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The Role of the Microbiota in Inflammation, Carcinogenesis, and Cancer Therapy

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Dzutsev, Amiran, Goldszmid, Romina S., Viaud, Sophie, Zitvogel, Laurence, Trinchieri, Giorgio·2015·European Journal of Immunology

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Commensal microorganisms colonize barrier surfaces of all multicellular organisms, including those of humans. For more than 500 million years, commensal microorganisms and their hosts have coevolved and adapted to each other. As a result, the commensal microbiota affects many immune and nonimmune functions of their hosts, and de facto the two together comprise one metaorganism. The commensal microbiota communicates with the host via biologically active molecules. Recently, it has been reported that microbial imbalance may play a critical role in the development of multiple diseases, such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, and increased susceptibility to infection. In this review, we focus on the role of the commensal microbiota in the development, progression, and immune evasion of cancer, as well as some modulatory effects on the treatment of cancer. In particular, we discuss the mechanisms of microbiota‐mediated regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses to tumors, and the consequences on cancer progression and whether tumors subsequently become resistant or susceptible to different anticancer therapeutic regiments.

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Authors
Dzutsev, A., Goldszmid, R. S., Viaud, S., Zitvogel, L., & Trinchieri, G.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Université Paris-Sud (FR)
Corresponding author
Trinchieri, Giorgio
Venue
European Journal of Immunology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-11-13
Volume
45
Issue
1
Pages
17-31
ISSN
  • 0014-2980 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-4141
OpenAlex
W2063262427
Cited by
300
References
185
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 9
FWCI
1.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Journal of Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Cancer Research and Treatments
Keywords
gut microbiota, commensal microorganisms, inflammation, carcinogenesis, cancer therapy, immune evasion, antitumor immunity, innate immunity, adaptive immunity, dysbiosis, tumor progression, antimicrobial resistance, host-microbe coevolution, metaorganism
MeSH terms
Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Autoimmune Diseases, Biological Evolution, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Inflammation, Neoplasms, Symbiosis, Tumor Escape, Mice, Metagenome, Adaptive Immunity, Immunomodulation, Carcinogenesis, Microbiota

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