HIF-1: mediator of physiological and pathophysiological responses to hypoxia

Authors
Citation
Gl. Semenza, HIF-1: mediator of physiological and pathophysiological responses to hypoxia, J APP PHYSL, 88(4), 2000, pp. 1474-1480
Citations number
80
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
87507587 → ACNP
Volume
88
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1474 - 1480
Database
ISI
SICI code
8750-7587(200004)88:4<1474:HMOPAP>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
All organisms can sense O-2 concentration and respond to hypoxia with adapt ive changes in gene expression. The large body size of mammals necessitates the development of multiple complex physiological systems to ensure adequa te O-2 delivery to all cells under normal conditions. The transcriptional r egulator hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is an essential mediator of O-2 homeostasis. HIF-1 is required for the establishment of key physiological systems during development and their subsequent utilization in fetal and po stnatal life. HIF-1 also appears to play a key role in the pathophysiology of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic lung disease, which represen t the major causes of mortality among industrialized societies. Genetic or pharmacological modulation of HIF-1 activity in vivo may represent a novel therapeutic approach to these disorders.