Dual effect of echinomycin on hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1 activity under normoxic and hypoxic conditions

B Vlaminck, S Toffoli, B Ghislain, C Demazy… - The FEBS …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1 (HIF‐1) is now recognized as a possible target for cancer
treatment. This transcription factor is responsible for the overexpression of several genes …

HIF-1α attenuates tumor growth in spite of augmented vascularization in an A549 adenocarcinoma mouse model

R Savai, RT Schermuly… - International …, 2005 - spandidos-publications.com
The hypoxia-inducible transcription factor, HIF-1, adapts cells to low oxygen tension. In
addition to the activation of angiogenesis by induction of VEGF, HIF-1 may trigger hypoxia …

The hypoxic inducible stress response as a target for cancer drug discovery

SJ Welsh, MY Koh, G Powis - Seminars in oncology, 2006 - Elsevier
All solid tumors experience some degree of hypoxia. The response to the stress of hypoxia
is mediated in large part by the hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) transcription factor that …

Knockdown of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells results in reduced tumor growth and increased sensitivity to methotrexate

J Li, M Shi, Y Cao, W Yuan, T Pang, B Li, Z Sun… - Biochemical and …, 2006 - Elsevier
The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) 1α is a key regulator of the cellular response to oxygen
deprivation. Specific disruption of the HIF-1 pathway is important for exploring its role in …

[HTML][HTML] HIF-1alpha: a valid therapeutic target for tumor therapy

SS Hong, H Lee, KW Kim - Cancer Res Treat, 2004 - synapse.koreamed.org
Hypoxia plays a major role in the induction of angiogenesis during tumor development. One
mechanism by which tumor cells respond to a reduced oxygen level is via the activation of …

Hypoxia‐inducible factors as an alternative source of treatment strategy for cancer

MA Akanji, D Rotimi, OS Adeyemi - Oxidative medicine and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hypoxia‐inducible factors (HIFs) are transcription factors that activate the transcription of
genes necessary to circumvent to hypoxic (low oxygen level) environments. In …

[PDF][PDF] Development of inhibitors targeting hypoxia-inducible factor 1 and 2 for cancer therapy

T Yu, B Tang, X Sun - Yonsei medical journal, 2017 - synapse.koreamed.org
Hypoxia is frequently observed in solid tumors and also one of the major obstacles for
effective cancer therapies. Cancer cells take advantage of their ability to adapt hypoxia to …

In vivo bioluminescence imaging monitoring of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α, a promoter that protects cells, in response to chemotherapy

RJ Viola, JM Provenzale, F Li, CY Li… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Bioluminescence imaging is a powerful technique that has shown that hypoxia-
inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), a transcription factor that protects tumor cells from hypoxia, is up …

Chronic hypoxia promotes an aggressive phenotype in rat prostate cancer cells

O Alqawi, HP Wang, M Espiritu, G Singh - Free radical research, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
In general, tumors cells that are resistant to apoptosis and increase angiogenesis are a
result of the hypoxic responses contributing to the malignant phenotype. In this study, we …

Targeting the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway in cancer

E Poon, AL Harris, M Ashcroft - Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2009 - cambridge.org
The central component of hypoxia sensing in the cell is the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)
transcriptional complex. HIF activity is deregulated in many human cancers, especially those …