Gut microbita and probiotics in anti-cancer therapy: A promising future

Authors

  • Merin Shaji D Student, Department of Pharmacy Practice, J.K.K. Nattraja College of Pharmacy, Kumarapalayam-638183, India
  • Sambathkumar R Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, J.K.K Nattraja College of pharmacy, Kumarapalayam-638183, India
  • Venkateswaramurthy N Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice, J.K.K Nattraja College of pharmacy, Kumarapalayam-638183, India

Keywords:

Microbiota, Probiotics, Cancer, Anti-cancer therapy

Abstract

Cancer is a significant wellbeing trouble with multifactorial pathology, and is the second conspicuous reason for worldwide deaths. Regardless of all ongoing advancements in the clinical administrations, protection from standard medications and antagonistic impacts actually speak to a significant reason for treatment failure and helpful disappointment in cancer. Researchers are trying to look forward for inventive treatments and prophylaxis in cancer therapy. The statistics shows that cancer threats are indubitably influenced by immunological condition and genetic factors of the organism. There are growing evidences about the responses of chemo as well as immunotherapeutic medications by regulating the efficacy or toxicity by gut bacteria as well as preserving host’s health and to maintain balanced homeostasis. A number of metabolites as well as bio products which are necessary to safeguard host’s and gut’s homeostasis are produced by Gut resident bacteria. Furthermore, intratumor bacteria can possibly regulate chemotherapy reaction. Microbiota compositions are specifically affected by anticancer therapy. Importantly, gut microbiota effectively relate with host by directly modulating the immune system or the gut epithelium. Several gut populating bacteria, named probiotics, were recognized as defensive against the growth of cancer cell. With their known ability to preserve gut homeostasis, probiotics are presently studied to battle dysbiosis in patients who are undergoing chemotherapy as well as radiotherapy. The profoundly critical examinations, revealing the tight connection among gut microbiota with tumorigenesis, along with gut microbiota, probiotics and anti-cancer treatment, are described in this review.

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Published

2020-12-22

How to Cite

Merin Shaji, Sambathkumar R, & Venkateswaramurthy N. (2020). Gut microbita and probiotics in anti-cancer therapy: A promising future. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 9(1), 22–33. Retrieved from https://wjpsonline.com/index.php/wjps/article/view/77

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Review Article