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Cancers (Basel). 2013 Jan 10;5(1):15-26. doi: 10.3390/cancers5010015.

The Critical Impact of HIF-1a on Gastric Cancer Biology.

Cancers

Yoshihiko Kitajima, Kohji Miyazaki

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, Saga 849-8501, Japan. [email protected].

PMID: 24216696 PMCID: PMC3730315 DOI: 10.3390/cancers5010015

Abstract

Hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) monitors the cellular response to the oxygen levels in solid tumors. Under hypoxia conditions, HIF-1a protein is stabilized and forms a heterodimer with the HIF-1β subunit. The HIF-1 complex activates the transcription of numerous target genes in order to adapt the hypoxic environment in human cancer cells. In gastric cancer patients, HIF-1a activation following extended hypoxia strongly correlates with an aggressive tumor phenotype and a poor prognosis. HIF-1a activation has been also reported to occur via hypoxia-independent mechanisms such as PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling and ROS production. This article argues for the critical roles of HIF-1a in glucose metabolism, carcinogenesis, angiogenesis, invasion, metastasis, cell survival and chemoresistance, focusing on gastric cancer.

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