Targeting the gut microbiota for cancer therapy

MR Fernandes, P Aggarwal, RGF Costa… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Growing evidence suggests that the gut microbiota modulates the efficacy and toxicity of
cancer therapy, most notably immunotherapy and its immune-related adverse effects. The …

Role of the cGAS–STING pathway in systemic and organ-specific diseases

S Skopelja-Gardner, J An, KB Elkon - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2022 - nature.com
Cells are equipped with numerous sensors that recognize nucleic acids, which probably
evolved for defence against viruses. Once triggered, these sensors stimulate the production …

The microbiome-derived metabolite TMAO drives immune activation and boosts responses to immune checkpoint blockade in pancreatic cancer

G Mirji, A Worth, SA Bhat, M El Sayed, T Kannan… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The composition of the gut microbiome can control innate and adaptive immunity and has
emerged as a key regulator of tumor growth, especially in the context of immune checkpoint …

Gut microbiome correlates of response and toxicity following anti-CD19 CAR T cell therapy

M Smith, A Dai, G Ghilardi, KV Amelsberg, SM Devlin… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has led to unprecedented
responses in patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies. However, up to 60% of …

Intratumoral microbiota: roles in cancer initiation, development and therapeutic efficacy

L Yang, A Li, Y Wang, Y Zhang - Signal Transduction and Targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other eukaryotes, play critical roles in
human health. An altered microbiome can be associated with complex diseases …

Lachnospiraceae-derived butyrate mediates protection of high fermentable fiber against placental inflammation in gestational diabetes mellitus

S Huang, J Chen, Z Cui, K Ma, D Wu, J Luo, F Li… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Inflammation-associated insulin resistance is a key trigger of gestational diabetes mellitus
(GDM), but the underlying mechanisms and effective interventions remain unclear. Here, we …

Role of the microbiota in response to and recovery from cancer therapy

SJ Blake, Y Wolf, B Boursi, DJ Lynn - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Our understanding of how the microbiota affects the balance between response to and
failure of cancer treatment by modulating the tumour microenvironment and systemic …

The role of gut microbiota in T cell immunity and immune mediated disorders

JA Shim, JH Ryu, Y Jo, C Hong - International journal of …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gut microbiota was only considered as a commensal organism that aids in digestion, but
recent studies revealed that the microbiome play a critical role in both physiological and …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids: impact on cancer treatment response and toxicities

GH Al-Qadami, KR Secombe, CB Subramaniam… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The gut microbiota has emerged as a key modulator of cancer treatment responses in terms
of both efficacy and toxicity. This effect is clearly mediated by processes impacting the …

Radiotherapy and immunotherapy: open questions and future strategies

KB Pointer, SP Pitroda, RR Weichselbaum - Trends in cancer, 2022 - cell.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) improves outcomes for some patients with advanced or
metastatic cancers. Despite demonstrable progress, many patients do not respond to ICB …