Lauren C. J. Baker1,
Yuen-Li Chung1, Jessica K. Boult1, Margaret A. Ashcroft2,
Simon P. Robinson1
1CRUK &
EPSRC Cancer Imaging Centre, the Institute of Cancer Research & Royal
Marsden NHS Trust, Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom; 2University College
London, United Kingdom
Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway inhibitors are an emerging class of therapeutics, whose precise mechanism of action is unclear. In this study, we examined the metabolic effects of NSC-134754, a small molecule inhibitor of the HIF pathway. Firstly, we show that NSC-134754 downregulates both the expression and distribution of glucose transporter 1, a downstream target of HIF-1. Secondly, magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals a unique metabolic profile of the actions of NSC-134754 on cellular metabolism. Finally, we demonstrate that effects on glucose transport in vitro with NSC-134754 are reproduced in vivo in an orthotopic model of prostate cancer.