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Expression of hypoxia inducible factor 1α and 2α and its association with vitamin C level in thyroid lesions

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Title
Expression of hypoxia inducible factor 1α and 2α and its association with vitamin C level in thyroid lesions
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Journal of Biomedical Science, October 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12929-017-0388-y
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Paweł Jóźwiak, Piotr Ciesielski, Agnieszka Zaczek, Anna Lipińska, Lech Pomorski, Marek Wieczorek, Magdalena Bryś, Ewa Forma, Anna Krześlak

Abstract

Cells adapt to hypoxia by transcriptional induction of genes that participate in regulation of angiogenesis, glucose metabolism and cell proliferation. The primary factors mediating cell response to low oxygen tension are hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs), oxygen-dependent transcription activators. The stability and activity of the α subunits of HIFs are controlled by hydroxylation reactions that require ascorbate as a cofactor. Therefore, deficiency of intracellular vitamin C could contribute to HIFs overactivation. In this study, we investigated whether vitamin C content of human thyroid lesions is associated with HIF-1α and HIF-2α protein levels. Expression of HIF-1α and HIF-2α as well as vitamin C content was analyzed in thyroid lesions and cultured thyroid carcinoma cell lines (FTC-133 and 8305c) treated with hypoxia-mimetic agent (cobalt chloride) and ascorbic acid. The expression of HIFs and hypoxia-induced glucose transporters were determined by Western blots while quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was performed to detect HIFs mRNA levels. Ascorbate and dehydroascorbate levels were measured by HPLC method. We found an inverse correlation between vitamin C level and HIF-1α but not HIF-2α expression in thyroid lesions. These results agree with our in vitro study showing that vitamin C induced a dose - dependent decrease of HIF-1α but not HIF-2α protein level in thyroid cancer cells FTC-133 and 8305C. The decreased HIF-1α expression was correlated with reduced expression of hypoxia-related glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) in thyroid cancer cells. The results demonstrate that HIF-1α activation is associated with vitamin C content in thyroid lesions. Our study suggests that high tumor tissue ascorbate level could limit the expression of HIF-1α and its targets in thyroid lesions.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 16%
Student > Master 4 13%
Student > Bachelor 3 10%
Researcher 3 10%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 6%
Other 3 10%
Unknown 11 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 13%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 10%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 6%
Neuroscience 2 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 6%
Other 4 13%
Unknown 14 45%
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