Browsing by Author "Lefkou, Eleftheria"
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Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamin D in Pregnancy and Beyond.
Cyprian, Farhan; Lefkou, Eleftheria; Varoudi, Katerina; Girardi, Guillermina ( Frontiers Media , 2019 , Article)In addition to its role in calcium homeostasis and bone formation, a modulatory role of the active form of vitamin D on cells of the immune system, particularly T lymphocytes, has been described. The effects of vitamin D ... -
Pravastatin plus L-arginine prevents adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with uteroplacental vascular dysfunction
Jurisic, Aleksandar; Jurisic, Zaklina; Lefkou, Eleftheria; Girardi, Guillermina ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Background: Uteroplacental vascular dysfunction, characterized by diminished uterine artery (UtA) blood flow in the second trimester is a clinically useful predictor of the further development of preeclampsia, fetal growth ... -
Triple therapy with pravastatin, low molecular weight heparin and low dose aspirin improves placental haemodynamics and pregnancy outcomes in obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome in mice and women through a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism
Lefkou, Eleftheria; Varoudi, Katerina; Pombo, Joaquim; Jurisic, Aleksandar; Jurisic, Zaklina; Contento, Greg; Girardi, Guillermina... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Objectives: A previous pilot study showed that pravastatin supplementation improved pregnancy outcomes in women with obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (OAPS) that developed placental insufficiency despite standard of ...