Gut microbiome-mediated bile acid metabolism regulates liver cancer via NKT cells.
Science
; 360(6391)2018 05 25.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29798856
ABSTRACT
Primary liver tumors and liver metastasis currently represent the leading cause of cancer-related death. Commensal bacteria are important regulators of antitumor immunity, and although the liver is exposed to gut bacteria, their role in antitumor surveillance of liver tumors is poorly understood. We found that altering commensal gut bacteria in mice induced a liver-selective antitumor effect, with an increase of hepatic CXCR6+ natural killer T (NKT) cells and heightened interferon-γ production upon antigen stimulation. In vivo functional studies showed that NKT cells mediated liver-selective tumor inhibition. NKT cell accumulation was regulated by CXCL16 expression of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, which was controlled by gut microbiome-mediated primary-to-secondary bile acid conversion. Our study suggests a link between gut bacteria-controlled bile acid metabolism and liver antitumor immunosurveillance.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bile Acids and Salts
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Natural Killer T-Cells
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome
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Immunologic Surveillance
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Liver
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Liver Neoplasms
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Science
Year:
2018
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Article
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