Time-dependent stabilization of hypoxia inducible factor-1α by different intracellular sources of reactive oxygen species.

Intratumoral hypoxia is a major obstacle in the development of effective cancer chemotherapy, decreasing the efficacy of anti-neoplastic drugs in several solid tumours. The hypoxic environment, through its master regulator hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), is able to maintain an anti-apoptotic pot...

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Main Authors: Maura Calvani, Giuseppina Comito, Elisa Giannoni, Paola Chiarugi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3483303?pdf=render