Research progress on epidemiologic associations between Epstein-Barr virus infection and risk of gastric cancer
10.12354/j.issn.1000-8179.2024.20240867
- VernacularTitle:EBV感染与胃癌风险关联的流行病学研究进展
- Author:
Wang XINLING
1
;
Jin YU
;
Pan KAIFENG
;
Li WENQING
Author Information
1. 北京大学肿瘤医院暨北京市肿瘤防治研究所流行病学研究室,消化系肿瘤整合防治全国重点实验室,恶性肿瘤转化研究北京市重点实验室(北京市 100142)
- Keywords:
Epstein-Barr virus(EBV);
gastric cancer;
pathogenesis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology
2024;51(15):780-784
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Epstein-Barr virus(EBV)is the first virus discovered to be associated with human tumors,and its association with gastric cancer has received widespread attention in recent years.In 2014,The Cancer Genome Atlas initially classified gastric cancer into four subtypes based on molecular characteristics,with EBV positive individuals grouped into a distinct subtype known as EBV-positive gastric cancer,which has unique molecular and clinicopathological characteristics.While EBV infection in malignant gastric epithelial cells and the induction of host genetic mutations and epigenetic abnormalities were generally considered as important bases for EBV carcinogenesis,the mechanisms un-derlying the relationship between EBV infection and gastric cancer risk remain unclear.We here summarize the existing epidemiological data supporting associations between different indicators of EBV infection and gastric cancer and provide an overview of the potential roles and mechanisms of EBV in gastric cancer carcinogenesis,which is expected to offer significant guidance for future studies elucidating the rela-tionship between EBV infection and gastric cancer development.
