Current status of intratumour microbiome in cancer and engineered exogenous microbiota as a promising therapeutic strategy
Research on the relationship between microbiome and cancer has made significant progress in the past few decades. It is now known that the gut microbiome has multiple effects on tumour biology. However, the relationship between intratumoral bacteria and cancers...
Adding single type of bacteria to gut microbiome boosted anti-tumor immunity in mice Peer-Reviewed Publication
A bacterium common in the mouse gut microbiome can charge up the immune system to fight cancer cells in the colon, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report today in the journal Immunity. The study showed that bacterium Helicobacter...
Hormone-producing bacteria drive prostate cancer
During androgen-deprivation therapy, certain bacteria in the gut can synthesize androgens, thereby promoting tumor progression and therapy resistance. Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) removes the hormones that fuel prostate tumor growth and is the standard treatment...
