Emerging Role of Gut Microbiota in Breast Cancer Development and Its Implications in Treatment

<b>Background:</b> The human digestive system contains approximately 100 trillion bacteria. The gut microbiota is an emerging field of research that is associated with specific biological processes in many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, brain disease, rheu...

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Main Authors: Rashid Mir, Shrooq A. Albarqi, Wed Albalawi, Hanan E. Alatwi, Marfat Alatawy, Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi, Reema Almotairi, Eram Husain, Mohammad Zubair, Ghaida Alanazi, Shouq S. Alsubaie, Razan I. Alghabban, Khalid A. Alfifi, Shabnam Bashir
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author Rashid Mir
Shrooq A. Albarqi
Wed Albalawi
Hanan E. Alatwi
Marfat Alatawy
Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi
Reema Almotairi
Eram Husain
Mohammad Zubair
Ghaida Alanazi
Shouq S. Alsubaie
Razan I. Alghabban
Khalid A. Alfifi
Shabnam Bashir
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Shrooq A. Albarqi
Wed Albalawi
Hanan E. Alatwi
Marfat Alatawy
Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi
Reema Almotairi
Eram Husain
Mohammad Zubair
Ghaida Alanazi
Shouq S. Alsubaie
Razan I. Alghabban
Khalid A. Alfifi
Shabnam Bashir
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description <b>Background:</b> The human digestive system contains approximately 100 trillion bacteria. The gut microbiota is an emerging field of research that is associated with specific biological processes in many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, brain disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer. Emerging evidence indicates that the gut microbiota affects the response to anticancer therapies by modulating the host immune system. Recent studies have explained a high correlation between the gut microbiota and breast cancer: dysbiosis in breast cancer may regulate the systemic inflammatory response, hormone metabolism, immune response, and the tumor microenvironment. Some of the gut bacteria are related to estrogen metabolism, which may increase or decrease the risk of breast cancer by changing the number of hormones. Further, the gut microbiota has been seen to modulate the immune system in respect of its ability to protect against and treat cancers, with a specific focus on hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Probiotics and other therapies claiming to control the gut microbiome by bacterial means might be useful in the prevention, or even in the treatment, of breast cancer. <b>Conclusions:</b> The present review underlines the various aspects of gut microbiota in breast cancer risk and its clinical application, warranting research on individualized microbiome-modulated therapeutic approaches to breast cancer treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-e3a765580f0f4300a1b82aebed609e9f2024-12-27T14:39:33ZengMDPI AGMetabolites2218-19892024-12-01141268310.3390/metabo14120683Emerging Role of Gut Microbiota in Breast Cancer Development and Its Implications in TreatmentRashid Mir0Shrooq A. Albarqi1Wed Albalawi2Hanan E. Alatwi3Marfat Alatawy4Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi5Reema Almotairi6Eram Husain7Mohammad Zubair8Ghaida Alanazi9Shouq S. Alsubaie10Razan I. Alghabban11Khalid A. Alfifi12Shabnam Bashir13Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Research Chair for Biomedical Research, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaMolecular Medicine, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaMolecular Medicine, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Research Chair for Biomedical Research, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Research Chair for Biomedical Research, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Research Chair for Biomedical Research, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaMolecular Medicine, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaMolecular Medicine, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaMolecular Medicine, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47713, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Laboratory and Blood Bank, King Fahd Special Hospital, Tabuk 47717, Saudi ArabiaMubarak Hospital, Srinagar 190002, Jammu and Kashmir, India<b>Background:</b> The human digestive system contains approximately 100 trillion bacteria. The gut microbiota is an emerging field of research that is associated with specific biological processes in many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, brain disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer. Emerging evidence indicates that the gut microbiota affects the response to anticancer therapies by modulating the host immune system. Recent studies have explained a high correlation between the gut microbiota and breast cancer: dysbiosis in breast cancer may regulate the systemic inflammatory response, hormone metabolism, immune response, and the tumor microenvironment. Some of the gut bacteria are related to estrogen metabolism, which may increase or decrease the risk of breast cancer by changing the number of hormones. Further, the gut microbiota has been seen to modulate the immune system in respect of its ability to protect against and treat cancers, with a specific focus on hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Probiotics and other therapies claiming to control the gut microbiome by bacterial means might be useful in the prevention, or even in the treatment, of breast cancer. <b>Conclusions:</b> The present review underlines the various aspects of gut microbiota in breast cancer risk and its clinical application, warranting research on individualized microbiome-modulated therapeutic approaches to breast cancer treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/12/683gut microbiotabreast cancerdysbiosishormone metabolismcancer immunotherapy
spellingShingle Rashid Mir
Shrooq A. Albarqi
Wed Albalawi
Hanan E. Alatwi
Marfat Alatawy
Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi
Reema Almotairi
Eram Husain
Mohammad Zubair
Ghaida Alanazi
Shouq S. Alsubaie
Razan I. Alghabban
Khalid A. Alfifi
Shabnam Bashir
Emerging Role of Gut Microbiota in Breast Cancer Development and Its Implications in Treatment
Metabolites
gut microbiota
breast cancer
dysbiosis
hormone metabolism
cancer immunotherapy
title Emerging Role of Gut Microbiota in Breast Cancer Development and Its Implications in Treatment
title_full Emerging Role of Gut Microbiota in Breast Cancer Development and Its Implications in Treatment
title_fullStr Emerging Role of Gut Microbiota in Breast Cancer Development and Its Implications in Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Emerging Role of Gut Microbiota in Breast Cancer Development and Its Implications in Treatment
title_short Emerging Role of Gut Microbiota in Breast Cancer Development and Its Implications in Treatment
title_sort emerging role of gut microbiota in breast cancer development and its implications in treatment
topic gut microbiota
breast cancer
dysbiosis
hormone metabolism
cancer immunotherapy
url https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/12/683
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