Stavros Topouzis, Ph.D.
Lab. of Molecular Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacy
University of Patras
26504 Patras
GREECE
Tel: (30)-2610-969-818
Mobile: (30)-697-189-3104
Recearch Interests
The research topics of the laboratory comprise:
- Molecular control of vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle cell phenotype
- Signalling in arterial cell function in health and disease (contractility, atherosclerosis, inflammation)
- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in angiogenesis, fibrosis and cancer
Selected Recent Publications
- JA Thomas, et al. Platelet-Derived Growth Factor PDGF-DD, a novel mediator of smooth muscle cell phenotypic modulation, is upregulated in endothelial cells exposed to atherosclerotic-prone flow patterns, Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol., 2009, 296: H442-52
- SR Dillon et al. Interleukin 31, a cytokine produced by T cells, induces dermatitis in mice Nature Immunol., 2004, 5: 752-760
