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39580
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15866
National Ranking
7984

Overview

Ashok K. Saluja is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with significant contributions in molecular biology and oncology subfields. The scientist's work spans several key topics including pancreatic and hepatic oncology research, cancer research and treatments, peptidase inhibition and analysis, biochemical and molecular research, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, cancer-related gene regulation, and ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

They have published extensively in notable venues, including:

  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

Recent publications by Ashok K. Saluja include:

  • PDE5 and PDE10 inhibition activates cGMP/PKG signaling to block Wnt/β-catenin transcription, cancer cell growth, and tumor immunity (2020, Drug Discovery Today)
  • Glycosyltransferase ST6Gal-I promotes the epithelial to mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer cells (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Inhibition of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway enhances antitumor immunity in ovarian cancer (2020, Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology)
  • ST6GAL1 sialyltransferase promotes acinar to ductal metaplasia and pancreatic cancer progression (2023, JCI Insight)
  • PAICS, a De Novo Purine Biosynthetic Enzyme, Is Overexpressed in Pancreatic Cancer and Is Involved in Its Progression (2020, Translational Oncology)

Frequent collaborators include the researchers Gary A. Piazza, Adam B. Keeton, Jeremy B. Foote, Yulia Maxuitenko, and Bassel F. El-Rayes.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Acute Pancreatitis: Bench to the Bedside

    Stephen J. Pandol;Ashok K. Saluja;Clement W. Imrie;Peter A. Banks

  • Relationship between severity, necrosis, and apoptosis in five models of experimental acute pancreatitis.

    A. M. Kaiser;A. K. Saluja;Ashok Sengupta;Manju Saluja

  • Gut Microbiota Promotes Tumor Growth in Mice by Modulating Immune Response.

    Vrishketan Sethi;Saba Kurtom;Mohammad Tarique;Shweta Lavania

  • The role of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and neutrophils in acute pancreatitis and pancreatitis-associated lung injury.

    Jean-Louis Frossard;Ashok Saluja;Lakshmi Bhagat;Hong Sik Lee

  • The role of NF-κB activation in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis

    Zoltan Rakonczay;Peter Hegyi;Tamas Takacs;Joshua McCarroll

  • Role of substance P and the neurokinin 1 receptor in acute pancreatitis and pancreatitis-associated lung injury

    Madhav Bhatia;Ashok K. Saluja;Bernd Hofbauer;Jean Louis Frossard

  • Intra-acinar cell activation of trypsinogen during caerulein-induced pancreatitis in rats

    B. Hofbauer;A. K. Saluja;M. M. Lerch;L. Bhagat

  • Triptolide Induces Pancreatic Cancer Cell Death via Inhibition of Heat Shock Protein 70

    Phoebe A. Phillips;Vikas Dudeja;Joshua A. McCarroll;Daniel Borja-Cacho

  • Pancreatic duct obstruction triggers acute necrotizing pancreatitis in the opossum

    Markus M. Lerch;Ashok K. Saluja;Ashok K. Saluja;Michael Rünzi;Michael Rünzi;Rajinder Dawra;Rajinder Dawra

  • Heat shock protein 70 increases tumorigenicity and inhibits apoptosis in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

    Ali Aghdassi;Phoebe Phillips;Vikas Dudeja;Dhara Dhaulakhandi

  • A Preclinical Evaluation of Minnelide as a Therapeutic Agent Against Pancreatic Cancer

    Rohit Chugh;Veena Sangwan;Satish P. Patil;Vikas Dudeja

  • Intra-acinar Trypsinogen Activation Mediates Early Stages of Pancreatic Injury but Not Inflammation in Mice With Acute Pancreatitis

    Rajinder K Dawra;Raghuwansh P. Sah;Vikas Dudeja;Loveena Rishi

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Cerulein-induced in vitro activation of trypsinogen in rat pancreatic acini is mediated by cathepsin B

    Ashok K. Saluja;Erin A. Donovan;Kenji Yamanaka;Yoshikazu Yamaguchi

  • Targeted disruption of the beta-chemokine receptor CCR1 protects against pancreatitis-associated lung injury.

    Craig Gerard;Jean Louis Frossard;Madhav Bhatia;Ashok Saluja

  • Secretagogue-induced digestive enzyme activation and cell injury in rat pancreatic acini.

    A. K. Saluja;L. Bhagat;H. S. Lee;M. Bhatia

  • Subcellular redistribution of lysosomal enzymes during caerulein-induced pancreatitis

    A. Saluja;S. Hashimoto;M. Saluja;R. E. Powers

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael L. Steer
Michael L. Steer Harvard University
Markus M. Lerch
Markus M. Lerch Greifswald University Hospital
Sabita Roy
Sabita Roy University of Miami
Vay Liang W. Go
Vay Liang W. Go University of California, Los Angeles
Suresh T. Chari
Suresh T. Chari The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Santanu Banerjee
Santanu Banerjee Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Stephen J. Pandol
Stephen J. Pandol Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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