• Welcome to the Laboratory of Pharmacology , Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace

The laboratory has been establish under the Presidential Mandate 459/87 (FEK 215/8-12-87). Ministerial Decree of Establishment: Internal Regulation of Operation : Presidential Mandate 48/2001, FEK 38/5-3-2001.

The laboratory is a part of the Λειτουργικό-Κλινικοεργαστηριακό Τομέα of the Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace.

Our main activities involve teaching Pharmacology at undergraduate and postgraduate level along with performing clinical work for the University Hospital of Alexandroupolis via the Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology.

Our research is focused on modern aspects of pharmacology: molecular pharmacology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacoepigenetics and immunopharmacology.

Laboratory Staff

Faculty

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    Ekaterini Alexiou Chatzaki
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    Professor of Pharmacology



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    Vangelis G. Manolopoulos
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    Professor of Pharmacology

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    George Kolios, MD PhD
    Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology

Teaching Laboratory Staff

Postdoctorals

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    Nikolas
    Dovrolis
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    Bioinformatics

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    Makrina Karaglani
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    Mol. Biologist

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    Maria Panagopoulou-Pantazi
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    Mol. Biologist

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    Georgia Ragia
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    Mol. Biologist

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    Irene
    Filidou
    PhD
    Mol. Biologist

PhD Candidates

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

Pharmacology Ι
Pharmacology ΙΙ
Pharmacogenetics

Postgraduate Courses

Master's Course "Clinical Pharmacology - Therapeutics"

PhD Theses

  1. (2013) Maria Iordanidou “Genetic factors that govern the incidence of bronchial asthma in children and the response of these patients to pharmacotherapy”.
    Supervisor: Vangelis G. Manolopoulos
  2. (2013) ΧΟΥΡΙΔΟΥ ΕΥΤΕΡΠΗ - «Το Σύστημα του Εκλυτικού Παράγοντα Κορτικοτροπίνης στην εμβρυϊκή ανάπτυξη».
    Supervisor: Ekaterini Alexiou Chatzaki
  3. (2009) Georgia Ragia, “Study of clinically important genetic polymorphisms of the human genome associated with cardiovascular disease”.
    Supervisor: Vangelis G. Manolopoulos

Research

Current R&D Projects

  • (2008-2013) FP7-HEALTH : «European Pharmacogenomics of Anticoagulant Therapy» (EU-PACT).
  • (2010) ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΤΟΣ ΙΙ , Υποέργο : «Το σύστημα του Εκλυτικού Παράγοντα Κορτικοτροπίνης στην εμβρυική ανάπτυξη»
  • (2012) BIOPEST «Βλαπτικές επιπτώσεις της χρήσης φυτοπροστατευτικών προϊόντων: εξειδικευμένοι βιοδείκτες στην υπηρεσία της Δημόσιας Υγείας και εκστρατεία ενημέρωσης»
    HOMEPAGE: http://biopest.med.duth.gr/
  • (2012) «Ελλάδα-Βουλγαρία 2007-2013» MEVIR : «Cross border epidemiology of sexually transmitted viral infections in the female populations: molecular diagnostic approaches»
    HOMEPAGE: http://mevir.duth.gr/
  • (2012-2015) ΘΑΛΗΣ, «Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) a new endogenous regulator of angiogenesis: signaling, physiology/ patho-physiology and development of pharmacological inhibitors» (H2S Biology)
  • (2014) BioEpi: « Μελέτη ανίχνευσης και χαρακτηρισμού επιγενετικών βιοδεικτών »

Latest Publications

  1. Lalidou F, Kolios G, Tavridou A, Drosos GI. Bone grafts as carriers for local antibiotic delivery for the treatment and prevention of bone infections. Surg Technol Int. 2014 Nov;25:239-45.
  2. Fouka E, Lamprianidou E, Arvanitidis K, Filidou E, Kolios G, Miltiades P, Paraskakis E, Antoniadis A, Kotsianidis I, Bouros D. Low-Dose Clarithromycin Therapy Modulates Th17 Response In Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients. Lung. 2014; 192:849-55.
  3. Karampelas T, Argyros O, Sayyad N, Spyridaki K, Pappas C, Morgan K, Kolios G, Millar RP, Liapakis G, Tzakos AG, Fokas D, Tamvakopoulos C. GnRH-Gemcitabine Conjugates for the Treatment of Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer: Pharmacokinetic Enhancements Combined with Targeted Drug Delivery Bioconjugate Chemistry 2014; 25:813-823.
  4. Chouridou E, Lambropoulou M, Koureta M, Balgouranidou I, Nena E, Simopoulou M, Papadopoulos N, Kortsaris A, Chatzaki E. A complete corticotropin releasing factor system localized in human fetal lung. Hormones, 2014 Apr;13(2):229-43.
  5. Giannakopoulou E, Ragia G, Kolovou V, Tavridou A, Tselepis AD, Elisaf M, Kolovou G, Manolopoulos VG. No impact of SLCO1B1 521T>C, 388A>G and 411G>A polymorphisms on response to statin therapy in the Greek population. Mol Biol Rep, 2014;41:4631-4638.
  6. Ragia G, Tavridou A, Elens L, van Schaik RH, Manolopoulos VG. CYP2C9*2 allele increases risk for hypoglycemia in POR*1/*1 type 2 diabetic patients treated with sulfonylureas. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2014;122(1):60-3.

Contact

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Department of Medicine,
Democritus University of Thrace,
Dragana, Alexandroupolis ,
68100, Greece


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