Gut,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
71(7), P. 1359 - 1372
Published: March 8, 2022
Recent
evidence
suggests
a
role
for
the
microbiome
in
pancreatic
ductal
adenocarcinoma
(PDAC)
aetiology
and
progression.To
explore
faecal
salivary
microbiota
as
potential
diagnostic
biomarkers.We
applied
shotgun
metagenomic
16S
rRNA
amplicon
sequencing
to
samples
from
Spanish
case-control
study
(n=136),
including
57
cases,
50
controls,
29
patients
with
chronic
pancreatitis
discovery
phase,
German
(n=76),
validation
phase.Faecal
classifiers
performed
much
better
than
saliva-based
identified
PDAC
an
accuracy
of
up
0.84
area
under
receiver
operating
characteristic
curve
(AUROC)
based
on
set
27
microbial
species,
consistent
across
early
late
disease
stages.
Performance
further
improved
0.94
AUROC
when
we
combined
our
microbiome-based
predictions
serum
levels
carbohydrate
antigen
(CA)
19-9,
only
current
non-invasive,
Food
Drug
Administration
approved,
low
specificity
biomarker.
Furthermore,
microbiota-based
classification
model
confined
PDAC-enriched
species
was
highly
disease-specific
validated
against
25
publicly
available
populations
various
health
conditions
(n=5792).
Both
models
had
high
prediction
population
(n=76).
Several
marker
were
detectable
tumour
non-tumour
tissue
using
fluorescence
situ
hybridisation.Taken
together,
results
indicate
that
robust
specific
screening
detection
is
feasible.
Culture-independent
analyses
of
microbial
communities
have
progressed
dramatically
in
the
last
decade,
particularly
due
to
advances
methods
for
biological
profiling
via
shotgun
metagenomics.
Opportunities
improvement
continue
accelerate,
with
greater
access
multi-omics,
reference
genomes,
and
strain-level
diversity.
To
leverage
these,
we
present
bioBakery
3,
a
set
integrated,
improved
taxonomic,
strain-level,
functional,
phylogenetic
metagenomes
newly
developed
build
on
largest
sequences
now
available.
Compared
current
alternatives,
MetaPhlAn
3
increases
accuracy
taxonomic
profiling,
HUMAnN
improves
that
functional
potential
activity.
These
detected
novel
disease-microbiome
links
applications
CRC
(1262
metagenomes)
IBD
(1635
817
metatranscriptomes).
Strain-level
an
additional
4077
StrainPhlAn
PanPhlAn
unraveled
structure
common
gut
microbe
Ruminococcus
bromii
,
previously
described
by
only
15
isolate
genomes.
With
open-source
implementations
cloud-deployable
reproducible
workflows,
platform
can
help
researchers
deepen
resolution,
scale,
multi-omic
community
studies.
Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
371(6536)
Published: March 25, 2021
Microbial
roles
in
cancer
formation,
diagnosis,
prognosis,
and
treatment
have
been
disputed
for
centuries.
Recent
studies
provocatively
claimed
that
bacteria,
viruses,
and/or
fungi
are
pervasive
among
cancers,
key
actors
immunotherapy,
engineerable
to
treat
metastases.
Despite
these
findings,
the
number
of
microbes
known
directly
cause
carcinogenesis
remains
small.
Critically
evaluating
building
frameworks
such
evidence
light
modern
biology
is
an
important
task.
In
this
Review,
we
delineate
between
causal
complicit
trace
common
themes
their
influence
through
host's
immune
system,
herein
defined
as
immuno-oncology-microbiome
axis.
We
further
review
intratumoral
approaches
manipulate
gut
or
tumor
microbiome
while
projecting
next
phase
experimental
discovery.
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Nov. 30, 2020
The
intestinal
microbiota,
composed
of
a
large
population
microorganisms,
is
often
considered
"forgotten
organ"
in
human
health
and
diseases.
Increasing
evidence
indicates
that
dysbiosis
the
microbiota
closely
related
to
colorectal
cancer
(CRC).
roles
for
microorganisms
initiated
facilitated
CRC
process
are
becoming
increasingly
clear.
Hypothesis
models
have
been
proposed
illustrate
complex
relationship
between
CRC.
Recent
studies
identified
Streptococcus
bovis,
enterotoxigenic
Bacteroides
fragilis,
Fusobacterium
nucleatum,
Enterococcus
faecalis,
Escherichia
coli,
Peptostreptococcus
anaerobius
as
candidate
pathogens.
In
this
review,
we
summarized
mechanisms
involved
microbiota-related
carcinogenesis,
including
inflammation,
pathogenic
bacteria,
their
virulence
factors,
genotoxins,
oxidative
stress,
bacterial
metabolites,
biofilm.
We
also
described
clinical
values
novel
strategies
preventing
treating
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: March 20, 2023
Metabolic
abnormalities
lead
to
the
dysfunction
of
metabolic
pathways
and
metabolite
accumulation
or
deficiency
which
is
well-recognized
hallmarks
diseases.
Metabolite
signatures
that
have
close
proximity
subject's
phenotypic
informative
dimension,
are
useful
for
predicting
diagnosis
prognosis
diseases
as
well
monitoring
treatments.
The
lack
early
biomarkers
could
poor
serious
outcomes.
Therefore,
noninvasive
methods
with
high
specificity
selectivity
desperately
needed.
Small
molecule
metabolites-based
metabolomics
has
become
a
specialized
tool
biomarker
pathway
analysis,
revealing
possible
mechanisms
human
various
deciphering
therapeutic
potentials.
It
help
identify
functional
related
variation
delineate
biochemical
changes
indicators
pathological
damage
prior
disease
development.
Recently,
scientists
established
large
number
profiles
reveal
underlying
networks
target
exploration
in
biomedicine.
This
review
summarized
analysis
on
potential
value
small-molecule
candidate
metabolites
clinical
events,
may
better
diagnosis,
prognosis,
drug
screening
treatment.
We
also
discuss
challenges
need
be
addressed
fuel
next
wave
breakthroughs.