Objective :To investigate the effect of docetaxel on the hypoxic activation of hypoxia inducible factor(HIF)-1α in uterine cervical carcinoma.Methods:Hela cells were cultured under normoxic condition.The control group was kept under normoxic condition for 24h ,the experimental groups were kept under hypoxic conditions(1% O2) for 24h with or without docetaxel. Growth rate was measured by MMT assay. The HIF-1 α expression was measured by RT-PCR and immunoblot.Results:Docetaxel inhibited the growth of Hela cells. Under normoxic condition,...