Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2016, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (6): 859-961.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2016.06.025

• Review • Previous Articles    

Role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in immune escape of tumor cells

XIONG Wei-peng*   

  1. Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine,Aurora, CO 80045, USA
  • Received:2016-08-22 Revised:2016-08-22 Online:2016-12-06 Published:2016-12-06

Abstract:

Hypoxia is a hallmark of tumor, and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1) is an essential regulator of hypoxia adaptation in tumor progression. Hypoxia and HIF-1 signaling are important components of the tumor microenvironment that modulates the tumor immune response. Tumor hypoxia via HIF-1 signaling enables tumor cell to develop mechanisms to evade from immune surveillance and attack. This mini-review emphasizes on the molecular mechanisms of HIF-1-mediated tumor cell escape and the development of inhibitors targeting HIF-1.

Key words: Hypoxia-inducible factor 1, Tumor, Immune escape