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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2022

Efficacy of Glucose Starvation of Cancer Cells in the Progress of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Induced in Hamster.

Safa Zakaraia, Amer Takkem, Hazem Redwan, Charif Barakat

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Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Safa ZakaraiaDepartment of Oral Histology and Pathology. University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
Amer TakkemDepartment of Oral Histology and Pathology. University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
Hazem RedwanDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria.
Charif BarakatDepartment of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Damascus University · SY

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Abstract

background and aim of the studyOral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common form of oral cancer, showing poor prognosis and high mortality. Meanwhile, cancer metabolism is an essential contributor to its progression and response to treatment. This research aims to investigating the effect of a glucose-rich and glucose-free diet on the progress of oral squamous cell carcinoma induced in hamsters. MATERIALS AND

methodsforty Syrian Hamsters were incubated in two groups. The first one consisted of twenty hamsters, in which the carcinogenic material (DMBA) was applied in the buccal pouch of the hamster three days per week with a glucose-rich diet). The second one was composed of twenty hamsters, in which the carcinogenic material (DMBA) was applied in the buccal pouch three days per week with a glucose-free diet). Hamsters in both groups were sacrificed in groups of five hamsters at a time and at intervals (two weeks, six weeks, ten weeks, and Fourteen weeks). A histological study was performed after conventional staining with hematoxylin and eosin was done.

resultsAfter two weeks of the experiment hyperplasia, mild dysplasia, and moderate dysplasia were recorded in hamster buccal pockets with a glucose-rich diet, and after six weeks moderate dysplasia, severe dysplasia, and carcinomas in situ were recorded, after ten weeks severe dysplasia, carcinomas in situ, and OSCC, after fourteen weeks OSCC were recorded. While with a glucose-free diet Hyperkeratosis, hyperplasia, and mild dysplasia were observed after a two-week the experiment,  after six weeks, mild dysplasia, moderate dysplasia, and severe dysplasia were recorded, after ten weeks, moderate dysplasia, severe dysplasia, and carcinoma in situ, after fourteen weeks Severe dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, and OSCC were reported.

conclusionour results showed that a glucose-free diet slightly prevents oral squamous cell carcinoma, It may be a supportive treatment in addition to conventional cancer treatment.

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Carcinoma in SituCarcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsMouth Neoplasms9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthraceneAnimalsCarcinogenesisCarcinogensCricetinaeGlucoseHumansHyperplasiaMesocricetusSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthraceneCarcinogensGlucosecancer metabolismglucose dietoral squamous cell carcinoma

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