Helicobacter pylori and Gastric Cancer: Factors That Modulate Disease Risk

LE Wroblewski, RM Peek Jr… - Clinical microbiology …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Helicobacter pylori is a gastric pathogen that colonizes approximately 50% of the world's
population. Infection with H. pylori causes chronic inflammation and significantly increases …

Role of Innate Immunity in Helicobacter pylori-Induced Gastric Malignancy

RM Peek Jr, C Fiske, KT Wilson - Physiological reviews, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Helicobacter pylori colonizes the majority of persons worldwide, and the ensuing gastric
inflammatory response is the strongest singular risk factor for peptic ulceration and gastric …

Immunotherapy in advanced gastric cancer, is it the future?

C Coutzac, S Pernot, N Chaput, A Zaanan - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2019 - Elsevier
The prognosis of advanced gastric cancer remains extremely poor despite the use of
standard therapies such as chemotherapy and biological agents. Blocking immune …

Helicobacter pylori Persistence: an Overview of Interactions between H. pylori and Host Immune Defenses

HMS Algood, TL Cover - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium that persistently colonizes more than half of
the global human population. In order to successfully colonize the human stomach, H. pylori …

Mechanisms of disease: inflammation and the origins of cancer

SF Moss, MJ Blaser - Nature clinical practice Oncology, 2005 - nature.com
Many common cancers develop as a consequence of years of chronic inflammation.
Increasing evidence indicates that the inflammation may result from persistent mucosal or …

[HTML][HTML] The role of enterocytes in the intestinal barrier function and antigen uptake

V Snoeck, B Goddeeris, E Cox - Microbes and infection, 2005 - Elsevier
The intestinal epithelium is a critical interface between the organism and its environment.
The cell polarity and structural properties of the enterocytes, limiting the amount of antigen …

Helicobacter pylori-induced mucosal inflammation is Th1 mediated and exacerbated in IL-4, but not IFN-γ, gene-deficient mice

LE Smythies, KB Waites, JR Lindsey… - The Journal of …, 2000 - journals.aai.org
To elucidate the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis, we studied
immune responses of C57BL/6J wild-type (WT), SCID, and gene deficient (IFN-γ−/− and IL …

Immunology of Helicobacter pylori: insights into the failure of the immune response and perspectives on vaccine studies

KT Wilson, JE Crabtree - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Helicobacter pylori infects the stomach of half of the human population worldwide and
causes chronic active gastritis, which can lead to peptic ulcer disease, gastric …

Intracellular, intercellular, and stromal invasion of gastric mucosa, preneoplastic lesions, and cancer by Helicobacter pylori

V Necchi, ME Candusso, F Tava, O Luinetti, U Ventura… - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: It is not clear how Helicobacter pylori, an apparently extracellular
pathogen colonizing the luminal side of the gastric epithelium, invariably causes an immune …

Multifactorial etiology of gastric cancer

J Zabaleta - Cancer Epigenetics: Methods and Protocols, 2012 - Springer
The prevalence of gastric cancer is associated with several factors including geographical
location, diet, and genetic background of the host. However, it is evident that infection with …