Basic Study
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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2016; 22(20): 4868-4880
Published online May 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i20.4868
Wortmannin influences hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha expression and glycolysis in esophageal carcinoma cells
Ling Zeng, Hai-Yun Zhou, Na-Na Tang, Wei-Feng Zhang, Gui-Jun He, Bo Hao, Ya-Dong Feng, Hong Zhu
Ling Zeng, Hai-Yun Zhou, Na-Na Tang, Wei-Feng Zhang, Gui-Jun He, Bo Hao, Ya-Dong Feng, Hong Zhu, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Zhu H designed the research; Tang NN, Zhang WF and He GJ performed the research; Hao B, Feng YD and Zhu H analyzed the data; Zeng L and Zhou HY wrote the paper.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30800511.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Institutional Review Board.
Conflict-of-interest statement: To the best of our knowledge, no conflict of interest exists.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at zhuhong1059@126.com. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing. No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Hong Zhu, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guang Zhou Road, Gulou District, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China. zhuhong1059@126.com
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Received: October 10, 2015
Peer-review started: October 12, 2015
First decision: March 7, 2016
Revised: March 20, 2016
Accepted: April 15, 2016
Article in press: April 15, 2016
Published online: May 28, 2016
Core Tip

Core tip: Fluorescence analysis, spectrophotometry, real-time PCR, Western blot and siRNA interference technology were used to investigate the influence of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase protein kinase B-HIF-1α signaling pathway on glycolysis under hypoxia in esophageal carcinoma cells. The results obtained provide experimental evidence for the mechanism of glycolysis enhanced by hypoxia.