Mortezaee Keywan
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Cancer and Immunology Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Clin Transl Oncol. 2025 Jun 26. doi: 10.1007/s12094-025-03974-2.
Gut-resident microbiota associate with host immune system to promote homeostasis, and regulatory T cells (Tregs) are critical in the maintenance of immune balance. Tregs have immunosuppressive activity, and their presence hampers the development of inflammatory diseases. This review aims to unravel microbiome impact on Tregs in bowel inflammation and harnessing such interaction to combat colitis as a separate disease or a consequence of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy of cancer. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are microbial-derived metabolites associated positively with Treg generation and maintenance and being effective for hampering bowel inflammation. Treg induction shapes gut microbiota profile and support microorganism colonization in their niche and protect the host from inflammation, while suppression of Treg differentiation and activity directs microbiota-induced Th17 expansion and inducing inflammation. Thus, balancing Treg representation with Th17 cells and Treg reprogramming through manipulation of gut microbiota can offer therapy. Microbiota epithelial attachment/detachment and interaction with antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are important for the final fate of T cell signature. Fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) is a strategy for promoting normobiosis and represents a navel approach to targeting colitis. FMT with appropriate microbiota from healthy donors can reinforce microbial diversity, density and persistence to enrich their environment with transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, induce IL-10 producing APCs and reinforce gut barrier, with all these being effective for recovering Tregs, restoring intestinal homeostasis and hampering colitis. ICI therapy of cancer may predispose subjects to colitis due to the impact on microbiome and reducing Treg population. FMT promotes local Treg reorchestration, being advantageous in cancer patients.
肠道常驻微生物群与宿主免疫系统相互作用以促进体内平衡,而调节性T细胞(Tregs)在维持免疫平衡中起关键作用。Tregs具有免疫抑制活性,它们的存在会阻碍炎症性疾病的发展。本综述旨在揭示微生物群对肠道炎症中Tregs的影响,并利用这种相互作用来对抗作为一种独立疾病或癌症免疫检查点抑制剂(ICI)治疗后果的结肠炎。短链脂肪酸(SCFAs)是微生物衍生的代谢产物,与Treg的产生和维持呈正相关,并且对抑制肠道炎症有效。Treg的诱导塑造了肠道微生物群的特征,支持微生物在其生态位中的定植,并保护宿主免受炎症侵害,而抑制Treg的分化和活性则会导致微生物群诱导的Th17细胞扩增并引发炎症。因此,通过调节肠道微生物群来平衡Treg与Th17细胞的比例以及对Treg进行重编程可以提供治疗方法。微生物群与上皮细胞的附着/分离以及与抗原呈递细胞(APC)的相互作用对于T细胞特征的最终命运很重要。粪便微生物移植(FMT)是促进正常微生物群形成的一种策略,也是治疗结肠炎的一种新方法。来自健康供体的适当微生物群进行FMT可以增强微生物的多样性、密度和持久性,通过转化生长因子(TGF)-β丰富其环境,诱导产生IL-10的APC,并加强肠道屏障,所有这些都对恢复Tregs、恢复肠道内环境稳定和抑制结肠炎有效。癌症的ICI治疗可能会由于对微生物群的影响和Treg数量的减少而使患者易患结肠炎。FMT促进局部Treg的重新编排,对癌症患者具有优势。