Biology Department, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, New York, New York.
Macaulay Honors Academy, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, New York, New York.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2021 Aug 1;321(2):G213-G222. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00025.2021. Epub 2021 Jul 7.
Advances in -omics analyses have tremendously enhanced our understanding of the role of the microbiome in human health and disease. Most research is focused on the bacteriome, but scientists have now realized the significance of the virome and microbial dysbiosis as well, particularly in noninfectious diseases such as cancer. In this review, we summarize the role of mycobiome in tumorigenesis, with a dismal prognosis, and attention to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We also discuss bacterial and mycobial interactions to the host's immune response that is prevalently responsible for resistance to cancer therapy, including immunotherapy. We reported that the species associated with scalp and skin infections, colonize in human PDAC tumors and accelerate tumorigenesis via activating the C3 complement-mannose-binding lectin (MBL) pathway. PDAC tumors thrive in an immunosuppressive microenvironment with desmoplastic stroma and a dysbiotic microbiome. Host-microbiome interactions in the tumor milieu pose a significant threat in driving the indolent immune behavior of the tumor. Microbial intervention in multimodal cancer therapy is a promising novel approach to modify an immunotolerant ("cold") tumor microenvironment to an immunocompetent ("hot") milieu that is effective in eliminating tumorigenesis.
组学分析的进展极大地提高了我们对微生物组在人类健康和疾病中的作用的理解。大多数研究都集中在细菌组上,但科学家们现在已经意识到病毒组和微生物失调的重要性,特别是在非传染性疾病如癌症中。在这篇综述中,我们总结了真菌组在肿瘤发生中的作用,以及预后不良的胰腺癌(PDAC)。我们还讨论了细菌和真菌与宿主免疫反应的相互作用,这主要是导致癌症治疗耐药的原因,包括免疫治疗。我们报道,与头皮和皮肤感染相关的 种在人类 PDAC 肿瘤中定植,并通过激活 C3 补体-甘露糖结合凝集素(MBL)途径加速肿瘤发生。PDAC 肿瘤在免疫抑制性微环境中茁壮成长,具有纤维性基质和失调的微生物组。宿主-微生物组在肿瘤环境中的相互作用对驱动肿瘤的惰性免疫行为构成了重大威胁。在多模式癌症治疗中进行微生物干预是一种有前途的新方法,可以将免疫耐受(“冷”)的肿瘤微环境改变为免疫原性(“热”)的环境,从而有效消除肿瘤发生。