Lily Keane

Sep 10, 2024 | cell.com | Lily Keane |APC Microbiome Ireland |John Cryan |Jack Gleeson

Keywordsmicrobiomegut–brain axisgliomatumour microenvironmentmicrobial metabolitesThe cancer microbiomeThe human microbiota (see Glossary) is a complex ecosystem that symbiotically associates with barrier tissues found in the body [1]. The gut microbiome can interact and modulate host responses, especially the immune system [2], and the human gut microbiota consists of approximately 1000 species of bacteria as well as thousands of viruses and a less diverse plethora of archaea and fungi [3–5].