    Article • Biomolecules, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  36. Mediterranean diet is inversely associated with steatosis and fibrosis and decreases ten-year diabetes and cardiovascular risk in NAFLD subjects: Results from the ATTICA prospective cohort study

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, May 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  37. Micronutrients, Phytochemicals and Mediterranean Diet: A Potential Protective Role against COVID-19 through Modulation of PAF Actions and Metabolism

    Article • Nutrients, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  38. Effect of Differently Fed Farmed Gilthead Sea Bream Consumption on Platelet Aggregation and Circulating Haemostatic Markers among Apparently Healthy Adults: A Double-Blind Randomized Crossover Trial

    Article • Nutrients, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  39. Can Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage Be a Good Model for the Investigation of the Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Diet in Humans?

    Article • Biomedicines, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  40. Associations between red blood cells fatty acids, desaturases indices and metabolism of platelet activating factor in healthy volunteers

    Article • Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, January 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  41. COVID‐19, microthromboses, inflammation, and platelet activating factor

    Article • BioFactors, November 2020, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  42. The French paradox three decades later: Role of inflammation and thrombosis

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, November 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  43. Coronavirus 2019, Microthromboses, and Platelet Activating Factor

    Article • Clinical Therapeutics, October 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  44. Changes of rate of torque development in soccer players after a Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test: Effect of bovine colostrum supplementation

    Article • Isokinetics and Exercise Science, March 2020, IOS Press

    Dr Tzortzis Nomikos, Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  45. Cardioprotective properties of a novel enriched yogurt with inhibitors of Platelet Activating Factor (PAF)

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  46. Mediterranean diet and the postprandial state: A focus on inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and hemostasis

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  47. Cardioprotective properties of fish enriched with bioactive lipids from olive oil by products

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  48. Anti-platelet and anti-inflammatory properties of an ethanol-water red grape pomace extract

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  49. Gut microbiome characteristics at the crossroads of metabolic health and lifestyle patterns in an adult population

    Article • Proceedings of The Nutrition Society, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  50. Mining possible associations of faecal A. muciniphila colonisation patterns with host adiposity and cardiometabolic markers in an adult population

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, October 2019, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou, Dr Tzortzis Nomikos

  51. Energy Intake and Plasma Adiponectin as Potential Determinants of Lipoprotein‐Associated Phospholipase A2Activity: A Cross‐Sectional Study

    Article • Lipids, September 2019, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  52. Effects of nut and seed consumption on markers of glucose metabolism in adults with prediabetes: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, June 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  53. Consumption of plant extract supplement reduces platelet activating factor-induced platelet aggregation and increases platelet activating factor catabolism: a randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled trial

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, April 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  54. Yogurt enriched with a natural extract rich in PAF inhibitors and polyphenols. Study design and rationale of a randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel intervention study

    Article • Journal of Atherosclerosis Prevention and Treatment, January 2019, Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  55. Evaluation of anti-platelet activity of grape pomace extracts

    Article • Food & Function, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  56. Mediterranean diet and platelet-activating factor; a systematic review

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, September 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  57. Suppression of DNA/RNA and protein oxidation by dietary supplement which contains plant extracts and vitamins: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Article • Lipids in Health and Disease, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  58. Biomarkers and Gene Polymorphisms in Members of Long- and Short-lived Families: A Longevity Study

    Article • The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, July 2018, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  59. Wine and its metabolic effects. A comprehensive review of clinical trials

    Article • Metabolism, June 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  60. Fish consumption and cardiovascular disease related biomarkers: A review of clinical trials

    Article • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, February 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  61. Amino acid profile and metabolic syndrome in a male Mediterranean population: A cross-sectional study

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, November 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  62. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with the gut microbiota pattern and gastrointestinal characteristics in an adult population

    Article • British Journal Of Nutrition, June 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  63. Influence of Genes on the Lifespan of Long- and Short-Lived Families

    Article • Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  64. Postprandial effects of wine consumption on Platelet Activating Factor metabolic enzymes

    Article • Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  65. Anti-platelet effects of anti-glaucomatous eye drops: an in vitro study on human platelets

    Article • Drug Design Development and Therapy, April 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Michael Tsatsos, Konstantinos Laios, Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  66. A low-dose, 6-week bovine colostrum supplementation maintains performance and attenuates inflammatory indices following a Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test in soccer players

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  67. Ιn Vivo Effects of Tenofovir-DF/Emtricitabine and Abacavir/Lamivudine with Atazanavir-R on Platelet Activating Factor Metabolism in HIV Naive Patients

    Article • Journal of Ancient Diseases & Preventive Remedies, January 2017, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  68. Reduced circulating adiponectin levels are associated with the metabolic syndrome independently of obesity, lipid indices and serum insulin levels: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Lipids in Health and Disease, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  69. Wine consumption reduced postprandial platelet sensitivity against platelet activating factor in healthy men

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  70. Hierarchical modelling of blood lipids’ profile and 10-year (2002–2012) all cause mortality and incidence of cardiovascular disease: the ATTICA study

    Article • Lipids in Health and Disease, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  71. Cave Cyanobacteria showing antibacterial activity

    Article • International Journal of Speleology, September 2015, University of South Florida Libraries

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  72. Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) biosynthesis is inhibited by phenolic compounds in U-937 cells under inflammatory conditions

    Article • Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  73. In vitro assessment of antioxidant activity of tyrosol, resveratrol and their acetylated derivatives

    Article • Food Chemistry, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  74. Mediterranean Diet and the Postprandial State

    Article • January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  75. Effect of Robola and Cabernet Sauvignon extracts on platelet activating factor enzymes activity on U937 cells

    Article • Food Chemistry, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  76. Gender-specific distribution of selenium to serum selenoproteins: Associations with total selenium levels, age, smoking, body mass index, and physical activity

    Article • BioFactors, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  77. In vivo effect of two first-line ART regimens on inflammatory mediators in male HIV patients

    Article • Lipids in Health and Disease, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  78. The relation of diet with PAF and its metabolic enzymes in healthy volunteers

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  79. Interleukin-1beta stimulates platelet-activating factor production in U-937 cells modulating both its biosynthetic and catabolic enzymes

    Article • Cytokine, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  80. Platelet Activating Factor in Heart Failure: Potential Role in Disease Progression and Novel Target for Therapy

    Article • Current Heart Failure Reports, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  81. Additional benefit in CVD risk indices derived from the consumption of fortified milk when combined with a lifestyle intervention

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, December 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  82. Baseline and 6-Week Follow-Up Levels of PAF and Activity of Its Metabolic Enzymes in Patients With Heart Failure and Healthy Volunteers—A Pilot Study

    Article • Angiology, September 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  83. Effects of HAART on Platelet-Activating Factor Metabolism in Naive HIV-Infected Patients I: Study of the Tenofovir-DF/Emtricitabine/Efavirenz HAART Regimen

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, August 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  84. Mediterranean wild plants reduce postprandial platelet aggregation in patients with metabolic syndrome

    Article • Metabolism, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  85. Effects of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Platelet Activating Factor Metabolism in Naïve HIV-Infected Patients: II) Study of the Abacavir/Lamivudine/Efavirenz Haart Regimen

    Article • International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, January 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  86. Mineral Intake

    Article • January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  87. PAF and its metabolic enzymes in healthy volunteers: Interrelations and correlations with basic characteristics

    Article • Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  88. PAF effects on MCP-1 and IL-6 secretion in U-937 monocytes in comparison with OxLDL and IL-1β effects

    Article • Atherosclerosis, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  89. Platelet-Activating Factor and Its Basic Metabolic Enzymes in Blood of Naive HIV-Infected Patients

    Article • Angiology, September 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  90. Atherosclerosis regression study in rabbits upon olive pomace polar lipid extract administration

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, December 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  91. High-throughput quantification of selenium in individual serum proteins from a healthy human population using HPLC on-line with isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma-MS

    Article • PROTEOMICS, September 2010, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  92. In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Statins on Platelet-Activating Factor and Its Metabolism

    Article • Angiology, August 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  93. Acute resistance exercise attenuates fasting and postprandial triglyceridemia in women by reducing triglyceride concentrations in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  94. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of red and white wine extracts

    Article • Food Chemistry, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  95. Dietary habits of Greek adults and serum total selenium concentration: the ATTICA study

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  96. The association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and adiponectin levels among healthy adults: the ATTICA study

    Article • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, April 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  97. Association of the +45T>G and +276G>T polymorphisms in the adiponectin gene with insulin resistance in nondiabetic Greek women

    Article • European Journal of Endocrinology, December 2009, Bioscientifica

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  98. Dietary antioxidant capacity and concentration of adiponectin in apparently healthy adults: the ATTICA study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  99. N-Terminal ProBNP Distribution and Correlations With Biological Characteristics in Apparently Healthy Greek Population: ATTICA Study

    Article • Angiology, October 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  100. Oral supplementation with l-aspartate and l-glutamate inhibits atherogenesis and fatty liver disease in cholesterol-fed rabbit

    Article • Amino Acids, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  101. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) activity, platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) in leukocytes and body composition in healthy adults

    Article • Lipids in Health and Disease, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  102. Antioxidant and lipoxygenase inhibitory activities of pumpkin seed extracts

    Article • Food Research International, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  103. Lipid minor constituents in wines. A biochemical approach in the French paradox

    Article • International Journal of Wine Research, March 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  104. Platelet activating factor (PAF) and activity of its biosynthetic and catabolic enzymes in blood and leukocytes of male patients with newly diagnosed heart failure

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  105. Serum Total Selenium Status in Greek Adults and Its Relation to Age. The ATTICA Study Cohort

    Article • Biological Trace Element Research, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  106. Anti-Platelet-Activating Factor Effects of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART): A New Insight in the Drug Therapy of HIV Infection?

    Article • AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, August 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  107. BIOACTIVE POLAR LIPIDS IN OLIVE OIL, POMACE AND WASTE BYPRODUCTS

    Article • Journal of Food Biochemistry, August 2008, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  108. Chemical Composition of Greek Avgotaracho Prepared from Mullet (Mugil cephalus): Nutritional and Health Benefits

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, June 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  109. Intravenous infusion of PAF affects ovulation, fertilization and preimplantation embryonic development in NZB x NZW F1 hybrid mice

    Article • Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators, March 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  110. Dietary choline and betaine intakes in relation to concentrations of inflammatory markers in healthy adults: the ATTICA study

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, February 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  111. Development, reliability and validity of a new motorized isometric dynamometer for measuring strength characteristics of elbow flexor muscles

    Article • Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  112. Boiled wild artichoke reduces postprandial glycemic and insulinemic responses in normal subjects but has no effect on metabolic syndrome patients

    Article • Nutrition Research, December 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  113. Food Ingredients and Lipid Mediators

    Article • Current Nutrition & Food Science, November 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  114. Effect of Fast-Food Mediterranean-Type Diet on Human Plasma Oxidation

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Food, September 2007, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  115. IL-1β induces a rapid and transient increase of intracellular platelet activating factor in a human mesangial cell line—Modulation by an olive oil polar lipid extract

    Article • Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, September 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  116. Antithrombotic and Antiatherosclerotic Properties of Olive Oil and Olive Pomace Polar Extracts in Rabbits

    Article • Mediators of Inflammation, January 2007, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  117. Biological Activity of Acetylated Phenolic Compounds

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, January 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  118. Characterization of the De Novo Biosynthetic Enzyme of Platelet Activating Factor, DDT-Insensitive Cholinephosphotransferase, of Human Mesangial Cells

    Article • Mediators of Inflammation, January 2007, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  119. Isolation and identification of hydroxyl–platelet-activating factor from natural sources

    Article • Life Sciences, October 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  120. Effect of Traditional Greek Mediterranean Meals on Platelet Aggregation in Normal Subjects and in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Food, September 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  121. Platelet-activating factor (PAF) increase intracellular lipid accumulation by increasing both LDL and scavenger receptors in human mesangial cells

    Article • Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, June 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  122. Effect of fast-food Mediterranean-type diet on type 2 diabetics and healthy human subjects’ platelet aggregation

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, April 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  123. In vivo antiatherogenic properties of olive oil and its constituent lipid classes in hyperlipidemic rabbits

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, April 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  124. Effects of baseline serum levels of Se on markers of eccentric exercise-induced muscle injury

    Article • BioFactors, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  125. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel steroid-modified ether phospholipids

    Article • Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, December 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  126. Bioactive polar lipids from Chroococcidiopsis sp. (Cyanobacteria)

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, November 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  127. Understanding local Mediterranean diets: A multidisciplinary pharmacological and ethnobotanical approach

    Article • Pharmacological Research, October 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  128. Effects of eccentric exercise-induced muscle injury on blood levels of platelet activating factor (PAF) and other inflammatory markers

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, September 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  129. Characterization of bioactive glycolipids from Scytonema julianum (cyanobacteria)

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, February 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  130. Platelet activating factor— a molecular link between atherosclerosis theories

    Article • European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, November 2003, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  131. Structure elucidation of phenolic compounds from red/white wine with antiatherogenic properties

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, June 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  132. Hydroxyl-platelet-activating factor exists in blood of healthy volunteers and periodontal patients

    Article • Mediators of Inflammation, January 2003, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  133. Isolation and structural elucidation of biologically active phospholipids from Scytonema julianum (cyanobacteria)

    Article • Biochemical Journal, October 2002, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  134. Oleuropein Inhibits LDL Oxidation Induced by Cooking Oil Frying By-products and Platelet Aggregation Induced by Platelet-Activating Factor

    Article • LWT, September 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  135. SEPARATION OF POLAR LIPIDS FROM SOYBEAN OIL AND COTTON SEED OIL BY ONE-STEP HPLC SYSTEM. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF ISOLATED LIPIDS

    Article • Journal of Liquid Chromatography &amp Related Technologies, April 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  136. Biologically Active Lipids with Antiatherogenic Properties from White Wine and Must

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  137. Antithrombotic Lipid Minor Constituents from Vegetable Oils. Comparison between Olive Oils and Others

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, January 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  138. Is Platelet-Activating Factor Produced during Hemodialysis with AN-69 Polyacrylonitrile Membrane?

    Article • January 2002, Karger Publishers

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  139. Separation of Biologically Active Lipids from Red Wine

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  140. Biologically active lipids from olive oil with antiatherogenetic action

    Article • Atherosclerosis, May 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  141. DETERMINATION OF PLATELET-ACTIVATING FACTOR BY HPLC WITH FLUORESCENCE DETECTION

    Article • Journal of Liquid Chromatography &amp Related Technologies, January 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  142. Identification of a new endogenous platelet-activating factor-like molecule in gingival crevicular fluid

    Article • Biochemical Journal, March 1998, Portland Press Ltd.

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  143. Synthesis of a new phosphoglycolipid with biological activity towards platelets

    Article • The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, May 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  144. Identification and Study of Gangliosides from Scomber scombrus Muscle

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, March 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  145. Separation of Several Main Glycolipids into Classes and Partially into Species by HPLC and UV-Detection

    Article • Journal of Liquid Chromatography &amp Related Technologies, March 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  146. Isolation and Complete Separation of Lipids From Natural Sources

    Article • Journal of Liquid Chromatography &amp Related Technologies, February 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  147. Blood cardiolipin in haemodialysis patients. Its implication in the biological action of platelet-activating factor

    Article • The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, January 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  148. Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) Antagonists in Foods:  A Study of Lipids with PAF or Anti-PAF-like Activity in Cow's Milk and Yogurt

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  149. Platelet-Activating Factor Levels and PAF Acetylhydrolase Activities in Patients with Primary Glomerulonephritis

    Article • January 1996, Karger Publishers

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  150. Implication of PAF and Acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) Activity in Periodontal Disease

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  151. Biologically Active Lipids from S. Scombrus

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  152. A Discovery Trip to Compounds with PAF-Like Activity

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  153. Lipid Separation from Urtica dioica:  Existence of Platelet-Activating Factor

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  154. The Production of Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) during Hemodialysis with Cuprophane Membrane. Does the Calcium Concentration in the Dialysate Play Any Role on It?

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, July 1995, SAGE Publications

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  155. Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) in human kidney

    Article • International Journal of Biochemistry, September 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  156. Platelet-activating factor formation during oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein when PAF-acetylhydrolase has been inactivated

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, June 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  157. A simple and precise method for the routine determination of platelet-activating factor in blood and urine

    Article • Lipids, April 1994, Wiley

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou

  158. Separation of the Main Neutral Lipids into Classes and Species by PR-HPLC and UV Detection

    Article • Journal of Liquid Chromatography, February 1994, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Smaragdi Antonopoulou