The association of sugar and sugar substitutes to breast, lung, and oral cancer cell lines: a scoping review

Zainal, Mukarramah and Md Asri, Nur Sabrina and Mohamed Faizal, Nur Sabrina and Said Gulam Khan, Hasnah Begum and Wan Ahmad Kamil, Wan Nurhazirah and Mohd Sarmin, Nurul Izzah and Mohd Kornain, Noor Kaslina and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2023) The association of sugar and sugar substitutes to breast, lung, and oral cancer cell lines: a scoping review. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 22 (4). pp. 16-26. ISSN 1823-4631 E-ISSN 2735-2285

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Abstract

Cancer which synonymously known as neoplasia is a genetic disorder of cell growth that is triggered by acquired or less commonly inherited mutations affecting a single cell and its clonal progeny. The aims of this scoping review was to investigate the role of sugar and sugar substitutes in breast, lung, and oral cancers with a hypothesis that sugar promoted carcinogenesis. Three databases (EBSCO, PubMed, and Scopus) were searched from January 2010 to December 2021 to identify the preclinical studies eligible for this scoping review. The review was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. A total of 361 articles were reviewed and the qualitative synthesis used 12 of these articles. Based on the qualitative synthesis, four studies reported dietary sugar (glucose- and/or sucrose) induced cancer progression, one study revealed sugar substitute (aspartame) induced cancer proliferation, seven studies reported that sugar substitutes inhibit cancer proliferation, and one study reported that sucrose promotes cancer while xylitol inhibits cancer. In addition., it was reported that D-allose and cisplatin have a synergistic effect in treating cancer. In conclusion, simple sugar intake is associated with an increased risk of carcinogenesis. In contrast, sugar substitutes inhibit cancer cell line progression, subsequently acting as a potential cancer therapy, thus supporting the study's hypothesis.

Item Type:	Article (Review)
Additional Information:	7855/109362
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cancer risk factors, sugar, sugar substitutes, carcinogenesis
Subjects:	R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Dentistry Kulliyyah of Dentistry > Department of Fundamental Dental and Medical Sciences
Depositing User:	AP Ts Dr Mohd Hafiz Arzmi
Date Deposited:	27 Dec 2023 12:02
Last Modified:	10 Mar 2024 14:45
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/109362

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