Old enemies meet new friends for colon cancer prevention.

ABSTRACT: Our studies in mice have suggested that the immunological microenvironment of preneoplastic lesions could determine their fate toward neoplasia or regression. A role for gastrointestinal tract bacteria antigens in modulating cancer-related immune responses in the tumor micro- and macro-environment is emerging, thus opening new possibilities for colon cancer prevention.

SUBMITTER: Poutahidis T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4589059 | biostudies-other | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other