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Table 1 Modulation of gut microbiota in brain cancer patients based on findings from randomised studies

From: Gut microbiota and their influence in brain cancer milieu

Cancer subtype/Number of patients

Microorganism/metabolites

Effect on glioblastoma

Reference

Glioblastoma patients (n = 91), Control subjects (n = 218,701)

family Ruminococcaceae, genus Anaerostipes, genus Faecalibacterium, genus LachnospiraceaeUCG004, genus Phascolarctobacterium, genus Prevotella7, genus Streptococcus

↓Risk

[171]

family Peptostreptococcaceae, genus Eubacteriumbrachy group

↑Risk

[171]

Glioblastoma patients (n = 91), Control subjects (n = 218,701)

family Peptostreptococcaceae, family Ruminococcaceae, family Victivallaceae, genus Eubacteriumbrachygroup,

genus Eubacteriumruminatiumgroup,

genus Anaerostipes,

genus Faecalibacterium,

genus LachnospiraceaeUCG004,

genus Prevotella7,

genus RikenellaceaeRC9gutgroup,

genus Senegalimassilia

Causal association

[172]

Glioblastoma patients (n = 162), Control subjects (n = 256,583)

family Ruminococcaceae

↓Risk

[173]

family Bacteroidaceae, family Peptococcaceae, genus Eubacterium (brachy group), genus Actinomyces, genus Bacteroides, genus Ruminiclostridium6

↑Risk

[173]

Glioblastoma patients (n = 91)

Control subjects (n = 174,006)

phylum Cyanobacteria, family Erysipelotrichaceae, family Prevotellaceae, genus Eubacterium nodatum group, genus Lachnoclostridium

Protective factors

[174]

family Rikenellaceae, family Victivallaceae, family Ruminococcus gnavus group, family Lactococcus, family Ruminococcaceae UCG002, family Sellimonas, order Desulfovibrionales

↑Risk

[174]

Imidazole lactate, N4-acetylcytidine, 1-ribosyl-imidazoleacetate, 1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-GPE (18:0/18:1), 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-GPE (16:0/18:2), Androstenediol (3beta,17beta) monosulfate (2), 1-stearoyl-2-linoleoyl-GPE (18:0/18:2), 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl-GPE (18:0/20:4), 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonoyl-GPE (16:0/20:4), 1-oleoyl-2-arachidonoyl-GPE (18:1/20:4), 1-oleoyl-2-linoleoyl-GPE (18:1/18:2), Pimeloylcarnitine/3-methyladipoylcarnitine (C7-DC), Dihomo-linoleoylcarnitine (C20:2), 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-GPE (16:0/18:1), X-15523

↑Risk

[174]

Beta-hydroxyisovalerate, 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-GPE (16:0/18:1), X-21607, Decadienedioic acid (C10:2-DC), Retinol (Vitamin A) to oleoyl-linoleoyl-glycerol (18:1–18:2)

↓Risk

[174]

GBM patients (n = 243), Control subjects (n = 287,137)

family Victivallaceae, genus Lactococcus

↑Risk

[314]

phylum Cyanobacteria

Protective factor

[314]

Glioma patients (n = 3,301)

family Peptostreptococcaceae, genus Coprobacter, genus Olsenella

Protective factor

[315]

family Verrucomicrobia, family Prevotella7, family Euryarchaeota, genus Adlercreutzia, genus Catenibacterium

↑Risk

[315]

  1. ↑-Increased, ↓-Decreased