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NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY
卷 28, 期 3, 页码 210-217出版社
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2990.2002.00391.x
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hypoxia-inducible factor 1; p53; angiogenesis; glioblastoma
Angiogenesis is a prominent feature of glioblastomas but the mechanisms involved in the control of this process are poorly understood. We have investigated the potential role of a recently described transcription factor, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), which initiates the transcription of a number of hypoxia-inducible genes, including those encoding vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors. HIF-1 protein expression was assessed by immunocytochemistry, using a monoclonal antibody to the alpha subunit (HIF-1alpha). HIF-1 mRNA expression was assessed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and the ribonuclease protection assay (RPA). Strong nuclear expression of HIF-1alpha protein was seen in the majority of glioblastomas and anaplastic astrocytomas, particularly surrounding areas of necrosis in glioblastomas. In the majority of these tumours upregulation of HIF-1alpha mRNA was also demonstrated, with a significant increase in glioblastomas compared to lower grade tumours. No correlation was found between the presence of HIF-1alpha protein and immunohistochemical expression of p53 protein. These findings are in keeping with an important role of HIF-1alpha in the vascularization of glioblastomas and suggest that upregulation is at least partly at a transcriptional level.
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