Mechanisms of disease: Helicobacter pylori virulence factors
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- 12 October 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Vol. 7 (11), 629-641
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2010.154
Abstract
Helicobacter pylorihas an essential role in the development of various gastroduodenal diseases, but only a small proportion of people infected withH. pylori develop these diseases. In this Review, Yoshio Yamaoka discusses current knowledge of the H. pylorivirulence factors CagA, VacA, OipA and DupA. In particular, he considers how these virulence factors contribute to differing geographic gastric cancer disease patterns and to the development of both gastric cancer and duodenal ulcer. Helicobacter pylori plays an essential role in the development of various gastroduodenal diseases; however, only a small proportion of people infected with H. pylori develop these diseases. Some populations that have a high prevalence of H. pylori infection also have a high incidence of gastric cancer (for example, in East Asia), whereas others do not (for example, in Africa and South Asia). Even within East Asia, the incidence of gastric cancer varies (decreasing in the south). H. pylori is a highly heterogeneous bacterium and its virulence varies geographically. Geographic differences in the incidence of gastric cancer can be explained, at least in part, by the presence of different types of H. pylori virulence factor, especially CagA, VacA and OipA. However, it is still unclear why the pathogenicity of H. pylori increased as it migrated from Africa to East Asia during the course of evolution. H. pylori infection is also thought to be involved in the development of duodenal ulcer, which is at the opposite end of the disease spectrum to gastric cancer. This discrepancy can be explained in part by the presence of H. pylori virulence factor DupA. Despite advances in our understanding of the development of H. pylori-related diseases, further work is required to clarify the roles of H. pylori virulence factors.Keywords
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