A New Paradigm in the Relationship between Melatonin and Breast Cancer: Gut Microbiota Identified as a Potential Regulatory Agent

A New Paradigm in the Relationship between Melatonin and Breast Cancer: Gut Microbiota Identified as a Potential Regulatory Agent

In this review we summarize a possible connection between gut microbiota, melatonin production, and breast cancer. An imbalance in gut bacterial population composition (dysbiosis), or changes in the production of melatonin (circadian disruption) alters estrogen levels. On the one hand, this may be d...

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Main Authors: Aurora Laborda-Illanes, Lidia Sánchez-Alcoholado, Soukaina Boutriq, Isaac Plaza-Andrades, Jesús Peralta-Linero, Emilio Alba, Alicia González-González, María Isabel Queipo-Ortuño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
melatonin
breast cancer
gut microbiota
circadian disruption
dysbiosis
short-chain fatty acids
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/13/3141

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