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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2026

Bacteria-related signals in brain metastases: evidence boundaries, tumor-microenvironment remodeling, and translational prospects.

Guicheng Kuang, Zhenghaonan Qiu, Lingxiao Li, Jinjian Bai, Hang Ji, Yi Liu

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Guicheng KuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Zhenghaonan QiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Lingxiao LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jinjian BaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Hang JiDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yi LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain metastases (BrM) develop within a highly specialized central nervous system niche shaped by the blood-brain barrier/blood-tumor barrier, brain-resident stromal cells, myeloid populations, and distinct metabolic constraints. Emerging studies suggest that bacteria-related signals can be detected in primary and metastatic brain tumors; however, their biological meaning remains incompletely defined. In particular, low-biomass brain tissues are highly vulnerable to reagent contamination, environmental carry-over, batch effects, and bioinformatic misclassification, making it essential to distinguish molecular bacterial traces from viable intratumoral bacteria or a

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bacterial signalsblood–tumor barrierbrain metastasesgut–brain–metastasis axisintratumoral microbiotalow-biomass contaminationtranslational biomarkerstumor microenvironment

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PMID42558585
PMCPMC13437796

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