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ReviewFood science and biotechnology2024

Harnessing probiotic foods: managing cancer through gut health.

Devika Thapa, Vijay Kumar, Bindu Naik, Vivek Kumar, Arun Kumar Gupta, Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Bishwambhar Mishra, Sarvesh Rustagi

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Review in Food science and biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Molecular Mechanisms of Probiotic Action Against Gastrointestinal Cancers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  3. [Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2025
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Devika ThapaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002 India.
Vijay KumarHimalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248140 India.
Bindu NaikDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002 India.ORCID 0000-0003-2145-0943
Vivek KumarHimalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248140 India.
Arun Kumar GuptaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002 India.
Yugal Kishore MohantaNano-biotechnology and Translational Knowledge Laboratory, Department of Applied Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Science and Technology Meghalaya, Techno City, 9th Mile, Baridua, Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya 793101 India.
Bishwambhar MishraDepartment of Biotechnology, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT), Gandipet, Hyderabad, Telangana 500075 India.
Sarvesh RustagiDepartment of Food Technology, SALS, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, 248007 Uttarakhand India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the greatest threats to global health is cancer. Probiotic foods have been shown to have therapeutic promise in the management of cancer, even though traditional treatments such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and surgery are still essential. The generation of anticarcinogenic compounds, immune system stimulation, and gut microbiota regulation are a few ways that probiotics when taken in sufficient quantities, might help health. The purpose of this review is to examine the therapeutic potential of probiotic foods in the management of cancer. Research suggests that certain strains of probiotics have anticancer effects by preventing the growth of cancer cells, triggering apoptosis, and reducing angiogenesis in new tumors. Probiotics have shown promise in mitigating treatment-related adverse effects, such as diarrhea, mucositis, and immunosuppression caused by chemotherapy, improving the general quality of life for cancer patients. However, there are several factors, such as patient-specific features, cancer subtype, and probiotic strain type and dosage, which affect how effective probiotic therapies are in managing cancer. More research is necessary to find the long-term safety and efficacy characteristics of probiotics as well as to clarify the best ways to incorporate them into current cancer treatment methods. Graphical abstract: Graphical representation showing the role of probiotic foods in cancer management.

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AnticancerFermented foodsMetabolitesMicrobiomeProbiotics

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PMID39130664
PMCPMC11315834

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