Targeting the gut and tumor microbiota in cancer

EM Park, M Chelvanambi, N Bhutiani, G Kroemer… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Microorganisms within the gut and other niches may contribute to carcinogenesis, as well as
shaping cancer immunosurveillance and response to immunotherapy. Our understanding of …

Predictive biomarkers of colon cancer immunotherapy: Present and future

W Hou, C Yi, H Zhu - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy has revolutionized colon cancer treatment. Immune checkpoint inhibitors
(ICIs) have shown clinical benefits for colon cancer patients, especially those with high …

Cancer immunotherapy: Challenges and limitations

S Taefehshokr, A Parhizkar, S Hayati… - … -Research and Practice, 2022 - Elsevier
Although cancer immunotherapy has taken center stage in mainstream oncology inducing
complete and long-lasting tumor regression, only a subset of patients receiving treatment …

Akkermansia muciniphila and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in Immune-Related Diseases

RMRA Effendi, M Anshory, H Kalim, RF Dwiyana… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Probiotics and synbiotics are used to treat chronic illnesses due to their roles in immune
system modulation and anti-inflammatory response. They have been shown to reduce …

Diet, microbiome, and cancer immunotherapy—A comprehensive review

M Szczyrek, P Bitkowska, P Chunowski, P Czuchryta… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The immune system plays a key role in cancer suppression. Immunotherapy is widely used
as a treatment method in patients with various types of cancer. Immune checkpoint blockade …

Advancing translational research for colorectal immuno-oncology

EM Thomas, JA Wright, SJ Blake, AJ Page… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common and deadly disease. Unfortunately, immune
checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) fail to elicit effective anti-tumour responses in the vast majority of …

Probiotics in microbiome ecological balance providing a therapeutic window against cancer

N Sehrawat, M Yadav, M Singh, V Kumar… - Seminars in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The gut microbiota composition and dietary factors in our food along with the use of
prebiotics and probiotics play an important role in the maintenance of human health. A well …

Unlocking the potential of the human microbiome for identifying disease diagnostic biomarkers

R Hajjo, DA Sabbah, AQ Al Bawab - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The human microbiome encodes more than three million genes, outnumbering human
genes by more than 100 times, while microbial cells in the human microbiota outnumber …

The effects of hormone replacement therapy on the microbiomes of postmenopausal women

MI Dothard, SM Allard, JA Gilbert - Climacteric, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The sex steroid hormone estrogen plays a number of regulatory roles in female
development. During menopause, estrogen synthesis in the ovaries decreases, which …

Modulatory effects of gut microbiome in cancer immunotherapy: A novel paradigm for blockade of immune checkpoint inhibitors

S Rezasoltani, A Yadegar… - Cancer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract harbors gut microbiome, which plays a crucial role in
preserving homeostasis at the intestinal host‐microbial interface. Conversely, specific gut …