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Shuling Ma, Xinpei Li, Shijie Shang, Zijun Zhai, Meng Wu, Qian Song, Dawei Chen

作者单位

Affiliations ¹ Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China. ² Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. ³ Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

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Clinical and translational medicine

年份

2025

卷号

Vol.15 No.10

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e70481

ISSN

2001-1326

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cancer gut microbiota and metabolites radiotherapy.

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Radiotherapy is a cornerstone in cancer treatment, but often causes radiation-induced injury. Accumulating evidence points to the gut microbiota in modulating immune functions and maintaining intestinal integrity to impact RT efficacy. This review examines the current understanding of intestinal flora and their metabolites within the context of RT. We outlined the current research applications in how microbiota-targeted strategies such as probiotics, prebiotics, dietary interventions, and faeca...更多

Radiotherapy is a cornerstone in cancer treatment, but often causes radiation-induced injury. Accumulating evidence points to the gut microbiota in modulating immune functions and maintaining intestinal integrity to impact RT efficacy. This review examines the current understanding of intestinal flora and their metabolites within the context of RT. We outlined the current research applications in how microbiota-targeted strategies such as probiotics, prebiotics, dietary interventions, and faecal microbiota transplantation could restore microbial balance, reduce toxicity, and improve patient prognosis. Microbial byproducts such as short-chain fatty acids, bile acids and tryptophan exhibit protective effects against radiation damage, supporting immune modulation and enhancing tumour radiosensitivity. These microbial products underscore the potential of gut microbiota-targeted therapies as adjunctive treatments in RT, with implications for reducing toxicity and personalizing cancer care. All these strategies targeting gut microbiota and metabolites potentially aim to develop innovative therapies that boost RT effectiveness while minimizing side effects, and finally revolutionizing personalized cancer treatment. KEY POINTS: RT alters gut microbiota composition and contributes to intestinal injury and systemic toxicity. Gut microbiota regulate mucosal integrity, immune responses and therapeutic outcomes of RT. Microbial metabolites, including SCFAs, BAs and tryptophan derivatives, protect against radiation injury and enhance tumour radiosensitivity. Microbiota-targeted interventions show promise for reducing RT-related toxicity and improving patient prognosis.收起

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