Homeostasis and Cancer Initiation: New Insights into the Gastric Mucosa

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is gathering high-quality original manuscripts and reviews that look into the molecular and cellular determinants contributing to the changes observed in the gastric mucosa during carcinogenesis. Although the stages of the gastric pre-cancerous cascade have been well characterized, the molecular forces driving this sequential tissue alteration are still poorly understood. It is also widely accepted that Helicobacter pylori infection is the main risk factor in gastric carcinogenesis. However the molecular and cellular causality linking the infection to cellular transformation are currently under investigation. This Special Issue aims to bring together experts in stem cells, immunology, genomic and microbiology to study the regulation of tissue homeostasis and mechanisms of cellular transformation in the stomach.

Dr. Francesco Boccellato
Prof. Dr. Werner Hoffmann
Guest Editors

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