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ReviewGut pathogens2026

Fungi and colorectal cancer: from dysregulation to clinical translation.

Wu Yinhang, Han Shuwen, Zhuang Jing, Feng Min

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Review in Gut pathogens, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Wu Yinhang *Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, 313000, Zhejiang, China.
Han Shuwen *School of Medicine, Tarim University, Alaer, Xinjiang, 843300, People's Republic of China.
Zhuang JingHuzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, People's Republic of China.
Feng MinDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, 313000, Zhejiang, China. fengmin1920@163.com.

Funding

Fungal Infectious Diseases Innovation Center for Basic Research in Medicine of the Ministry of Education Open Research Project YXX2024-KF02-03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on the gut microbiota has primarily focused on bacterial communities. However, the role of fungi-the second-largest eukaryotic component of the gut microbiome-in the development and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been less extensively studied compared to bacteria. Recent studies have revealed significant fungal dysbiosis in the intestines of CRC patients, where the enrichment of specific pathogenic fungi (e.g., Aspergillus spp.) is closely associated with tumor progression, while the reduction of certain commensal fungi may weaken their protective effects. This fungal imbalance not only directly promotes tumorigenesis through carcinogenic mechanisms but also indirectly accelerates CRC progression by reshaping the bacteria-fungi interaction network and the host immune microenvironment. This article reviews the structural alterations of fungal communities in CRC, the changing patterns of specific fungal species, the relationship between fungal dysbiosis and clinicopathological features, the potential molecular mechanisms of fungi in CRC pathogenesis, the significance of cross-kingdom microbial interactions, as well as the potential diagnostic and therapeutic applications of fungi in CRC and the challenges and prospects of novel fungal-modulating therapeutic strategies.

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Clinical translationColorectal cancerFungiMechanismsMycobiota

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PMID42069629
PMCPMC13326335

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