Biomarkers

2 January, 2026

Efficacy of anakinra in reducing progression to organ dysfunction in patients with pneumonia (INSPIRE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIa trial

2026-01-02T12:36:23+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Publications, Therapeutics|Tags: Anakinra, mortality, pneumonia, presepsin|

Georgios Tavoulareas, Olga Kontakou-Zoniou, Nikolaos Antonakos, Elisavet Tasouli, George Adamis, Nikolaos Kakavoulis, Evangelos Michelakis, Ilias Skopelitis, Konstantina Dakou, Christos Psarrakis, Panagiotis Koufargyris, Myrto Astriti, Styliani Sympardi, and Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 2026;62: 101573 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101573Download pdf 🡇 Funding Hellenic Institute for the Study of Sepsis; PHC Europe BV;

23 October, 2025

Hydrogen sulfide to modulate Glycated hemoglobin and gut microbiome in type 2 diabetes mellitus

2025-10-23T17:04:33+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Publications|Tags: diabetes, microbiome|

Sokratis Katopodis, Emmanouil Stylianakis, Panagiotis Koufargyris, Maria Mouktaroudi, Konstantina Dakou, Spyros Foutadakis, Georgia Damoraki, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Erifili Hatziagelaki Metabolism Open, Volume 28, 2025, 100405, ISSN 2589-9368 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.03.006Download pdf 🡇 Funding This study was funded by the Hellenic Institute for the Study of Sepsis (HISS). Keywords: Hydrogen sulfide;

1 September, 2025

An NGS-assisted diagnostic workflow for culture-independent detection of bloodstream pathogens and prediction of antimicrobial resistances in sepsis

2025-09-06T11:28:43+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Publications|Tags: diagnosis, Sepsis|

Pinzauti David, Biazzo Manuele, Podrini Christine, Alevizou Antonia, Safarika Asimina, Damoraki Georgia, Koufargyris Panagiotis, Tasouli Elisavet, Skopelitis Ilias, Poulakou Garyfallia, Sympardi Styliani and Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 15:1656171 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1656171Download pdf 🡇 Funding The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research and/or publication of this article. The

9 August, 2025

Biomarkers to guide sepsis management

2025-08-22T19:16:30+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Publications|Tags: Sepsis|

Vasiliki Bourika, Evangelia-Areti Rekoumi and Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis Ann Intensive Care. 2025 Jul 21;15(1):103 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-025-01524-1Download pdf 🡇 Funding No funding was provided for this manuscript. Keywords: Sepsis, Biomarkers, Guidance, Antibiotics, Fluids, Vasopressors

1 July, 2025

29-mRNA host response signatures for classifcation of bacterial infection, viral infection and disease progression in COVID-19 pneumonia: a post hoc analysis of the SAVE-MORE randomized clinical trial

2025-07-01T22:02:55+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Publications|Tags: COVID-19, infection, pneumonia, Sepsis|

Evdoxia Kyriazopoulou, Antigone Kotsaki, Asimina Safarika, Garyfallia Poulakou, Haralampos Milionis, Simeon Metallidis, Georgios Adamis, Archontoula Fragkou, Aggeliki Rapti, Pierluigi Del Vecchio, Ioannis Kalomenidis, Danae Kitzoglou, Andrea Angheben, Ilias Kainis, Konstantina Iliopoulou, Francesco Saverio Serino, Petros Bakakos, Vassiliki Tzavara, Sofa Ioannou, Lorenzo Dagna, Katerina Dimakou, Glykeria Tzatzagou, Maria Chini, Matteo Bassett, Vasileios Kotsis, George Tsoukalas,

12 May, 2025

Procalcitonin-guided early cessation of antibiotics prevents gut inflammation and preserves gut microbiome: Data from the PROGRESS controlled trial

2025-05-12T15:05:05+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Publications|Tags: microbiome, procalcitonin, Sepsis|

Evdoxia Kyriazopoulou, Emmanouil Stylianakis, Georgia Damoraki, Panagiotis Koufargyris, Ioannis Kollias, Konstantina Katrini, Elina Drakou, Konstantinos Marousis, Andronikos Spyrou, Styliani Symbardi, Nikolaos Alexiou, Zoi Alexiou, Malvina Lada, Garyfallia Poulakou, Georgios Chrysos, George Adamis, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2025 Apr 9:107507 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2025.107507 View article 🡆 FundingHellenic Institute for the Study of Sepsis

10 January, 2025

Anakinra Efficacy in COVID-19 Pneumonia Guided by Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor: Association With the Inflammatory Burden of the Host

2025-01-10T13:53:22+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Publications|Tags: Anakinra, COVID-19, mortality, suPAR|

Evdoxia Kyriazopoulou, Karolina Akinosoglou, Eleni Florou, Elli Kouriannidi, Artemis Bogosian, Olga Tsachouridou, Konstantinos N. Syrigos, Nikolaos Gatselis, Haralampos Milionis, Ilias C. Papanikolaou, Styliani Sympardi, Maria Dafni, Antonia Alevizou, Alexia-Vasiliki Amvrazi, Errika Alexandrou, Kyprianos Archontoulis, Katerina Argyraki, Zoi Alexiou, Yakinthi Georgiou, Dimitra Gkogka, Foteini Kyrailidi, Vassiliki Kalyva, Triantafilli Nikolopoulou, Sofia Ioannou, Petros Bakakos, Georgia Karathanassiou,

25 October, 2024

Interferon-gamma driven elevation of CXCL9: a new sepsis endotype independently associated with mortality

2024-10-25T09:53:56+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Publications|Tags: Interferon-gamma, mortality, Sepsis|

Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Massimo Antonelli, Frank Bloos, Ioanna Kotsamidi, Christos Psarrakis, Konstantina Dakou, Daniel Thomas-Rüddel, Luca Montini, Josef Briegel, Georgia Damoraki, Panagiotis Koufargyris, Souzana Anisoglou, Eleni Antoniadou, Glykeria Vlachogianni, Christos Tsiantas, Matteo Masullo, Aikaterini Ioakeimidou, Eumorfia Kondili, Maria Ntaganou, Eleni Gkeka, Vassileios Papaioannou, Effie Polyzogopoulou, Armin J Reininger, Gennaro De Pascale, Michael Kiehntopf, Eleni

25 September, 2024

HEPARIN-BINDING PROTEIN LEVELS PREDICT UNFAVORABLE OUTCOME IN COVID-19 PNEUMONIA: A POST HOC ANALYSIS OF THE SAVE TRIAL

2024-10-18T12:27:27+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Multicenter studies in Greece, Publications|Tags: COVID-19, heparin-binding protein, mortality, pneumonia|

Evdoxia Kyriazopoulou , George N Dalekos, Symeon Metallidis, Garyphalia Poulakou, Ilias C Papanikolaou, Vasiliki Tzavara, Katerina Argyraki, Zoi Alexiou, Periklis Panagopoulos, Michael Samarkos, George Chrysos, Aikaterini Tseliou, Haralampos Milionis, Styliani Sympardi, Anil Vasishta, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis Shock 2024 Mar 1;61(3):395-399. DOI: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000002315View article 🡆 Funding This study was supported in part

23 September, 2024

Modulation of Metabolomic Profile in Sepsis According to the State of Immune Activation

2024-10-18T11:34:04+03:00By hiss|Categories: Biomarkers, Multicenter studies in Greece, Publications|Tags: clinical trial, metabolism|

Eleftheria Kranidioti, Isis Ricaño-Ponce, Nikolaos Antonakos , Evdoxia Kyriazopoulou, Antigone Kotsaki, Iraklis Tsangaris, Dimitra Markopoulou, Nikoleta Rovina, Eleni Antoniadou, Ioannis Koutsodimitropoulos, George N Dalekos, Glykeria Vlachogianni, Karolina Akinosoglou, Vasilios Koulouras, Apostolos Komnos, Theano Kontopoulou, George Dimopoulos, Mihai G Netea , Vinod Kumar, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis Critical Care Medicine 2024 Aug 23 Epub ahead