Promising dawn in tumor microenvironment therapy: engineering oral bacteria

Z Wang, W Sun, R Hua, Y Wang, Y Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Despite decades of research, cancer continues to be a major global health concern. The
human mouth appears to be a multiplicity of local environments communicating with other …

Inflammation: the incubator of the tumor microenvironment

D Denk, FR Greten - Trends in Cancer, 2022 - cell.com
An inflammatory microenvironment, either conferred by an underlying chronic overt or
smoldering inflammatory condition constitutes a prerequisite and fuel to essentially all …

Integrated metagenomic and metabolomic analysis reveals distinct gut-microbiome-derived phenotypes in early-onset colorectal cancer

C Kong, L Liang, G Liu, L Du, Y Yang, J Liu, D Shi, X Li… - Gut, 2023 - gut.bmj.com
Objective The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) is steadily increasing.
Here, we aimed to characterise the interactions between gut microbiome, metabolites and …

The microbial landscape of colorectal cancer

MT White, CL Sears - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a substantial source of global morbidity and mortality in dire
need of improved prevention and treatment strategies. As our understanding of CRC grows …

Intracellular bacteria in cancer—prospects and debates

L Schorr, M Mathies, E Elinav, J Puschhof - npj Biofilms and …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent evidence suggests that some human cancers may harbor low-biomass microbial
ecosystems, spanning bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Bacteria, the most-studied kingdom in …

Periodontitis pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis promotes pancreatic tumorigenesis via neutrophil elastase from tumor-associated neutrophils

Q Tan, X Ma, B Yang, Y Liu, Y **e, X Wang, W Yuan… - Gut …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Intratumor microbiome shapes the immune system and influences the outcome of various
tumors. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), the keystone periodontal pathogen, is …

Intratumoral microbiota composition regulates chemoimmunotherapy response in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

H Wu, X Leng, Q Liu, T Mao, T Jiang, Y Liu, F Li… - Cancer …, 2023 - aacrjournals.org
Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy (NACI) has shown promise in the treatment of
resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The microbiomes of patients can …

Parvimonas micra activates the Ras/ERK/c-Fos pathway by upregulating miR-218-5p to promote colorectal cancer progression

Y Chang, Z Huang, F Hou, Y Liu, L Wang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the world, and a
strong relationship exists between CRC and gut microbiota, which affects the occurrence …

Bacterial‐mediated tumor therapy: old treatment in a new context

Y Liu, L Niu, N Li, Y Wang, M Liu, X Su, X Bao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Targeted therapy and immunotherapy have brought hopes for precision cancer treatment.
However, complex physiological barriers and tumor immunosuppression result in poor …

Inflammatory bowel disease and carcinogenesis

H Nagao-Kitamoto, S Kitamoto, N Kamada - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the fourth most common
cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) is a subtype …