Systemic short chain fatty acids limit antitumor effect of CTLA-4 blockade in hosts with cancer

oleh: Clélia Coutzac, Jean-Mehdi Jouniaux, Angelo Paci, Julien Schmidt, Domenico Mallardo, Atmane Seck, Vahe Asvatourian, Lydie Cassard, Patrick Saulnier, Ludovic Lacroix, Paul-Louis Woerther, Aurore Vozy, Marie Naigeon, Laetitia Nebot-Bral, Mélanie Desbois, Ester Simeone, Christine Mateus, Lisa Boselli, Jonathan Grivel, Emilie Soularue, Patricia Lepage, Franck Carbonnel, Paolo Antonio Ascierto, Caroline Robert, Nathalie Chaput

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-05-01

Deskripsi

The gut microbiota has been reported to regulate the efficacy of cancer therapy. Here, the authors show that short-chain fatty acids, which are generated through bacterial fermentation, increases immune tolerance leading to resistance to anti-CTLA-4 immunotherapy in mice and patients with metastatic melanoma.