by Andreu Prados
A new study, led by Prof. James Versalovic from the Department of Pathology at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, has found that histamine-producing Lactobacillus reuteri reduces inflammation and suppresses colon tumours in mice.
by Paul Enck
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis has found that probiotic supplementation is associated with better rates of success in Hp eradication therapy.
by Andreu Prados
Previous research has shown that the gut microbiome could influence cancer outcomes through its interaction with host immunity. Indeed, mouse studies have shown the anti-cancer effects of chemotherapeutic drugs such as cyclophosphamide and celecoxib could be mediated by commensal species.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Laurence Zitvogel from the Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus in Villejuif (France), has found that the antitumoral efficacy of cyclophosphamide is enhanced by the two commensal species Enterococcus hirae and Barnesiella intestinihominis in mice.
by Paul Enck
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis, led by Dr. C-X Pei from The First Clinical Medical College and Evidence Based Medical Centre of Lanzhou University in Lanzhou (China), has shown that probiotics may have a role in prevention of chemoradiotherapy-induced diarrhoea in people with abdominal and pelvic cancer, and are rarely associated with adverse events.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Prof. Andrew J. Dannenberg from the Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College at Cornell University in New York, has found that the chemopreventive activity of the drug celecoxib can be explained in part by its effects on the gut microbiota and its metabolites.
by Paul Enck
A recent case-control study, led by Dr. Zhenjun Wu from the Department of Blood Transfusion and Clinical Laboratory at Qingdao University School of Medicine in Qingdao (China), has found that probiotics may combat SIBO in patients with gastrointestinal cancer and may alleviate some gastrointestinal symptoms.
A recent commentary in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, written by Dr. Susan E. Erdman from the Division of Comparative Medicine at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge (USA), has covered the role of microbial strategies in cancer prevention and remission.
by Kristina Campbell
When patients undergo surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC), can probiotics help recover bowel functions, or even prevent postoperative infections and complications?
by Kristina Campbell
Dr. Stephen J.D. O'Keefe is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and a practicing gastroenterologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. His work focuses on 'nutritional gastroenterology' -- in particular, translational research that evaluates physiological and
