Association of Helicobacter pylori related chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer risk: a literature review

Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is considered to be closely related to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and characterized by the atrophy and/or intestinal metaplasia (IM) of the gastric mucosa in pathology. CAG is often regarded as the precancerous lesion of gastric cancer and H. pylori in...

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Main Authors: Zefeng Zhang, Sitong Chen, Shudan Li, Yadan Zheng, Lifei Mai, Xiaoguang Zhang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1504749/full
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Sitong Chen
Shudan Li
Yadan Zheng
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description Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is considered to be closely related to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and characterized by the atrophy and/or intestinal metaplasia (IM) of the gastric mucosa in pathology. CAG is often regarded as the precancerous lesion of gastric cancer and H. pylori infection stimulates the development of atrophy and IM and the progression of gastric cancer through the persistent effect acting on the gastric mucosa, including releasing inflammatory factors such as Interleukin-8(IL-8). From the molecular biology perspective, growing evidence shows that H. pylori probably induce the expression of NF-κB, miR-204, miR-27a, hnRNPA2B1, and JARID1B, which play crucial roles in the progression of CAG into gastric cancer. In addition, H. pylori can increase Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, and the co-infection will jointly increase gastric cancer risk. Furthermore, H. pylori induces cellular senescence and promotes atrophy progression and finally increases the gastric cancer risk. This review aims to explore the carcinogenic mechanisms of H. pylori related CAG in order to provide theoretical foundations for the pathogenesis mechanism and early detection and prevention of gastric cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-3d854b0f039d4e10a2dd8fa13047e7fa2025-08-20T01:49:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-02-011210.3389/fmed.2025.15047491504749Association of Helicobacter pylori related chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer risk: a literature reviewZefeng Zhang0Sitong Chen1Shudan Li2Yadan Zheng3Lifei Mai4Xiaoguang Zhang5Department of Digestive Endoscopy Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaSouthern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaSouthern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaSouthern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaSouthern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaDepartment of Digestive Endoscopy Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaChronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is considered to be closely related to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and characterized by the atrophy and/or intestinal metaplasia (IM) of the gastric mucosa in pathology. CAG is often regarded as the precancerous lesion of gastric cancer and H. pylori infection stimulates the development of atrophy and IM and the progression of gastric cancer through the persistent effect acting on the gastric mucosa, including releasing inflammatory factors such as Interleukin-8(IL-8). From the molecular biology perspective, growing evidence shows that H. pylori probably induce the expression of NF-κB, miR-204, miR-27a, hnRNPA2B1, and JARID1B, which play crucial roles in the progression of CAG into gastric cancer. In addition, H. pylori can increase Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, and the co-infection will jointly increase gastric cancer risk. Furthermore, H. pylori induces cellular senescence and promotes atrophy progression and finally increases the gastric cancer risk. This review aims to explore the carcinogenic mechanisms of H. pylori related CAG in order to provide theoretical foundations for the pathogenesis mechanism and early detection and prevention of gastric cancer.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1504749/fullchronic atrophic gastritisgastric cancer riskprecancerous lesionHelicobacter pyloriintestinal metaplasia
spellingShingle Zefeng Zhang
Sitong Chen
Shudan Li
Yadan Zheng
Lifei Mai
Xiaoguang Zhang
Association of Helicobacter pylori related chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer risk: a literature review
Frontiers in Medicine
chronic atrophic gastritis
gastric cancer risk
precancerous lesion
Helicobacter pylori
intestinal metaplasia
title Association of Helicobacter pylori related chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer risk: a literature review
title_full Association of Helicobacter pylori related chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer risk: a literature review
title_fullStr Association of Helicobacter pylori related chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer risk: a literature review
title_full_unstemmed Association of Helicobacter pylori related chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer risk: a literature review
title_short Association of Helicobacter pylori related chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer risk: a literature review
title_sort association of helicobacter pylori related chronic atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer risk a literature review
topic chronic atrophic gastritis
gastric cancer risk
precancerous lesion
Helicobacter pylori
intestinal metaplasia
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1504749/full
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