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. 2023 Feb 6;14:1087755. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1087755

Table 1.

Dietary compounds improves immunotherapy by modulating intestinal microbiota.

Type Dietary Compounds Cancer Model Bacterial population Cancer Suppressive Effect Reference
dietary fiber Pectin CRC Lachnoclostridium(↑), Ruminococcaceae (↑), Faecalibacterium (↑), Subdoligranum (↑) tumor volume (↓), SCFA (↑), T cells infiltration (↑) Zhang et al., 2021 (97)
Inulin gel CRC Akkermansia (↑), Lactobacillus (↑), Roseburia (↑) cytokines (↑), SCFA (↑),
γ-IFN and CD8+T cells responses (↑)
Ni et al., 2020 (98)
Albuca Bracteate Polysaccharides CRC Alistipes (↑), Roseburia (↑), Ralstonia (↓), Staphylococcus (↓) spleen index (↓), β-Catenin (↓), SCFA (↑) Yuan et al., 2021 (99)
Fucoidan CRC Alloprevotella (↑), Prevotella (↓) LPS (↓), β-Catenin (↓), SCFA (↑) Li et al., 2022 (100)
Cellulose CRC Saccharimonas (↑), Streptococcus (↓), Eubacteriaceae (↓), Clostridioides (↓) tumor volume (↓), colon length (↓), proinflammatory cytokines (↓) Li et al., 2021 (101)
Apple polysaccharide CRC Bacteroides (↑), Firmicutes (↓) tumor volume (↓), inflammation (↓), β-catenin (↓) Li et al., 2021 (102)
flavonoids Apigenin CRC Actinobacteria (↑), Bifidobacterium (↑), Lactobacillus (↑), Firmicutes (↓) tumor volume (↓), proinflammatory cytokines (↓), SCFA (↑) Bian et al., 2020 (103)
Corylin CRC Bacteroidetes (↑), Patescibacteria (↑), Enterorhabdus (↑), Firmicutes (↓), Turicibacter (↓), Romboutsia (↓) colon length (↑), serum C-reactive protein (↑), TLR4/p38/AP-1 signaling pathway (↓), M1/M2 macrophage polarization (↓) Wang et al., 2022 (104)
Bound polyphenol of the inner shell CRC Bacteroides (↑), Firmicutes (↓) tumor volume (↓), SCFAs (↑), indole (↑), β-Catenin (↓) Yang et al., 2020 (105)
Carnosic acid CRC Bacteroides (↑), Firmicutes (↓) proinflammatory cytokines (↓), SCFAs (↑), Li et al., 2022 (106)
glycosides Ginsenoside Rk3 HCC Bacteroidetes (↑), Akkermansia (↑), Lactobacillus, Lachnospiraceae (↑), Firmicutes (↓), Proteobacteria (↓) LPS/TLR4 signaling pathway (↓), number of hepatic nodules (↓), cytotoxic T cells (↑) Qu et al., 2021 (107)
Neohesperidin CRC Firmicutes (↑), Bacteroides (↓) tumor volume (↓), T cells infiltration (↑) Gong et al., 2019 (108)
biological pigments Bilberry anthocyanin CRC Akkermansia (↑), Bifidobacterium (↑), Clostridia (↑), Lactobacillus (↑) tumor volume (↓), SCFA (↑), T cells infiltration (↑) Wang et al., 2020 (109)
recombinant phycoerythrin H22 hepato celluar carcinoma Bacteroidetes (↑), Allpprevotella (↑), Alistipes (↑), Ruminococcus (↑), Firmicutes (↓), Prevotella (↓), Barnesiella (↓) tumor weight (↓), sphingolipid metabolism (↑), SCFA (↑) Qi et al., 2019 (110)
Safflower yellow HCC Barnesiellaceae (↓), Erysipelotrichaceae (↓), Firmicutes (↑), Bacteroidetes (↑) number of hepatic nodules (↓), ALT, AST and ASP levels (↓), weight (↑) Fu et al., 2021 (111)

Arrows ↑ or ↓ represent up-regulation or down-regulation.