The Claim
In vitro exposure to aspartame promotes malignant behaviors in ovarian cancer cells and upregulates the expression of AURKA, CCND1, and RAD51 genes.
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Exposing ovarian cancer cells to aspartame in a laboratory setting increases their cancerous behaviors and raises the activity levels of three specific genes linked to tumor growth.
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In vitro exposure to aspartame significantly promotes malignant behaviors in ovarian cancer cells and upregulates expression of AURKA, CCND1, and RAD51 genes, suggesting a direct cellular effect on tumor progression.
Aspartame attaches to three specific proteins in ovarian cancer cells, making them more active and longer-lasting. This causes the cells to divide faster, repair their DNA more aggressively, and avoid dying, leading to more aggressive tumor growth.
What the research says
1 studyIn lab dishes, aspartame made ovarian cancer cells grow more aggressively and turned up three genes linked to cancer growth, just like the claim said.
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