Publications

D. Milner, M. Mavroidis, N. Weisleder, Y. Capetanaki. Desmin cytoskeleton linked to muscle mitochondrial distribution and respiratory function. J. Cell Biol. 2000, Sept. 150(6): 1283-1297

M. Mavroidis, Y. Capetanaki. Extensive induction of important mediators of fibrosis and dystrophic calcification in desmin-deficient cardiomyopathy. Am J Pathol. 2002 Mar;160(3): 943-52.

Fountoulakis M, Soumaka E, Rapti K, Mavroidis M, Tsangaris G, Maris A, Weisleder N, Capetanaki Y. Alterations in the heart mitochondrial proteome in a desmin null heart failure model. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2005 Mar;38(3):461-74.

Yassemi Capetanaki, Robert J. Bloch, Asimina Kouloumenta, Manolis Mavroidis and Stelios Psarras. Muscle Intermediate Filaments and their Links to Membranes and Membranous Organelles. Exp Cell Res. 2007 Jun 10;313(10):2063-76.

Kouloumenta A, Mavroidis M, Capetanaki Y. Proper perinuclear localization of the TRIM-like protein myospryn requires its binding partner desmin. J Biol Chem. 2007 Nov 30;282(48):35211-21.

Mavroidis M, Panagopoulou P, Kostavasili I, Weisleder N, Capetanaki Y. A missense mutation in desmin tail domain linked to human dilated cardiomyopathy promotes cleavage of the head domain and abolishes its Z-disc localization. FASEB J. 2008 Sep;22(9):3318-27.

Georgiadou P, Iliodromitis EK, Varounis C, Mavroidis M, Kolokathis F, Andreadou I, Psarras S, Capetanaki Y, Boudoulas H, Kremastinos DT. Relationship between plasma osteopontin and oxidative stress in patients with coronary artery disease. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2008 Aug;12(8):917-20.

Papalouka V, Arvanitis DA, Vafiadaki E, Mavroidis M, Papadodima SA, Spiliopoulou CA, Kremastinos DT, Kranias EG, Sanoudou D. "Muscle Lim Protein interacts with Cofilin 2 and regulates F-actin dynamics in cardiac and skeletal muscle". Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Sep 14.

Georgiadou P, Iliodromitis EK, Kolokathis F, Varounis C, Gizas V, Mavroidis M, Capetanaki Y, Boudoulas H, Kremastinos DT. Osteopontin as a novel prognostic marker in stable ischaemic heart disease: a 3-year follow-up study. Eur J Clin Invest. 2010 Apr;40(4):288-93.

Psarras S, Mavroidis M, Sanoudou D, Davos CH, Xanthou G, Varela AE, Panoutsakopoulou V, Capetanaki Y. Regulation of adverse remodelling by osteopontin in a genetic heart failure model. Eur Heart J. 2012 Aug;33(15):1954-63.

Syriga M, Mavroidis M. Complement system activation in cardiac and skeletal muscle pathology: friend or foe? Adv Exp Med Biol. 2013;735:207-18. Review.

Mavroidis M, Athanasiadis NC, Rigas P, Kostavasili I, Kloukina I, Te Rijdt WP, Kavantzas N, Chaniotis D, van Tintelen JP, Skaliora I, Davos CH. Desmin is essential for the structure and function of the sinoatrial node: implications for increased arrhythmogenesis. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 Sep 1;319(3):H557-H570. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00594.2019. Epub 2020 Jul 17. PMID: 32678709

Chasapis CT, Makridakis M, Damdimopoulos AE, Zoidakis J, Lygirou V, Mavroidis M, Vlahou A, Miranda-Vizuete A, Spyrou G, Vlamis-Gardikas A. Implications of the mitochondrial interactome of mammalian thioredoxin 2 for normal cellular function and disease. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019 Jun;137:59-73. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.04.018. Epub 2019 Apr 21. PMID: 31018154

Krivan S, Kapelouzou A, Vagios S, Tsilimigras DI, Katsimpoulas M, Moris D, Aravanis CV, Demesticha TD, Schizas D, Mavroidis M, Pavlakis K, Machairas A, Misiakos E, Liakakos T. Increased expression of Toll-like receptors 2, 3, 4 and 7 mRNA in the kidney and intestine of a septic mouse model. Sci Rep. 2019 Mar 8;9(1):4010. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-40537-2. PMID: 30850654 Free PMC article.

Tsikitis M, Galata Z, Mavroidis M, Psarras S, Capetanaki Y. Intermediate filaments in cardiomyopathy. Biophys Rev. 2018 Aug;10(4):1007-1031. doi: 10.1007/s12551-018-0443-2. Epub 2018 Jul 19. PMID: 30027462 Free PMC article. Review.

Bakopoulos A, Kapelouzou A, Tsilimigras DI, Katsimpoulas M, Schizas D, Aravanis C, Balafas E, Mavroidis M, Pavlakis K, Machairas A, Liakakos T. Expression of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in the lungs of an experimental sepsis mouse model. PLoS One. 2017 Nov 14;12(11):e0188050. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188050. eCollection 2017. PMID: 29136027 Free PMC article.

Varela A, Mavroidis M, Katsimpoulas M, Sfiroera I, Kappa N, Mesa A, Kostomitsopoulos NG, Cokkinos DV. The neuroprotective agent Rasagiline mesylate attenuates cardiac remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction. ESC Heart Fail. 2017 Aug;4(3):331-340. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12140. Epub 2017 Mar 12. PMID: 28772050 Free PMC article.