Vasso Apostolopoulos

ORCID: 0000-0001-6788-2771 · 3 papers in corpus
article 2017
Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno: A novel, evidence-based, unifying theory for the pathogenesis of endometriosis
Medical hypotheses ·doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2017.03.032

The theory of retrograde menstruation as aetiopathogenesis of endometriosis formulated by John Sampson in 1927 shows clear shortcomings: this does not explain why retrograde menstruation is a physiological process that affects 90% of women,…

2015
MUC1 (CD227): a multi-tasked molecule.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS ·doi:10.1007/s00018-015-2014-z

Mucin 1 (MUC1 [CD227]) is a high-molecular weight (>400 kDa), type I membrane-tethered glycoprotein that is expressed on epithelial cells and extends far above the glycocalyx. MUC1 is overexpressed and aberrantly glycosylated in adenocarcin…

other 2010
Structural elucidation of Leuprolide and its analogues in solution: insight into their bioactive conformation
Amino acids ·doi:10.1007/s00726-010-0549-8

Leuprolide [DLeu6, NHEt10]GnRH, a potent gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist, is used in a wide variety of hormone-related diseases like cancer and endometriosis. In this report, the conformational behaviour of Leuprolide and its …