IL32 and gastric cancer: In the context of this malignancy, up-regulation of IL-32 is not only associated with H. pylori infection, but also can be used as prognostic marker for gastric cancer patients since its expression is increased in human gastritis and gastric cancer cells, compared to normal cells (Ishigami et al. 2013; Peng et al. 2014; Sakitani et al. 2012).