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Abstract The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is home to a large number and vast array of bacteria that play an important role in nutrition, immune system development, and host defense. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) there is a breakdown in this mutualistic relationship, resulting in aberrant inflammatory responses that can progress to colon cancer. Our studies in model systems have implicated innate lymphoid cells and production of IL-22 as key drivers of neoplasia and cancer in the intestine. In this presentation I will discuss new checkpoints that control bacteria-driven innate inflammation in the intestine as well as the functional effects of IL-22 on intestinal epithelial cells and interactions between IL-22 signaling and oncogenic mutations. Further understanding of the interactions between host genetics, gut microbiota, and deranged inflammatory pathways will yield new approaches to patient stratification and personalized therapy. Citation Format: Fiona Powrie, Sarah McCuaig, Nathan West, Grigory Ryzhakov. Inflammation-driven cancer: Host and microbial pathways [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr SY19-03. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-SY19-03

Original publication

DOI

10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-sy19-03

Type

Conference paper

Publisher

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Publication Date

01/07/2017

Volume

77