The Cancer Microbiome: Distinguishing Direct and Indirect Effects Requires a Systemic View.
Publication Title
Trends Cancer
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2020
Abstract
The collection of microbes that live in and on the human body - the human microbiome - can impact on cancer initiation, progression, and response to therapy, including cancer immunotherapy. The mechanisms by which microbiomes impact on cancers can yield new diagnostics and treatments, but much remains unknown. The interactions between microbes, diet, host factors, drugs, and cell-cell interactions within the cancer itself likely involve intricate feedbacks, and no single component can explain all the behavior of the system. Understanding the role of host-associated microbial communities in cancer systems will require a multidisciplinary approach combining microbial ecology, immunology, cancer cell biology, and computational biology - a systems biology approach.
Area of Special Interest
Cancer
Specialty/Research Institute
Institute for Systems Biology
Specialty/Research Institute
Oncology
