Link to Pubmed [PMID] – 33444556
Link to DOI – 10.1016/j.chom.2020.12.013
Cell Host Microbe 2021 Jan; 29(1): 7-9
High-dose ionizing radiation used during cancer radiotherapy is associated with the induction of hematopoietic, gastrointestinal, and cerebrovascular injuries. In a recent Science issue, Guo et al. demonstrated that the gut microbiota-and its associated metabolites-play a central role in protecting against high-dose radiation.