Role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha in retinoblastoma development / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

ABSTRACT

?Retinoblastoma is a common eye malignant tumor which has high degree of malignancy.The traditional treatment methods are destructive, and the prognosis is poor. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1αhighly express in retinoblastoma and regulate the development and progression of retinoblastoma ( by influencing the proliferation and differentiation of tumor cells and involving in the generation of vascular mimicry ) . This article reviewed the role of hypoxia inducible factor-1αin the development of retinoblastoma which will initiate a new avenue for the treatment of retinoblastoma.