Hypoxia signaling in human health and diseases: implications and prospects for therapeutics

Z Luo, M Tian, G Yang, Q Tan, Y Chen, G Li… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Molecular oxygen (O2) is essential for most biological reactions in mammalian cells. When
the intracellular oxygen content decreases, it is called hypoxia. The process of hypoxia is …

Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J Xiang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

Regulation and metabolic functions of mTORC1 and mTORC2

A Szwed, E Kim, E Jacinto - Physiological reviews, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Cells metabolize nutrients for biosynthetic and bioenergetic needs to fuel growth and
proliferation. The uptake of nutrients from the environment and their intracellular metabolism …

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma ontogeny and mechanisms of lethality

E Jonasch, CL Walker, WK Rathmell - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2021 - nature.com
The molecular features that define clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) initiation and
progression are being increasingly defined. The TRACERx Renal studies and others that …

Targeting hypoxic tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

J Tao, G Yang, W Zhou, J Qiu, G Chen, W Luo… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Attributable to its late diagnosis, early metastasis, and poor prognosis, pancreatic cancer
remains one of the most lethal diseases worldwide. Unlike other solid tumors, pancreatic …

Cancer cell metabolism in hypoxia: role of HIF-1 as key regulator and therapeutic target

V Infantino, A Santarsiero, P Convertini… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In order to meet the high energy demand, a metabolic reprogramming occurs in cancer cells.
Its role is crucial in promoting tumor survival. Among the substrates in demand, oxygen is …

Regulation of glycolysis by the hypoxia‐inducible factor (HIF): implications for cellular physiology

SJ Kierans, CT Taylor - The Journal of physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Under conditions of hypoxia, most eukaryotic cells can shift their primary metabolic strategy
from predominantly mitochondrial respiration towards increased glycolysis to maintain ATP …

Quiescent cancer cells resist T cell attack by forming an immunosuppressive niche

P Baldominos, A Barbera-Mourelle, O Barreiro… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Immunotherapy is a promising treatment for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), but
patients relapse, highlighting the need to understand the mechanisms of resistance. We …

Hypoxia signaling in human diseases and therapeutic targets

JW Lee, J Ko, C Ju, HK Eltzschig - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Since the discovery of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), numerous studies on the hypoxia
signaling pathway have been performed. The role of HIF stabilization during hypoxia has …

Hypoxia-modified cancer cell metabolism

W Al Tameemi, TP Dale, RMK Al-Jumaily… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
While oxygen is critical to the continued existence of complex organisms, extreme levels of
oxygen within a system, known as hypoxia (low levels of oxygen) and hyperoxia (excessive …