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- Title
Fecal and Tissue Microbiota Are Associated with Tumor T-Cell Infiltration and Mesenteric Lymph Node Involvement in Colorectal Cancer.
- Authors
Luu, Kayti; Ye, Jason Y.; Lagishetty, Venu; Liang, Fengting; Hauer, Megan; Sedighian, Farzaneh; Kwaan, Mary R.; Kazanjian, Kevork K.; Hecht, J. Randolph; Lin, Anne Y.; Jacobs, Jonathan P.
- Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with alterations of the fecal and tissue-associated microbiome. Preclinical models support a pathogenic role of the microbiome in CRC, including in promoting metastasis and modulating antitumor immune responses. To investigate whether the microbiome is associated with lymph node metastasis and T cell infiltration in human CRC, we performed 16S rRNA gene sequencing of feces, tumor core, tumor surface, and healthy adjacent tissue collected from 34 CRC patients undergoing surgery (28 fecal samples and 39 tissue samples). Tissue microbiome profiles—including increased Fusobacterium—were significantly associated with mesenteric lymph node (MLN) involvement. Fecal microbes were also associated with MLN involvement and accurately classified CRC patients into those with or without MLN involvement. Tumor T cell infiltration was assessed by immunohistochemical staining of CD3 and CD8 in tumor tissue sections. Tumor core microbiota, including members of the Blautia and Faecalibacterium genera, were significantly associated with tumor T cell infiltration. Abundance of specific fecal microbes including a member of the Roseburia genus predicted high vs. low total and cytotoxic T cell infiltration in random forests classifiers. These findings support a link between the microbiome and antitumor immune responses that may influence prognosis of locally advanced CRC.
- Subjects
RNA analysis; SEQUENCE analysis; STAINS &; staining (Microscopy); IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH nodes; METASTASIS; RANDOM forest algorithms; SURGERY; PATIENTS; COLORECTAL cancer; FECES; CANCER patients; COMPARATIVE studies; HUMAN microbiota; RESEARCH funding; T cells; TUMOR markers
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 2, p316
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15020316