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KMID : 0620920090410010051
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine
2009 Volume.41 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.58
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Regulation of glucose metabolism-related genes and VEGF by HIF-1α and HIF-1β, but not HIF-2α, in gastric cancer
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Song In-Sung
Wang Ai-Guo
Yoon Sun-Young
Kim Jeong-Min
Kim Ju-Hun
Lee Dong-Seok
Kim Nam-Soon
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Abstract
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Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are transcription factors that activate the transcription of target genes involved in crucial aspects of cancer development. This study investigated the expression of HIFs and their contribution to the regulation of target genes related to angiogenesis and glucose metabolism in gastric cancer. The data showed that HIFs were over-expressed in gastric cancer and that activation of the target genes was observed mainly in the early stages. Moreover, the results of the present study revealed that only HIF-1α, but not HIF-2α dimerizes with HIF-1β and then regulates expression of target genes in response to hypoxia. The results of the present study demonstrate that HIF-1α and HIF-1β enhances expression of VEGF and glucose metabolism-related genes in response to hypoxia in gastric cancer. These data offer important information regarding HIF pathways in the development of gastric cancer.
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KEYWORD
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glucose metabolism disorders, hypoxiainducible factor 1, neovascularization, pathologic, stomach neoplasms, vascular endothelial growth factor A
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