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World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2023; 11(16): 3714-3724
Published online Jun 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i16.3714
Published online Jun 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i16.3714
Helicobacter pylori plays a key role in gastric adenocarcinoma induced by spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia
Mian-Li Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Hospital of Integrated, Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
Xin-Xin Hong, Yi-Zhong Liang, Tian-Tian Cai, Yi-Fei Xu, Jian-Yuan Kang, Shao-Ju Guo, Hai-Wen Li, Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China
Wei-Jian Zhang, Hua-Feng Pan, Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Li ML and Li HW conceptualized the and wrote the initial manuscript; Hong XX and Zhang WJ conceptualized the table and figures; Liang YZ and Cai TT performed the literature search; Xu YF and Kang JY conceptualized the structure of the text; Pan HF and Guo SJ supervised and approved the final version of the review.
Supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation , No. 2020A1515110947 ; the National Natural Science Foundation of China , No. 82104747 ; the Scientific Research Project of Guangdong Bureau of Traditional Chinese Medicine , No. 20231303 ; and the Guangdong Provincial Key Research and Development Plan , No. 2020B1111100011 .
Conflict-of-interest statement: Li HW is an employee of Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.
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Corresponding author: Hai-Wen Li, MD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, No. 1 Fuhua Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518033, Guangdong Province, China. 370062941@qq.com
Received: January 4, 2023
Peer-review started: January 4, 2023
First decision: January 22, 2023
Revised: March 1, 2023
Accepted: April 23, 2023
Article in press: April 23, 2023
Published online: June 6, 2023
Peer-review started: January 4, 2023
First decision: January 22, 2023
Revised: March 1, 2023
Accepted: April 23, 2023
Article in press: April 23, 2023
Published online: June 6, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: Spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia (SPEM), induced by Heliobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in humans, is strongly associated with gastric adenocarcinoma. Chronic inflammation and immune responses caused by H. pylori infection play important roles in the malignant progression of SPEM. Recent studies suggest that CD44 variant 9 and whey acidic protein 4-disulfide core domain protein 2 expressed by SPEM leads to M2 macrophage recruitment. Furthermore, M2 macrophages upregulate the expression of interleukin 33, which eventually promotes malignant progression.