Unlocking the secrets: exploring the influence of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and microbiome on cancer development.
Author | Rayan, Menatallah |
Author | Sayed, Tahseen S |
Author | Hussein, Ola J |
Author | Therachiyil, Lubna |
Author | Maayah, Zaid H |
Author | Maccalli, Cristina |
Author | Uddin, Shahab |
Author | Prehn, Jochen H M |
Author | Korashy, Hesham M |
Available date | 2024-04-28T10:18:36Z |
Publication Date | 2024-03-06 |
Publication Name | Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters |
Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11658-024-00538-0 |
Citation | Rayan, M., Sayed, T. S., Hussein, O. J., Therachiyil, L., Maayah, Z. H., Maccalli, C., ... & Korashy, H. M. (2024). Unlocking the secrets: exploring the influence of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and microbiome on cancer development. Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters, 29(1), 33. |
ISSN | 1425-8153 |
Abstract | Gut microbiota regulates various aspects of human physiology by producing metabolites, metabolizing enzymes, and toxins. Many studies have linked microbiota with human health and altered microbiome configurations with the occurrence of several diseases, including cancer. Accumulating evidence suggests that the microbiome can influence the initiation and progression of several cancers. Moreover, some microbiotas of the gut and oral cavity have been reported to infect tumors, initiate metastasis, and promote the spread of cancer to distant organs, thereby influencing the clinical outcome of cancer patients. The gut microbiome has recently been reported to interact with environmental factors such as diet and exposure to environmental toxicants. Exposure to environmental pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) induces a shift in the gut microbiome metabolic pathways, favoring a proinflammatory microenvironment. In addition, other studies have also correlated cancer incidence with exposure to PAHs. PAHs are known to induce organ carcinogenesis through activating a ligand-activated transcriptional factor termed the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), which metabolizes PAHs to highly reactive carcinogenic intermediates. However, the crosstalk between AhR and the microbiome in mediating carcinogenesis is poorly reviewed. This review aims to discuss the role of exposure to environmental pollutants and activation of AhR on microbiome-associated cancer progression and explore the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in cancer development. |
Sponsor | Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library. This study was supported by Qatar University Internal grant nos. IRCC-2022-484 and QUCG-CPH-23/24-154. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Subject | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor CYP1A1 Cancer Environmental pollutants Microbiome |
Type | Article |
Issue Number | 1 |
Volume Number | 29 |
ESSN | 1689-1392 |
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