PMID- 26146622 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160318 LR - 20220409 IS - 2314-6141 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6133 (Print) VI - 2015 DP - 2015 TI - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 in Physiological and Pathophysiological Angiogenesis: Applications and Therapies. PG - 549412 LID - 10.1155/2015/549412 [doi] LID - 549412 AB - The cardiovascular system ensures the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to all cells, tissues, and organs. Under extended exposure to reduced oxygen levels, cells are able to survive through the transcriptional activation of a series of genes that participate in angiogenesis, glucose metabolism, and cell proliferation. The oxygen-sensitive transcriptional activator HIF-1 (hypoxia-inducible factor-1) is a key transcriptional mediator of the response to hypoxic conditions. The HIF-1 pathway was found to be a master regulator of angiogenesis. Whether the process is physiological or pathological, HIF-1 seems to participate in vasculature formation by synergistic correlations with other proangiogenic factors such as VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor), PlGF (placental growth factor), or angiopoietins. Considering the important contributions of HIF-1 in angiogenesis and vasculogenesis, it should be considered a promising target for treating ischaemic diseases or cancer. In this review, we discuss the roles of HIF-1 in both physiological/pathophysiological angiogenesis and potential strategies for clinical therapy. FAU - Zimna, Agnieszka AU - Zimna A AD - Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszynska 32, 60-479 Poznan, Poland. FAU - Kurpisz, Maciej AU - Kurpisz M AD - Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszynska 32, 60-479 Poznan, Poland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20150604 PL - United States TA - Biomed Res Int JT - BioMed research international JID - 101600173 RN - 0 (HIF1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (PGF protein, human) RN - 0 (Pregnancy Proteins) RN - 0 (VEGFA protein, human) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - 144589-93-5 (Placenta Growth Factor) SB - IM MH - Cell Hypoxia MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia/genetics MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/*genetics MH - Neovascularization, Pathologic/*genetics MH - Neovascularization, Physiologic/*genetics MH - Placenta Growth Factor MH - Pregnancy Proteins/genetics MH - Transcriptional Activation MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics PMC - PMC4471260 EDAT- 2015/07/07 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/19 06:00 PMCR- 2015/06/04 CRDT- 2015/07/07 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/04/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/07/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/07/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/06/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2015/549412 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:549412. doi: 10.1155/2015/549412. Epub 2015 Jun 4.