Gut microbiota is critical for the induction of chemotherapy-induced pain
Shiqian Shen, Grewo Lim, Zerong You, Weihua Ding, Peigen Huang, Chongzhao Ran, Jason Doheny, Peter Caravan, Samuel Tate, Kun Hu, Hyangin Kim, Michael McCabe, Bo Huang, Zhongcong Xie, Douglas Kwon, Lucy Chen, Jianren Mao
Recent evidence supports a functional connection between gut microbiota and the nervous system. Here the authors show that gut microbiota plays a critical role in the development of chemotherapy-induced pain. This role of the microbiota is likely mediated, in part, by Tlr4 expressed on hematopoietic cells, including macrophages.