Gastrointestinal cancers: Influence of gut microbiota, probiotics and prebiotics
Highlights • Gut microbiota is a key element for gastrointestinal cancers (especially of the colon and stomach) • Carcinogenesis may be induced by gut microbiota through complex and various mechanisms • Probiotics and prebiotics have anticarcinogenic effects, mainly in vitro and in animal studies •...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cancer letters 2014-04, Vol.345 (2), p.258-270 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Highlights • Gut microbiota is a key element for gastrointestinal cancers (especially of the colon and stomach) • Carcinogenesis may be induced by gut microbiota through complex and various mechanisms • Probiotics and prebiotics have anticarcinogenic effects, mainly in vitro and in animal studies • In human GI cancers, probiotics and prebiotics are promising tools in prevention and/or therapy. |
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ISSN: | 0304-3835 1872-7980 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.08.013 |