Critical role of hypoxia sensor - HIF-1α in VEGF gene activation. Implications for angiogenesis and tissue injury healing

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-97

  Ahluwalia, A ^a   Tarnawski, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Esophageal mucosa; Gastric; HIF1 ; Hypoxia; NSAIDs; Nuclear transport; VEGF

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; KARYOPHERIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VASCULOTROPIN; VON HIPPEL LINDAU PROTEIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALING; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; HYPOXIA SENSOR; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SENSOR; STOMACH INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 84857535891     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986712803413944     Document Type: Article

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