Moreover, CagA-positive H. pylori might decrease the level of miR-125b-5p (Fig. 3), resulting in high expression of LC3-II/LC3-I and Beclin-1, which are key molecules related to autophagy in colon cancer, thereby inducing the autophagy, proliferation and invasion of colon cancer cells, hence inducing colon cancer [124]. This evidence concerns the gene BECN1 and colonic neoplasm.