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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Research progress of HIF-1a on immunotherapy outcomes in immune vascular microenvironment.

Shaoyan Shi, Xuehai Ou, Chao Liu, Hao Wen, Jiang Ke

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Interaction of HIF-1a with various cell death pathways in tumor immune microenvironment (TIME).Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  10. PCSK9 orchestrates the antigen presentation-endothelial barrier axis to potentiate immune exclusion in colorectal cancer.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shaoyan ShiDepartment of Hand Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Xuehai OuDepartment of Hand Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Chao LiuDepartment of Hand Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Hao WenDepartment of Hand Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Jiang KeDepartment of Hand Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) plays a key role in facilitating the adaptation of cells to hypoxia, profoundly influencing the immune vascular microenvironment (IVM) and immunotherapy outcomes. HIF-1α-mediated tumor hypoxia drives angiogenesis, immune suppression, and extracellular matrix remodeling, creating an environment that promotes tumor progression and resistance to immunotherapies. HIF-1α regulates critical pathways, including the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and immune checkpoint upregulation, leading to tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte dysfunction and recruitment of immunosuppressive cells like regulatory T cells and myeloid-derived suppressor cells. These alterations reduce the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors and other immunotherapies. Recent studies highlight therapeutic strategies that target HIF-1α, such as the use of pharmacological inhibitors, gene editing techniques, and hypoxia-modulating treatments, which show promise in enhancing responses to immunotherapy. This review explores the molecular mechanisms of action of HIF-1α in IVM, its impact on immunotherapy resistance, as well as potential interventions, emphasizing the need for innovative approaches to circumvent hypoxia-driven immunosuppression in cancer therapy.

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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitImmunotherapyNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumansNeovascularization, PathologicHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitHIF-1 αimmune vascular microenvironmentimmune vascular microenvironment and immunotherapyimmunotherapy resistancemachine learning HIF-1apersonalized cancer therapyVEGF

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PMID39981236
PMCPMC11839635

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