Constitutive expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α renders pancreatic cancer cells resistant to apoptosis induced by hypoxia and nutrient deprivation

N Akakura, M Kobayashi, I Horiuchi, A Suzuki, J Wang… - Cancer research, 2001 - AACR
Hypovasculature is an outstanding characteristic of pancreatic cancers in imaging
diagnosis, suggesting that blood supply is poor in pancreatic cancer tissues. Despite poor …

Dominant-negative hypoxia-inducible factor-1α reduces tumorigenicity of pancreatic cancer cells through the suppression of glucose metabolism

J Chen, S Zhao, K Nakada, Y Kuge, N Tamaki… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
In the tumor cells exposed to hypoxia, hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1)-mediated
adaptation responses such as angiogenesis and anaerobic metabolism are induced for their …

Selective killing of hypoxia-inducible factor-1–active cells improves survival in a mouse model of invasive and metastatic pancreatic cancer

S Kizaka-Kondoh, S Itasaka, L Zeng, S Tanaka… - Clinical Cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Purpose: Pancreatic cancer is characterized by intratumoral hypoxia, early and aggressive
local invasion, and metastatic potential. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is the major …

Role of hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha in modulation of apoptosis resistance

M Kilic, H Kasperczyk, S Fulda, KM Debatin - Oncogene, 2007 - nature.com
Abstract Hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is the major transcription factor and key regulator
of adoptive responses to hypoxia. Although it usually promotes tumor cell survival under …

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 regulates vascular endothelial growth factor expression in human pancreatic cancer

P Büchler, HA Reber, M Büchler, S Shrinkante… - Pancreas, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Aims To determine whether hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is specifically activated by
hypoxia in vitro in pancreatic cancer cells and correlated these findings with tumor …

Hypoxia induces tumor aggressiveness and the expansion of CD133-positive cells in a hypoxia-inducible factor-1α-dependent manner in pancreatic cancer cells

O Hashimoto, K Shimizu, S Semba, S Chiba, Y Ku… - Pathobiology, 2011 - karger.com
Background: Intratumoral hypoxia is known to lead to increased aggressiveness and distant
metastasis. However, the interplay underlying these actions is still unknown. Objective: We …

Implications of HIF-1α in the tumorigenesis and progression of pancreatic cancer

X Jin, L Dai, Y Ma, J Wang, Z Liu - Cancer Cell International, 2020 - Springer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide and is
characterized by highly hypoxic tumor microenvironment. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha …

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α expression and its clinical significance in pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis

LY Ye, Q Zhang, XL Bai, P Pankaj, QD Hu, TB Liang - Pancreatology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background and aims Pancreatic cancer is characterized by inadequate vascularization and
considerable tumor hypoxia is prevalent. However, whether hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF …

Synergistic up-regulation of Hexokinase-2, glucose transporters and angiogenic factors in pancreatic cancer cells by glucose deprivation and hypoxia

M Natsuizaka, M Ozasa, S Darmanin… - Experimental cell …, 2007 - Elsevier
There is accumulating evidence demonstrating that HIF-1 functions as a key regulator of the
adaptation responses to hypoxia in cancer tissues. To this evidence, we add that adaptation …

Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1α promotes hypoxia-induced A549 apoptosis via a mechanism that involves the glycolysis pathway

FM Luo, XJ Liu, NH Yan, SQ Li, GQ Cao, QY Cheng… - BMC cancer, 2006 - Springer
Background Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1α (HIF-1α), which plays an important
role in controlling the hypoxia-induced glycolysis pathway, is a" master" gene in the tissue …