Regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor signaling by plant flavonoids

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 479-489

  Fernando, Wasundara ^a   Vasantha Rupasinghe, H P ^a,b   Hoskin, David W ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Flavonoids; HIF 1 ; Polyphenols; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ACACETIN; ANTHOCYANIN; APIGENIN; AURANTIIN; BAICALEIN; BAICALIN; CHRYSIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVONOID; FORMONONETIN; GALANGIN; GENISTEIN; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; ISORHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; LIQUIRITIGENIN; LUTEOLIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SCUTELLARIN; VASCULOTROPIN; VITEXIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ALPINIA OFFICINARUM; ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIANGIOGENIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; JUGLANS REGIA; MALUS; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA; NONHUMAN; PARSLEY; PASSIFLORA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TAGETES LUCIDA; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PLANT;

ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84929333673     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389557515666150414152933     Document Type: Article

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