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| Adrian L HarrisSummaryAffiliation: Imperial Cancer Research Fund Country: UK Publications
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Hypoxia--a key regulatory factor in tumour growthAdrian L Harris
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Nat Rev Cancer 2:38-47. 2002..Many elements of the hypoxia-response pathway are therefore good candidates for therapeutic targeting...
Differential function of the prolyl hydroxylases PHD1, PHD2, and PHD3 in the regulation of hypoxia-inducible factorRebecca J Appelhoff
Henry Wellcome Bldg of Genomic Medicine, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, UK
J Biol Chem 279:38458-65. 2004....
Nuclear and membrane expression of the angiogenesis regulator delta-like ligand 4 (DLL4) in normal and malignant human tissuesJuan Carlos Martinez
CRUK Tumour Pathology Group, Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Histopathology 54:598-606. 2009..Our aim was to pursue this by raising a monoclonal antibody to the internal domain of DLL4 and assess its distribution in normal and malignant tissues in comparison with antibodies against the external domain of DLL4...
Cytoplasmic location of factor-inhibiting hypoxia-inducible factor is associated with an enhanced hypoxic response and a shorter survival in invasive breast cancerErn Yu Tan
Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Breast Cancer Res 9:R89. 2007..The present study investigates the role of FIH-1 in invasive breast carcinoma and its correlation with hypoxia...
Expression of the forkhead transcription factor FOXP1 is associated with that of estrogen receptor-beta in primary invasive breast carcinomasGaynor J Bates
Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
Breast Cancer Res Treat 111:453-9. 2008..FOXP1 is not estrogen regulated and silencing FOXP1 expression, using siRNA, did not affect ERalpha, ERbeta or progesterone receptor expression, suggesting ER and FOXP1 co-expression may reflect a common regulatory mechanism...
Phosphorylated ERalpha, HIF-1alpha, and MAPK signaling as predictors of primary endocrine treatment response and resistance in patients with breast cancerDaniele Generali
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
J Clin Oncol 27:227-34. 2009..We aimed to identify signaling pathways involved in the response and resistance to aromatase inhibitor therapy in patients with breast cancer...
Regulation of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor 2 by hypoxia in breast cancerDaniele Generali
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Clin Cancer Res 13:550-8. 2007..The HAI-2 predictive role was assessed in T(2-4) N(0-1) breast cancers (n = 177) enrolled in a neoadjuvant randomized trial comparing epirubicin versus epirubicin + tamoxifen...
Delta-like 4 Notch ligand regulates tumor angiogenesis, improves tumor vascular function, and promotes tumor growth in vivoJi Liang Li
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cancer Res 67:11244-53. 2007....
Role of carbonic anhydrase IX expression in prediction of the efficacy and outcome of primary epirubicin/tamoxifen therapy for breast cancerDaniele Generali
Weatherall Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
Endocr Relat Cancer 13:921-30. 2006..Studies investigating the effects of pH on tamoxifen uptake and the effects of therapy with CA inhibitors are planned...
Regulation of multiple angiogenic pathways by Dll4 and Notch in human umbilical vein endothelial cellsLaura S Harrington
Cancer Research UK, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
Microvasc Res 75:144-54. 2008..The regulation of sVEGFR1 provides a novel mechanism for Dll4 signalling to regulate cells at distance, not just in adjacent cells...
Novel mechanism of action for hydralazine: induction of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor, and angiogenesis by inhibition of prolyl hydroxylasesHelen J Knowles
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Circ Res 95:162-9. 2004..This represents a novel mechanism of action for hydralazine and presents HIF as a potential target for treatment of ischemic disease...
BNIP3 as a progression marker in primary human breast cancer; opposing functions in in situ versus invasive cancerErn Yu Tan
Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Clin Cancer Res 13:467-74. 2007..Its perinecrotic localization within ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) suggests an involvement in neoplastic cellular adaptation to low oxygen tension. This study has investigated the role of BNIP3 in normal and neoplastic breast...
Down-regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase/AKT/molecular target of rapamycin metabolic pathway by primary letrozole-based therapy in human breast cancerDaniele Generali
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Clin Cancer Res 14:2673-80. 2008..However, the effects of endocrine therapy with aromatase inhibitors on in vivo expression of this signaling cascade, and its relation to tumor response and patient outcome, is unknown...
Angiogenin is up-regulated in the nucleus and cytoplasm in human primary breast carcinoma and is associated with markers of hypoxia but not survivalLeticia Campo
Nuffield Department Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
J Pathol 205:585-91. 2005..63) survival was observed in patients stratified by angiogenin expression. This study suggests that angiogenin may be important in breast cancer progression and that, through its relationship with ER, it may be a target for tamoxifen...
The histone demethylase JMJD2B is regulated by estrogen receptor alpha and hypoxia, and is a key mediator of estrogen induced growthJun Yang
Growth Factor Group, Cancer Research UK, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, United Kingdom
Cancer Res 70:6456-66. 2010..Our findings provide a biological rationale to support the therapeutic targeting of histone demethylases in breast cancer patients...
Utilizing the adjuvant properties of CD1d-dependent NK T cells in T cell-mediated immunotherapyJonathan D Silk
Tumour Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
J Clin Invest 114:1800-11. 2004....
Role of carbonic anhydrase IX in human tumor cell growth, survival, and invasionNaomi Robertson
Cancer Research UK, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cancer Res 64:6160-5. 2004..Thus, CAIX plays an important role in the growth and survival of tumor cells under normoxia and hypoxia, making it a potential target for cancer therapy, but is not involved in invasion...
Expression of the forkhead transcription factor FOXP1 is associated both with hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) and the androgen receptor in prostate cancer but is not directly regulated by androgens or hypoxiaAlison H Banham
Nuffield Department Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Prostate 67:1091-8. 2007..This study investigated whether FOXP1 has a similar relationship to the androgen receptor (AR) in prostate cancer and how these factors relate to the presence of hypoxia...
Up-regulation of delta-like 4 ligand in human tumor vasculature and the role of basal expression in endothelial cell functionNilay S Patel
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Cancer Research UK, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, London United Kingdom
Cancer Res 65:8690-7. 2005..We conclude that an optimal window of the DLL4 expression is essential for tumor angiogenesis and that selective modulation of the DLL4 expression within human tumors may represent a potential novel antiangiogenic therapy...
Tumor-associated carbonic anhydrase 9 spatially coordinates intracellular pH in three-dimensional multicellular growthsPawel Swietach
Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, Burdon Sanderson Cardiac Science Centre, Oxford, UK
J Biol Chem 283:20473-83. 2008..We suggest that pH(i) coordination may favor survival and growth of a tumor. By disrupting spatial pH(i) control, inhibition of CA9 activity may offer a novel strategy for the clinical treatment of CA9-associated tumors...
A mycobacterial iron chelator, desferri-exochelin, induces hypoxia-inducible factors 1 and 2, NIP3, and vascular endothelial growth factor in cancer cell linesTsung Wen Chong
Cancer Research United Kingdom, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
Cancer Res 62:6924-7. 2002..DFE potentially could be useful in cancer therapy by inducing apoptosis via NIP3 in conjunction with other non-HIF-related growth inhibitory pathways and blocking endothelial proliferation despite the presence of VEGF...
The role of ATF4 stabilization and autophagy in resistance of breast cancer cells treated with BortezomibManuela Milani
Growth Factor Group, Cancer Research UK, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
Cancer Res 69:4415-23. 2009....
The relation between hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and HIF-2alpha expression with anemia and outcome in surgically treated head and neck cancerStuart C Winter
Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cancer 107:757-66. 2006..Anemia may contribute to hypoxia by reducing oxygen delivery, but it is not known whether this influences HIF-alpha expression in tumors...
New mechanism for Notch signaling to endothelium at a distance by Delta-like 4 incorporation into exosomesHelen Sheldon
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Blood 116:2385-94. 2010..This reversal in phenotype appears to enhance vessel formation and is a new form of signaling for Notch ligands that expands their signaling potential beyond cell-cell contact...
Expression of vascular notch ligand delta-like 4 and inflammatory markers in breast cancerAdrian M Jubb
Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Weatherall Institute ofMolecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Am J Pathol 176:2019-28. 2010..002, respectively). In summary, Dll4 was expressed by endothelium associated with breast cancer cells. In these retrospective subset analyses, endothelial Dll4 expression was a statistically significant multivariate prognostic factor...
Novel thioredoxin inhibitors paradoxically increase hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha expression but decrease functional transcriptional activity, DNA binding, and degradationDylan T Jones
Cancer Research UK Growth Factor Group, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, UK
Clin Cancer Res 12:5384-94. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: AJM290 and AW464 are inhibitors of HIF-1alpha CAD transcription activity and DNA binding, but they also inhibit degradation of HIF, in contrast to other Trx inhibitors...
Synchronised phosphorylation of BNIP3, Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL in response to microtubule-active drugs is JNK-independent and requires a mitotic kinaseHoward R Mellor
Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK
Biochem Pharmacol 79:1562-72. 2010..This study provides new insight into the post-translational functional control of these Bcl-2 family members...
DLL4-Notch signaling mediates tumor resistance to anti-VEGF therapy in vivoJi Liang Li
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Department of Oncology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cancer Res 71:6073-83. 2011....
Predominant role of hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (Hif)-1alpha versus Hif-2alpha in regulation of the transcriptional response to hypoxiaHeidi M Sowter
Cancer Research UK, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Cancer Res 63:6130-4. 2003..Remarkably, among a panel of hypoxia-inducible genes, responses were critically dependent on Hif-1 alpha but not Hif-2 alpha in both endothelial and breast cancer cells but critically dependent on Hif-2 alpha in renal carcinoma cells...
Immunomodulation of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells by the aromatase inhibitor letrozole in breast cancer patientsDaniele Generali
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Clin Cancer Res 15:1046-51. 2009....
Effect of ascorbate on the activity of hypoxia-inducible factor in cancer cellsHelen J Knowles
Cancer Research United Kingdom Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS
Cancer Res 63:1764-8. 2003..These results indicate that both ascorbate and iron availability have major effects on HIF, and imply that the system is commonly regulated by limiting hydroxylase activity under normoxic tissue culture conditions...
Copper chelator ATN-224 inhibits endothelial function by multiple mechanismsSarah A Lowndes
Cancer Research UK Department of Medical Oncology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
Microvasc Res 77:314-26. 2009..RNA interference to AQP1 inhibited endothelial proliferation and migration, confirming the role of AQP1 in endothelial cell function. Therefore regulation of AQP1 may represent an important action of copper chelation therapy...
Relation of a hypoxia metagene derived from head and neck cancer to prognosis of multiple cancersStuart C Winter
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital
Cancer Res 67:3441-9. 2007..The work highlights the validity and potential of using data from analysis of in vitro stress pathways for deriving a biological metagene/gene signature in vivo...
Up-regulation of endothelial delta-like 4 expression correlates with vessel maturation in bladder cancerNilay S Patel
Growth Factor Group, Cancer Research UK, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Clin Cancer Res 12:4836-44. 2006..To understand more about the mechanisms, we studied the role of delta-like 4 (DLL4), an endothelial-specific ligand of the Notch signaling pathway, in bladder cancer angiogenesis...
Quantification of regulatory T cells enables the identification of high-risk breast cancer patients and those at risk of late relapseGaynor J Bates
Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
J Clin Oncol 24:5373-80. 2006..To assess the clinical significance of tumor-infiltrating FOXP3-positive regulatory T cells (TR) in breast cancer patients with long-term follow-up...
Immunodominance of poxviral-specific CTL in a human trial of recombinant-modified vaccinia AnkaraCaroline L Smith
Tumour Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
J Immunol 175:8431-7. 2005....
Lactate dehydrogenase 5 (LDH-5) expression in endometrial cancer relates to the activated VEGF/VEGFR2(KDR) pathway and prognosisAlexandra Giatromanolaki
Department of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace, Medical School, PO Box 12, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece, and John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Gynecol Oncol 103:912-8. 2006..In this study, the expression of LDH-5 was assessed in the normal and malignant endometrium. Its role in prognosis and tumor angiogenesis and hypoxia was also examined...
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha expression predicts a poor response to primary chemoendocrine therapy and disease-free survival in primary human breast cancerDaniele Generali
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Clin Cancer Res 12:4562-8. 2006....
Regulation of CXCR4 by the Notch ligand delta-like 4 in endothelial cellsCassin Kimmel Williams
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Cancer Research UK, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cancer Res 68:1889-95. 2008..Thus, Dll4 may contribute to vascular differentiation and inhibition of the angiogenic response by regulating multiple receptor pathways...
microRNA-associated progression pathways and potential therapeutic targets identified by integrated mRNA and microRNA expression profiling in breast cancerFrancesca M Buffa
Oncology Department, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford and Genomics Research, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, UK
Cancer Res 71:5635-45. 2011..Furthermore, it has validated known and predicted microRNA-target interactions, and elucidated their association with key pathways that could represent novel therapeutic targets...
Expression of the cell death genes BNip3 and NIX in ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast; correlation of BNip3 levels with necrosis and gradeHeidi Michelle Sowter
Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
J Pathol 201:573-80. 2003..BNip3 was present in tumour-associated macrophages and in apocrine metaplastic lesions. Expression of NIX did not correlate with any of the parameters investigated...
hsa-mir-210 is a marker of tumor hypoxia and a prognostic factor in head and neck cancerHarriet E Gee
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cancer 116:2148-58. 2010..The authors have investigated the role of 3 microRNAs, including the hypoxia-induced hsa-miR-210, as potential markers of hypoxia or prognosis...
Recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara primes functionally activated CTL specific for a melanoma tumor antigen epitope in melanoma patients with a high risk of disease recurrenceCaroline L Smith
Tumour Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
Int J Cancer 113:259-66. 2005....
Normoxic stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha by modulation of the labile iron pool in differentiating U937 macrophages: effect of natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1Helen J Knowles
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Cancer Res 66:2600-7. 2006..These results indicate that physiologic changes in macrophage iron metabolism have an important effect on HIF hydroxylase pathways and suggest means by which the system could be manipulated for therapeutic benefit...
The hypoxia-regulated transcription factor DEC1 (Stra13, SHARP-2) and its expression in human tissues and tumoursHelen Turley
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
J Pathol 203:808-13. 2004..Its interrelationship with other hypoxically regulated molecules, such as the hypoxia-inducible factors or carbonic anhydrase IX, and differentiation of tumours now requires further investigation...
Anoxic induction of ATF-4 through HIF-1-independent pathways of protein stabilization in human cancer cellsKurosh Ameri
Cancer Research UK, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Blood 103:1876-82. 2004..Thus, this study demonstrates a novel HIF-1alpha-independent anoxic mechanism that regulates ATF-4 induction at the protein stability level in tumor cells...
The role of the hypoxia-inducible BH3-only proteins BNIP3 and BNIP3L in cancerHoward R Mellor
Growth Factor Group, Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
Cancer Metastasis Rev 26:553-66. 2007..However, the mechanism through which BNIP3 induces autophagy and the cellular consequences of this are yet to be established...
Angiogenesis in bladder cancer--prognostic marker and target for future therapyEdward H Streeter
Imperial Cancer Research Fund Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
Surg Oncol 11:85-100. 2002..Evidence for its role in bladder carcinogenesis, its usefulness as a marker of patient prognosis, and potential anti-angiogenic therapies for future development are discussed in this chapter...
Identification of novel small-molecule inhibitors of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 transactivation and DNA bindingDylan T Jones
Cancer Research UK Growth Factor Group, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
Mol Cancer Ther 5:2193-202. 2006..Our cell-based approach and deconvolution of the inhibitory effect of DJ12 has identified a novel compound that targets the hypoxia pathway by inhibiting Hif-alpha-inducible transcription...
Effects of transferrin receptor blockade on cancer cell proliferation and hypoxia-inducible factor function and their differential regulation by ascorbateDylan T Jones
Cancer Research UK Growth Factor Group, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Cancer Res 66:2749-56. 2006..The use of anti-TfR mAbs and ascorbate in inhibiting both cell proliferation and HIF-1alpha and angiogenesis under normoxic conditions may be of therapeutic use...
Assessment of tumour hypoxia for prediction of response to therapy and cancer prognosisAdrian M Jubb
Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
J Cell Mol Med 14:18-29. 2010..This review aims to discuss the clinical impact of translational work on hypoxia markers and to explore future directions for research in this area...
Roles of tetrahydrobiopterin in promoting tumor angiogenesisLiye Chen
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
Am J Pathol 177:2671-80. 2010..Our findings suggest that BH4 synthesis may be a rational target for antiangiogenesis therapy for tumors...
The role of hypoxia regulated microRNAs in cancerRobert McCormick
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 345:47-70. 2010..miR-210 expression correlates with poor survival in cancer patients, and shows promise for future use as a tumour marker or therapeutic agent. The role of miR-210 and other HRMs in cancer biology is the subject of this review...
Expression of the forkhead transcription factor FOXP1 is associated with estrogen receptor alpha and improved survival in primary human breast carcinomasStephen B Fox
Nuffield Department Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Clin Cancer Res 10:3521-7. 2004..The FOXP1 gene, which maps to 3p14, shows common loss of heterozygosity in breast tumors and is a candidate tumor suppressor gene. However, its role in breast cancer is unknown...
The potential of new tumor endothelium-specific markers for the development of antivascular therapyJi Liang Li
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
Cancer Cell 11:478-81. 2007....
Cancer-associated, hypoxia-inducible carbonic anhydrase IX facilitates CO2 diffusionPawel Swietach
Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, Parks Road, Oxford, UK
BJU Int 101:22-4. 2008
Hypoxia inducible carbonic anhydrase IX, marker of tumour hypoxia, survival pathway and therapy targetChristian Potter
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, UK
Cell Cycle 3:164-7. 2004..As it is commonly expressed in tumours with the worst prognosis it is a potential target for therapy...
Niacin induces PPARgamma expression and transcriptional activation in macrophages via HM74 and HM74a-mediated induction of prostaglandin synthesis pathwaysHelen J Knowles
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
Biochem Pharmacol 71:646-56. 2006..This suggests a novel mechanism(s) mediating the clinical effects of pharmacological doses of niacin...
MicroRNA-210 regulates mitochondrial free radical response to hypoxia and krebs cycle in cancer cells by targeting iron sulfur cluster protein ISCUElena Favaro
Genomics Group, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
PLoS ONE 5:e10345. 2010..Hypoxia in cancers results in the upregulation of hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) and a microRNA, hsa-miR-210 (miR-210) which is associated with a poor prognosis...
Hypoxia-inducible factors and hypoxic cell death in tumour physiologyAndrea L Bacon
Cancer Research UK, The Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Ann Med 36:530-9. 2004..Understanding the mechanisms by which HIF-1 induces cell death and the manner in which the tumour cell can overcome such signals, is critical for our understanding of cancer progression and the development of effective therapeutics...
Targeting vascular endothelial growth factor in renal cell carcinomaNilay S Patel
Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
Tumour Biol 30:292-9. 2009....
The role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in three-dimensional tumor growth, apoptosis, and regulation by the insulin-signaling pathwayRussell D Leek
Growth Factor Group, Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cancer Res 65:4147-52. 2005..These results indicate that the enhancing effect of HIF-1 in three-dimensional tumor growth is a balance of both reduced proliferation and enhanced survival, the latter being proportionally greater...
Macrophage infiltration and angiogenesis in human malignancyHelen Knowles
Cancer Research UK, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Novartis Found Symp 256:189-200; discussion 200-4, 259-69. 2004....
Histological quantitation of tumour angiogenesisStephen B Fox
Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
APMIS 112:413-30. 2004..Gene arrays may be able to provide an angiogenesis profile. Continued study into the processes involved in generating a tumour blood supply is likely to identify new markers that may be more accurate measures...
Notch signaling from tumor cells: a new mechanism of angiogenesisJi Liang Li
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cancer Cell 8:1-3. 2005..Selective interruption of Notch signaling within tumors may provide an antiangiogenic strategy...
Crosstalk of VEGF and Notch pathways in tumour angiogenesis: therapeutic implicationsJi Liang Li
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Department, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
Front Biosci 14:3094-110. 2009..Thus, targeting the DLL4/Notch pathway, though still at an early stage, may lead to exciting new therapies for clinical application...
Role of thymidine phosphorylase in an in vitro model of human bladder cancer invasionAdam Jones
Imperial Cancer Research Fund, University of Oxford Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
J Urol 167:1482-6. 2002....
c-Myc interacts with hypoxia to induce angiogenesis in vivo by a vascular endothelial growth factor-dependent mechanismUlrike E Knies-Bamforth
Molecular Oncology Laboratory, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cancer Res 64:6563-70. 2004..Blocking VEGF signaling in vivo significantly reduced dermal angiogenesis, demonstrating the importance of VEGF as a mediating factor for the c-Myc-induced angiogenic phenotype...
Role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha as a cancer therapy targetShalini Patiar
Cancer Research UK Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
Endocr Relat Cancer 13:S61-75. 2006..Several novel small molecule inhibitors of HIF-1 have been identified and are moving towards clinical trials, but none of these are specific for HIF-1. Further work is ongoing to identify more selective HIF-1 inhibitors...
Anti-Dll4 therapy: can we block tumour growth by increasing angiogenesis?Richard C A Sainson
Cancer Research UK, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
Trends Mol Med 13:389-95. 2007..Altogether, these molecules constitute a new category of pro-angiogenic yet anticancer agents and offer an exciting alternative to previously described vascular targeting molecules...
The relationship of human wound vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) after breast cancer surgery to circulating VEGF and angiogenesisEmma Hormbrey
Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Clin Cancer Res 9:4332-9. 2003..This has relevance for design of antiangiogenic therapy trials, highlighting the need for individually tailored treatment with biologically targeted interventions...
NKT cells enhance CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses to soluble antigen in vivo through direct interaction with dendritic cellsIan F Hermans
Tumor Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
J Immunol 171:5140-7. 2003..Thus, iNKT cells exert a significant influence on the efficacy of immune responses to soluble Ag by modulating DC function...
Notch signaling in breast cancer and tumor angiogenesis: cross-talk and therapeutic potentialsWen Shi
Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Cancer Research UK, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 11:41-52. 2006..A variety of strategies for blocking Notch signaling, in particular gamma-secretase inhibition, are discussed as potential therapies for breast cancer and tumor angiogenesis...
Expression of hypoxia-inducible factors in human renal cancer: relationship to angiogenesis and to the von Hippel-Lindau gene mutationKevin J Turner
Imperial Cancer Research Fund Molecular Oncology Laboratory and Angiogenesis Group, Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Cancer Res 62:2957-61. 2002..These results suggest that activation of the HIF pathway is functionally important in CC-RCC development and might provide a new therapeutic target...
Regulation of angiogenesis by homotypic and heterotypic notch signalling in endothelial cells and pericytes: from basic research to potential therapiesRichard C A Sainson
Cancer Research UK, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DS, UK
Angiogenesis 11:41-51. 2008....
Absence of lymphangiogenesis and intratumoural lymph vessels in human metastatic breast cancerCory S M Williams
Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
J Pathol 200:195-206. 2003....
Role of hypoxia-inducible factors in epigenetic regulation via histone demethylasesJun Yang
Cancer Research UK, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1177:185-97. 2009..This provides a new mechanism for regulation of the response to hypoxia...
Microvessel density as a prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung carcinoma: a meta-analysis of individual patient dataMarialena Trivella
Cancer Research UK NHS Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Oxford, UK
Lancet Oncol 8:488-99. 2007..We aimed to collect individual patient data to assess microvessel-density counts (ie, a measure of angiogenesis) as a prognostic factor in non-small-cell lung carcinoma...
The unfolded protein response and integrated stress response to anoxiaTomasz Rzymski
Cancer Research UK, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Clin Cancer Res 13:2537-40. 2007..Therefore, targeting additional components of anoxic pathways, besides the hypoxia-inducible response, may be effective for future anticancer therapies...
Antiangiogenic activity of a domain deletion mutant of tissue plasminogen activator containing kringle 2Veronica A Carroll
Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, The Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25:736-41. 2005..In addition, we identify the kringle 2 domain of tPA as a novel target for antiangiogenic therapy...
Inclusion of vasculature-related variables in the Dukes staging system of colon cancerMichael I Koukourakis
Department of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece, and Department of Pathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, UK
Clin Cancer Res 11:8653-60. 2005..Improvement of the Dukes stage predictive accuracy is necessary to better assign patients for adjuvant therapies, especially nowadays when antiangiogenic agents are being incorporated in the clinical practice...
Hypoxia-regulated differentiation: let's step it up a NotchRichard C A Sainson
Cancer Research UK, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
Trends Mol Med 12:141-3. 2006..The identification of this crosstalk between pathways that are often deregulated in cancer is groundbreaking and opens up new areas for cancer research...
Enhanced expression of SPARC/osteonectin in the tumor-associated stroma of non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with markers of hypoxia/acidity and with poor prognosis of patientsMichael I Koukourakis
Department of Radiotherapy, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece
Cancer Res 63:5376-80. 2003....
Upregulated hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha and -2alpha pathway in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritisAlexandra Giatromanolaki
Department of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Arthritis Res Ther 5:R193-201. 2003..The activation of the HIF-alpha pathway occurs in both RA and OA, although for unrelated reasons...
Hypoxia-inducible factors 1alpha and 2alpha are related to vascular endothelial growth factor expression and a poorer prognosis in nodular malignant melanomas of the skinAlexandra Giatromanolaki
Departments of Pathology, Dermatology and Radiotherapy Oncology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Melanoma Res 13:493-501. 2003..HIF2alpha, VEGF and, to a lesser extent, VD are important prognostic factors in these cutaneous tumours...
DEC1 (STRA13) protein expression relates to hypoxia- inducible factor 1-alpha and carbonic anhydrase-9 overexpression in non-small cell lung cancerAlexandra Giatromanolaki
Departments of Pathology and Radiotherapy Oncology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece
J Pathol 200:222-8. 2003..It is suggested that loss of DEC1 expression is an early event in the development of lung cancer, while DEC1 gene expression occurs in a subset of tumours and parallels the overexpression of other hypoxia-regulated proteins...
Metabolic changes detected by in vivo magnetic resonance studies of HEPA-1 wild-type tumors and tumors deficient in hypoxia-inducible factor-1beta (HIF-1beta): evidence of an anabolic role for the HIF-1 pathwayJohn R Griffiths
CRC Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK
Cancer Res 62:688-95. 2002..They suggest potential biochemical targets that may be modified by therapy blocking HIF-1 function...
The development of [(124)I]iodinated-VG76e: a novel tracer for imaging vascular endothelial growth factor in vivo using positron emission tomographyDavid R Collingridge
Cancer Research UK Positron Emission Tomography Oncology Group, Department of Cancer Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0NN
Cancer Res 62:5912-9. 2002..These studies support further development of [(124)I]-SHPP-VG76e as a radiotracer for measuring tumor levels of VEGF in humans...
Vascular patterns in glioblastoma influence clinical outcome and associate with variable expression of angiogenic proteins: evidence for distinct angiogenic subtypesPeter Birner
Institute of Clinical Pathology, University of Vienna, Austria
Brain Pathol 13:133-43. 2003..Our findings denote for the first time distinct angiogenic subtypes of human glioblastoma which may prove relevant for anti-angiogenic therapy approaches...
GLUT-1 and CAIX as intrinsic markers of hypoxia in carcinoma of the cervix: relationship to pimonidazole bindingRachel E Airley
School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Int J Cancer 104:85-91. 2003..009). Thus, our study has shown that HIF-1 regulated genes have potential for future use as predictors of the malignant changes mediated by hypoxia, and warrant further investigation as indicators of response to cancer therapy...
HIF activation identifies early lesions in VHL kidneys: evidence for site-specific tumor suppressor function in the nephronStefano J Mandriota
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford OX3 7BN, United Kingdom
Cancer Cell 1:459-68. 2002..In proximal tubules these were almost entirely unicellular, whereas multicellular foci were almost exclusively seen in the distal nephron...
Drug inhibition of angiogenesisSrinivasan Madhusudan
Cancer Research UK, Medical Oncology Unit, University of Oxford, The Churchill, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, OX3 7LJ, Oxford, United Kingdom
Curr Opin Pharmacol 2:403-14. 2002..A concerted international effort by cancer researchers and the pharmaceutical industry will help to further develop this novel treatment strategy for cancer...
Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF1A and HIF2A), angiogenesis, and chemoradiotherapy outcome of squamous cell head-and-neck cancerMichael I Koukourakis
Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 53:1192-202. 2002..Their putative role as markers of clinically relevant hypoxia and, therefore, as predictors of response to chemoradiotherapy is herein examined...
Coexpression of hypoxia-inducible factors 1alpha and 2alpha, carbonic anhydrase IX, and vascular endothelial growth factor in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and relationship to survivalEdwin P Hui
Departments of Clinical Oncology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Clin Cancer Res 8:2595-604. 2002..Targeting the hypoxia pathway may be useful in the treatment of NPC...
Angiogenic co-operation of VEGF and stromal cell TP in endometrial carcinomasEfthimios Sivridis
Department of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece
J Pathol 196:416-22. 2002..TP is not an effective contributor to the angiogenic process, but is associated with aggressive histological features. The two factors, when co-expressed, play a co-operative role in the induction of angiogenesis...
Relation of hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2 alpha) expression in tumor-infiltrative macrophages to tumor angiogenesis and the oxidative thymidine phosphorylase pathway in Human breast cancerRussell D Leek
Imperial Cancer Research Fund Tumor Pathology Unit, University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU [R. D. L, K. L. T, F. P, H. T, L. C, K. C. G
Cancer Res 62:1326-9. 2002..Thus, combined blockade of pathways and careful assessment of these pathways in trials are necessary...
Expression of the angiopoietins and their receptor Tie2 in human renal clear cell carcinomas; regulation by the von Hippel-Lindau gene and hypoxiaMargaret J Currie
Pathology Department, Christchurch School of Medicine, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
J Pathol 198:502-10. 2002..These data suggest that it is endothelial induction of Ang-2 in tumours that regulates vessel stability and supports targeting Tie2 as an effective novel anti-angiogenic therapy in clear cell RCCs...
Intratumoral lymphangiogenesis and lymph node metastasis in head and neck cancerNigel J P Beasley
Oxford Centre for Head and Neck Oncology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE, United Kingdom
Cancer Res 62:1315-20. 2002..017), but no obvious correlation with intratumoral lymphatics. Our results provide new evidence that proliferating lymphatics can occur in human cancers and may in some cases contribute to lymph node metastasis...
Association of hypoxia-inducible factors 1alpha and 2alpha with activated angiogenic pathways and prognosis in patients with endometrial carcinomaEfthimios Sivridis
Department of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Cancer 95:1055-63. 2002....
Angiogenesis in endocrine tumorsHelen E Turner
Department of Endocrinology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom
Endocr Rev 24:600-32. 2003..An understanding of the balance of angiogenesis in these vascular tumors and mechanisms of vascular control may assist in therapeutic decisions and allow appropriately targeted treatment...
Enhanced response to radiotherapy in tumours deficient in the function of hypoxia-inducible factor-1Kaye J Williams
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Radiother Oncol 75:89-98. 2005..Further, the results from the cell mixing experiments uncouple the growth promoting effects of HIF-1 and the underlying mechanism by which HIF-1 may increase radiation resistance in solid tumours...
