Constantinos Giaginis

ORCID: 0000-0003-2878-4831
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Research Areas
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact

University of the Aegean
2016-2025

International Hellenic University
2023

University of Thessaly
2023

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2010-2020

In-Q-Tel
2009

Laiko General Hospital of Athens
2006

Sarcopenia, a geriatric syndrome characterized by progressive skeletal muscle mass and function decline, poses significant health risk among the elderly, contributing to frailty, falls, hospitalization, loss of independence mortality. The prevalence sarcopenia varies significantly based on various factors, such as living status, demographics, measurement techniques diagnostic criteria. Although overall is reported at 10% in individuals aged 60 above, disparities exist across settings, with...

10.3390/nu16030436 article EN Nutrients 2024-02-01

Introduction: Obesity is a current public health concern. Higher body weight influenced by genetic and environmental parameters, their interplay associated with greater risk for several chronic diseases. Breastfeeding has been suggested as preventive measure against obesity, which can further reduce long-term negative outcomes both women children. Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate role breastfeeding on maternal childhood overweight obesity. Materials Methods: This...

10.3390/nu14173599 article EN Nutrients 2022-08-31

This paper contains a revision of the Harris-Benedict equations through development and validation new for estimation resting metabolic rate (RMR) in normal, overweight, obese adult subjects, taking into account same anthropometric parameters. A total 722 Caucasian subjects were enrolled this analysis. After detailed medical history, study non-hospitalized with medically nutritionally controlled diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, thyroid excluding active infections...

10.3390/metabo13020189 article EN cc-by Metabolites 2023-01-28

Background/Aim: Lung cancer is the first cause of related deaths in both males and females. Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) a reversible process by which epithelial cells transform to mesenchymal stem losing their cell polarity cell-to-cell adhesion, gaining migratory invasive properties. High levels E-cadherin are expressed cells, whereas express high N-cadherin, fibronectin vimentin. The aim this study was evaluate correlation between vimentin expression clinical significance...

10.21873/anticanres.11510 article EN Anticancer Research 2017-04-01

Introduction: Cognitive impairment and malnutrition are two important public health issues in the elderly, which have been associated with their mental health.Aims: This study aims to evaluate nutritional status of an elderly population Greece, its association grade cognitive decline, anthropometric measures psychological status.Materials Methods: A total 2092 men women were enrolled from seven Greek cities. Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Mental State Examination (MMSE) Geriatric...

10.1080/1028415x.2018.1486940 article EN Nutritional Neuroscience 2018-06-19

This study aims to explore the associations between nutritional status and health-related quality of life, physical activity, sleep in older exclusively Caucasian adults from Greec who were free any severe disease. is a cross-sectional study. Mini Nutritional Assessment was used assess status, life assessed using Short Form Healthy Survey questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, activity levels via International Physical Activity Questionnaire. 3405 community-dwelling men women, over...

10.3390/nu15020443 article EN Nutrients 2023-01-14

The Mediterranean diet (MD) is a beneficial dietary pattern with strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that can promote mental physical human health. This study aims to assess the impact of MD adherence on health-related quality life, activity levels, sleep in representative Greek elderly population.This cross-sectional study. A total 3254 persons ≥65 years from 14 different regions, urban, rural islands participated this study, which 48.4% were female 51.6% male....

10.3390/antiox12050983 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2023-04-22
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