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Erschienen in: Virchows Archiv 3/2020

13.12.2019 | Review and Perspectives

Thirty years of Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma

verfasst von: Masashi Fukayama, Hiroyuki Abe, Akiko Kunita, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Keisuke Matsusaka, Tetsuo Ushiku, Atsushi Kaneda

Erschienen in: Virchows Archiv | Ausgabe 3/2020

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Abstract

Thirty years have passed since a possible association of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) with gastric carcinoma was reported. We now know EBV-associated gastric carcinoma to be a specific subtype of gastric carcinoma. Global epigenetic methylation and counteraction of the antitumour microenvironment are two major characteristics of this subtype of gastric carcinoma. Recent development of therapeutic modalities for gastric carcinoma, such as endoscopic mucosal dissection and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, has made the presence of EBV infection a biomarker for the treatment of gastric carcinoma. This review presents a portrait of EBV-associated gastric carcinoma from initiation to maturity that we define as the ‘gastritis-infection-cancer sequence’, followed by its molecular abnormalities and interactions with immune checkpoint molecules and the microenvironment. EBV non-coding RNAs (microRNA and circular RNA) and exosomes derived from EBV-infected cells that were previously behind the scenes are now recognized for their roles in EBV-associated gastric carcinoma. The virus utilizes cellular machinery skilfully to control infected cells and their microenvironment. We should thus strive to understand virus-host interactions more fully in the following years to overcome this virus-driven subtype of gastric carcinoma.
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Metadaten
Titel
Thirty years of Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma
verfasst von
Masashi Fukayama
Hiroyuki Abe
Akiko Kunita
Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku
Keisuke Matsusaka
Tetsuo Ushiku
Atsushi Kaneda
Publikationsdatum
13.12.2019
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Virchows Archiv / Ausgabe 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-019-02724-4

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