Irinotecan (CPT-11) chemotherapy alters intestinal microbiota in tumour bearing rats.

Intestinal microbiota mediate toxicity of irinotecan (CPT-11) cancer therapies and cause systemic infection after CPT-11-induced loss of barrier function. The intestinal microbiota and their functions are thus potential targets for treatment to mitigate CPT-11 toxicity. However, microbiota changes d...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxi B Lin, Levinus A Dieleman, Ali Ketabi, Ilona Bibova, Michael B Sawyer, Hongyu Xue, Catherine J Field, Vickie E Baracos, Michael G Gänzle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3406026?pdf=render