Gastric adenocarcinoma is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Many ethological causes have been introduced among which helicobacter pylori, as a gram-negative bacterium has been considered as an important pathological facilitating factor. This agent is also associated with different digestive diseases, such as gastritis, peptic ulcer, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Recently, scientists have been described some molecular aspects that show the role of some apoptotic genes and proteins; for example: P53, Bcl2, C-Myc and Rb-suppressor systems in the H. pylori pathogenesis. Also the relationship between nitric oxide (NOSi genotype) with H. pylori infection has been shown. The aim of this mini-review is to explain better these genetically aspects of H.pylori pathogenesis.
Keywords: Apoptosis; C-Myc; Gastritis; Helicobacter pylori; P53.