Vancomycin decreased Lachnospiraceae in the gastrointestinal tract, while both Lachnospiraceae supplementation and butyrate administration impaired the antitumor effect of IR, in a melanoma model.
(A) Verification of the abundance of Lachnospiraceae by qPCR using Lachnospiraceae (TSD-26) genomic DNA as a standard (n = 4/group). Unpaired t tests were used to analyze the data. (B) GF C57BL/6 mice (n = 5/group) were fed Lachnospiraceae and K. alysoides (TSD-26) for 1 mo, 108 CFU/mouse weekly. The control group was fed the same volume of autoclaved water. Then the mice were injected s.c. with 106 B16F1 cells, and established tumors were irradiated (20 Gy) on day 10 after tumor inoculation. (C) C57BL/6 mice (n = 5/group) were injected s.c. with 106 B16F1 cells. Established tumors were irradiated (20 Gy) on day 10 after tumor inoculation. Tumor-bearing mice were injected i.v. with 4 μmol of NaBu on days 1, 4, and 7 after IR. (D) C57BL/6 mice (n = 5/group) were injected s.c. with 106 B16F1 cells. Established tumors were irradiated (20 Gy) on day 10 after tumor inoculation. Tumor-bearing mice were intratumorally (i.t.) injected with 2 μmol of NaBu on days 1, 4, and 7 after IR. A tumor growth curve is shown. Two-way ANOVA tests were used to analyze the tumor growth data. *, P < 0.05; ****, P < 0.0001. One representative experiment (out of two experiments) is shown.