Department of Urology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
Int J Urol. 2022 Aug;29(8):793-798. doi: 10.1111/iju.14894. Epub 2022 Apr 6.
The gut microbiome is linked to several diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and colon cancer. The gut microbiome is also associated with the modulation of immune function, resulting in a different response to immune checkpoint therapy. The gut microbiome differs according to lifestyle, diet, sex, race, genetic background, and country. Lifestyle, especially diet, plays an important role in the development and progression of prostate cancer. Recent studies have revealed a connection between the gut microbiome and prostate cancer. A high-fat diet causes gut dysbiosis and gut bacterial metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids and phospholipids that enter systemic circulation result in promoting prostate cancer growth. Additionally, the gut microbiota can serve as a source of testosterone, which affects prostate cancer progression. Men with castration-resistant prostate cancer have an increased abundance of gut bacteria with androgenic functions. Men with high-risk prostate cancer share a specific gut microbial profile and profiling gut microbiota could be a potentially effective tool to screen men with high-risk prostate cancer. Lifestyle modifications can improve the gut microbiome. Furthermore, altering the gut microbiome using prebiotic or probiotic interventions may prevent or delay prostate cancer development. Further study into the "Gut-Prostate Axis" would help in the discovery of new strategies for the prevention, screening, and treatment of prostate cancer.
肠道微生物组与多种疾病有关,如阿尔茨海默病、类风湿性关节炎和结肠癌。肠道微生物组还与免疫功能的调节有关,导致对免疫检查点治疗的反应不同。肠道微生物组因生活方式、饮食、性别、种族、遗传背景和国家而异。生活方式,尤其是饮食,在前列腺癌的发生和发展中起着重要作用。最近的研究揭示了肠道微生物组与前列腺癌之间的联系。高脂肪饮食会导致肠道菌群失调和肠道细菌代谢物(如短链脂肪酸和进入全身循环的磷脂)进入全身循环,从而促进前列腺癌的生长。此外,肠道微生物群可以作为睾酮的来源,影响前列腺癌的进展。患有去势抵抗性前列腺癌的男性肠道中具有雄激素功能的细菌丰度增加。患有高危前列腺癌的男性具有特定的肠道微生物群特征,对肠道微生物群进行分析可能是筛查高危前列腺癌男性的一种潜在有效工具。生活方式的改变可以改善肠道微生物组。此外,通过使用益生元和益生菌干预来改变肠道微生物组可能有助于预防或延缓前列腺癌的发生。进一步研究“肠道-前列腺轴”将有助于发现预防、筛查和治疗前列腺癌的新策略。