A new report in Science by Ma and colleagues uncovers the interplay of microbiota-controlled bile acid metabolism and immune responses in the context of primary and metastatic liver tumours in mice. Their findings shed light on the gut–liver axis in hepatic malignancies.
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Adolph, T.E., Tilg, H. Gut microbiota as gatekeeper of anti-tumour responses in the liver. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 15, 584–586 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-018-0046-1
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