肠道菌群与结直肠癌免疫治疗的研究进展

Gut microbiota and advances in immunotherapy for colorectal cancer

  • 摘要: 结直肠癌(colorectal cancer,CRC)是最常见的胃肠道肿瘤之一,发病机制尚不明确。其治疗策略因分子分型而异,免疫检查点抑制剂(immune checkpoint inhibitors,ICIs)在错配修复缺陷/微卫星高度不稳定型(mismatch repair-deficient/microsatellite instability-high,dMMR/MSI-H)CRC患者中表现出显著疗效,但在错配修复正常/微卫星低度不稳定型( mismatch repair-proficient/microsatellite instability-low,pMMR/MSI-L)CRC患者的治疗效果欠佳。肠道菌群可以通过多种机制调节免疫反应来增强CRC的免疫治疗,并改善免疫治疗引起的相关不良反应,尤其在pMMR/MSI-L CRC中。本文就近年来肠道菌群调控CRC免疫治疗的关键作用及相关研究的进展进行综述,并探讨饮食、益生菌及粪菌移植(fecal microbiota transplantation,FMT)的临床转化前景。

     

    Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal tumors; however, its pathogenesis is poorly understood. Therapeutic strategies for CRC vary according to molecular typing. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown significant efficacy in patients with mismatch repair-deficient/microsatellite instability-high (dMMR/MSI-H) CRC. However, ICIs are less effective in patients with mismatch repair-proficient/microsatellite instability-low (pMMR/MSI-L). Intestinal flora have been found to enhance immunotherapy for CRC and ameliorate immunotherapy-related adverse effects by modulating immune responses through multiple mechanisms, particularly in patients with pMMR/MSI-L CRC. This article reviews the key role of intestinal flora in regulating immunotherapy for CRC, discusses the progress of related studies, and considers the clinical translational prospects of diet, probiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).

     

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