The hypoxic inducible stress response as a target for cancer drug discovery.
Semin Oncol
; 33(4): 486-97, 2006 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-16890803
ABSTRACT
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 increases the expression of a variety of genes that allow the tumor to survive and grow in the hostile hypoxic environment. Increased tumor HIF-1 has been correlated with increased angiogenesis, aggressive tumor growth, and poor patient prognosis. This has lead to the current interest in HIF-1 as a cancer drug target. HIF-1 activity in tumors depends on the availability of the HIF-1alpha subunit, the levels of which increase under hypoxic conditions or through the activation of oncogenes and/or inactivation of tumor-suppressor genes. HIF-1alpha level and HIF-1 activity are regulated by multiple pathways involving transcription, translation, post-translational modification, and the interaction with other transcription factors. A number of agents have been reported to block HIF-1 activity, acting on all of these mechanisms. Not all of the agents have been shown to block tumor HIF-1 activity in vivo. Some have shown marked HIF-1 inhibition and anti-tumor activity. There are agents already, or soon to be, tested in the clinic as anti-tumor inhibitors of HIF-1. The challenges will be to determine whether the effects of these agents that are seen is due to HIF-1 inhibition and to identify which patients are most likely to benefit from treatment with HIF-1 inhibitors.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteína Supressora de Tumor p53
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Ribonucleoproteínas Nucleares Pequenas
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Fator 1 Induzível por Hipóxia
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Antígenos de Neoplasias
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Neoplasias
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Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Semin Oncol
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido