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HIF at the crossroads between ischemia and carcinogenesis
21 Jan 2004
Abstract excerpt
Tissue hypoxia occurs where there is an imbalance between oxygen supply and consumption in both, solid tumors as a result of exponential cellular proliferation and in atherosclerotic diseases as a result of inefficient blood supply. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is central in normal angiogenesis and cancer angiogenesis. HIF-1 is a transcriptional activator composed of an O(2)- and growth factor-regulated...
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