Mechanism for gastric cancer development by Helicobacter pylori infection

✍ Scribed by Tsutomu Chiba; Hiroyuki Marusawa; Hiroshi Seno; Norihiko Watanabe

• Book ID: 108951895
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 304 KB
• Volume: 23
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0815-9319
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05472.x

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection plays a crucial role in the development of gastric cancer. There are two major pathways for the development of gastric cancer by H. pylori infection: the indirect action of H. pylori on gastric epithelial cells through inflammation, and the direct action of the bacteria on epithelial cells through the induction of protein modulation and gene mutation. Both pathways work together to promote gastric carcinogenesis.