1. Papadimitraki ED, Choulaki C, Koutala E, Bertsias G, Tsatsanis C, Gergianaki I, Raptopoulou A, Kritikos HD, Mamalaki C, Sidiropoulos P, Boumpas DT. Expansion of toll-like receptor 9-expressing B cells in active systemic lupus erythematosus: implications for the induction and maintenance of the autoimmune process. Arthritis Rheum. 2006;54(11):3601-11
2. Goulielmos GN, Fragouli E, Aksentijevich I, Sidiropoulos P, Boumpas DT, Eliopoulos E. Mutational analysis of the PRYSPRY domain of pyrin and implications for familial mediterranean fever (FMF). Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Jul 14;345(4):1326-32
3. Kastrinaki MC, Sidiropoulos P, Roche S, Ringe J, Lehmann S, Kritikos H, Vlahava VM, Delorme B, Eliopoulos G, Jorgensen C, Charbord P, Häupl T, Boumpas DT, Papadaki HA. Functional, molecular and proteomic characterization of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2008 Jun;67(6):741-9
4. Vazgiourakis V, Sidiropoulos P, Bertsias G, Koutsounaki E, Fragouli E, Raptopoulou A, Kritikos H, Boumpas DT, Goulielmos GN. Association of the nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene polymorphism with increased risk for both lupus glomerulonephritis and rheumatoid arthritis in a single genetically homogeneous population. Lupus. 2007;16(11):867-74
5. Fragouli E, Eliopoulos E, Petraki E, Sidiropoulos P , Aksentijevich I, Galanakis E, Kritikos H, Repa A, Fragiadakis G, Boumpas DT, Goulielmos GN. Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) in Crete: a genetic and structural biological approach in a population of intermediate risk. Clin Genet. 2008 Feb;73(2):152-9
6. Nakou M, Knowlton N, Papadaki E, Raptopoulou A, Sidiropoulos P, Kritikos H, Tassiulas I, Centola M, Boumpas DT. Gene expression in the bone marrow vs peripheral blood in human systemic lupus erythematosus: bone marrow better differentiates active from inactive patients and displays apoptosis and granulopoiesis signature. Arthritis & Rheum 2008 Nov;58(11):3541-9
7. Zervou M, Sidiropoulos P, Petraki E, Vazgiourakis V, Krasoudaki E, Raptopoulou A, Kritikos H, Choustoulaki E, Boumpas DT and Goulielmos GN. Association of a TRAF1 and a STAT4 gene polymorphism with increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis in a genetically homogeneous population. Human Immunology 2008 Sep;69(9):567-71
8. Bertsias G, Nakou M, Choulaki C, Raptopoulou A, Papadimitraki E, Goulielmos G, Kritikos H, Sidiropoulos P, Tzardi M, Kardassis D, Mamalaki C, Boumpas DT. Genetic, immunologic, and immunohistochemical analysis of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in human systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheum. 2009 Jan;60(1):207-18
9. Pyrovolaki K, Mavroudi I, Sidiropoulos P, Eliopoulos AG, Boumpas DT, Papadaki HA. Increased expression of CD40 on bone marrow CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Contribution to Fas-mediated apoptosis. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jan 29;60(2):543-552
10. Nakou M, Katsikas G, Sidiropoulos P, Bertsias G, Papadimitraki E, Raptopoulou A, Koutala H, Papadaki HA, Kritikos H, Boumpas DT. Rituximab therapy reduces activated B cells in both the peripheral blood and bone marrow of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: depletion of memory B cells correlates with clinical response. Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(4):R131
11. Zervou MI, Castro-Giner F, Sidiropoulos P, Boumpas DT, Tosca AD, Krueger-Krasagakis The protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 22 R620W polymorphism does not confer susceptibility to psoriasis in the genetic homogeneous population of Crete. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2010 Feb;14(1):107-11
12. Plant D, Flynn E, Mbarek H, Dieudé P, Cornelis F, Arlestig L, Dahlqvist SR, Goulielmos G, Boumpas DT, Sidiropoulos P, Johansen JS, Ornbjerg LM, Hetland ML, Klareskog L, Filer A, Buckley CD, Raza K, Witte T, Schmidt RE, Worthington J. Investigation of potential non-HLA rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility loci in a European cohort increases the evidence for nine markers. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Aug;69(8):1548-53
13. Raptopoulou AP, Bertsias G, Makrygiannakis D, Verginis P, Kritikos I, Tzardi M, Klareskog L, Catrina AI, Sidiropoulos P, Boumpas DT. The programmed death 1/programmed death ligand 1 inhibitory pathway is up-regulated in rheumatoid synovium and regulates peripheral T cell responses in human and murine arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Jul;62(7):1870-80
14. Goulielmos GN, Petraki E, Vassou D, Eliopoulos E, Iliopoulos D, Sidiropoulos P, Aksentijevich I, Kardassis D, Boumpas DT. The role of the pro-apoptotic protein Siva in the pathogenesis of Familial Mediterranean fever: A structural and functional analysis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Nov 5;402(1):141-6
15. Nakou M, Bertsias G, Stagakis I, Centola M, Tassiulas I, Hatziapostolou M, Kritikos I, Goulielmos G, Boumpas DT, Iliopoulos D. Gene network analysis of bone marrow mononuclear cells reveals activation of multiple kinase pathways in human systemic lupus erythematosus. PLoS One. 2010 Oct 14;5(10):e13351. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013351.
16. Stagakis E, Bertsias G, Verginis P, Nakou M, Hatziapostolou M, Kritikos H, Iliopoulos D, Boumpas DT. Identification of novel microRNA signatures linked to human lupus disease activity and pathogenesis: miR-21 regulates aberrant T cell responses through regulation of PDCD4 expression. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Aug;70(8):1496-506. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.139857.
17. Perysinaki GS, Moysiadis DK, Bertsias G, Giannopoulou I, Kyriacou K, Nakopoulou L, Boumpas DT, Daphnis E. Podocyte main slit diaphragm proteins, nephrin and podocin, are affected at early stages of lupus nephritis and correlate with disease histology. Lupus. 2011 Jul;20(8):781-91. doi: 10.1177/0961203310397412
18. Eliopoulos E, Zervou MI, Andreou A, Dimopoulou K, Cosmidis N, Voloudakis G, Mysirlaki H, Vazgiourakis V, Sidiropoulos P, Niewold TB, Boumpas DT, Goulielmos GN. Association of the PTPN22 R620W polymorphism with increased risk for SLE in the genetically homogeneous population of Crete. Lupus. 2011 Apr;20(5):501-6.
19. Vazgiourakis VM, Zervou MI, Choulaki C, Bertsias G, Melissourgaki M, Yilmaz N, Sidiropoulos P, Plant D, Trouw LA, Toes RE, Kardassis D, Yavuz S, Boumpas DT, Goulielmos GN. A common SNP in the CD40 region is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and correlates with altered CD40 expression: implications for the pathogenesis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Dec;70(12):2184-90
20. Moysiadis DK, Perysinaki GS, Bertsias G, Stratakis S, Kyriacou K, Nakopoulou L, Boumpas DT, Daphnis E. Early treatment with glucocorticoids or cyclophosphamide retains the slit diaphragm proteins nephrin and podocin in experimental lupus nephritis. Lupus. 2012 Oct;21(11):1196-207. doi: 10.1177/0961203312451784. Epub 2012 Jul 5.
21. Stagakis I, Bertsias G, Karvounaris S, Kavousanaki M, Virla D, Raptopoulou A, Kardassis D, Boumpas DT, Sidiropoulos PI. Anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy improves insulin resistance, beta cell function and insulin signaling in active rheumatoid arthritis patients with high insulin resistance. Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Jun 12;14(3):R141
22. Nakou M, Papadimitraki ED, Fanouriakis A, Bertsias GK, Choulaki C, Goulidaki N, Sidiropoulos P, Boumpas DT. Interleukin-21 is increased in active systemic lupus erythematosus patients and contributes to generation of plasma B cells. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2013 Mar-Apr;31(2):172-9
23. Kirino Y, Bertsias G, Ishigatsubo Y, Mizuki N, Tugal-Tutkun I, Seyahi E, Ozyazgan Y, Sacli FS, Erer B, Inoko H, Emrence Z, Cakar A, Abaci N, Ustek D, Satorius C, Ueda A, Takeno M, Kim Y, Wood GM, Ombrello MJ, Meguro A, Gül A, Remmers EF, Kastner DL. Genome-wide association analysis identifies new susceptibility loci for Behçet's disease and epistasis between HLA-B*51 and ERAP1. Nat Genet. 2013 Feb;45(2):202-7. doi: 10.1038/ng.2520. Epub 2013 Jan 6. PubMed PMID: 23291587
24. Vazgiourakis VM, Zervou MI, Eliopoulos E, Sharma S, Sidiropoulos P, Franek BS, Myrthianou E, Melissourgaki M, Niewold TB, Boumpas DT, Goulielmos GN. Implication of VEGFR2 in systemic lupus erythematosus: a combined genetic and structural biological approach Clin Exp Rheumatol.. 2013 Jan-Feb;31(1):97-102.
25. Kambas K, Chrysanthopoulou A, Vassilopoulos D, Apostolidou E, Skendros P, Girod A, Arelaki S, Froudarakis M, Nakopoulou L, Giatromanolaki A, Sidiropoulos P, Koffa M, Boumpas DT, Ritis K, Mitroulis I. Tissue factor expression in neutrophil extracellular traps and neutrophil derived microparticles in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis may promote thromboinflammation and the thrombophilic state associated with the disease. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Oct;73(10):1854-63.
26. Kyrmizi I, Gresnigt MS, Akoumianaki T, Samonis G, Sidiropoulos P, Boumpas D, Netea MG, van de Veerdonk FL, Kontoyiannis DP, Chamilos G. Corticosteroids block autophagy protein recruitment in Aspergillus fumigatus phagosomes via targeting dectin-1/Syk kinase signaling. J Immunol. 2013 Aug 1;191(3):1287-99
27. Zervou MI, Myrthianou E, Flouri I, Plant D, Chlouverakis G, Castro-Giner F, Rapsomaniki P, Barton A, Boumpas DT, Sidiropoulos P, Goulielmos GN. Lack of association of variants previously associated with anti-TNF medication response in rheumatoid arthritis patients: results from a homogeneous Greek population. PLoS One. 2013 Sep 10;8
28. Repa A, Bertsias GK, Petraki E, Choulaki C, Vassou D, Kambas K, Boumpas DT, Goulielmos G, Sidiropoulos P. Dysregulated production of interleukin-1β upon activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in patients with familial Mediterranean fever. Hum Immunol. 2015 Jul;76(7):488-95.
29. Lasithiotaki I, Giannarakis I, Tsitoura E, Samara KD, Margaritopoulos GA, Choulaki C, Vasarmidi E, Tzanakis N, Voloudaki A, Sidiropoulos P, Siafakas NM, Antoniou KM. NLRP3 inflammasome expression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and rheumatoid lung. Eur Respir J. 2016 Mar;47(3):910-8. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00564-2015. Epub 2016 Jan 7.
30. Vlachou K, Mintzas K, Glymenaki M, Ioannou M, Papadaki G, Bertsias GK, Sidiropoulos P, Boumpas DT, Verginis P. . Elimination of Granulocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Lupus-Prone Mice Linked to Reactive Oxygen Species-Dependent Extracellular Trap Formation. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Feb;68(2):449-61. doi: 10.1002/art.39441.
31. Choulaki C, Papadaki G, Repa A, Kampouraki E, Kambas K, Ritis K, Bertsias G, Boumpas DT, Sidiropoulos P. Enhanced activity of NLRP3 inflammasome in peripheral blood cells of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2015 Sep 19;17:257. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0775-2.
32. Myrthianou E, Zervou MI, Budu-Aggrey A, Eliopoulos E, Kardassis D, Boumpas DT, Kougkas N, Barton A, Sidiropoulos P, Goulielmos GN. Investigation of the genetic overlap between rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis in a Greek population. Scand J Rheumatol. 2017 May;46(3):180-186. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2016.1199734. Epub 2016 Jul 20.
33. Papadaki G, Kambas K, Choulaki C, Vlachou K, Drakos E, Bertsias G, Ritis K, Boumpas DT, Thompson PR, Verginis P, Sidiropoulos P. Neutrophil extracellular traps exacerbate Th1-mediated autoimmune responses in rheumatoid arthritis by promoting DC maturation. Eur J Immunol. 2016 Nov;46(11):2542-2554. doi: 10.1002/eji.201646542. Epub 2016 Oct 5.
34. Latsoudis H, Mashreghi MF, Grün JR, Chang HD, Stuhlmüller B, Repa A, Gergiannaki I, Kabouraki E, Vlachos GS, Häupl T, Radbruch A, Sidiropoulos P, Doukoumetzidis K, Kardassis D, Niewold TB, Boumpas DT, Goulielmos GN. Differential Expression of miR-4520a Associated With Pyrin Mutations in Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). J Cell Physiol. 2017 Jun;232(6):1326-1336. doi: 10.1002/jcp.25602. Epub 2016 Dec 2016.
35. Krasoudaki E, Banos A, Stagakis E, Loupasakis K, Drakos E, Sinatkas V, Zampoulaki A, Papagianni A, Iliopoulos D, Boumpas DT, Bertsias GK. Micro-RNA analysis of renal biopsies in human lupus nephritis demonstrates up-regulated miR-422a driving reduction of kallikrein-related peptidase 4. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 Oct;31(10):1676-86. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfv374