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