Karousou E, Asimakopoulou A, Monti L, Zafeiropoulou V, Afratis N, Gartaganis P, Rossi A, Passi A, Karamanos NK. FACE analysis as a fast and reliable methodology to monitor the sulfation and total amount of chondroitin sulfate in biological samples of clinical importance. Molecules. 19:7959-80. 2014. doi: 10.3390/molecules19067959.

Barbouri D, Afratis N, Gialeli C, Vynios D. H, Theocharis A.D, Karamanos N.K. Syndecans as modulators and potential pharmacological targets in cancer progression. Front Oncol. 4:4. 2014. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00004.

Skandalis S.S, Afratis Ν, Smirlaki G, Nikitovic D, Theocharis A.D, Tzanakakis G.N, Karamanos N.K. Cross-talk between estradiol receptor and EGFR/IGF-IR signaling pathways in estrogen-responsive breast cancers: Focus on the role and impact of proteoglycans. Matrix Biol. 35:182-93. 2013. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2013.09.002.

Tsonis Α.Ι, Afratis Ν, Gialeli C, Ellina M-I, Piperigkou Z, Skandalis S.S, Theocharis A.D, Tzanakakis G.N, Karamanos N.K. Evaluation of the coordinated actions of estrogen receptors with epidermal growth factor receptor and insulin-like growth factor receptor in the expression of cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans and cell motility in breast cancer cells. FEBS J. 280:2248-59. […]

Skandalis SS, Aletras AJ, Gialeli C, Theocharis AD, Afratis N, Tzanakakis GN, Karamanos NK. Targeting the tumor proteasome as a mechanism to control the synthesis and bioactivity of matrix macromolecules. Curr Mol Med. 12:1068-82. 2012

Afratis N, Gialeli C, Nikitovic D, Tsegenidis T, Karousou E, Theocharis AD, Pavão MS, Tzanakakis GN, Karamanos NK. Glycosaminoglycans: key players in cancer cell biology and treatment. FEBS J. 279:1177-97. 2012. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08529.x.