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ArticleCells2026

VERU-111 Promotes an Anti-Tumor Response Through Restoration of Gut Microbial Homeostasis and Associated Metabolic Dysregulation.

Md Abdullah Al Mamun, Ahmed Rakib, Mousumi Mandal, Wei Li, Duane D Miller, Hao Chen, Mitzi Nagarkatti, Prakash Nagarkatti, Udai P Singh

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Article in Cells, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Md Abdullah Al MamunDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Ahmed RakibDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3335-0368
Mousumi MandalDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8131-1668
Wei LiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9522-4474
Duane D MillerDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6093-0985
Hao ChenDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Mitzi NagarkattiDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, 6311 G Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5977-5615
Prakash NagarkattiDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, 6311 G Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2663-0759
Udai P SinghDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7048-4325

Funding

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AI140405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rising global burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) has now positioned it as the third most common cancer worldwide. Chemotherapy regimens are known to disrupt the composition of the gut microbiota and lead to long-term health consequences for cancer patients. However, the alteration of gut microbiota by specific chemotherapeutic agents has been insufficiently explored until now. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in the gut microbiota following treatment with VERU-111 as a chemotherapy agent for the treatment of CRC. We thus performed a metagenomic study using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing of fecal samples from different experimental groups in the azoxymethane (AOM) and dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced murine model of CRC. To predict the functional potential of microbial communities, we used the resulting 16S rRNA gene sequencing data to perform Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis. We found that the administration of VERU-111 led to a restructured microbial community that was characterized by increased alpha and beta diversity. Compared to the mice treated with DSS alone, VERU-111 treatment significantly increased the relative abundance of several bacterial species, including

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Antineoplastic AgentsColorectal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHomeostasisAnimalsAzoxymethaneDextran SulfateMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAntineoplastic AgentsAzoxymethaneDextran SulfateRNA, Ribosomal, 16Santi-cancer effectcolorectal cancerdysbiosisgut microbiotametabolic pathwaysrestoration

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PMID41597216
PMCPMC12839085

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