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University of Crete

EducationRethymno, Greece
About: University of Crete is a education organization based out in Rethymno, Greece. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Galaxy. The organization has 8681 authors who have published 21684 publications receiving 709078 citations. The organization is also known as: Panepistimio Kritis.


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TL;DR: There was a non-significant trend for high expression levels of the microRNAs, miR-21,MiR-210, MiR-221 and mi-222, to be associated with worse patient disease-free and overall survival.
Abstract: miRNAs are small, regulatory molecules approximately 21-24 nucleotides in length. They function at the post-transcriptional level by controlling the expression of more than 50% of human protein-coding genes and play an essential role in cell signaling pathways. The objective of the present study was to explore the expression profile of oncomiRs and tumor-suppressor miRs, and to define their possible correlations in triple-negative (ER, PR and Her2/neu) primary breast cancers. Forty-nine primary triple-negative breast cancer cases, along with 34 matched tumor-associated normal samples were investigated for the expression of 9 miRNAs using qPCR. Relationships between the expression of miR-10b, miR-21, miR-122a, miR-145, miR-205, miR-210, miR-221, miR-222 and miR-296 and the pathologic features of the tumors were examined, as were the influences of miR expression on patient overall and cancer-specific survival. miR-21, miR-210 and miR-221 were significantly overexpressed, whereas miR-10b, miR-145, miR-205, miR-122a were significantly underexpressed in the triple-negative primary breast cancers. Significant correlations among all of the studied miRs were scored both in the breast cancer and control tissue. Expression of miR-222 and miR-296 did not exhibit any significant difference between the breast cancer and normal tissue. There was a non-significant trend for high expression levels of the microRNAs, miR-21, miR-210, miR-221 and miR-222, to be associated with worse patient disease-free and overall survival. miR-21, miR-210 and miR-221 expression plays a significant role in triple- negative primary breast cancers.

251 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a high-repetition-rate, high-power laser ablation of glassy carbon in the atmosphere is reported, which produces nanostructured magnetic carbon foam.
Abstract: We report production of nanostructured magnetic carbon foam by a high-repetition-rate, high-power laser ablation of glassy carbon in $\mathrm{Ar}$ atmosphere. A combination of characterization techniques revealed that the system contains both $s{p}^{2}$ and $s{p}^{3}$ bonded carbon atoms. The material is a form of carbon containing graphite-like sheets with hyperbolic curvature, as proposed for ``schwarzite.'' The foam exhibits ferromagnetic-like behavior up to $90\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$, with a narrow hysteresis curve and a high saturation magnetization. Such magnetic properties are very unusual for a carbon allotrope. Detailed analysis excludes impurities as the origin of the magnetic signal. We postulate that localized unpaired spins occur because of topological and bonding defects associated with the sheet curvature, and that these spins are stabilized due to the steric protection offered by the convoluted sheets.

251 citations

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TL;DR: MIA40 represents a thioredoxin-unrelated, minimal oxidoreductase, with a facile CPC redox active site that ensures its catalytic function in oxidative folding in mitochondria.
Abstract: MIA40, found in the mitochondrial intermembrane space, is a central component in the import system that transports certain cysteine motif–containing proteins into the mitochondria. New analyses reveal that MIA40 forms a novel thioredoxin fold. Its redox center catalyzes the formation of the first disulfide bond of a substrate, causing the susbtrate's second disulfide to require only oxygen for its formation.

251 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of epidemiological studies on the health effects of human exposure to organophosphorus (OP) and pyrethroid (PYR) insecticides has been critically assessed.

250 citations

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TL;DR: A protective effect of a high level of adherence to a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy against asthma-like symptoms and atopy in childhood is found.
Abstract: Introduction: Dietary intake of specific nutrients or food groups during pregnancy could play a role in the risk of asthma and atopy in offspring, but specific dietary patterns have not been implicated. We evaluated the impact of maternal (during pregnancy) and child adherence to the Mediterranean Diet on asthma and atopy in childhood. Methods: Women presenting for antenatal care at all general practices in Menorca, a Mediterranean island in Spain, over a 12-month period starting in mid-1997 were recruited. Four hundred and sixty children were included in the analysis after 6.5 years of follow-up. Maternal dietary intake during pregnancy and children’s dietary intake at age of 6.5 years were assessed by food frequency questionnaires and adherence to a Mediterranean Diet was evaluated through a priori defined scores. During follow-up, parents completed questionnaires on the child’s respiratory and allergic symptoms. Children underwent skin prick tests with 6 common aeroallergens. Results: The prevalence of persistent wheeze, atopic wheeze, and atopy at age 6.5 years were 13.2%, 5.8%, and 17.0% respectively. One third (36.1%) of the mothers had low quality of Mediterranean Diet during pregnancy according to the Mediterranean Diet Score, while the rest had a high score. A high Mediterranean Diet Score during pregnancy (in two levels, using "low" score as reference) was found to be protective for persistent wheeze (OR, 0.22; 95% CI, 0.08-0.58), atopic wheeze (OR, 0.30; 95% CI, 0.10-0.90), and atopy (OR, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.31-0.97) at age 6.5 years after adjusting for potential confounders. Childhood adherence to the Mediterranean Diet was negatively associated with persistent wheeze and atopy though the associations did not reach statistical significance. Conclusion: Our results support a protective effect of a high level of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet during pregnancy against asthma-like symptoms and atopy in childhood.

250 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis1521854113022
T. J. Pearson150895126533
Stylianos E. Antonarakis13874693605
William Wijns12775295517
Andrea Comastri11170649119
Costas M. Soukoulis10864450208
Elias Anaissie10737242808
Jian Zhang107306469715
Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis10129482496
Andreas Engel9944833494
Nikos C. Kyrpides9671162360
David J. Kerr9554439408
Manolis Kogevinas9562328521
Thomas Walz9225529981
Jean-Paul Latgé9134329152
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202328
2022103
20211,380
20201,288
20191,180
20181,131