Chemical design and synthesis of functionalized probes for imaging and treating tumor hypoxia

J Liu, W Bu, J Shi - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia development in tumor is closely associated with its increased aggressiveness and
strong resistance to therapy, leading to the poor prognosis in several cancer types …

Oxygen battle in the gut: Hypoxia and hypoxia-inducible factors in metabolic and inflammatory responses in the intestine

R Singhal, YM Shah - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
The gastrointestinal tract is a highly proliferative and regenerative tissue. The intestine also
harbors a large and diverse microbial population collectively called the gut microbiome …

Regulation of hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1a by reactive oxygen species: new developments in an old debate

S Movafagh, S Crook, K Vo - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Hypoxia‐Inducible Factor‐1 (HIF‐1) has been largely studied for its role in cell
survival in hypoxic conditions. The regulation of HIF‐1 is a complex process and involves a …

Physiology and inflammation driven pathophysiology of iron homeostasis—mechanistic insights into anemia of inflammation and its treatment

L Lanser, D Fuchs, K Kurz, G Weiss - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anemia is very common in patients with inflammatory disorders. Its prevalence is associated
with severity of the underlying disease, and it negatively affects quality of life and cardio …

C. elegans EGL-9 and mammalian homologs define a family of dioxygenases that regulate HIF by prolyl hydroxylation

ACR Epstein, JM Gleadle, LA McNeill, KS Hewitson… - Cell, 2001 - cell.com
HIF is a transcriptional complex that plays a central role in mammalian oxygen homeostasis.
Recent studies have defined posttranslational modification by prolyl hydroxylation as a key …

Oxygen sensing by HIF hydroxylases

CJ Schofield, PJ Ratcliffe - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2004 - nature.com
The transcription factor HIF (hypoxia-inducible factor) has a central role in oxygen
homeostasis in animals ranging from nematode worms to man. Recent studies have shown …

Inflammation-induced tryptophan breakdown is related with anemia, fatigue, and depression in cancer

L Lanser, P Kink, EM Egger, W Willenbacher… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Many patients with cancer suffer from anemia, depression, and an impaired quality of life
(QoL). These patients often also show decreased plasma tryptophan levels and increased …

HIF-1 and mechanisms of hypoxia sensing

GL Semenza - Current opinion in cell biology, 2001 - Elsevier
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is an oxygen-regulated transcriptional activator that plays
essential roles in mammalian development, physiology and disease pathogenesis. The HIF …

The role of nitric oxide in tumour progression

D Fukumura, S Kashiwagi, RK Jain - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2006 - nature.com
Nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthases are ubiquitous in malignant tumours and are
known to exert both pro-and anti-tumour effects. We summarize our current understanding of …

Cycling hypoxia and free radicals regulate angiogenesis and radiotherapy response

MW Dewhirst, Y Cao, B Moeller - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2008 - nature.com
Hypoxia and free radicals, such as reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, can alter the
function and/or activity of the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF1). Interplay …