The number of intestinal bacteria is not critical for the enhancement of antitumor activity and reduction of intestinal toxicity of irinotecan by the Chinese herbal medicine PHY906 (KD018)
Lam W, Jiang Z, Guan F, Hu R, Liu SH, Chu E, Cheng YC. The number of intestinal bacteria is not critical for the enhancement of antitumor activity and reduction of intestinal toxicity of irinotecan by the Chinese herbal medicine PHY906 (KD018). BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2014, 14: 490. PMID: 25510341, PMCID: PMC4302098, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBacteriaCamptothecinColonic NeoplasmsDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinesIrinotecanMiceNeutrophil InfiltrationPhytotherapyReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaWeight LossConceptsBody weight lossAntibiotic treatmentCPT-11Tumor-bearing miceIntestinal bacteriaIntestinal toxicityStem cell markersAntitumor activityAnimal body weight lossCPT-11-treated miceCell markersMRNA expressionTNF-alpha mRNA expressionWeight lossAntibiotic treatment groupCPT-11 treatmentCytokines G-CSFProgenitor/stem cell markersLactobacillus/EnterococcusIntestinal damageInflammatory processIntestinal bacterial profilesTreatment groupsPCNA stainingTumor allografts