The role of hypoxia in cancer progression, angiogenesis, metastasis, and resistance to therapy

B Muz, P De La Puente, F Azab, A Kareem Azab - Hypoxia, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Hypoxia is a non-physiological level of oxygen tension, a phenomenon common in a
majority of malignant tumors. Tumor-hypoxia leads to advanced but dysfunctional …

Defining normoxia, physoxia and hypoxia in tumours—implications for treatment response

SR McKeown - The British journal of radiology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Tumour hypoxia is increasingly recognized as a major deleterious factor in cancer therapies,
as it compromises treatment and drives malignant progression. This review seeks to clarify …

Defining physiological normoxia for improved translation of cell physiology to animal models and humans

TP Keeley, GE Mann - Physiological reviews, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The extensive oxygen gradient between the air we breathe (Po2~ 21 kPa) and its ultimate
distribution within mitochondria (as low as~ 0.5–1 kPa) is testament to the efforts expended …

Metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells during tumor progression and metastasis

K Ohshima, E Morii - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells face various metabolic challenges during tumor progression, including growth
in the nutrient-altered and oxygen-deficient microenvironment of the primary site …

Why is the partial oxygen pressure of human tissues a crucial parameter? Small molecules and hypoxia

A Carreau, BE Hafny‐Rahbi, A Matejuk… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction‐Imaging of hypoxic areas‐Hypoxia markers‐Positron emission tomography
(PET)‐Near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)‐Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) …

The clinical importance of assessing tumor hypoxia: relationship of tumor hypoxia to prognosis and therapeutic opportunities

C WalshJoseph, C KolbHartmuth - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Tumor hypoxia is a well-established biological phenomenon that affects the curability of
solid tumors, regardless of treatment modality. Especially for head and neck cancer patients …

Amorphous Fe‐based nanoagents for self‐enhanced chemodynamic therapy by re‐establishing tumor acidosis

X Chen, H Zhang, M Zhang, P Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) by introducing the Fenton‐/Fenton‐like reaction in an acidic
and H2O2 environment for toxic hydroxyl radical (• OH) generation, is a newly developed …

Hypoxia in cancer: significance and impact on clinical outcome

P Vaupel, A Mayer - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2007 - Springer
Hypoxia, a characteristic feature of locally advanced solid tumors, has emerged as a pivotal
factor of the tumor (patho-) physiome since it can promote tumor progression and resistance …

Hypoxia-induced carbonic anhydrase IX as a target for cancer therapy: from biology to clinical use

J Pastorek, S Pastorekova - Seminars in cancer biology, 2015 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment includes a complicated network of physiological gradients
contributing to plasticity of tumor cells and heterogeneity of tumor tissue. Hypoxia is a key …

Toward exosome-based therapeutics: isolation, heterogeneity, and fit-for-purpose potency

GR Willis, S Kourembanas, SA Mitsialis - Frontiers in cardiovascular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Exosomes are defined as submicron (30–150 nm), lipid bilayer-enclosed extracellular
vesicles (EVs), specifically generated by the late endosomal compartment through fusion of …