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Alena Klochkova

Temple University
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Clinical and translational advances in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

…, R Saxena, D Farkas, EG Karassik, A Klochkova… - Advances in cancer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is among the most deadly forms of human
malignancy characterized by late stage diagnosis, metastasis, therapy resistance and frequent …

[HTML][HTML] Single cell transcriptomic analysis reveals cellular diversity of murine esophageal epithelium

…, AL Karami, R Cruz-Acuña, A Klochkova… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Although morphologic progression coupled with expression of specific molecular markers
has been characterized along the esophageal squamous differentiation gradient, the …

[HTML][HTML] Roles for autophagy in esophageal carcinogenesis: implications for improving patient outcomes

R Saxena, A Klochkova, MG Murray, MF Kabir… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Esophageal cancer is among the most aggressive forms of human malignancy with five-year
survival rates of <20%. Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved catabolic process that …

Autophagic state prospectively identifies facultative stem cells in the intestinal epithelium

…, J Na, KE Monaghan, HM Kolev, A Klochkova… - EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
The intestinal epithelium exhibits a rapid and efficient regenerative response to injury.
Emerging evidence supports a model where plasticity of differentiated cells, particularly those in …

[HTML][HTML] A role for age-associated alterations in esophageal epithelium in eosinophilic esophagitis-associated fibrosis

A Klochkova, AD Fuller, R Miller, AL Karami… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Subepithelial fibrosis occurs in a subset of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) patients and is
associated with esophageal stricture. While mechanisms driving EoE fibrosis remain …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy Contributes to Homeostasis in Esophageal Epithelium Where High Autophagic Vesicle Level Marks Basal Cells With Limited Proliferation and …

A Klochkova, AL Karami, AD Fuller, LR Parham… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Autophagy plays roles in esophageal pathologies both benign and
malignant. Here, we aim to define the role of autophagy in esophageal epithelial homeostasis. …

Trogocytosis of cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes pancreatic cancer growth and immune suppression via phospholipid scramblase anoctamin 6 (ANO6).

…, AM Charles Solomon, Z Lu, L Recoules, A Klochkova… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the fibroblastic stroma constitutes most of the
tumor mass and is remarkably devoid of functional blood vessels. This raises an unresolved …

Diclofenac exhibits cytotoxic activity associated with metabolic alterations and p53 induction in ESCC cell lines and decreases ESCC tumor burden in vivo

…, AL Karami, DG Conde, A Klochkova… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most aggressive forms of human
malignancy, often displaying limited therapeutic response. Here, we examine the non-…

[HTML][HTML] Eosinophilic esophagitis-associated epithelial remodeling may limit esophageal carcinogenesis

AD Fuller, AL Karami, MF Kabir, A Klochkova… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Under homeostatic conditions, esophageal epithelium displays a proliferation/differentiation
gradient that is generated as proliferative basal cells give rise to suprabasal cells then …

Single cell transcriptomic analysis reveals cellular diversity of murine esophageal epithelium

…, R Cruz-Acuna, A Klochkova… - Faculty …, 2022 - scholarshare.temple.edu
Although morphologic progression coupled with expression of specific molecular markers
has been characterized along the esophageal squamous differentiation gradient, the …