title: Gut microbiota modulate host immune cells in cancer development and growth.
abstract: Emerging evidence shows that microbe interactions with the host immune system impact diverse aspects of cancer development and treatment. As a result, exciting new opportunities exist for engineering diets and microbe cocktails to lower cancer risks with fewer adverse clinical effects than traditional strategies. Microbe-based therapies may ultimately be used to reinforce host immune balance and extinguish cancer for generations to come.
authors.affiliation: Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. Electronic address: serdman@mit.edu.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Erdman
authors.affiliation: Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Theofilos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Poutahidis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D063646:Carcinogenesis / Q000276:immunology; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome / Q000276:immunology*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D065840:Protective Factors
keywords: Bacteria; Health; Homeostasis; Hygiene; Lymphocyte; Neutrophil; Thymus