Gut microbiota modulation of chemotherapy efficacy and toxicity

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 356-365

  Alexander, James L ^a,c   Wilson, Ian D ^c   Teare, Julian ^a   Marchesi, Julian R ^a,b,c   Nicholson, Jeremy K ^c   Kinross, James M ^a,c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; PDCD1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROGRAMMED DEATH 1 RECEPTOR;

BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BIOENGINEERING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; ECOLOGY; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DIET; DISEASE MODEL; FORECASTING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; NEOPLASMS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; CTLA-4 ANTIGEN; DIET; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FORECASTING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MICE; NEOPLASMS; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH 1 RECEPTOR; SYNBIOTICS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 85014509216     PISSN: 17595045     EISSN: 17595053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2017.20     Document Type: Review

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