Open Access<p>HIF-1α is a Potential Molecular Target for Herbal Medicine to Treat Diseases</p>
Author(s) -
Ruo-Lan Li,
Lin He,
Qing Zhang,
Jia Liu,
Liang Feng,
Hu-Xinyue Duan,
Linhong Fan,
Wei Peng,
YongLiang Huang,
Chunjie Wu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
drug design, development and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.964
H-Index - 64
ISSN - 1177-8881
DOI - 10.2147/dddt.s274980
Subject(s) - medicine , traditional medicine , pharmacology
HIF-1α is an important factor regulating oxygen balance in mammals, and its expression is closely related to various physiological and pathological conditions of the body. Because HIF-1α plays an important role in the occurrence and development of cancer and other diseases, it has become an enduring research hotspot. At the same time, natural medicines and traditional Chinese medicine compounds have amazing curative effects in various diseases related to HIF-1 subtype due to their unique pharmacological effects and more effective ingredients. Therefore, in this article, we first outline the structure of HIF-1α and the regulation related to its expression, then introduce various diseases closely related to HIF-1α, and finally focus on the regulation of natural medicines and compound Chinese medicines through various pathways. This will help us understand HIF-1α systematically, and use HIF-1α as a target to discover more natural medicines and traditional Chinese medicines that can treat related diseases.