The intestinal microbiome, weight, and metabolic changes in women treated by adjuvant chemotherapy for breast and gynecological malignancies

The intestinal microbiome, weight, and metabolic changes in women treated by adjuvant chemotherapy for breast and gynecological malignancies

Abstract Background Adjuvant chemotherapy induces weight gain, glucose intolerance, and hypertension in about a third of women. The mechanisms underlying these events have not been defined. This study assessed the association between the microbiome and weight gain in patients treated with adjuvant c...

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Main Authors: Atara Uzan-Yulzari, Maya Morr, Hala Tareef-Nabwani, Oren Ziv, Dafna Magid-Neriya, Ran Armoni, Efrat Muller, Anca Leibovici, Elhanan Borenstein, Yoram Louzoun, Ayelet Shai, Omry Koren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Microbiome
Weight gain
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Cancer
Germ-free mice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01751-2

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