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Long-Term Aspartame Administration Leads to Fibrosis, Inflammasome Activation, and Gluconeogenesis Impairment in the Liver of Mice

Biology, 2021
Background: Aspartame is an artificial sweetener used in foods and beverages worldwide. However, it is linked to oxidative stress, inflammation, and liver damage through mechanisms that are not fully elucidated yet.
Isabela A. Finamor, Caroline A. Bressan, Isabel Torres-Cuevas, Sergio Rius-Pérez, Marcelo da Veiga, Maria I. Rocha, Maria A. Pavanato, Salvador Pérez   +7 more
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Gender dimorphism in aspartame-induced impairment of spatial cognition and insulin sensitivity. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Previous studies have linked aspartame consumption to impaired retention of learned behavior in rodents. Prenatal exposure to aspartame has also been shown to impair odor-associative learning in guinea pigs; and recently, aspartame-fed hyperlipidemic ...
Kate S Collison, Nadine J Makhoul, Marya Z Zaidi, Soad M Saleh, Bernard Andres, Angela Inglis, Rana Al-Rabiah, Futwan A Al-Mohanna   +7 more
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Effects of Tapak Dara Leaves Extract on Kidney Histology of Aspartame-Induced Mice

Biosfer: Jurnal Tadris Biologi, 2021
This study aimed to determine the effect of Catharanthus roseus leaves extract on kidney histology of mice aspartame-induced. Mice were divided into 4 groups, namely the negative control group (K-) without treatment, the positive control (K+) given ...
Eva Tyas Utami, Indah Salsabila Kurnia, Mahriani Mahriani   +2 more
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Assessment of Aspartame (E951) Occurrence in Selected Foods and Beverages on the German Market 2000–2022

Foods, 2023
This study examines the occurrence of the artificial sweetener aspartame (E951) in foods and beverages sampled by food control authorities in Germany between 2000 and 2022. The dataset was obtained through the Consumer Information Act.
Sydney Schorb, Katharina Gleiss, Roland Wedekind, Eero Suonio, Ann-Kathrin Kull, Marcel Kuntz, Stephan G. Walch, Dirk W. Lachenmeier   +7 more
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Using PDMS Plasma Cavity SERS Substrate for the Detection of Aspartame

Journal of Spectroscopy, 2020
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was used to simply and sensitively detect the artificial sweetener aspartame added to purified water. In this paper, a cavity formed spontaneously by silver ion droplets, and liquid polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS ...
Lvming Chen, Chaoqun Ma, Lei Li, Chun Zhu, Jiao Gu, Hui Gao, Zhuowei Zhu, Chenxu Du, Tingyu Wang, Jianwen Xu, Guoqing Chen   +10 more
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The neuroprotective potential of turmeric rhizome and bitter melon on aspartame-induced spatial memory impairment in rats

Heliyon, 2023
Aspartame is widely used artificial sweetener. However, chronic exposure to aspartame led to spatial memory impairment and elevated oxidative stress in the brain.
Vicko Suswidiantoro, Nuriza Ulul Azmi, Donny Lukmanto, Fadlina Chany Saputri, Abdul Mun'im, Ahmad Aulia Jusuf   +5 more
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Chronic aspartame intake causes changes in the trans-sulphuration pathway, glutathione depletion and liver damage in mice

Redox Biology, 2017
No-caloric sweeteners, such as aspartame, are widely used in various food and beverages to prevent the increasing rates of obesity and diabetes mellitus, acting as tools in helping control caloric intake.
Isabela Finamor, Salvador Pérez, Caroline A. Bressan, Carlos E. Brenner, Sergio Rius-Pérez, Patricia C. Brittes, Gabriele Cheiran, Maria I. Rocha, Marcelo da Veiga, Juan Sastre, Maria A. Pavanato   +10 more
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Analisis Kariometric Akibat Pemberian Variasi Dosis Aspartam pada Perkembangan Fetus Mencit (Mus Musculus L.)

Biotropic: The Journal of Tropical Biology, 2019
Aspartame is safe for consumption according to the prescribed ADI, but this artificial sweetener is not nutritious or does not contain calories so it is not recommended to be consumed during pregnancy.
Esti Novi Andyarini, Nova Lusiana, Ika Mustika, Estri Kusumawati, Sri Hidayati, Moch Irfan Hadi, Risa Purnamasari, Dedy Suprayogi   +7 more
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Aspartame-based Sweetener as a Strong Ant Poison: Falsifying an Urban Legend?

Sociobiology, 2014
Information about the usability of artificial sweeteners, mainly aspartame, for controlling pest ants has spread widely in the internet. With a laboratory experiment we tested the effect of an aspartame based sweetener on the mortality of the black ...
Jouni Sorvari, Marja-Katariina Haatanen
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Relationship between Aspartame-Induced Cerebral Cortex Injury and Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Apoptosis in Sprague Dawley Rats

Antioxidants, 2023
There are emerging concerns about the potential cerebral cortex injury from aspartame due to the accumulation of the various neurotoxic metabolic components in the central nervous system after long-term dietary exposure.
Jureeporn U-pathi, Yen-Chia Yeh, Chia-Wen Chen, Eddy E. Owaga, Rong-Hong Hsieh   +4 more
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