PMID- 35432450 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220510 IS - 1664-8021 (Print) IS - 1664-8021 (Electronic) IS - 1664-8021 (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2022 TI - Therapeutic Targeting Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF-1) in Cancer: Cutting Gordian Knot of Cancer Cell Metabolism. PG - 849040 LID - 10.3389/fgene.2022.849040 [doi] LID - 849040 AB - Metabolic alterations are one of the hallmarks of cancer, which has recently gained great attention. Increased glucose absorption and lactate secretion in cancer cells are characterized by the Warburg effect, which is caused by the metabolic changes in the tumor tissue. Cancer cells switch from oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to aerobic glycolysis due to changes in glucose degradation mechanisms, a process known as "metabolic reprogramming". As a result, proteins involved in mediating the altered metabolic pathways identified in cancer cells pose novel therapeutic targets. Hypoxic tumor microenvironment (HTM) is anticipated to trigger and promote metabolic alterations, oncogene activation, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and drug resistance, all of which are hallmarks of aggressive cancer behaviour. Angiogenesis, erythropoiesis, glycolysis regulation, glucose transport, acidosis regulators have all been orchestrated through the activation and stability of a transcription factor termed hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), hence altering crucial Warburg effect activities. Therefore, targeting HIF-1 as a cancer therapy seems like an extremely rational approach as it is directly involved in the shift of cancer tissue. In this mini-review, we present a brief overview of the function of HIF-1 in hypoxic glycolysis with a particular focus on novel therapeutic strategies currently available. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Sharma, Sinha and Shrivastava. FAU - Sharma, Abhilasha AU - Sharma A AD - Department of Life Science, University School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India. FAU - Sinha, Sonam AU - Sinha S AD - Kashiv Biosciences, Ahmedabad, India. FAU - Shrivastava, Neeta AU - Shrivastava N AD - Shri B.V. Patel Education Trust, Ahmedabad, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220331 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Genet JT - Frontiers in genetics JID - 101560621 PMC - PMC9008776 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cancer OT - cancer therapies OT - clinical outcomes OT - genomic alterations OT - hypoxia-induced tumor microenvironment OT - metabolic reprogramming OT - metabolism OT - warburg effect COIS- SS was employed by the company Kashiv Biosciences. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/04/19 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/19 06:01 PMCR- 2022/03/31 CRDT- 2022/04/18 06:34 PHST- 2022/01/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/18 06:34 [entrez] PHST- 2022/04/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 849040 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fgene.2022.849040 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Genet. 2022 Mar 31;13:849040. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.849040. eCollection 2022.