Helicobacter pylori and colorectal neoplasia: Is there acausal link?

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摘要 EversinceHelicobacterpylori(H.pylori)wasrecognizedasaninfectiouscauseofgastriccancer,therehasbeenincreasinginterestinexaminingitspotentialroleincolorectalcarcinogenesis.Datafromcasecontrolandcross-sectionalstudies,mostlyrelyingonhospital-basedsamples,andseveralmeta-analyseshaveshownapositivestatisticalrelationshipbetweenH.pyloriinfectionandcolorectalneoplasia.However,thepossibilityexiststhattheresultshavebeeninfluencedbybias,includingtheimproperselectionofpatientsanddisparitieswithrespecttopotentialconfounders.Whiletheevidencefallsshortofadefinitivecausallink,itappearsthatinfectionwithH.pylori/H.pylori-relatedgastritisisassociatedwithanincreased,althoughmodest,riskofcolorectaladenomaandcancer.Thepathogenicmechanismsresponsibleforthisassociationremainuncertain.H.pylorihasbeendetectedincolorectalmalignanttissues;however,thepossibilitythatH.pyloriisadirectactivatorofcoloniccarcinogenesisremainspurelyhypothetical.Ontheotherhand,experimentaldatahaveindicatedaseriesofpotentialoncogenicinteractionsbetweenthesebacteriaandcolorectalmucosa,includinginductionandperpetuationofinflammatoryresponses,alterationofgutmicrofloraandreleaseoftoxinsand/orhormonalmediators,suchasgastrin,whichmaycontributetotumorformation.
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出版日期 2016年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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