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    Microbiome: A synthetic probiotic can treat colorectal cancer

    • Last Update: 2021-06-21
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Successful chemoprevention or chemotherapy is achieved by targeted delivery of preventive drugs or therapeutic agents to malignant tumors at the initial stage of canceration


    Cancer is the main cause of human death, and the global burden is rising


    Bacteria can be used to treat cancer, and their recognition as anticancer agents can be traced back more than a century ago


    Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a serious cancer that causes nearly 900,000 deaths each year


    The schematic diagram depicts the expected mode of action of the synthetic probiotic PP*-P8 with the ALR complementary system

    Image source: https://doi.


    In this study, the authors used P8 to develop an advanced anti-colorectal cancer probiotic, and through two different mouse models: DLD-1 xenograft and azomethane (AOM) and dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) induced colitis-related tumor formation, proving its powerful curative effect


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    Reference

    Chung et al.


    Microbiota.


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