Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26690981›Full record

ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2015

Helicobacter pylori in gastric carcinogenesis.

Hyo Jun Ahn, Dong Soo Lee

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Insights intoFrontiers in microbiology · 2024
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  2. Prevalence ofFrontiers in oncology · 2022
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  3. Vonoprazan-Amoxicillin Dual Therapy with or WithoutInfection and drug resistance · 2026
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  7. Ten-day concomitant and sequential therapy for Helicobacter pylori effective in region with high antibiotic resistance rates.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2022
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  8. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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  10. Observational Study of the Association Between OralJournal of clinical medicine · 2026
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  16. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025
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  19. The cancer microbiome.Advances in clinical chemistry · 2025
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  20. Co-crystal structure of Helicobacter pylori biotin protein ligase with biotinyl-5-ATP.Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications · 2025
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8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Hyo Jun AhnHyo Jun Ahn, Dong Soo Lee, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, the Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon 301-723, South Korea.
Dong Soo LeeHyo Jun Ahn, Dong Soo Lee, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, the Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon 301-723, South Korea.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastric cancer still is a major concern as the third most common cancer worldwide, despite declining rates of incidence in many Western countries. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the major cause of gastric carcinogenesis, and its infection insults gastric mucosa leading to the occurrence of atrophic gastritis which progress to intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia, early gastric cancer, and advanced gastric cancer consequently. This review focuses on multiple factors including microbial virulence factors, host genetic factors, and environmental factors, which can heighten the chance of occurrence of gastric adenocarcinoma due to H. pylori infection. Bacterial virulence factors are key components in controlling the immune response associated with the induction of carcinogenesis, and cagA and vacA are the most well-known pathogenic factors. Host genetic polymorphisms contribute to regulating the inflammatory response to H. pylori and will become increasingly important with advancing techniques. Environmental factors such as high salt and smoking may also play a role in gastric carcinogenesis. It is important to understand the virulence factors, host genetic factors, and environmental factors interacting in the multistep process of gastric carcinogenesis. To conclude, prevention via H. pylori eradication and controlling environmental factors such as diet, smoking, and alcohol is an important strategy to avoid H. pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis.

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Gastric cancerHelicobacter pylori

Identifiers

PMID26690981
PMCPMC4678392

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