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ReviewMedComm2023

Microbiota in cancer: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions.

Zhou Chen, Defeng Guan, Zhengfeng Wang, Xin Li, Shi Dong, Junjun Huang, Wence Zhou

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In one paragraph

Review in MedComm, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Microbial medicines: Unlocking the therapeutic potential of the microbiome in cancer treatment.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2026
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  6. Microbiota in cancer: current understandings and future perspectives.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  8. The hallmarks of host-microbiome decoupling.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
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  11. Function ofOncology letters · 2025
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  15. Transforming bacterial pathogens into wonder tools in cancer immunotherapy.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  18. Microbiota and gastric cancer: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  19. Gut microbiota interplay with autophagy-EMT dynamics in colorectal cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhou ChenThe First Clinical Medical College Lanzhou University Lanzhou Gansu China.
Defeng GuanThe First Clinical Medical College Lanzhou University Lanzhou Gansu China.
Zhengfeng WangThe First Clinical Medical College Lanzhou University Lanzhou Gansu China.
Xin LiThe Second Clinical Medical College Lanzhou University Lanzhou Gansu China.
Shi DongThe Second Clinical Medical College Lanzhou University Lanzhou Gansu China.
Junjun HuangThe First Hospital of Lanzhou University Lanzhou Gansu China.
Wence ZhouThe First Clinical Medical College Lanzhou University Lanzhou Gansu China.
First Hospital of Lanzhou University · CNLanzhou University Second Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diverse bacterial populations within the symbiotic microbiota play a pivotal role in both health and disease. Microbiota modulates critical aspects of tumor biology including cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. This regulation occurs through mechanisms like enhancing genomic damage, hindering gene repair, activating aberrant cell signaling pathways, influencing tumor cell metabolism, promoting revascularization, and remodeling the tumor immune microenvironment. These microbiota-mediated effects significantly impact overall survival and the recurrence of tumors after surgery by affecting the efficacy of chemoradiotherapy. Moreover, leveraging the microbiota for the development of biovectors, probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics, in addition to utilizing antibiotics, dietary adjustments, defensins, oncolytic virotherapy, and fecal microbiota transplantation, offers promising alternatives for cancer treatment. Nonetheless, due to the extensive and diverse nature of the microbiota, along with tumor heterogeneity, the molecular mechanisms underlying the role of microbiota in cancer remain a subject of intense debate. In this context, we refocus on various cancers, delving into the molecular signaling pathways associated with the microbiota and its derivatives, the reshaping of the tumor microenvironmental matrix, and the impact on tolerance to tumor treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This exploration aims to shed light on novel perspectives and potential applications in the field.

Indexed as

microbiotamolecular mechanismsoncolytic virotherapytargeted therapytumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID37937304
PMCPMC10626288
OpenAlexW4388420403

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