Flavonoids Targeting HIF-1: Implications on Cancer Metabolism

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/1/130" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/1/130</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13010130" target="_blank" >10.3390/cancers13010130</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Flavonoids Targeting HIF-1: Implications on Cancer Metabolism

Original language description

Simple Summary This comprehensive review discusses the anticancer effects of plant phenolic compounds, known as flavonoids, through the targeting of HIF-1 and critical enzymes contributing to the Warburg effect. Connections between HIF-1 and metabolic reprogramming seem to play a crucial role in cancer progression. The core of presented paper summarizes the current knowledge about the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of flavonoids against aerobic glycolysis and HIF-1 activity. Despite the lack of clinical evidence, we emphasize the possibility of introducing flavonoids (targeting HIF-1) to the clinical research considering predictive, preventive, and/or personalized medical approach. Tumor hypoxia is described as an oxygen deprivation in malignant tissue. The hypoxic condition is a consequence of an imbalance between rapidly proliferating cells and a vascularization that leads to lower oxygen levels in tumors. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is an essential transcription factor contributing to the regulation of hypoxia-associated genes. Some of these genes modulate molecular cascades associated with the Warburg effect and its accompanying pathways and, therefore, represent promising targets for cancer treatment. Current progress in the development of therapeutic approaches brings several promising inhibitors of HIF-1. Flavonoids, widely occurring in various plants, exert a broad spectrum of beneficial effects on human health, and are potentially powerful therapeutic tools against cancer. Recent evidences identified numerous natural flavonoids and their derivatives as inhibitors of HIF-1, associated with the regulation of critical glycolytic components in cancer cells, including pyruvate kinase M2(PKM2), lactate dehydrogenase (LDHA), glucose transporters (GLUTs), hexokinase II (HKII), phosphofructokinase-1 (PFK-1), and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK). Here, we discuss the results of most recent studies evaluating the impact of flavonoids on HIF-1 accompanied by the regulation of critical enzymes contributing to the Warburg phenotype. Besides, flavonoid effects on glucose metabolism via regulation of HIF-1 activity represent a promising avenue in cancer-related research. At the same time, only more-in depth investigations can further elucidate the mechanistic and clinical connections between HIF-1 and cancer metabolism.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30104 - Pharmacology and pharmacy

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Cancers

ISSN

2072-6694

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

27

Pages from-to

1-27

UT code for WoS article

000605815500001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85099809223