Potential Effects of Regulating Intestinal Flora on Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer
3. Effect of Intestinal Flora on the Immunotherapy of Liver Cancer
4. Drug Resistance Characteristics of Immunotherapy
5. Effect of Regulating Intestinal Flora on Immunotherapy
5.1. Effect of Probiotic Therapy on Immunotherapy
5.2. Influence of Prebiotic Therapy on Immunotherapy
5.3. Effect of FMT Treatment on Immunotherapy
5.4. Effect of Antibiotic Therapy on Immunotherapy
6. Potential Mechanism of Intestinal Microflora Affecting Immunotherapy
6.1. Direct Stimulation of Antitumor T-Cell Response
6.2. Initiate Cross-Antitumor T-Cell Reaction by Forming a Common Antigen Mimic with Tumor Cells
6.3. Metabolites Regulate Antitumor Immunotherapy
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yan, X.; Bai, L.; Qi, P.; Lv, J.; Song, X.; Zhang, L. Potential Effects of Regulating Intestinal Flora on Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 11387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241411387
Yan X, Bai L, Qi P, Lv J, Song X, Zhang L. Potential Effects of Regulating Intestinal Flora on Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(14):11387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241411387
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Xiangdong, Liuhui Bai, Ping Qi, Jin Lv, Xiaojing Song, and Lei Zhang. 2023. "Potential Effects of Regulating Intestinal Flora on Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 14: 11387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241411387