title: Carcinogenesis and infection with Helicobacter pylori.
abstract: It was accepted several years ago that, in the carcinogenesis process of human cancers, biologic agents, especially the viruses, are playing an etiologic role. This is the case of lymphomas (retroviruses), hepatocarcinoma (hepatic viruses) and cervical carcinoma (papilloma viruses). Helicobacter pylori is the first bacteria recognized as a first class carcinogen for gastric cancer. Nevertheless, comparing with the most validated human carcinogens, the activity of H. pylori is very little studied. As a consequence, at this moment, in its case, explanation of carcinogenesis mechanism is more or less hypothetical.
authors.affiliation: "Colentina" Clinical Hospital, Department of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania. dr_geanina@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gianina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Micu
authors.forename: Florica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stăniceanu
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zurac
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bastian
authors.forename: Eliza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gramadă
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nichita
authors.forename: Cristiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Popp
authors.forename: Liana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sticlaru
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrei
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Socoliuc
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology